
2024 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL – FIRST ACTS ANNOUNCED & ON SALE
The 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival will take over the streets, venues and bars of Melbourne from 27 March to 21 April 2024. The first round of shows have been announced with many tickets now on sale – and lots more still to come. Riding on the success of...

Sci-fi dance phenomenon FUTURE CARGO to premiere in Adelaide
FUTURE CARGO, the critically acclaimed sci-fi dance phenomenon, will make its Australian premiere at Adelaide Fringe in 2024. Created by David Rosenberg, best known for the immersive shipping container series Darkfield, and Frauke Requardt, one of the UK's most...

SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ACTS
The Sydney Comedy Festival is thrilled to announce the next round of hilarious comedians taking part in the 2024 Festival on from 22nd April to 19th May next year. Adding to the uproarious roster of international talent returning to Sydney’s stages is fast-thinking...

The Lehman Trilogy – Australian cast announcement
The producers, the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions, in association with Trafalgar Entertainment, announced today that Aaron Krohn, Howard W. Overshown and Adrian Schiller will play the Lehman brothers, and a cast of characters including their sons and...

fortyfivedownstairs: 2024 Theatre Program Announcement
fortyfivedownstairs is thrilled to announce 17 productions and the return of the Chamber Music Festival for the theatre's 2024 season! "What excites me about this program is the ambition of the artists involved," says Artistic Director of the Theatre, Cameron Lukey....

The full international cast for summer spectacular Circus 1903 has been announced
An international cast of performers are set to roll into town ahead of the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne seasons of circus extravaganza Circus 1903. Rehearsals will commence next week in Sydney for this homegrown marvel, after a global tour with sell...

Arts house: Announcing Season 1, 2024
Heist and role play. Margins and islands. Ritual and folklore. Our Season 1, 2024 program is an invitation to experience something new, something unexpected, something urgent, something bold. Forms are explored and subverted, chances are taken, rallying cries ring...

The Duchess of Malfi
Promising to be a true highlight at the onset of the 2024 Melbourne Arts Calendar, Arrant Knaves Theatre Company bring Melbourne audiences a dark and thrilling new adaptation of John Webster’s defining masterpiece, The Duchess of Malfi. Often regarded as one of the...

SHANE JACOBSON AND TODD McKENNEY STAR IN NEIL SIMON’S THE ODD COUPLE
Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney are 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, the friends have worked together on TV in...

TONY AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION PETER AND THE STARCATCHER TO PREMIERE IN AUSTRALIA FROM 2024
Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian Premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group, written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Adams Family), with music...

New Brisbane and Melbourne Performances On Sale of Smash-Hit Musical RENT
Due to huge demand, new performances are on sale this week for the Brisbane and Melbourne seasons of the multi-Tony Award winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, with pre-sales from today and GP sales from Thursday 7 December. The strictly limited Brisbane season...

Tony Award Winning Musical, Parade Announced for Sydney
A true story about an unsolved murder that divided a nation, Jason Robert Brown’s Tony Award-winning musical, Parade is coming to Sydney in May 2024, following the Broadway Revival in 2023, and a sell-out season in Melbourne. Tickets go on sale on tomorrow at 10am...

REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN FOR THE ALL NEW, ELECTRIFYING GREASE!
Rehearsals have begun for the brand-new multi-million dollar stage production of GREASE, which opens in Melbourne from 31 December, Sydney from 24 March 2024 and in Perth from 30 June. Tickets go on sale today for the Perth season, as well as new seats on sale for...

Share the Spirit returns with massive lineup for ‘Continuum into Tomorrow’ at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Kutcha Edwards, Coloured Stone, No Fixed Address, Yamba, Maylene Yinar, David Arden, Monica McDonald and many more feature in a massive line up for Share the Spirit at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on January 26, 2024. The event is curated by First Nations owned and operated...

Bloodlines by The Huxleys and ALTAR at The Abbotsford Convent
Bloodlines by The Huxleys is a highlight exhibition presented in partnership with the Abbotsford Convent and Midsumma 2024. This multi art form exhibition honours and worships legendary artists lost to HIV/AIDS and is a loving tribute to the many influential voices...

