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Stella A New Australian Musical
Review by Nick Pilgrim . . It was only a matter of time. . . In recent years, public interest in Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (1879 – 1954) and her prolific output has experienced a significant resurgence. Two investigative biographies, a children’s book and a...
Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden
By Darby Turnbull For the next few weeks Footscray local and Award-Winning Cabaret Performer Miss Friby is hosting a soiree for the lost, confused and discontented at Bluestone Church Arts Space. Beasts of Burden invites its audience to sit with whatever baggage...
Tootsie
Review by Tim Garratt Adapted from Sydney Pollack’s 1982 film, Tootsie premiered in Chicago in 2018 and arrived on Broadway the following year. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a Tony Award-winning book by Robert Horn, the show is now playing on an...
Eurydice
By Darby Turnbull Sarah Ruhl’s 2003 adaption of the myth of Eurydice and Orpheus has been in almost constant production since its premiere, even spawning an Opera at the Met in New York. Her whimsical, poetic and funny deconstructions of contemporary malaise that...
Anna X
By Karyn Lee Greig ‘Anna X’ - Red Stitch Actors Theatre - Wed 27/5/26 4 Stars Of the many con artists throughout history, predictably, a few were women. In the 18th century, Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Remy (1756-1791), was leader of the ‘Affair of the Diamond Necklace’...
The Lady Killers
Written by Graham Linehan in 2011, The Ladykillers is a stage adaptation of the 1955 dark comedy film of the same name. Considered to be a British comedy classic, the film starred Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, and Katie Johnson, receiving great...
Retrograde
By Nick Pilgrim If the name, Sidney Poitier (1927 – 2022), isn’t a familiar one, it should be. The late actor is known for fronting iconic motion pictures like The Defiant Ones (1958), Lillies of the Field (1963), A Patch of Blue (1965), To Sir, with Love, Guess Who’s...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – CLOC
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The musical is a stage adaptation of the animated 1996 Disney film of the same name, which was based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo. While the animated film was...
The Pirates of Penzance
Review by Tim Garratt It’s no small achievement for any theatrical work to still draw audiences in almost 150 years after its debut. In 2026, The Pirates of Penzance (subtitled ‘The Slave of Duty’) remains a beloved fixture on stages across the world. ...
Features
Waitress Media Call
Check out the cast of Waitress The Musical for Melbourne’s media at Her Majesty's Theatre! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film, and brought to life by a trailblazing female-led creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an...
Stage Door Matters with Nic
Encore! I am back - and no, unlike The Phantom of the Opera, I have not been lurking dramatically beneath QPAC this whole time. For those who do not know me, my name is Nic (she/they) and I am a Brisbane-based theatre enthusiast with a passion for the arts, teaching,...
Renee Palmer – The human fragility of Between the Lines
Now in their 32nd year of celebrating the annual event, Bloomsday in Melbourne, proudly bring their latest season to fortyfivedownstairs this June. Between The Lines - The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters is a story about a young scholar who makes the discovery of the...
The Birds – A Contemporary Woman’s Take by Louise Fox
Belvoir St Theatre is soon to stage a fresh new adaption of Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 ecological horror story, The Birds. With this new adaptation writer and adapter Louise Fox brings fervour and suspense for a new age, with new anxieties. "I was keen to get back to...
Kamarra Bell-Wykes directs a case study in survival and transformation
Lead by multi-award-winning director Kamarra Bell-Wykes, Lazarus is the extraordinary true story of Larry Walsh, Taungurung Elder, activist and storyteller, and is a heartfelt and vital work that speaks directly to the soul of this country. For Bell-Wykes it was a...
Lyall Brooks – It’s not just a play you listen to; it’s one you experience
Tom Holloway’s award-winning script, Red Sky Morning, is a powerful and poetic story about family, silence, and finding hope in the everyday and is the latest offering presented by Theatre Works as a part of their 2026 By Theatre Works programming. For director Lyall...
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Garry Starr – Classic Penguins
Winner of the Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025, and fresh from a sell out season at London’s West End, Garry Starr returns with a literary adventure like no other through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. In just one hour,...
Balloon Dog at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
Merrigong Theatre Company are thrilled to present Indian Ink Theatre Company’s Balloon Dog, a beautifully tender dramatic comedy by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, from 1 – 5 July2026, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Aotearoa New Zealand’s legendary Indian Ink...
Families at Arts Centre Melbourne
From the creators of international smash hits The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer and It’s Dark Outside comes New Owner, performed at Arts Centre Melbourne from 17 – 18 July. The sensitive show about loss, friendship and new beginnings is presented by...
Arts Centre Melbourne presents the Victorian premiere for New Owner, The Last Great Hunt
Knowing that dogs are the best medicine, Mabel adopts Bart from the animal shelter to help heal her widowed heart. But Mabel is old, and Bart is young, and not all love can last forever. Suddenly alone, Bart embarks on an urban odyssey of towering hot dog carts,...
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