![DEFROST FEST 2024: Biggest Improv Comedy Festival in the Southern Hemisphere Returns](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/defrost.jpg)
DEFROST FEST 2024: Biggest Improv Comedy Festival in the Southern Hemisphere Returns
The Improv Conspiracy (TIC), Australia’s home of improvised comedy, announces their 3rd annual Defrost Festival - a yearly spectacle celebrating the art and community of improv. Back, bigger, and better than ever, this year’s festival will play host to the crème de la...
![Little Women at Hayes Theatre Co Officially Opens This Week](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lit-wom.jpg)
Little Women at Hayes Theatre Co Officially Opens This Week
The much-anticipated production of Little Women officially opens this week at Hayes Theatre Co. This beloved classic, based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, is set to captivate audiences with its poignant story and enchanting melodies. After a weekend of sold...
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Justine Clarke returns to STC for encore season of smash-hit, Julia
Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre’s production of Joanna Murray-Smith’s runaway hit, Julia, will return to Sydney for an encore season at Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House from 5 September, following a sold-out run in Melbourne and upcoming seasons in...
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BURN THE FLOOR – DARE TO DREAM
This year’s tour of international dance sensation BURN THE FLOOR – DARE TO DREAM will star the much loved and supremely talented Phil Burton from globally renowned supergroup Human Nature. The Victorian season will commence in Sale on August 28, then Bendigo August...
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Critically acclaimed theatre piece ‘Fourteen’ arrives in Geelong
Based on the best-selling memoir by award-winning journalist Shannon Molloy, Fourteen is the inspirational true story of growing up gay in central Queensland, transformed into a powerful must-see theatre production playing at Geelong Arts Centre from August 30 – 31....
![Smash hit production A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns to Melbourne for the festive season in 2024](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/carol-1080x600.jpg)
Smash hit production A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns to Melbourne for the festive season in 2024
The blockbuster production A Christmas Carol returns to the Comedy Theatre for a third triumphant season, in what has become Melbourne’s newest Christmas tradition. Winner of five Tony Awards®, the smash-hit Old Vic production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic is...
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Junior Theatre Celebration Melbourne this weekend
The city of Melbourne is set to host its very first Junior Theatre Celebration Melbourne (JTC Melbourne) on July 27, 2024 at the Bunjil Place Theatre in Narre Warren. This vibrant event offers an exhilarating opportunity for students and teachers passionate about...
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Theatrical’s A Chorus Line at National Theatre Melbourne
Following sell out shows and standing ovations for recent productions of The Sound of Music and The Boy From Oz, not-for-profit musical theatre company Theatrical will stage the iconic and universally acclaimed musical, A Chorus Line at The National Theatre Melbourne...
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“We need the politicians to see this” Jurrungu Ngan-ga arrives in CBR to tear down walls
Marrugeku, firmly established as Australia’s leading Indigenous-intercultural dance company, is set to confront Australia’s shameful fixation with incarceration in a powerful and provocative dance work presented by Canberra Theatre Centre. Playing on 23 and 24 August,...
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Arts Centre Melbourne’s new stage The Show Room brings daring and intimate performances to Melbourne
Today, Arts Centre Melbourne officially announced a new performance space, The Show Room – an intimate 150 seat studio theatre that will provide audiences the opportunity to experience groundbreaking theatre, music and dance performances up close. The Show Room...
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Legendary duo Penn & Teller celebrate 50 years of magic at Arts Centre Melbourne
Masters of modern magic Penn & Teller embark on their 50th anniversary world tour in Australia in early 2025, including a return to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall from 21 – 26 January. Celebrating 50 years of magic and mayhem, the anniversary tour will...
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Sold-out hit JULIA returns home to Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre (CTC) has once again joined forces with Sydney Theatre Company (STC) to return Joanna Murray-Smith’s smash-hit Julia to the Playhouse stage. In 2023, Julia premiered in the nation’s capital less than three kilometres from Parliament House where...