Queer PHOTO: ground-breaking LGBTQIA+ showcase taking over Melbourne’s West
Presented by Midsumma and PHOTO 2024, in partnership with Creative Victoria’s Go West program, Queer PHOTO is a first-of-its-kind collaboration – comprising artist commissions of large-scale outdoor artworks, gallery exhibitions and an interactive public performance...

Global powerhouse and five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo to tour Australia and New Zealand in 2024
Angélique Kidjo will appear in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Adelaide in February and March 2024, celebrating her 40-year career as part of a new tour by arrangement with Adelaide Festival. Five-time Grammy winner, Angélique Kidjo, known for her...

SIX THE MUSICAL ANNOUNCES NEW AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2024
The smash-hit musical, SIX, continues its unstoppable journey as it captivates audiences around the globe with its innovative and empowering take on history. Since its premiere in 2017, SIX has become a cultural phenomenon, redefining the boundaries of musical theatre...

Midsumma Festival 2024 program now launched
The Midsumma Festival 2024 program is now live and tickets are on sale. From 21 January – 11 February 2024 expect over 250 events showcasing queer culture, featuring local, interstate, and international artists in spectacular performances, talks and social events,...

WATCH THIS MILESTONE – GRASS-ROOTS MELBOURNE COMPANY CELEBRATES ITS 10TH BIRTHDAY!
It’s been 10 years since Watch This burst onto the stage with their debut season of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at Melbourne’s iconic fortyfivedownstairs. A bold gambit, but one that paid off. A decade on, Watch This has established an enviable reputation,...

YIRRAMBOI Announces 2025 Commissions Program
YIRRAMBOI – Melbourne’s leading First Nations arts festival – is thrilled to open its 2025 Commissions opportunities, which includes the return of the YIRRAMBOI Commissions, alongside International Collaborative Commissions, focus nation; Canada. YIRRAMBOI – which...

Amanda Palmer returns to Arts Centre Melbourne for one night only
Singer/Songwriter Amanda Palmer reflects on her two years waylaid in Aotearoa New Zealand with her young son during the pandemic when she returns to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on 3 February 2024, as part of an intimate run of Australian and New Zealand shows....
THE WHARF REVUE Extended By Popular Demand
Due to huge critical and audience acclaim, The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice has been extended for a further week to 23 December. No further extension is possible. The Wharf Revue (minus wharf) is now in its third year of self-government, and twenty-fourth year of...

Spectacular Delightful Days & Matinees program returns to Geelong Arts Centre in 2024
The Geelong Arts Centre is gearing up to paint the town with a burst of daytime entertainment as it unveils the eagerly awaited return of the beloved Delightful Days & Matinees program in 2024. Bursting with performances from some of Australia’s most cherished...

Alice in Wonderland, Wind in the Willows and Tinkerbell live on stage
This summer, tumble down the rabbit hole and join Alice on her adventure through Wonderland in Glenn Elston’s highly acclaimed production of Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll’s classic story is cleverly lifted from the page and beautifully brought to life at The...

Sydney Comedy Festival announces latest lineup for 2024
The Sydney Comedy Festival is thrilled to announce additions to its brilliant line-up as it prepares to take over Sydney from 22nd April to 19th May next year. Joining Luke Heggie, Swamplesque and Tom Gleeson, is fellow Taskmaster comics Tom Cashman and Nina Oyama,...

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap to tour Australia in 2024
After a sold-out capital city tour in 2022-23 to celebrate its 70th birthday, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will embark on a further tour across Australia in 2024. Produced by John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia and Shake & Stir Theatre Co, the acclaimed...

CHICAGO Australian Tour Opens Tonight In Perth
“The sharpest, slickest show on the block” (The Times UK) begins its Australian tour tonight in Perth. CHICAGO will play at Crown Theatre until 17 December before transferring to the Lyric Theatre QPAC from 2 January 2024, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne from 23...

