SAINT – The Melbourne Magic Festival 9-10 July

SAINT – The Melbourne Magic Festival 9-10 July

Experience the Astonishing Magic Duo of Luke Blaze and Jay Cristo, in their critically acclaimed five-star          show "SAINT" as part of the 2024 Melbourne Magic Festival on July 9 and 10 at the Arrow on Swanston, Carlton. After taking the Melbourne Magic Festival...

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Rodney Rigby lands fourth Tony Award nomination

Rodney Rigby lands fourth Tony Award nomination

NEW MUSICAL WATER FOR ELEPHANTS NOMINATED FOR SEVEN TONY AWARDS   Australian producer Rodney Rigby lands fourth Tony Award nomination with Broadway musical Water for Elephants   Three-time Tony nominee, Olivier Award and Helpmann Award recipient producer Rodney...

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The Word presented by St Martins Youth Arts

The Word presented by St Martins Youth Arts

Inside the imposing architecture of Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, an ensemble of eleven young, diverse performers will take to the stage for ‘The Word’ presented by St Martins 17 - 26 May 2024. ‘The Word’ brings together these young performers with a cohort of...

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Grammy Award winner Maxim Vengerov to tour Australia

Grammy Award winner Maxim Vengerov to tour Australia

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 to celebrate his 50th Birthday in August 2024. Accompanied by one of...

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STAR STUDDED CAST READY TO GLITTER IN CANDIDE

STAR STUDDED CAST READY TO GLITTER IN CANDIDE

  State Opera and State Theatre Company South Australia have come together for the first time in more than a decade to delight audiences, bringing the Tony and Olivier award-winning operetta, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, to Her Majesty’s Theatre next month. This...

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Genre-bending art pop grounded in ancient ritual

Genre-bending art pop grounded in ancient ritual

Rainbow Chan 陳雋然 is an award-winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist. This May, she will make her Arts House debut with The Bridal Lament 哭嫁歌. A sumptuous audio-visual experience and poly-stylistic song cycle, The Bridal Lament moves through...

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Gretel Killeen to join cast of Rocky Horror Show

Gretel Killeen to join cast of Rocky Horror Show

  Joining the 50th anniversary production's extraordinary line up of Narrators, including: Richard O'Brien, Myf Warhurst, Joel Creasey, Nicholas Hammond, Dylan Alcott and Pete Helliar, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW welcomes GRETEL KILLEEN, starring as the final Narrator,...

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First look at Sunset Boulevard rehearsals

First look at Sunset Boulevard rehearsals

    Opera Australia & GWB Entertainment 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...

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Keala Settle to join the cast of & JULIET

Keala Settle to join the cast of & JULIET

INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR TO JOIN CAST OF & JULIET   THE GREATEST SHOWMAN STAR KEALA SETTLE TO TAKE OVER ROLE OF ANGÉLIQUE FROM 19 JUNE   “HEART-BLOWING, TRANSFORMATIVE & IRRESISTIBLE”  The Australian “TRIUMPHANT. THE CAST IS UNIFORMLY BRILLIANT” ...

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The Platypus at Theatre Works

The Platypus at Theatre Works

This June, Theatre Works and Buckets Nijinsky Productions serve up Melbourne theatre lovers a wonderfully bleak, black comedy about the end of a relationship. Composed of odds and ends, the platypus is a strange creature. It’s almost as though Evolution got tired one...

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THE BOOK OF MORMON TO RETURN TO SYDNEY IN 2025

THE BOOK OF MORMON TO RETURN TO SYDNEY IN 2025

  “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY.   Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of that improbable paradise called a musical comedy.” THE NEW YORK TIMES   Australia, the Mormons are back! The Tony®, Olivier® and Grammy® award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON...

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ELEGIES – A SONG CYCLE TO STAR NADINE GARNER

ELEGIES – A SONG CYCLE TO STAR NADINE GARNER

ELEGIES A SONG CYCLE Starring Nadine Garner Song Cycle by William Finn Directed by Tyran Parke fortyfivedownstairs – 10 to 21 July   The quirky and uplifting musical, Elegies – A Song Cycle by William Finn is coming to fortyfivedownstairs Melbourne. Today it was...

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Last chance to see Groundhog Day!

Last chance to see Groundhog Day!

  LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE 99,000 THEATREGOERS WHO HAVE LOVED GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL TIME AND TIME AGAIN     The Australian production of Groundhog Day The Musical is now in its final week of performances before Punxsutawney Phil must leave Melbourne. With...

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The Woman in Black Comes to Sydney

The Woman in Black Comes to Sydney

PW Productions, Woodward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions today announced that a Sydney season has been added to the national tour of The Woman in Black. Sydney audiences will now have the opportunity to witness the most terrifying live theatre experience in...