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FRANKENSTEIN cast announcement
Producers Shake & Stir Theatre Co and John Frost for Crossroads Live have today confirmed an exciting group of award-winning actors, who will bring their gripping stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to life. Following their critically-acclaimed...
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The Wharf Revue Announces Last Show Ever
After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue has decided to step away from public life. “It’s an opportunity to spend more time with family,” said a spokesperson. “At the end of the day, this is about the need for...
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Snow White cast announced
BONNIE LYTHGOE ANNOUNCES SNOW WHITE CAST PLUS EXTRA SHOWS ADDED EXCLUSIVE SYDNEY SEASON AT RIVERSIDE THEATRES, PARRAMATTA Bonnie Lythgoe has announced the wonderful cast she has assembled to bring SNOW WHITE to Riverside Theatres...
![AG Theatre announces three musicals for Melbourne](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AG-announcement-1024x675.jpg)
AG Theatre announces three musicals for Melbourne
New Melbourne theatre company AG Theatre launches with Stiles & Drewe’s The Three Little Pigs Plus new productions of Avenue Q and Once The historic 783-seat National Theatre Melbourne, where AG Theatre will stage new productions of The Three Little Pigs...
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Unveiling Extraordinary First Nations Performances at Deadly Fringe 2024
Melbourne Fringe Festival continues to champion First Nations artists through its curated Deadly Fringe program. Deadly Fringe is committed to showcasing pioneering and thought-provoking artworks, and reinforcing First Nations voices and perspectives on stage. Some of...
![Critically acclaimed author, humourist and master of satire DAVID SEDARIS returns to Australia & New Zealand in 2025](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/david-sed.jpg)
Critically acclaimed author, humourist and master of satire DAVID SEDARIS returns to Australia & New Zealand in 2025
The critically acclaimed author, humourist and master of satire returns to Australia & New Zealand in 2025 “To see Sedaris live is pure joy. To watch this bookish, culotte-evangelising man read his life’s work on stage is word-nerd heaven, best topped off by...
![Matthias Schack-Arnott, Dan Sultan, Glenn Shea and more present stunning performances at Monash University Performing Arts Centres](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mattuas.jpg)
Matthias Schack-Arnott, Dan Sultan, Glenn Shea and more present stunning performances at Monash University Performing Arts Centres
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) continues its stunning program of performances this year, from the likes of Matthias Schack-Arnott, Dan Sultan, Ziggy and Miles, Monash Academy Orchestra, and award-winning Indigenous writer, director, actor Glenn Shea....
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Taking the ‘trigger warning’ to the extreme: Eliza Sanders’ Manage Your Expectations
Multi-award winning maverick of the stage, Canberra’s own Eliza Sanders, uses her unique blend of dance, clown and absurd philosophising to take the ‘trigger warning’ to its extreme in MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS. In 2022 House of Sand boggled the minds of Canberrans...
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French playwright Clyde Chabot to debut trilogy at Monash University Performing Arts Centres
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) is thrilled to present French author, artistic director and performer, Clyde Chabot, a unique immersive theatre maker with worldwide acclaim. The Australian premiere of the Clyde Chabot Trilogy will take place on 16...
![Final two weeks of The Odd Couple in Sydney](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Odd-Couple-promo-1024x675.jpg)
Final two weeks of The Odd Couple in Sydney
Starring as Oscar and Felix in The Odd Couple are Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney, the archetypal odd couple, as different as chalk and cheese, but best mates and constant collaborators. Since they met on the Channel 7 TV series The Real Full Monty several years ago,...
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Essence Theatre Productions -Scott Middleton – Our New Mr Bertin
It is 1899, Mrs Hannah Green, the picture of respectable widowhood, has lived alone in her sprawling mansion for the past few years. She enjoys nothing save for the occasional company of her dressmaker, the flamboyant and sharp-tongued Mr. Bertin. But when massive...