Cast Announcement – Cruel Intentions
An exciting line-up has been unveiled for the upcoming production of Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical. The creative minds behind the production, Benjamin May (Director), Tim Wotherspoon (Musical Director), and Isabella Gallant (Choreographer), have assembled a...

Tickets on Sale Now: Elvis A Musical Revolution National Tour
Australia is all shook up about the smash hit stage experience, Elvis: A Musical Revolution, with a return season at Sydney’s State Theatre from 4 February 2024, followed by a national tour to Adelaide, Perth and Gold Coast. Penned by acclaimed international writers,...

Kate Fitzpatrick to join cast of Gaslight
One of Australia’s most accomplished actors and writers, Kate Fitzpatrick, will join the cast of the highly-anticipated play, Gaslight, which will tour across Australia from February 2024. Perth-born, Adelaide-raised Kate Fitzpatrick is an actor and writer who has...

2024 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director’s Award Winners Announced
Now in its ninth year, the 2024 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director’s Award (SBDA) has been offered to Julia Robertson and Miranda Middleton. Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director today announced the Award winners, who will work on two plays throughout 2024 and each...

MALTHOUSE OUTDOOR STAGE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER IN 2024
Melbourne’s cultural heartbeat is getting ready to pulse as the Malthouse Outdoor Stage announces its triumphant return for its third consecutive summer season, commencing in February 2024. Malthouse’s annual summer initiative, generously supported by the Victorian...

JOEL CREASEY READY TO PARTY IN THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW IN MELBOURNE AS THE NARRATOR!
After triumphant seasons in 2023, and due to phenomenal demand, the 50th Anniversary world tour continues its global celebrations in honour of iconic Rock ‘N’ Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show in 2024. This new Australian production will return to Melbourne’s...

The Long Pigs
Step into the Enigmatic World of 'The Long Pigs': a dark and hilarious theatrical experience. Prepare for a unique and immersive journey into the unexpected with 'The Long Pigs,' an audacious production by one of Australia's most renowned theatre ensembles. This...

Broadway superstar Audra McDonald to tour Australia in 2024
Audra McDonald, international singing phenomenon, Broadway superstar, television and film star, will be heading to Australia in May 2024, performing concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Audra said today, “I’m delighted to return to Australia,...

Alison Whyte to lead inimitable cast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the stars
An Australian Shakespeare Company classic and the jewel in the Shakespeare comedy crown, A Midsummer Night's Dream is returning to Melbourne this year to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages. Starring Alison Whyte as Bottom and Nicole Nabout as Titania,...

Josh Thomas – Let’s Tidy Up
Tidying up is not normally the stuff of gripping drama, it wouldn’t be a propulsive narrative for most people but for Josh it’s Everest, a fundamentally impossible task, like trying to defy the moon and control the tides. Josh’s brain has managed to make him the...

Cast announced for A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS Melbourne
Woodward Productions has today announced the talented cast for the Melbourne season of Australia’s favourite adults-only Christmas comedy, A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS. Starring as Santa is Tim Paige (MTC's As You Like It). He will be joined by Kate Yaxley (Animal Farm)...

The Hello Girls at Hayes Theatre
Heart Strings Theatre Co, producers of last year’s sold out hit Urinetown the Musical, return to The Hayes from 10 January to 4 February 2024 with The Hello Girls. A contemporary musical that charts the journey of a feisty bunch of trail-blazing women who turned the...

The Wharf Revue: Pride In Prejudice Opens This Week
The Wharf Revue is back for another year of sensational value, opening on Wednesday 8 November at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre! Satirical content is up by 7% and the average laughter quotient is indexed at 8.3% over the forward estimates, but The Wharf Revue...

West End hit THE CHOIR OF MAN takes the stage at Arts Centre Melbourne
London’s West End and Olivier Award nominated hit, The Choir of Man is set to take the stage at Arts Centre Melbourne this summer, for a strictly limited season, premiering on Thursday 4 January. The company will feature a stellar line-up, comprising accomplished...

PLOS announces cast of Catch Me If You Can
PLOS Musical Productions has announced details of the cast and creative team for its January 2024 season of the musical based on the Leonardo DiCaprio movie - Catch Me If You Can - The Musical. Catch Me If You Can - The Musical will open at the Frankston Arts...

