On Sunday 18 May, Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event, the Sydney Comedy Festival, drew to a close with the announcement of its 2025 award winners: Dan Rath, Ruby Teys and Jack Ansett who each took home along with their trophy a $1500 prize. Announced at the...

Merrigong Theatre Company is thrilled to present the smash-hit stage adaptation of Pip Williams’ NYT bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre for a special two-week season from 29th May to 7th June 2025. Presented in association...

Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos, and you get THE 39 STEPS, a turbo-charged, Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy smash. After thrilling more than three million fans across 39 countries, from London’s West End to...

Step into the fever-dream world of Monto, Dublin’s notorious red-light district, as Circe’s Carnival of Vice invites audiences to experience a daring and provocative new play inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses. Presented by Bloomsday in Melbourne, this original...

When Helen’s old friend, Nicola, comes to town for treatment, it only makes sense she should stay in the spare room. Nicola has put her faith in a shady alternative cancer clinic, and Helen is determined to be her brilliant friend and carer no matter what. But as the...

Melbourne Opera will stage Saint-Saëns' grand opera Samson & Delilah from 1 June at the Palais Theatre. One of the greatest French operas, Samson and Delilah powerfully tells the story of the seduction and downfall of Samson.  Not performed in Australia since the...

Waverley Council is thrilled to announce this year’s Bondi Festival, its biggest-ever program featuring a fresh line-up of world-class music, theatre, comedy, visual arts and interactive performances from the best in local talent, from Friday 4th to Sunday 20th July...

After a highly successful international 90-show tour spanning New Zealand and Australia, The Barden Party is bringing two award-winning productions to Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne for a limited run. Known for their bold musical reimagining of Shakespeare they will...

Based on the beloved novel by Anthony Hill, Theatre Works proudly presents the premiere season of Soldier Boy; the story of Australia’s youngest ANZAC. Brought to the stage by an impressive team of creatives including renowned Director Beng Oh and Green Room Award...

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is proud to present the third-year student ensemble show, titled PROTEUS, co-directed by international artists Sage Bachtler Cushman (2010 NICA alumna) and Hugo Oliveira, showing 18 – 28 June at NICA National Circus Centre...

​​​​​ After thrilling audiences in Sydney, producers of MJ THE MUSICAL have today officially confirmed that the Olivier and four-time Tony Award-winning musical will play in Melbourne at Her Majesty’s Theatre from September 2025. Tickets for the Melbourne season will...

Take a rollicking ride through the Wild West as acclaimed musical Calamity Jane makes its hotly anticipated return to the city where it all started, playing at the Sydney Opera House in an exclusive season from 14 October – 16 November.   Virginia Gay is Calamity...

Three-time Oscar Nominee and Tony®, Emmy® and Grammy® winner Cynthia Erivo to play 23 characters in innovative, one-actor adaptation of Bram Stoker’s renowned novel. Directed by Tony Award® nominee Kip Williams in his highly anticipated West End return Performances...

Producers of the Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON, have announced the final casting for the production which is opening in Sydney in July 2025.   They include Ensemble members Connor Banks Griffith, John Rex Berry, Oscar...

Following triumphant seasons in Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra, the joyous, life affirming comedy Shirley Valentine is heading to Sydney and Brisbane for strictly limited seasons. Shirley Valentine will play at Theatre Royal Sydney from 22-25 October followed by a...

Five flirtatious “French” performers meet you at the door. They bring you in, they show you to your seat, they flirt with you. Maybe they fall a little bit in love with you. Then they tell a story – with you. Like a wild dress-up party, The Trojan War tells the story...

Judy Doubas is a fearless feminist writer. Her latest work, FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], is set to shake things up with its unapologetic critique of misogyny and political complacency. Directed by Susan Rundle, this sharp, provoca tive production blends humour and...

A woman is tossed ashore from the sea, bedraggled and lost. A century and a half later, another finds herself diving deep into the truth behind a lingering legend. From Andrea James (Sunshine Super Girl) comes The Black Woman of Gippsland, a story of Victoria’s dark...

Grab your Vegemite sandwiches, load-up your fried-out Kombis, and prepare for an extraordinary performance of quintessential Aussie hits, as the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir presents Under the Milky Way at Petersham Town Hall on Saturday 31st May at 4pm and 8pm....

More than 10,000 people attended the inaugural Great Laugh in the Park as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival's 20th anniversary program. The event which was held on Saturday 26 April at Tumbalong Park featured more than eight hours of free family entertainment that...

  Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced more cast members for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS, which will play at its original Australian home, Theatre Royal Sydney from 17 June, then...

For the past 20 years, Conversations has captivated listeners with the stories of the famous and the unknown, the brave, the brilliant, and the quietly extraordinary. Now, to celebrate this impressive milestone, Conversations Live with Sarah Kanowski and Richard...

Experience the infectious hilarity of polarising school politics as Outhouse Theatre Co and Seymour Centre present the hotly anticipated Sydney premiere of Jonathan Spector’s shrewd social satire, Eureka Day at the Reginald Theatre from 29th May to 21st June. A...

One of Australia’s most thrilling stage directors, Wilman Noongar man Ian Michael, will reunite with esteemed writer and adaptor Tom Wright for Malthouse Theatre’s epic theatrical event of the season, Troy, playing the Merlyn Theatre from 4 September 2025. Fresh from...

Fresh from its world-premiere season at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre, acclaimed climate playwright David Finnigan’s stunning theatrical work, Scenes from the Climate Era, makes its hotly anticipated debut at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, from the 14th May to...

From the team that brought you Classifried! The MKUltra Sitcom and Vikings Vs Climate Change comes a brand new untold Aussie story. Melbourne-based theatre company Babble Productions debuts a compelling new production that poignantly explores connection and gender...

Humorous, witty and moving, Yes Yes Yes sparks conversation where conversation can be difficult! Jamie and Ari like each other. Karin and Tom do too. They might be at two separate parties, but their stories are identical. Until they really aren’t. Part documentary,...

The Victorian Actors’ Benevolent Trust will bring together some of Australia’s biggest stars for its first ever Very Appealing Showbiz Trivia Fundraiser and invites the public to join in the fun and test their trivia knowledge whilst helping to raise funds to provide...

Shake & Stir Theatre Co is proud to announce the cast for its highly anticipated 2025 national tour of 1984, George Orwell’s chilling dystopian masterpiece, beginning in May. Following the success of its recent national tour of Frankenstein, the company once again...

Sydney audiences are in for a treat this May, as two original one-woman shows take the stage in a powerful double bill at Flight Path Theatre. Featuring the Sydney premieres of RUN RABBIT by Victoria Abbott and MELON by Ella Randle, this pairing brings together two...

The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award winners were announced today at a special ceremony hosted by Geraldine Hickey. With winners including Urzila Carlson, Garry Starr, Daniel Connell, Jessica Barton, Dan Rath, Noah Szto, Scout Boxall and Kate Dolan,...

Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) proudly launches Blakout, a dynamic new program spotlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists through six weeks of powerful music, dance, and storytelling. Running from 28 May to 9 July, Blakout is...

Multi award-winning Lebanese comedian Fady Kassab has firmly cemented his place in Australian comedy since winning triple j’s RAW Comedy in 2019. His show-stopping performance was broadcast on national TV and saw Fady flown to that year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

On the weekend of a wedding in rural Ireland, Mal and Mairead’s marriage is quietly crumbling. For Mal, a buried queer desire, once repressed in favour of a "normal" life, suddenly resurfaces when a Christlike young man reignites his forbidden fantasies. For Mairead,...

Prepare for a foot-stomping, rib-tickling, toe-tapping theatrical extravaganza as award-winning children’s performer Lucas Proudfoot brings his spectacular stage show, Proudfoot & Friends, to Riverside Theatres from the 20th to 21st May. Join Lucas on an...

The true story of Australia’s first signed Indigenous Olympian, Francis Roy “Frank” Roberts will be shared on stage by his cousin, Rhoda Roberts AO, in NORPA’s My Cousin Frank at Arts Centre Melbourne from 9 – 12 July 2025. Making its Naarm/Melbourne debut during...

Powerhouse performer Andi Snelling is in the fight of her life, stuck behind the fourth wall. Little does she know, she is about to orchestrate her own rescue and return to the stage with a second chance at life. Based on the true story of a life-changing tick bite,...

Footscray will come to life after dark this May and become a playground of pop-up festivities and events when independent music and arts festival SLEEPLESS takes over Melbourne’s inner west. Sleepless Footscray is more than just a festival; it will transform...