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Nature Obituary
The second show in their 2024 inaugural season, the Deep See Survey Artist Collective now invite audiences to Victoria’s stunning Mornington Peninsula to participate in their latest public performance work; Nature Obituary. Running from mid-tide to low-tide on...
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Bianca Del Rio Announces Australian and NZ Tour
BIANCA DEL RIO has officially announced her new stand-up world comedy tour titled Dead Inside, which will bring the RuPaul’s Drag Race icon to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2025. The comic’s sixth large-scale stand-up tour, Dead Inside, will cover...
![5 star Adelaide Fringe hit WILLING PARTICIPANT comes to Melbourne](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/republuc.jpg)
5 star Adelaide Fringe hit WILLING PARTICIPANT comes to Melbourne
LOGIE winning actor Rob Carlton is bringing WILLING PARTICIPANT, to Melbourne! In this 1-hour show Rob tells four true stories: sexual taboos, big lies, deep heartaches, and blind hope. Directed by theatre and comedy legend Darren Gilshenan. 2023 included big...
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Functional Bottom an Encore
A fusion of storytelling, performance, filth, provocation and tears, Functional Bottom is back for one night only. A darkly humorous exploration of a year in the life of Jessi Ryan – artiste, journalist and hot mess. How else to respond to an ‘anus horribilis’ in the...
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Darebin’s Fuse Festival returns for Spring 2024
City of Darebin’s FUSE Festival is thrilled to announce the appointment of Allara Briggs Pattison as Curator-in-Residence for Ganbu Gulin, which launches the City of Darebin's multi-arts festival FUSE Spring 2024, taking place 14 – 22 September. Ganbu Gulin, meaning...
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Only Child at Chapel Off Chapel
A premiere season of a new play that raises issues of contemporary importance about social media and how much privacy we are prepared to give up in return for “easy money”. A fortune can be made if we can attract a big enough audience – an audience we need to keep...
![The Winner Takes It All: Join The Huxleys Team at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-Huxleys_TWTIA_netball-web-scaled-1.jpg)
The Winner Takes It All: Join The Huxleys Team at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
Melbourne Fringe Festival returns in all its fabulous glory from 1 – 20 October with hundreds of diverse events to choose from. In a very special first announcement before the full program is released on 9 August, the Festival has released one of the highlights of...
![Nicola Gunn’s APOLOGIA has its world premiere at Malthouse Theatre in August](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/apologia.jpeg)
Nicola Gunn’s APOLOGIA has its world premiere at Malthouse Theatre in August
APOLOGIA unpacks Nicola Gunn’s personal fantasy of being a French actress – despite being categorically not French. In a series of surreal comedic encounters, a French actress is fired for her bad behaviour, two tourists find themselves disappointed by the city of...
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SLAP. BANG. KISS. RETURNS FOR A NATIONAL TOUR
SLAP. BANG. KISS. is returning to Australian stages for a National Tour from 30 July – 20 September 2024, as part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s acclaimed Education & Families Program. Writer Dan Giovannoni tracks three young people whose stories kickstart a...
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Melbourne Writers’ Theatre – Jennie
Rebel. Radical. Revolutionary. Driven by her desire for a fairer society, and passionate about improving conditions for women and children, Jennie Baines arrived in Port Melbourne in 1926 and made her mark in no uncertain terms! She also left behind a powerful...
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MTC – English
It’s 2008. In a small classroom in Iran, Marjan is teaching English. Her group of adult learners each have their own relationship to this new language – for some it means opportunities abroad, for others a way to grow closer to grandchildren. Whatever their motives,...
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Arlington at Seymour Centre’s Reginald Theatre
From the Tony Award-winning writer of Once, Empress Theatre and Seymour Centre are thrilled to present the Australian premiere of the acclaimed dystopian drama Arlington, playing at Seymour Centre’s Reginald Theatre from 2nd to 24th August. This Beckett-meets-Black...