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Melbourne Opera presents  Lucia di Lammermoor

Melbourne Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor

Award-winning Greek-Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis extends her bel canto repertoire by taking on the starring role in Lucia di Lammermoor, directed by one of Australia’s most accomplished opera directors Suzanne Chaundy. This new production of Donizetti’s...

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Chicago heads to Canberra

Chicago heads to Canberra

“THE SHARPEST, SLICKEST SHOW ON THE BLOCK” HEADS TO CANBERRA   Australia’s leading theatre producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that the acclaimed production of one of Australia’s favourite musicals, CHICAGO, will open in Canberra in September...

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Sarah Snook and Marg Howell win Olivier Awards

Sarah Snook and Marg Howell win Olivier Awards

  SARAH SNOOK NAMED BEST ACTRESS MARG HORWELL WINS BEST COSTUME DESIGN AT  2024 OLIVIER AWARDS   Snook plays 26 characters in dazzling adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s renowned novel Adapted and directed by Sydney Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Kip Williams...

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Casey Donovan to star in Sister Act

Casey Donovan to star in Sister Act

  HALLELUJAH! CASEY DONOVAN CONFIRMED TO STAR AS DELORIS VAN CARTIER IN SISTER ACT   ★★★★★ ‘The most feel-good show of the year’ - The Sun, UK   Praise be! In the biggest role of her career to date, Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of...

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Ghosts at Theatre Works

Ghosts at Theatre Works

This Winter, Theatre Works invites audiences to dive into the hauntingly beautiful world of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts. A scathing commentary on 19th-century morality, when first staged in 1882 Ghosts was bitterly criticised and attacked for the taboo topics it spotlit. In...

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Cast members announced for Ride The Cyclone

Cast members announced for Ride The Cyclone

    Hayes Theatre Co have announced an exceptional cast for their Australian premiere of the viral musical sensation Ride The Cyclone. This striking and critically acclaimed musical blends comedy and tragedy, inspiring millions of views on TikTok and becoming a social...

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THE LIBRAR(IAN) at The Butterfly Club.

THE LIBRAR(IAN) at The Butterfly Club.

WELCOME TO IAN’S WORLD INSIDE A LIBRARY. Ian loves to work in the library. He gets to meet new people every day and he's very good at Children’s Storytime. Ian dreams of being on PlaySchool. Noni and Simon are his heroes. Journey through a day in the life as Ian...

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MALTHOUSE THEATRE: HOMO PENTECOSTUS

MALTHOUSE THEATRE: HOMO PENTECOSTUS

In a world premiere, Malthouse audiences are invited to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and liberation with Homo Pentecostus. Actor, dancer, and writer Joel Bray unveils an intimate exploration of his secret queer identity within the confines of a 1990s...

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HE –  First bilingual season at Theatre Works

HE – First bilingual season at Theatre Works

A man returns to his childhood home, a small coastal town in post-civil war El Salvador— a place he swore to the ocean he’d never set foot in again. HE is a coming-of-age tragedy about the treacherous waters of masculinity, homophobia, and love. About dad, the war,...

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CLOC presents Billy Elliot

CLOC presents Billy Elliot

  Be Electrified by The Boy Who Wants to Dance   From the bleak, muggy streets of northern England to the bright stage lights of a London ballet stage comes Billy Elliot, which tells the story of a boy’s struggle for the right to express himself through...

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2024 Green Room Award Winners Announced

2024 Green Room Award Winners Announced

  Victoria’s theatre industry came together at the Comedy Theatre last night for the 41st Green Room Awards. The event was also live streamed via the Australian Digital Concert Hall. The star-studded line-up of performers included Courtney Monsma and Zoe...

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PICA Presents Season 2 Djeran/Makuru Program

PICA Presents Season 2 Djeran/Makuru Program

The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is thrilled to present its first-ever season dedicated to performance. PICA’s Season 2 Djeran/Makuru program will bring music, movement and legacy into the gallery, with new and revisited live works woven throughout the...

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Full Cast Announcement – ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITANS

Full Cast Announcement – ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITANS

Theatre veteran Anton Berezin will be joined by renowned screen and stage actors, Emily Joy, Seon Williams and the legendary Babs McMillan for the world-premiere season at Chapel off Chapel from 15th May - 2nd June 2024. The play centres around esteemed artistic...

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Pantomime celebrates 10 years with Snow White

Pantomime celebrates 10 years with Snow White

PANTOMIME IN AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES  10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH BONNIE LYTHGOE’S SNOW WHITE    STARRING DEBORA KRIZAK as the ‘Wicked Queen’ IN EXCLUSIVE PARRAMATTA SEASON AT RIVERSIDE THEATRES FROM 7 SEPTEMBER 2024 TICKETS NOW ON SALE   After five years, the...