Twice crowned Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, nominated for Best Musical Theatre and Cabaret at Sydney Fringe, and with sold-out award-winning performances spanning Australia and Europe, the unstoppable Skank Sinatra storms into Qtopia Sydney from the 14th to 22nd of...

Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone shares a secret. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police... and...

Multi award-winning UK comedy great, best-selling author and in-demand festival favourite Jeff Green returns to Brisbane Comedy Festival! The prolific jokester is back at Brisbane Powerhouse for the first time since 2022 for a very limited season. Never failing to...

Monash Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) continues its 2025 program with the Victorian premiere of Night Night, a new theatre production by The Last Great Hunt, which uses live cameras on stage, digital trickery, and puppetry to journey through life, death and other...

Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Live Nation Australia are thrilled to announce that final casting has been confirmed for the Australian leg of LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR!   Due to phenomenal demand, extra performances...

Australia's first-ever virtual reality immersive theatre experience, THE DOOR IN QUESTION, will return to Melbourne this May offering a descent into altered perception. Playing as part of SLEEPLESS FOOTSCRAY FESTIVAL, THE DOOR IN QUESTION begins in a disused shopping...

Theatre Works opens fully accessible backstage and rehearsal space, marking a major milestone in its 40-year commitment to independent theatre making in Australia. Theatre Works is excited to announce the official opening of its new architect-designed and fully...

Three short works by Hibberd, Beckett and Chekhov Following their acclaimed collaboration on Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett at fortyfivedownstairs in 2018 and 2019, legendary performer Max Gillies re-teams with director Laurence Strangio to present ENDGAMES, a...

Victorian Theatre Company and Brisbane Music Festival present St Kilda Tales: A Performance Rave, a new iteration of Raimondo Cortese’s groundbreaking improvisational play. St Kilda Tales was first presented by Ranters Theatre at The Malthouse in 2001 as part of the...

Australian Musical Theatre Festival, Artistic Director, Tyran Parke today revealed the final program and the remaining artists who will be visiting Launceston from 21 to 25 May including the stunning addition of music theatre icon NANCYE HAYES.   This year the...

Sarah Aiken makes dance that warps perspective. From ecstatic astrological experiences with Deep Soulful Sweats to the national tour of Make Your Life Count, her work illuminates the body's relationship to the world, and how we see ourselves within it. Body Corp is a...

Meet Flynn: He’s strong, he’s a boxer, and… gay. As if living in the shadow of his father’s failed boxing career wasn’t tough enough, he’s then cruelly outed. Shadow Boxing by James Gaddas is a challenging solo work exploring identity; through examining masculinity,...

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced the first three cast members for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS. CATS will play at its original Australian home, Theatre Royal Sydney from 17 June, then...

Following his smash hits Counting and Cracking and The Jungle and the Sea, S. Shakthidharan is back with his new play, The Wrong Gods, presented by Belvoir and co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company, showing in Sydney (3 May – 1 June) and Melbourne (6 June – 12...

Melt Festival is excited to reveal the first artist for its 2025 program! In celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists and allies, Brisbane/Magandjin will proudly host the legendary star of stage and screen, Bernadette Peters, for an exclusive Australian performance this...

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway and West End smash hit musical PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical, based on the much-loved iconic film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, which will make its Australian debut at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in Brisbane...

CLOC Musical Theatre is thrilled to present the razzle-dazzle musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It, opening 16 May 2025 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Set in the roaring 1920’s and brimming with toe-tapping tunes, madcap romance and zany bootleggers, this...

Producers John Frost, Colin Ingram and the creators of the original film trilogy Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale are thrilled to announce that Tony Award winner Roger Bart will don the boiler suit and voice-activate the time travelling DeLorean for the Australian...

Opening Wednesday 30 April, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre will present the Australian debut of The Comeuppance, a masterful new work from American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - hailed as his ‘third masterpiece’ by The Stage (Girls, Everybody, War, Gloria,...

An all-Australian cast has been confirmed for Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! with Zoe Crisp (Avenue Q, We Will Rock You) cast as Peppa Pig in the upcoming tour from April-May.  The Australian premiere follows a smash hit season in London’s West End, and is the first...

Major New Musical Announcement Broadway hit musical ANASTASIA to Premiere in Australia in 2025   “A monster hit!” – The New York Times   “A SERIOUS HIT! Broadway’s got a bright new star – its name is ANASTASIA.” – NBC TV   John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera...