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LEAD CAST ANNOUNCED FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
The lead cast for the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has been revealed. The producers have also announced a Perth season of the...
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RED STITCH PRESENTS THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF ‘ROMEO AND JULIE’
This July, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre is thrilled to present the Australian premiere of Romeo and Julie, a modern and comedic love story by renowned Welsh playwright Gary Owen. Directed by Kamarra Bell-Wykes, the production will open on 24 July and run until 18...
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LA BOHÈME Comes to Riverside Theatres for One Special Performance
Riverside Theatres and Opera Australia are excited to present one of the world’s favourite operas, Puccini’s La Bohème, a captivating story of young Bohemian love at Riverside Theatres Paramatta on Saturday 24th August. The only opportunity to see the production in...
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Yarragon Studio Festival returns with a Winter Feast of music & food
The Yarragon Studio Festival is set to mesmerise audiences once again this winter with its highly anticipated 'Winter Feast', taking place on Sunday, August 4th. Promising an unforgettable blend of Australian artists, delicious cuisine, and fine wines from the...
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ANNIE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA
The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, joyous and inspiring production returns to Australian stages. The ever-popular Broadway musical Annie will light up Sydney’s Capitol...
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Sydney Season Extended – PRIDE AND PREJUDICE An Adaptation in Words and Music
With such an overwhelming response to the initial season announcement, the producers of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE An Adaptation in Words and Music have today announced an additional seven performances to the Sydney Opera House season in The Playhouse. The Sydney season will...
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival appointments Dylan Cole as new Executive Director
Melbourne International Comedy Festival is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dylan Cole as its new Executive Director Dylan brings over two decades of arts industry experience and passion to this Festival leadership role with a winning combination of creative...
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Rehearsals commence for In The Heights
REHEARSALS COMMENCE FOR IN THE HEIGHTS AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE With the full cast announced for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vibrant debut musical The 19-strong cast of irrepressible voices bringing In the Heights to the Sydney Opera House this winter has...
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Grammy Award winner Maxim Vengerov touring from 5 August
Universally hailed as one of the world’s finest musicians, and often referred to as the greatest living string player in the world today, Grammy award winner Maxim Vengerov will tour Australia in celebration of his 50th Birthday this August. Joined by one of Europe’s...
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Ainsley Melham is Melbourne’s new Fiyero
WICKED continues to cast its spell over Melbourne, with its stellar cast enchanting audiences eight times a week with its “brains, heart and courage” (Time magazine). From July though, there will be a new Fiyero in the Emerald City. Due to a knee injury, Liam...
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Kingston Arts presents gripping, heartfelt, boundary-pushing theatre shows this August
This August, Kingston Arts presents three captivating theatre shows at Kingston Arts Centre and the Shirley Burke Theatre. The Heart Whispers and Whirls 10 August SLAP. BANG. KISS. 16 August The Fence 23 August On Saturday 10 August at the Shirley Burke...
![Jailbird-Comedian ANDREW HAMILTON and his ‘JOKES ABOUT THE TIME I WENT TO PRISON’](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/prison-1080x600.jpg)
Jailbird-Comedian ANDREW HAMILTON and his ‘JOKES ABOUT THE TIME I WENT TO PRISON’
In 2021, Andrew spent four months in two of Sydney’s maximum-security prisons for the supply of psychedelic drugs. He had a great time. Fresh off the heels of his Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Best Newcomer (2023) nomination and sold-out shows at Melbourne...
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Bloomshed presents The Importance of Being Earnest
A scandalous revival of Oscar Wilde’s trivial comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest is Bloomshed’s latest take-down of high society. Frills, finery, and frivolity. This delightfully self-aware adaptation transforms Wilde’s irreverent satire into a salacious display...
