The venue will be home to a dazzling array of Australian premieres, innovative dance works, and enthralling theatre.

Canberra Theatre Centre will be host to a number of exciting plays, powerhouse performances, and moving musical experiences in 2018. One of the most intriguing prospects comes from British theatre company Complicité, presenting the Australian premiere of a provocative new work about cancer. By acclaimed playwright Bryony Kimmings, A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer is a brash and funny musical about mortality and medicine.

^{A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer. Photo © Zan Wimberley.} 

Another Australian premiere comes to Canberra by way of Australian Dance Theatre. Weaving together live music and contemporary dance, The Beginning of Nature is a compelling exploration of metamorphosis and transformation. With live accompaniment by the Zephyr Quartet and two vocalists, the score combines electronica, strings and a libretto in Kaurna language, the first language of the Adelaide Plains, home to ADT.

In February, Terrence McNally’s Masterclass comes to the Playhouse with Amanda Muggleton reprising one of her most acclaimed roles. A tribute to...