Event Series Groundhog Day the Musical

GWB Entertainment: Groundhog Day the Musical

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Direct from its record-breaking run-in London Groundhog Day the Musical makes its Australian Premiere at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in January! Phil Connors, a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Caught in a time loop, he’s forced…
Editor's Choice Event Series Gaslight

Queensland Theatre: Gaslight

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bella Manningham thinks she’s losing her mind. In the evenings, she hears strange noises and the sitting-room gas lamps dim for no apparent reason. Her husband Jack is becoming exasperated by her anxiety. But is he the man he claims to be? Set in London in 1901, Patrick Hamilton’s 1938…
Event Series The Plan (and other plans)

HotHouse Theatre: The Plan (and other plans)

The Butter Factory Theatre Lincoln Causeway, Gateway Island,, Wodonga, VIC
HotHouse Theatre presents a World Premiere production Rosie and Gen’s parents are divorced, making their trips back to their hometown a complicated journey of passive aggression and massive regression. There’s something about going back to your hometown that makes you feel so big yet so small at the same time.…
Editor's Choice Event Series Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Australian Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The winner of two Helpmann Awards, Christopher Wheeldon’s dazzling adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is back for another trip down the rabbit hole. Bob Crowley’s mind-bending production design and Joby Talbot’s mesmerising score bring Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel to life in a series of tableaux that must be seen to be…
Event Series The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre: The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Golden sands, turquoise waters and a lush green golf course — Penny Poulter leads an almost idyllic life in one of Australia’s best kept secrets, Wallis Heads. But when this hidden coastal gem is discovered by the ruthless and immensely wealthy Alex Whittle, ambitious plans to put the town firmly…
Event Series Atlantis

New Theatre: Atlantis

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
A play about ovaries and climate change and pursuing your dreams. Australian writer ‘Lally’ is on a quest to make sense of her life, seeking to rediscover the lost innocence of her childhood in America, when things were simple, carefree and defined. Using both autobiographical fact and flights of imagination,…
Event Series Zombie! The Musical

Hayes Theatre Co: Zombie! The Musical

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Sydney, Australia. It’s the turn of the 21st century, and a dedicated community theatre troupe is frantically rehearsing before their opening night. Little do they know that beyond the walls of the theatre, a highly infectious disease is rapidly spreading – turning its victims into full-blown zombies. Will humanity take…
Editor's Choice Event Series The King’s Singers

Spiritworks: The King’s Singers

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The award-winning British a cappella choral group returns to Australia six years after a sold-out 2018 tour. The group celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, but thanks to its Doctor Who-like ability to permanently regenerate, it retains its quota of fresh faces and trademark blend. In other words, its swanky…
Event Series Shen Yun 2024

Shen Yun Performing Arts: Shen Yun 2024

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
A global sensation returns! After sold-out performances last season, Shen Yun is back to Australia with a brand-new production. Watch ancient legends, heavenly realms, and modern tales of courage spring to life through classical Chinese dance. See ethnic dances, dazzling costumes, and powerful flips fill the stage with colour and…
Editor's Choice Event Series Beethoven’s Emperor

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
In this musical celebration directed by pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto is performed alongside works by those idolised or inspired by the composer. The program includes the third movement from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with a cadenza by Beethoven; works by Schubert, who was a torchbearer at Beethoven’s funeral;…
Event Series Best of Times

The Company Theatre: Best of Times

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
“No one cares if you get offended. Eat a teaspoon of cement and harden the f*ck up.” When reunions go very, very wrong. On an unusually warm evening in rural NSW, a group of former best friends reunite to pregame for their ten year high school reunion. As old wounds…
Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…

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