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Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta presents KARIM, a Complex Tale of Family Ties and Generational Divides
Karim and Beth watch the trains roll in and dream of getting out of this small town. Joe searches the streets of Tahmoor for hidden treasures that might help pay the bills. Abdul opens his home and his heart to a young man in need… Written by the three-time nominated...
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Dear Evan Hansen cast announced
BELOVED PERFORMERS, EXCITING NEW FACES JOIN THE AUSTRALIAN CAST OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN BRAND NEW PRODUCTION TO PLAY SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE AND CANBERRA Following an exhaustive national search, Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group are...
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THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS EXTREME
Under the legendary banner of THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS EXTREME, death-defying acts from around the globe are being presented throughout Victoria in 2024. Covid grounded the Circus in 2021 and due to the sensitive political world situation, these carefully chosen...
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WICKED CELEBRATES PINK DAY THIS SUNDAY 23 JUNE
National Pink Day takes place on June 23 every year, when everyone is encouraged to wear something pink on this particular day. It is a day of celebrating everything the colour represents. Since “Pink goes good with Green”, WICKED is joining National...
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Griffin Theatre Company on the Go – GTC and Carriageworks Present ‘swim’
Griffin Theatre Company will present one of Australia’s finest writers, Mununjali poet Ellen van Neerven’s (Throat, Heat and Light) debut work for the stage swim at Carriageworks from 10th – 27th July. swim marks Griffin’s first production on the go while the Stables...
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Paulini joins Grease in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, YOU BETTER SHAPE UP! PATTI NEWTON, JAY LAGA’AIA AND PAULINI CONFIRMED TO APPEAR IN ADELAIDE SEASON OF MUCH-LOVED MUSICAL Producers of the all-new and electrifying production of GREASE are delighted to announce that Patti Newton, Jay Laga’aia and...
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Full cast announced for CIRQUE BON BON Melbourne this July
Jacs Entertainment and Woodward Productions today announced the full cast for the Melbourne season of CIRQUE BON BON. Joining the world-class, multi-talented cast in the acrobatic, dance and comedy-filled extravaganza will be dancers Jayden Grogan, Holly Soper,...
![Full cast of Sister Act announced](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sister-Act-Casey-1024x675.jpg)
Full cast of Sister Act announced
HALLELUJAH! FULL CAST OF SISTER ACT ANNOUNCED “An irresistibly great time” – The Independent (UK) The final cast members have been unveiled for the Australian premiere musical Sister Act, including Sophie Montague, Bianca Bruce, Raphael Wong and James Bryers....
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Nikki Shiels (Sunday, The Picture of Dorian Gray) steps into one of the great roles of the stage: Blanche DuBois. The Southern belle grapples with her shattered dreams and inner demons as she seeks refuge in the cramped apartment of her sister Stella (The Newsreader's...
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Honouring the remarkable life of Frank Van Straten AM
A memorial service to honour the extraordinary life and achievements of renowned theatre historian, archivist, author, radio presenter and devoted patron of the performing arts Frank Van Straten AM will be held on Tuesday 16 July 2024, at the Playhouse, Arts Centre...
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The Woman In Black Arrives in Melbourne
The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world arrives in Melbourne tonight. The Woman in Black has been receiving rave reviews across the country, and is playing at the Atheneum Theatre until 6 July. The Woman in Black, described by The Guardian as “A...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning play COST OF LIVING opens in Sydney next month
Sydney Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre’s new co-production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway smash-hit, Cost of Living, will play the Wharf Theatre from 18 July following a season at Queensland Theatre's Bille Brown Theatre. Priscilla...
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THE ODD COUPLE – Final Two Weeks in Melbourne
Starring as Oscar and Felix in The Odd Couple are Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney, the archetypal odd couple, as different as chalk and cheese, but best mates and constant collaborators. Since they met on the Channel 7 TV series The Real Full Monty several years ago,...
