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Sydney Opera House: Polar Bear & Penguin

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Direct from Ireland, Polar Bear & Penguin is a charming play for young audiences written and performed by John Currivan & Paul Curley. The tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to…
Event Series Alice In Wonderland

The Australian Shakespeare Company: Alice In Wonderland

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Join Alice on her amazing journey through Wonderland and experience an adventure like no other. This summer holidays, tumble down the rabbit hole as the Australian Shakespeare Company presents Lewis Carroll's absurd & wickedly clever classic - Alice in Wonderland. Brought to life beautifully in Glenn Elstons highly acclaimed production.…
Event Series Dog Man the Musical

Adelaide Festival Centre: Dog Man the Musical

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch…
Event Series Dog Man the Musical

Adelaide Festival Centre: Dog Man the Musical

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch…
Editor's Choice Event Series Into The Shimmering World

Sydney Theatre Company: Into The Shimmering World

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Angus Cerini’s new play follows in the footsteps of his gothic dramas The Bleeding Tree and Wonnangatta, both of which used a visceral, poetic language, while plugging into Australia’s complex relationship with the bush. Into the Shimmering World is a quieter, more contemplative piece. Colin Friels and Kerry Armstrong give moving…
Event Series No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Theatre Company: No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
When No Pay? No Way! opened in 2020 it was instantly met with standing ovations and glowing reviews. Now, one of Sydney Theatre Company’s funniest and most beloved productions in recent years returns to the Drama Theatre and to a world more in need of its wild, farcical wisdom than…
Event Series The President

Sydney Theatre Company: The President

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hugo Weaving returns to the stage, joined by one of Ireland’s greatest actors, Olwen Fouéré. In a first-time co-production, Sydney Theatre Company will join forces with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin to mount this genius piece of twentieth century playwriting. For this rare and remarkable international collaboration, the cast and…
Editor's Choice Event Series 37

Queensland Theatre: 37

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
The Cutting Cove Currawongs have spent so long at the bottom of the footy ladder, they are the laughing stock of their small coastal town. But with the arrival of two talented Marngrook cousins, things might just turn around. But not everyone’s happy. Named after the number Adam Goodes wore…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Almighty Sometimes

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Almighty Sometimes

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
Kendall Feaver’s knotty drama takes an unflinching look at mental illness and medication among young people. Anna threw herself out of a window when she was seven. The following year, having read her somewhat macabre stories, her worried mother Renée took her to see a child psychiatrist, who prescribed a…
Event Series I Wish…

Patch Theatre: I Wish…

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
People have secret ingredients – what could your secret ingredient be? Enter a world of colour and creativity as performers imagine all the things they could be – from an astronaut to a unicorn, and everything in between. While exploring their feelings and differences on stage, they reveal the magic…
Event Series 360 AllStars

Onyx Productions: 360 AllStars

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Av, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Experience a phenomenal physical performance for the whole family to enjoy. Exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus. Boasting a stellar cast of World Champion & World Record holding artists & athletes,  
Event Series I Wish…

Patch Theatre: I Wish…

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
People have secret ingredients – what could your secret ingredient be? Enter a world of colour and creativity as performers imagine all the things they could be – from an astronaut to a unicorn, and everything in between. While exploring their feelings and differences on stage, they reveal the magic…

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