After nearly eight years, it’s time for audiences old and new to be rolling in the aisles as The Cornley Drama Society attempts to stage a 1920s murder mystery where everything goes hilariously wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, touring Australia in June – November...

National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) present Heartland Festival, a jam-packed, two-week festival of new works, bursting with big stories and ground-breaking writing, from Wednesday 25 June to Saturday 5 July 2025. Showcasing over 50 local and international artists,...

 Following rave reviews and multiple sold-out seasons, the acclaimed queer black comedy Trophy Boys will tour nationally this year including a return to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio for a limited season from 12 – 24 August 2025. Set on the biggest night of...

Across many stages, this year YIRRAMBOI’s Theatre shows presents a captivating range of exploration, discovery and unique pieces to bring a range of emotions to the audience.. A range of new, and old stories are conveyed through these performances, with many...

The future is now for the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA), as they welcome a new intake of acrobatic talent. The Bachelor of Circus Arts degree is the only one of its kind in Australia, attracting nation-wide talent. The new students hail from circus, dance...

Get ready to laugh Australia and New Zealand with Becky Lucas as she tours Things Have Changed, But The Essence Remains . Becky Lucas isn’t convinced blurbs necessarily work in convincing audiences to see her show. She could say things like "I am the only female...

RISING, Melbourne’s rapturous winter festival of new art, music and performance, today unveils its 2025 program featuring; 65 events, 327 artists, 15 new commissions, 9 world premieres, 5 Australian and 10 Victorian, returning to showcase the city in all its moon-lit...

Australian audiences cannot get enough of Peppa Pig and her oinktastic adventures, with the all-new Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! adding new dates and shows to the April-May tour. The Australian premiere of Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! follows a smash hit season in...

Big Brother is back. Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Fantastic Mr Fox, Animal Farm). It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen......

An adrenaline-shot adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s chilling thriller The Birds will haunt Melbourne audiences this autumn at Malthouse Theatre. Directed by Matthew Lutton and brought to life by playwright Louise Fox, the one-woman show will star Paula Arundell in an...

DOLLY PARTON’S GREATEST HITS COME TO LIFE IN HERE YOU COME AGAIN, TOURING AUSTRALIA   Shine up your cowboy boots and grab your rhinestones, Here You Come Again, the dazzling musical comedy packed with Dolly Parton’s greatest hits, is heading to Australia....

A NEW CHAPTER The Rob Guest Endowment is opening a new chapter in its story. Since its inception in 2009, the Endowment has sought to foster excellence in the music theatre industry. This year the Endowment will launch a new initiative providing training,...

Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez will return to Australian soil this November. His tour follows a triumphant debut which sold out the Sydney Opera House, received numerous 5-star raves and an astonishing 10 encores. Presented by Castiglione Arts & Culture with...

The Adelaide Festival Corporation Board announced  that Matthew Lutton OAM has been appointed as Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival 2026 – 2028. Lutton will take the creative leadership of Australia’s pre-eminent cultural event after nine years as Artistic Director...

BROADWAY’S SMASH-HIT IN THE HEIGHTS BRINGS THE HEAT TO MELBOURNE COMEDY THEATRE, MELBOURNE | FROM 1 AUGUST 2025   The Tony Award®-winning musical sensation In The Heights is dancing its way to Melbourne this August. Experience musical mastermind Lin-Manuel...

The Green Room Awards Association is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 42nd Annual Green Room Awards. The most nominated productions this year include GROUNDHOG DAY (11 nominations), CANDIDE (9 nominations), 37 (8 nominations), MY BRILLIANT CAREER (8...

The Theremin. Just the sound of the instrument sounds mystical. A modern-day instrument that is fast becoming a dying art. What the Theremin needs is a resurgence like the Omnichord to make it cool again. Step front of stage Karen Cecilia, Theremin player and theatre...

Foundry Theatre at Sydney Lyric opened triumphantly last week with five sold out performances by Tim Minchin, with audiences blown away by the venue’s incredible sound, its in mate nature, and the unique and theatrical entry through backstage passageways. Two new...

DEAD EXCITING NEWS! THE FULL CAST OF BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL HAS BEEN SUMMONED    NETHERLINGS ASSEMBLE: NEW SEATS ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY Melbourne, it’s time to dust off your Ouija boards and polish your gravestones, because Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros....

Sydney Theatre Company today announced that actor and broadcaster Cameron Daddo will join Logie Hall of Fame-honouree, Rebecca Gibney onstage in Circle Mirror Transformation, an ’’absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny’’ (New York Times) comedy by Pulitzer...