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Murder mystery hit Murder for Two to make its Melbourne debut this August
Following two sold-out seasons in Sydney, Murder for Two the whodunit comedy musical from Hayes Theatre Co. will present at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio from 15 - 25 August 2024. Blending mystery, mayhem and music this witty parody of the classic murder...
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Hadestown to premiere in Sydney
Broadway smash-hit musical Hadestown to premiere in Sydney WINNER OF EIGHT TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE AND BEST DIRECTOR WINNER OF GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ALBUM Seen by three million, streamed by over 350 million...
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Canberra Theatre Centre unveils VALENCE series of boundary-pushing works
Canberra Theatre Centre has today announced Valence, a series of works to ignite the senses and challenge the perceptions of Canberran theatregoers. Curated to captivate intellect and stir the soul, Valence brings together visionary artists who are exploring the now,...
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Kip Williams’ new cine-theatre masterpiece DRACULA premieres July
Sydney Theatre Company’s spellbinding new production of Dracula, the final and most ambitious instalment in Kip Williams’ lauded Gothic cine-theatre trilogy, will premiere at Roslyn Packer Theatre on 2 July. Bringing to life Bram Stoker’s legendary horror story is one...
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Chicago arrives in Sydney
Described by The Times (UK) as “The sharpest, slickest show on the block”, the musical phenomenon CHICAGO arrives in Sydney this week for a strictly limited season at the Capitol Theatre following critical acclaim and capacity audiences in Perth, Brisbane and...
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Cast announced for Peter and the Starcatcher
An all-Australian star cast will bring the 5-time Tony Award-winning Peter and the Starcatcher to life for the very first time in a reimagined Australian production. The Broadway smash hit will premiere October 2024 at Canberra Theatre Centre, ahead of a...
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Sydney Premiere of the Sell-Out Show ‘Trophy Boys’ at the Seymour Centre
Soft Tread and Seymour Centre are proud to present the punchy and subversive satire, Trophy Boys, at the Seymour Centre’s Reginald Theatre, 19 June – 7 July. Fresh from its sold-out debut seasons at La Mama Theatre in 2022 and fortyfivedownstairs in 2023, critically...
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Sun Rise, The Story Of The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
Chapel Off Chapel presents SUN RISE THE STORY OF THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Sat 15 June Starring Zoy Frangos Chapel Off Chapel is proud to present Sun Rise, The Story Of The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll, starring the acclaimed Greek-Indigenous theatre star Zoy Frangos....
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Elvis heads to the Gold Coast
Following a smash-hit national tour Elvis: A Musical Revolution is set for its Queensland premiere Authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises ★★★★ “PRIMED TO DELIGHT…ROCK N’ ROLL FEVER DREAM” The Age ★★★★ 1/2 “MOVING, MEMORABLE, MAGNIFICENT” Sydney...
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Briefs Factory returns to Arts Centre Melbourne with Bite Club: 2nd Serve
Brisbane’s award-winning cult cabaret mischief makers, circus stars and heart-stopping hooligans Briefs Factory present their brand-new show Bite Club: 2nd Serve on the Playhouse stage at Arts Centre Melbourne from 25 – 29 September 2024. Australia’s favourite...
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New performing arts venue for Chatswood
CENTURY VENUES OPENS NEW PERFORMING ARTS VENUE IN CHATSWOOD New performing arts venue, The Lounge, has launched at The Concourse Performing Arts Centre, Chatswood and will be home to a diverse range of live performance spanning across music, theatre, cabaret, comedy,...
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Sister Act heading to Brisbane
HALLELUJAH! BRISBANE TO BE BLESSED WITH SISTER ACT MUSICAL “An irresistibly great time” – The Independent (UK) The most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, starring Casey Donovan, Genevieve Lemon and Rhonda Burchmore, will debut in Brisbane from February. In...
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Gorman Grease Scrubs
GORMAN TO RELEASE GREASE INSPIRED HOSPITAL SCRUBS TO RANGE Leading fashion brand Gorman has collaborated exclusively with GREASE to create a range of hospital scrubs inspired by the iconic musical currently touring Australia. The team from Gorman are also...