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RISING 2024 program announcement

RISING 2024 program announcement

RISING launches with a mammoth line-up of new music, art and performance, RISING in 2024 will take over Melbourne / Naarm this June with 105 events, more than 480 artists, 23 new commissions, 6 world premieres, and 8 Australian premieres, set to take the city as a...

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Allan Raskall to make stage debut

Allan Raskall to make stage debut

CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE TO FEATURE  THE STAGE DEBUT OF ALLAN RASKALL     . The producers of CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE announced today that they have secured the services of Nine News entertainment reporter Allan Raskall for the return Melbourne season at the...

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Patti LuPone to tour Australia

Patti LuPone to tour Australia

BROADWAY LEGEND PATTI LUPONE TO BRING NEW CONCERT TO AUSTRALIA       A LIFE IN NOTES TO FEATURE SONGS THAT INFLUENCED LUPONE THROUGHOUT HER LIFE  Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will bring her new concert A LIFE IN NOTES to Australia this winter,...

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MTC – Night of The Almighty Sometimes

MTC – Night of The Almighty Sometimes

Film, TV and stage icon Nadine Garner (ABC’s Savage River) and Max McKenna (Muriel’s Wedding the Musical) star in this multi-award-winning family drama. When 18-year-old Anna stumbles upon stories she wrote as a child she discovers a thrilling but unfamiliar...

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HAMILTON Cast Announced

HAMILTON Cast Announced

2024 AUSTRALIAN HAMILTON CAST SET TO BLOW US ALL AWAY    Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel today reveal the cast of the highly anticipated return season of the Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical HAMILTON.   Making their...

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Asylum: a timely new play opens 3 May in Sydney

Asylum: a timely new play opens 3 May in Sydney

Inspired by the tragedy of statelessness, Asylum explores the forces at play in the choices people make when the clear priority is to save their family. Set against the backdrop of large scale migration, this play examines the personal stories of Hajir, a young...

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Join the cast of West Side Story!

Join the cast of West Side Story!

Unique opportunity to join the cast of West Side Story in first musical walk-on role   Opera Australia is offering musical theatre fans the experience of a lifetime, with a limited number of walk-on roles now on sale for the up-coming season of smash-hit musical...

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Sydney Comedy Festival – Urvi Majumdar

Sydney Comedy Festival – Urvi Majumdar

Urvi Majumdar – Enmore Theatre Thursday 9 May – Sunday 12 May https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/urvi-majumdar-burnt-2/ How would you describe the show to someone who knows very little about it? ‘Burnt’ is collection of funny and bizarre stories from two of the...

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FINAL MELBOURNE PERFORMANCES FOR THE ODD COUPLE NOW ON SALE

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE ODD COUPLE

  Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced the full cast for Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy The Odd Couple, which plays at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from May and Theatre Royal Sydney from June. New tickets go on sale this week due to...

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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

The Sydney Comedy Festival is thrilled to announce the full 2024 line-up, its biggest program ever with more than 750 artists gearing up to flood the city with laughs and more than 315 shows on from 22nd April to 19th May. Adding to the ranks of Aussie comedy...

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Theatreworks  – Things I Know to be True

Theatreworks – Things I Know to be True

Bob and Fran have worked for thirty years to build a home and raise a family. Now that the children have grown and moved out, it’s their time to sit back and smell the roses. But as the seasons pass over the course of a year, each of their four children return to...

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Australian premiere of The Grinning Man

Australian premiere of The Grinning Man

Alex Theatre St Kilda celebrates 10 Years with the Australian premiere of the West End hit The Grinning Man   ★★★★ "The greatest freakshow in town"  The Guardian "This fanciful musical adaptation of The Man Who Laughs...mixes the comical, the grim and the...

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Cast announced for The Turn of the Screw

Cast announced for The Turn of the Screw

  Craig Baldwin in association with Hayes Theatre Co has announced some of the stellar cast for the upcoming chamber opera The Turn of the Screw which opens in August. For the first time ever, opera fills the intimate Hayes space with Benjamin Britten’s...

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Sydney Comedy Festival – Alexandra Hudson

Sydney Comedy Festival – Alexandra Hudson

Alexandra believes that if society thinks of her as a lemon, she may as well use them to make herself some sweet lemonade. Alexandra explores her experiences as a disabled woman and challenges the misconceptions held about her.  How would you describe the show to...

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SISTER ACT TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK

SISTER ACT TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK

HALLELUJAH!   ★★★★★ ‘The most feel-good show of the year’ - The Sun, UK   Tickets for the eagerly anticipated Australian premiere of Sister Act go on sale to the general public this Thursday 29 February at 9:00am for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons of this...

