2025 Sydney Comedy Festival Award Winners Announced

2025 Sydney Comedy Festival Award Winners Announced

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...

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THE 39 STEPS TO TOUR AUSTRALIA

THE 39 STEPS TO TOUR AUSTRALIA

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...

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Circe’s Carnival of Vice at Fortyfivedownstairs

Circe’s Carnival of Vice at Fortyfivedownstairs

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...

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The Spare Room at Belvoir

The Spare Room at Belvoir

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...

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Samson & Delilah at The Palais Theatre

Samson & Delilah at The Palais Theatre

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...

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Bondi Festival Returns for 2025!

Bondi Festival Returns for 2025!

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...

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Soldier Boy at Theatre Works

Soldier Boy at Theatre Works

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...

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National Institute of Circus Arts present PROTEUS

National Institute of Circus Arts present PROTEUS

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...

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Virginia Gay is the Wildest Woman in the West

Virginia Gay is the Wildest Woman in the West

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...

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The Trojan War at Riverside Theatres Parramatta

The Trojan War at Riverside Theatres Parramatta

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...

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Thousands have a great laugh in Tumberlong Park

Thousands have a great laugh in Tumberlong Park

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...

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Full cast announced for CATS

Full cast announced for CATS

  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...

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Ian Michael to direct Malthouse Theatre’s TROY

Ian Michael to direct Malthouse Theatre’s TROY

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...

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THE BUTTERFLY CLUB – How To Hold A Sign

THE BUTTERFLY CLUB – How To Hold A Sign

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...

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Yes Yes Yes at Riverside Theatres

Yes Yes Yes at Riverside Theatres

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,...

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20+ CELEBRITIES TO TAKE PART IN VABT FUNDRAISER

20+ CELEBRITIES TO TAKE PART IN VABT FUNDRAISER

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...

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1984 national tour cast announcement

1984 national tour cast announcement

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...

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Run Rabbit and MELON at Flight Path Theatre

Run Rabbit and MELON at Flight Path Theatre

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...

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Heaven at Qtopia Sydney’s Loading Dock Theatre

Heaven at Qtopia Sydney’s Loading Dock Theatre

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,...

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My Cousin Frank to make Naarm/Melbourne theatre debut

My Cousin Frank to make Naarm/Melbourne theatre debut

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...

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Happy Go Wrong at fortyfivedownstairs

Happy Go Wrong at fortyfivedownstairs

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,...

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SLEEPLESS FESTIVAL returns this May,

SLEEPLESS FESTIVAL returns this May,

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...

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Skank Sinatra at Qtopia Sydney

Skank Sinatra at Qtopia Sydney

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...

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‘Love and Information’ at Theatre Works

‘Love and Information’ at Theatre Works

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...

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Night Night by The Last Great Hunt

Night Night by The Last Great Hunt

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...

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The Lover and The Dumb Waiter at Ensemble Theatre

Harold Pinter double bill — twice the comedy, twice the menace — comprising two darkly funny one-act plays by one of theatre’s most inventive and versatile writers.  THE LOVER Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last...

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Theatre Works Launches New Space

Theatre Works Launches New Space

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...

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ENDGAMES performed by Max Gillies

ENDGAMES performed by Max Gillies

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...

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ST KILDA TALES at the Explosives Factory

ST KILDA TALES at the Explosives Factory

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...

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CAST ANNOUNCED for Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!

CAST ANNOUNCED for Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!

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...

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ANASTASIA to Premiere in Australia in 2025

ANASTASIA to Premiere in Australia in 2025

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...

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NATIONAL THEATRE OF PARRAMATTA’S HEARTLAND FESTIVAL

NATIONAL THEATRE OF PARRAMATTA’S HEARTLAND FESTIVAL

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,...

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YIRRAMBOI Theatre Highlights

YIRRAMBOI Theatre Highlights

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...

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NICA celebrates a new student intake for 2025

NICA celebrates a new student intake for 2025

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...

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Becky Lucas is Back With Her Most Hilarious Show Yet

Becky Lucas is Back With Her Most Hilarious Show Yet

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...

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RISING Unveils its 2025 program

RISING Unveils its 2025 program

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...

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NEW SHOWS – Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out Live!

NEW SHOWS – Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out Live!

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...

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1984 national tour cast announcement

1984 by George Orwell at Comedy Theatre this July

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......

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Malthouse Theatre Presents The Birds

Malthouse Theatre Presents The Birds

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...

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New chapter for Rob Guest Endowment

New chapter for Rob Guest Endowment

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,...

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Juan Diego Flórez returns to Australia

Juan Diego Flórez returns to Australia

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...

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New Adelaide Festival Artistic Director announced

New Adelaide Festival Artistic Director announced

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...

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In The Heights to heat up Melbourne

In The Heights to heat up Melbourne

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...

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Full cast announced for Beetlejuice The Musical

Full cast announced for Beetlejuice The Musical

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....

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The Lion King to open in Sydney in 2026

The Lion King to open in Sydney in 2026

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...

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ANNOUNCING Ray Chen 2025 Tour

ANNOUNCING Ray Chen 2025 Tour

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...

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New cities announced for CATS

New cities announced for CATS

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,...

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DANIEL MUGGLETON announces 2025 festival dates

DANIEL MUGGLETON announces 2025 festival dates

“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...

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New theatres for Sydney!

New theatres for Sydney!

  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...

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2024 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD WINNERS

2024 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD WINNERS

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...

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Colour & Light: The Art of Stephen Sondheim

  COLOUR & LIGHT: THE ART OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM HEY OLD FRIENDS - AN INTIMATE, BRAND NEW, REVUE  CELEBRATING THE MAESTRO OF MUSICAL THEATRE.   Step into the dazzling world of Stephen Sondheim with Colour & Light: The Art of Stephen Sondheim, a...

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