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Reclaim the Crone at The Explosives Factory
Returning after a celebrated premiere season at the 2023 Mornington Peninsula Drift Festival, The Space Between Performance Collective brings their electric production of Reclaim the Crone to the Theatre Works Explosives Factory this July. A bold and haunting...
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Noni Hazlehurst set to perform her acclaimed one woman show Mother at Arts Centre Melbourne
One of Australia’s favourite and most respected actors and presenters, Noni Hazlehurst AM performs her critically acclaimed one woman show Mother at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Theatre from 4 – 15 September 2024. Written by Australian playwright Daniel Keene...
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Arts Centre Melbourne announces a fun filled Winter Spring program for families
Arts Centre Melbourne’s new Winter/Spring Families program will thrill the young and young at heart with a diverse offering including adaptations of favourite children’s books, high energy circus, a heart-warming musical, international contemporary dance, an...
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Sydney Theatre Company announces Patrick White Playwrights Award and Fellowship
Joanna Murray-Smith is the new Patrick White Fellow Wendy Mocke wins Patrick White Playwrights Award for REALish Acclaimed playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has been appointed Sydney Theatre Company’s next Patrick White Fellow - a year-long engagement that includes...
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Cast announced for The Turn of the Screw
FINAL CAST MEMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR OPERA AT THE HAYES Final cast members were announced today by producer Craig Baldwin in association with Hayes Theatre Co for the upcoming chamber opera The Turn of the Screw. For the first time, opera will fill the intimate Hayes...
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WICKED heading to Perth
BROADWAY’S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER IS FLYING INTO PERTH Rejoicify! The producers of the Broadway blockbuster WICKED today announced that the musical phenomenon will fly into Crown Theatre, Perth in December for the final stop on its Australian tour. Waitlist...
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CAROUSEL is coming to Sydney and Melbourne
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL is coming to Sydney and Melbourne in September “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY” Time Magazine Two of Australia’s most celebrated leading ladies, Anna O’Byrne and Marina Prior, will star in a lavish...
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Final Cast Members Announced for Opera at the Hayes
Final cast members were announced today by producer Craig Baldwin in association with Hayes Theatre Co for the upcoming chamber opera The Turn of the Screw. For the first time, opera will fill the intimate Hayes space from 16 August with Benjamin Britten’s...
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World Premiere of Bangarra’s First Cross-Cultural Collaboration ‘Horizon’
Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, is delighted to announce the world- premiere of their first ever mainstage cross-cultural collaboration Horizon. This powerful new work from two of the world’s...
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FROSTED – A Winter Spectacular
Embark on a magical winter journey at FROSTED – A Winter Spectacular, celebrating Christmas in July! During the months of June and July 2024, the big field in Narre Warren opposite Westfield Fountain Gate will be transformed into a whimsical sanctuary...
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Theatrical presents The Boy From Oz
Theatrical presents the Tony and Helpmann Award winning Australian musical The Boy From Oz National Theatre Melbourne 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda 6-21 July “...Theatrical are doing The Boy From Oz at one of my favourite theatres in Melbourne, the National…I am...
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FORM Dance Projects launches IDEA’24 Festival
FORM Dance Projects will launch its new annual Dance Festival IDEA - Independent Dance Exchange Australia. For four weeks across the Greater Sydney area, IDEA’24 will feature an intensive program of public performances, workshops and seminars held by local and global...
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE An Adaptation in Words and Music
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE An Adaptation in Words and Music is a new theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s most famous work – Pride and Prejudice. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in...
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Hannah Gadsby to bring acclaimed new show WOOF! to Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide in July and August
Hannah Gadsby to tour acclaimed new stand up show WOOF! to Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide this July and August. After enthralling audiences across packed houses at Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Comedy Festival earlier this year, the incomparable Hannah Gadsby...