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ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITANS at Chapel off Chapel

ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITANS at Chapel off Chapel

Monstrous Theatre have just announced the world premiere of celebrated Australian playwright Ron Elisha’s dangerous comedy ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITANS. It will be directed by Suzanne Heywood and performed at Chapel off Chapel from 15thMay - 2ndJune 2024. This timely and...

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PETE HELLIAR joins cast of Rocky Horror

PETE HELLIAR joins cast of Rocky Horror

AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE COMEDY LEGEND PETE HELLIAR JOINS DYLAN ALCOTT BOTH STARRING AS THE NARRATOR IN THE LEGENDARY ROCKY HORROR SHOW WITH JASON DONOVAN   THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY DYLAN ALCOTT MARCH 31 – APRIL 17 PETE HELLIAR APRIL 18 – MAY 5   ”A good excuse to...

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CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE returns to Melbourne

CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE returns to Melbourne

  After dazzling audiences & critics alike last September, CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE returns to the Athenaeum Theatre for a week-long season from Wednesday 29th May 2024. Joining the production will be one of musical theatre’s most loved performers Rachael...

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AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL returns

AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL returns

  AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA 15 – 19 MAY 2024   John Bucchino, Josh Piterman, Patrice Tipoki, Kerrie Anne Greenland, Queenie van de Zandt, Tyran Parke, Natalie Gamsu, Nicole Farrow, Samantha Hammersley and more… 2024 is the...

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PATTI NEWTON TO REMAIN WITH GREASE

PATTI NEWTON TO REMAIN WITH GREASE

PATTI NEWTON TO REMAIN WITH GREASE CAST TOURING TO SYDNEY AND PERTH CRITICS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE ARE LOVING THIS BRAND-NEW PRODUCTION THAT IS TRULY ELECTRIFYING! The much-loved Patti Newton has confirmed that she will be continuing with her role of Miss Lynch in the...

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Simon Burke to play the Wizard in Melbourne

Simon Burke to play the Wizard in Melbourne

  It was announced today that award-winning actor Simon Burke AO will be playing the role of the Wizard during the Melbourne season of the spectacular musical WICKED. After nearly three years playing Harold Zidler, the owner and host of the Moulin Rouge cabaret...

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SISTER ACT TO TOUR TO SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

SISTER ACT TO TOUR TO SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

MAJOR MUSICAL ANNOUNCEMENT HALLELUJAH! SISTER ACT TO TOUR TO SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE ★★★★★ ‘The most feel-good show of the year’ - The Sun, UK   Praise be! The habit is coming to Australia. John Frost for Crossroads Live is delighted to announce the arrival of the...

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$20 Wicked tickets!

$20 Wicked tickets!

WICKED FANS REJOICE! PREVIEW PERFORMANCE ADDED ON 2 MARCH WITH ALL SEATS AT $20   An additional preview was announced today for the upcoming Melbourne season of the spectacular musical WICKED, on Saturday 2 March at 7:30pm at the Regent Theatre. This will be the...

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First look at Sunset Boulevard rehearsals

SUNSET BOULEVARD full cast announced

FULL CAST CONFIRMED TO JOIN SUPERSTAR SARAH BRIGHTMAN IN LAVISH NEW PRODUCTION OF MUSICAL MASTERPIECE SUNSET BOULEVARD PRINCESS THEATRE MELBOURNE MAY 2024 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AUGUST 2024   A lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning musical...

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RENT opens in Brisbane

RENT opens in Brisbane

  The multi-Tony Award winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, RENT, officially opens tonight in Brisbane, kickstarting its Australian tour. This unique and revolutionary musical opens at the Playhouse, QPAC tonight followed by limited seasons in Melbourne,...

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2023 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

2023 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

  The winners of the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded ceremony, with 30 Awards presented, shared between 15 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2023. Almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the...

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World Premiere of The Grandparents Club

World Premiere of The Grandparents Club

NEW AUSTRALIAN COMEDY MUSICAL CELEBRATING GRANDPARENTHOOD ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE   A brand-new, original Australian musical comedy celebrating the wonderful world of grandparenting, The Grandparents Club will make its world premiere in May 2024, before touring...

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RED STITCH REVEALS 2024 SEASON

RED STITCH REVEALS 2024 SEASON

The ensemble-led Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre has last week revealed its 2024 season, marking another notable year ahead for the big little theatre. The suite of six plays includes four Australian premieres and two returning productions back by popular demand. Kicking...

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Theatre Works 2024

Theatre Works 2024

Theatre Works is thrilled to announce its 2024 season, an extensive and vibrant lineup featuring over 40 productions that underscore the richness of Australian theatre. This year's programme is a testament to Theatre Works' commitment to championing independent...

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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

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...

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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....

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Arts house: Announcing Season 1, 2024

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...

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