MTC: A Very Jewish Christmas Carol
A Very Jewish Christmas Carol will take you on a wild and laugh-out-loud journey through a familiar, festive and spirited time of the year. Local baker Ely is not letting anything get in the way of fulfilling customer demand for her Bubi’s famous Polish gingerbread....

RENT cast announced
A stellar cast was announced today for the new Australian tour of the multi-Tony Award winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, RENT. Tickets go on pre-sale today in Perth, Canberra and Newcastle, with general public tickets on sale from Thursday 2 November....

Hannah Gadsby live at Arts Centre Melbourne
Hannah's doing a show. Do you want to come? You haven't seen it before. Neither has Hannah. It's new. Hannah is having a lot of thoughts these days. The thoughts are getting too big for their brain, so they reckon it's time to share them. Not like, a stream of...

KAT STEWART RETURNS TO RED STITCH ACTORS’ THEATRE THIS NOVEMBER
“Whom I will not forgive…for having seen me and having said: ‘Yes, this will do’. Who has made the hideous, the hurting, the insulting mistake of loving… me, and must be punished for it.” In just under three weeks, Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre welcomes the...

Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Open Day
Melbourne first: Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Open Day at the Regent Theatre on Thursday 30th November. Global Creatures presents the award-winning event, Get Technical! - Behind the Curtain of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, hosted by Simon Burke AO. ...

RED STITCH HOSTS 24 HOURS OF PLAY READINGS AT THE GREAT LOCK-IN FUNDRAISER
Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre is making magic happen again, presenting a whopping marathon event this December to raise funds for its future, with 24 hours of non-stop play readings by Melbourne’s own ensemble live streamed to your home. The big little theatre will host...

The 2024 line-up of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Morning Melodies has been announced
Arts Centre Melbourne’s beloved annual daytime performance program, Morning Melodies is set to return in 2024 with a spectacular line-up including Lucy Durack, Rohan Browne, The Australian Ballet School, Orchestra Victoria and more. Between February and December next...

The Rocky Horror Show returns in 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT LEGENDARY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICAL THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW RETURNS IN 2024 JASON DONOVAN STARS AS FRANK N FURTER READY TO PARTY ONCE MORE AT HOME IN AUSTRALIA PREMIERING AT CIVIC THEATRE NEWCASTLE, FROM 12 JANUARY RETURN SEASONS...

Hamilton returns to Sydney
THE REVOLUTION RETURNS TO SYDNEY IN 2024 Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel today announced that the revolution returns to Sydney when the Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical HAMILTON comes home to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2024....

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023 Award Winners 2023
After a mammoth 20-day Festival that featured over 470 shows across the city and suburbs, Melbourne Fringe tonight celebrated the artistic excellence, risk-taking bravery and sheer creativity of the 2,600 artists participating in the 2023 Festival with its annual...

AN INTIMATE NEW STAGE FOR SYDNEY
Foundation Theatres, the owner and operator of the Capitol Theatre and Sydney Lyric Theatre, today announced that it has submitted a development application to modify the existing underutilised rear stage of the Sydney Lyric to create a new intimate...

Sydney Comedy Festival announces first acts for 2024
The Sydney Comedy Festival is excited to announce the first acts appearing in the blockbuster 2024 line[1]up, as it prepares to take over Sydney from 22nd April to 19th May next year. In 2024, you can expect to see the Gold Logie Award-winning host of TV’s Hard Quiz...

Discover MPAC in 2024
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) has announced a jam-packed program of events for 2024, including live music, captivating dance, premiere theatre shows and much-loved festivals. Following a stellar year of shows across multiple state-of-the-art venues,...

Gaslight, a major psychological thriller to tour Australia in 2024
Set to be one of the most talked about performances of 2024, Gaslight, a modern adaptation of the 1940’s suspenseful thriller by Patrick Hamilton and starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz, is set to tour Australia from February 2024. The highly-anticipated...