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Sunset Boulevard opens next week
THE LAVISH NEW PRODUCTION OPENS AT MELBOURNE’S PRINCESS THEATRE ON MAY 21 The much-anticipated lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning musical masterpiece, SUNSET BOULEVARD, starring musical theatre and international superstar Sarah...
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Titanique to sail into Sydney
NEAR, FAR, WHEREVER YOU ARE: SPLASH HIT MUSICAL TITANIQUE SETS SAIL INTO SYDNEY WHEN THE MUSIC OF CÉLINE DION MAKES SWEET CANADIAN LOVE WITH THE OSCAR-WINNING HIT TITANIC SYDNEY GETS NEW YORK’S HOTTEST NEW SHOW “TITANIQUE IS F*CKING GREAT.” Vulture “VERY FUNNY! A camp...
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ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION returns to Melbourne
ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION ATHENAEUM THEATRE 27 JULY – 11 AUGUST Melbourne will shake, rattle, and roll when Elvis: A Musical Revolution returns for an encore season this July The highly acclaimed, award-winning production of Elvis: A Musical Revolution...
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Frankenstein to play in Melbourne and Sydney
Producers Shake & Stir Theatre Co and John Frost for Crossroads Live have today confirmed a thrilling new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will play for strictly limited seasons at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre and Theatre Royal Sydney, from...
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SIX THE MUSICAL CROWNS ITS NEW AUSTRALIAN QUEENS!
THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON CONTINUES ITS RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS TICKETS ON SALE NOW MELBOURNE - COMEDY THEATRE – FROM 2 AUGUST 2024 SYDNEY - THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY – FROM 25 OCTOBER 2024 BRISBANE - PLAYHOUSE QPAC – FROM 2 JANUARY 2025 SIXTHEMUSICAL.COM.AU SIX...
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Rhonda Burchmore joins cast of Sister Act
HALLELUJAH! RHONDA BURCHMORE CONFIRMED TO GET INTO THE HABIT IN SISTER ACT ★★★★★ ‘The most feel-good show of the year’ - The Sun, UK One of Australia’s most-loved musical theatre stars, Rhonda Burchmore, has been confirmed to join Casey Donovan and...
![Cast announced for Little Women at the Hayes](https://theatrematters.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Little-Women-1024x675.jpg)
Cast announced for Little Women at the Hayes
Joshua Robson Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to announce the talented cast members who will be joining the much anticipated production of Little Women at Hayes Theatre Co from 12 July. This beloved classic, based on Louisa May...
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Illuminate Adelaide – Superluminal
Art and science converge at the world premiere of Superluminal, a family-friendly interactive installation from award-winning Patch Theatre that will spark wonder in the enquiring minds of children aged 4 to 8 at the South Australian Museum for Illuminate Adelaide....
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK BEGINS A NATIONAL TOUR
The Woman in Black, described by The Guardian as “A Masterpiece” and by the Daily Telegraph (UK) as “The most brilliantly effective spine chiller you will ever encounter”, is the second longest-running play in West End history, after Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap....
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Wonder returns – Geelong Arts Centre
Following the resounding success of last year's inaugural Wonder Children's Festival, Geelong Arts Centre is thrilled to announce the return of the enchanting program, set to captivate young hearts and minds from 12 – 26 September. Young people, families and schools...
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MALTHOUSE THEATRE: MACBETH (AN UNDOING)
Following successful seasons in Edinburgh, London and New York, Zinnie Harris’ acclaimed play Macbeth (An Undoing) will make its Australian premiere at Malthouse Theatre on Friday 5 July. A prophecy has been told, Lord Macbeth will be king, but this side of the story...
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In The Heights to heat up the Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH JOSHUA ROBSON PRODUCTIONS IN THE HEIGHTS Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda Lights up! Discover Washington Heights at the Sydney Opera House when...