Save room for dessert – Joel Bray is kicking off REWIRE 2025, serving up immersive dance like you’ve never experienced before! REWIRE is back at Geelong Arts Centre for its third year running – a delectably innovative program packed with unconventional performances...

This Autumn and Winter Arts Centre Melbourne has curated a program of three unique and engaging works, the Boy & the Ball, Wonderbox and Yong, designed to inspire and delight children and their families. Arts Centre Melbourne Creative Producer Families and...

Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) is thrilled to announce the launch of its 2025 program, with a strong emphasis on First Nations programming. Curated by MPAC’s Senior Producer First Nations, proud Gunditjmara man Tom Molyneux — the season showcases...

Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and State Theatre Company South Australia’s (STCSA) acclaimed adaptation of The Dictionary of Lost Words will play a strictly limited encore season at STC’s Roslyn Packer Theatre from 1-22 March 2025, as part of a six-city national tour...

It Is Time! Disney’s The Lion King opens in Sydney in 2026 The New Sydney Production Will Begin Performances from April at the Capitol Theatre Disney Theatrical Group today announced Disney’s The Lion King the world’s #1 musical will return to Australia, premiering in...

Psycho siren Leah Shelton’s one woman show BATSH*T, a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny and deeply intimate story of female madness will make its Arts Centre Melbourne debut from 28 May – 1 June 2025 at the Fairfax Studio. The sophisticated and rebellious work...

Merrigong Theatre Company proudly announces the 2025 MERRIGONGX Artists’ Program, an inspiring showcase of the extraordinary breadth of local talent from the Illawarra region. MERRIGONGX places artists and their practices at the heart of the community. From in-house...

Tim Minchin opens new Sydney live entertainment venue The Foundry Theatre on Tuesday 11 February with a special show First at the Foundry over five nights. Tim’s show is followed by an impressive lineup of musicals, comedy and immersive works over the coming months. ...

Regional NSW arts organisation NORPA (Northern Rivers Performing Arts) is excited to share its innovative vision for a new home, housed in the historic Hampton & Larsson timber factory in the centre of Lismore and referred to as The Joinery. NORPA has been adrift...

Violinist and online personality Ray Chen redefines what it means to be a classical musician, with his viral reels and YouTube videos captivating millions of people around the world. His content highlights music’s ability to inspire joy, connection and healing in...

NEW CITIES ANNOUNCED PLUS EXTRA SYDNEY PERFORMANCES ON SALE FOR CATS LET THE MEMORY LIVE AGAIN On 27 July 1985, a ground-breaking musical production had its Australian Premiere at Theatre Royal Sydney, heralding an era of the British “mega-musical” in Australia. Now,...

“Hello, I’m Daniel Muggleton, I’m the guy. I just wanted to let you know that unlike my previous efforts there’s a chance this show is about something. If I had to choose a word to describe what that is, I’d say it’s about family. But remember, the Fast & Furious...

After a transformative nine years as Artistic Director, Matthew Lutton will step down from his role at Malthouse Theatre at the end of March 2025. He will still direct two major productions as part of the 2025 season – The Birds and Troy. Under Lutton's leadership,...

Circa returns to Arts Centre Melbourne with their global acrobatic smash hit Humans 2.0 from 14 – 24 May in the Playhouse fresh from celebrating their 20-year anniversary last year. Circa’s reputation precedes itself for being at the forefront of the new wave of...

  FOUNDATION THEATRES INVESTS IN NEW THEATRES FOR SYDNEY   Foundation Theatres has executed an exclusivity agreement and binding term sheet setting out key terms for The Star Sydney to divest The Star Sydney Event Centre and other additional spaces within...

  Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced the role of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upcoming Broadway musical Annie will be played by Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle in the globally beloved children’s entertainment group, The...

“The best of all possible productions” - Australian Book Review   Tony Award nominated composer Eddie Perfect and renowned musical theatre star Lyndon Watts lead the cast of Dean Bryant’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s brilliant satirical operetta Candide,...

Belvoir is delighted to announce Yuwaalaraay actor, screenwriter, and playwright Hannah Belanszky as the latest Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow, after a record number of entries. Hannah will receive $45,000 over an 18 month period to...

The winners of the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded ceremony, with 28 Awards presented, shared between 16 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2024. Almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the York...