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY to open in Sydney
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY WINNER OF FIVE 2022 TONY AWARDS® INCLUDING BEST PLAY TO HAVE ITS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE TO SYDNEY IN FEBRUARY 2024, FOLLOWING HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SEASONS AT THE UK’S NATIONAL THEATRE, ON BROADWAY AND IN LONDON’S WEST END The National...

Darkness, suspense, thrill: DARKFIELD lands in Sydney
The highly acclaimed multi-sensory series, DARKFIELD, is making its highly-anticipated return to Sydney this November, where all four of its shipping container experiences - SÉANCE, FLIGHT, COMA and EULOGY - will engulf audiences in complete darkness and challenge...

Cast confirmed for Metaverse of Magic opening in Sydney next month
The full cast of Metaverse of Magic, a major new theatrical production combining spectacular magic, breathtaking illusions, stunning stagecraft and cutting-edge technology, have been revealed. Metaverse of Magic is touring to Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane from...

Victoria’s Pride showcases LGBTQIA+ celebrations across Victoria October 2023 – January 2024
Presented by Midsumma, in partnership with the Victorian Government, Victoria’s Pride is a landmark program of pride events and projects held across Victoria this summer as part of a state-wide celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities. The Regional Program of Victoria’s...

Psychological thriller to premiere in Queensland Theatre 2024 season
Set to be one of the most talked about performances of 2024, Gaslight, a modern adaptation of the 1940’s suspenseful thriller by Patrick Hamilton and starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz, is set to premiere in Brisbane as part of the 2024 Queensland Theatre...

Melbourne premiere of The Inheritance
After acclaimed seasons in the West End and on Broadway, winning both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play, The Inheritance by Matthew López (Red, White & Royal Blue) will have its Australian premiere at Melbourne's fortyfivedownstairs this January. Performed...

Elvis: A Musical Revolution to tour
Sydney Return and National Tour Announcement Elvis: A Musical Revolution Authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises ★★★★ “ELVIS IS KING IN THIS ROCK N’ ROLL FEVER DREAM OF A JUKEBOX MUSICAL” THE AGE ★★★★1/2 “MOVING, MEMORABLE, MAGNIFICENT” SYDNEY SCOOP ★★★★ “ROB MALLET...

SUNSET BOULEVARD to open in Melbourne
GWB Entertainment & Opera Australia by special arrangement with The Really Useful Group SUNSET BOULEVARD Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Book & Lyrics by DON BLACK & CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON Based on the BILLY WILDER film LAVISH NEW PRODUCTION OF MUSICAL...

Kinky Boots Cast Announced
James Terry Collective is thrilled to announce its full cast for Kinky Boots, coming to Melbourne from December 1. As previously announced, this new production will star Christian Charisiou,in the role of Charlie Price. Best known for playing Robbie Hart...

Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox is coming to the Comedy Theatre in January!
One of the biggest, brightest and bushiest characters in children’s literature comes to life as Roald Dahl’s much-loved Fantastic Mr Fox leaps off the page (and all around the stage) in this mind-blowing, visually stunning, extravaganza. When Mr Fox needs to save his...

Hit comedy A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS to debut in Melbourne this December
Australia’s favourite adults-only Christmas comedy is coming to Melbourne for the very first time, and this year the Christmas tree won’t be the only thing getting lit! Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS will put Melburnians...

Perth season announced for Grease
PERTH, YOU BETTER SHAPE UP! GREASE MUSICAL TO ARRIVE IN JUNE 2024 Producers of the upcoming all-new and electrifying production of GREASE, featuring Marcia Hines, Jay Laga’aia and more, are delighted to announce that the beloved musical will be headed to Perth from...

Kinky Boots returns to Melbourne!
James Terry Collective has announced it will be bringing to Melbourne the Tony and Grammy Award winning musical Kinky Boots, with hit music by Cyndi Lauper. This new production will star Christian Charisiou, in the role of Charlie Price. Best known for...

GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL to open in Melbourne
DIRECT FROM LONDON’S OLD VIC AND FROM THE CREATORS OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE IN EXCLUSIVE MELBOURNE SEASON Producers GWB Entertainment today announced that award-winning and record-breaking,...

fortyfivedownstairs appoints new Artistic Director of the theatre
fortyfivedownstairs is excited to announce Cameron Lukey as the new Artistic Director of the theatre, following Mary Lou Jelbart AM’s decision to step down after 21 years in the role. Jelbart co-founded the organisation with Julian Burnside AO KC in 2002 and has...

Game of Thrones’ Owen Teale to play Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL Melbourne
GWB Entertainment today announces Tony Award® winner and international screen star, Owen Teale will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the triumphant return season of A Christmas Carol. Teale previously starred in the role of Scrooge to great acclaim in The Old...

Superstars head to Newcastle
Australian musical theatre devotees are in for a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime magical experience next March! Australia’s leading lady of musical theatre, Marina Prior, will headline the ultimate cast, including Silvie Paladino, of Les Miserables,...

Critically acclaimed one-woman show Overflow to make Melbourne debut
From internationally acclaimed writer and one of the UK's most prominent trans voices Travis Alabanza comes Overflow, a hilarious and devastating exploration of women’s bathrooms, who is allowed in and who is kept out, making its Melbourne debut at Arts Centre...

WICKED partner with M·A·C
WICKED AND M·A·C ANNOUNCE AN EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP, WITH A TAKEOVER AT MYER The smash hit Australian production of WICKED has announced it has united with cult global beauty brand M·A·C Cosmetics. The partnership involves a number of exclusive activities...

Malevo to make Australian debut
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AND ANDREW KAY PRESENT MALEVO EXPLOSIVE ARGENTINIAN EXPORT BRING THEIR BLAZING RAW TALENT FOR THEIR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT “The live performance is something else: loud, dramatic, and packed with explosive energy and saucy...

RENT TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN 2024
Award winning producer LPD Productions has declared there is “no day like today” as it announced the multi-Tony Award winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, RENT, will embark on a national tour in 2024. The musical will commence in Brisbane in January 2024...

Dear Evan Hansen to open in Sydney
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY AND MICHAEL CASSEL GROUP PARTNER TO BRING DEAR EVAN HANSEN TO AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME . A LETTER THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE READ LEADS TO A LIFE CHANGING LIE IN THE AWARD WINNING COMING-OF-AGE HIT SET TO PREMIERE IN SYDNEY IN 2024 . ....

West Side Story returns to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Smash-hit musical West Side Story returns to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2024 Opera Australia (OA) has announced that smash-hit musical West Side Story will return to the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in 2024, along with renewed partnerships with Dr...

Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2024 season
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks today revealed the Company’s 2024 season. Season 2024, the second under Sarks’ artistic leadership, features 12 productions that offer brave works and daring performances, reflecting the...

Miss Saigon coming to Adelaide
CAMERON MACKINTOSH in association with GWB ENTERTAINMENT presents BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG’S MISS SAIGON Coming to Adelaide, January 2024 GWB Entertainment have announced Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s...

Arts Centre Melbourne a hub for family fun this summer
Arts Centre Melbourne is set to become a hub for family fun this summer with an exciting program featuring symphonic acrobatics, roaming dinosaurs, head-bopping tunes, and magical plants under the Spire from 1 – 21 January 2024. In 2024 the much-loved Families Summer...

Circus 1903 to bring jaw-dropping entertainment to Melbourne this summer
The award-winning team behind The Illusionists and international sensation War Horse invite audiences to witness the Golden Age of circus with their mesmerising, Circus 1903 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre from 4 – 14 January 2024. Alongside the spectacular...

Reimagining of The Great Gatsby to transform Sydney Opera House this Summer
In a world-premiere event, GATSBY at The Green Light will transform the Sydney Opera House’s Studio into an unmissable experience this summer from 16 December 2023 to 25 February 2024. A wonderland of revelry, The Green Light is set to become the hottest club in town...

BELVOIR UNVEILS PRODUCTIONS FOR 2024 SEASON
Belvoir has announced the productions that will make up its next season; 2024 at Belvoir will see ten plays with something for everyone – from best-selling book adaptations, returns of incredible work, a 25A show being brought to the mainstage for the first time, a...

FINAL CAST MEMBERS REVEALED FOR GREASE
Producers of the upcoming all-new and electrifying production of GREASE are delighted to reveal the final performers joining the gang at Rydell High. The production opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne on 31 December 2023 and Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from 24...

More cast announced for A CHRISTMAS CAROL
GWB Entertainment announces further cast for A CHRISTMAS CAROL and FareShare as its charity partner for its highly anticipated 2023 Melbourne season GWB Entertainment today announced further cast for the triumphant return season of the Tony Award® winning production...

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL announces tour
The Smash Hit TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Takes Australia by Storm and Announces Seasons in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne in 2024 “SIMPLY THE BEST”– Daily Telegraph “Electric”- The Guardian “An absolute joy”– The Australian “An exhilarating night...

& JULIET coming to Sydney
After conquering Broadway, the West End and Melbourne, the global smash & JULIET will open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on 27 February for a strictly limited season, to show you there’s life after Romeo! Starring Lorinda May Merrypor, Rob Mills, Casey...

AMTA: training the next stars of the stage
AUSTRALIA’S TOP MUSICAL THEATRE TALENT BAND TOGETHER TO FOSTER EMERGING PERFORMERS There’s a reason she’s become known in the media as a ‘musical theatre star-maker’. A leading lady of the theatre in her own right, Queenie van de Zandt is also the co-founder of the...

Malthouse Theatre announces its 2024 season
Malthouse Theatre announces its 2024 season with eight works that explore and challenge the concepts of belief, fate and the rituals that bring us together today From the stage premiere of an award-winning Australian memoir about growing up the child of Black migrants...

& Juliet to open in Perth
PERTH NAMED AS THE SECOND AUSTRALIAN CITY TO HEAR BROADWAY SMASH HIT & JULIET ROAR TICKETS ON SALE FROM 28 AUGUST FOR STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON AT CROWN THEATRE FROM DECEMBER . “HEART-BLOWING, TRANSFORMATIVE & IRRESISTIBLE” The Australian “TRIUMPHANT. THE...

BEETLEJUICE to open in Melbourne!
BROADWAY SMASH BEETLEJUICE TO GIVE MELBOURNE THE FRIGHT OF ITS LIFE IN 2025 EDDIE PERFECT’S STRANGE AND UNUSUAL MUSICAL TO MAKE ITS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Australian theatre fans have chanted “Beetlejuice” three times and the most mischievous corpse in the history...

Chicago cast announced
TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK AS THE SIZZLING STAR-STUDDED CAST ANNOUNCED FOR “THE SHARPEST, SLICKEST SHOW ON THE BLOCK” A sizzling star-studded cast was announced today for the new Australian tour of one of Australia’s favourite musicals, CHICAGO. Tickets...

WICKED ANNOUNCES $45 DIGITAL LOTTERY
WICKED has announced a $45 digital Lottery for all performances at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 25 August, in association with TodayTix. Entries for the digital Lottery for the first week of performances are now open, and will close at 1.00pm AEST on...

MORE CAST MEMBERS REVEALED FOR GREASE
Mackenzie Dunn, playing the role of Rizzo, and Brianna Bishop, in the role of Marty, are set to join the star-studded cast of GREASE, which opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne on 31 December. Most recently seen in the lead role of Ella in the...

The world’s first interactive magic spectacular
Metaverse of Magic, a major new theatrical production combining spectacular magic, breathtaking illusions, stunning stagecraft and cutting-edge technology will tour across Australia from November 2023. Bringing together the most renowned magicians from around the...

Sing-a-long Moulin Rouge! The Musical announced
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL RETURNS TO THE REGENT THEATRE NEXT MONTH AND A SPECTACULAR SING – A – LONG PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. Moulin Rouge! The Musical will have its first performance of the Return Melbourne season on 20 August, 2023 when Baz Luhrmann’s...

Final cast members announced for WICKED
The final cast members were announced today for the Broadway Blockbuster musical WICKED, which flies into Australia’s Emerald City at the Sydney Lyric from 25 August. Rising star Zoe Coppinger will be the Elphaba Standby, the girl born with...