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Circus Oz Hub Returns to Melbourne Fringe
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2024
For the first time since 2019, the vibrant Circus Oz Hub returns with a stacked program featuring some of Australia’s most exciting circus acts, school holiday fun for the family and electric late night entertainment for the duration of Melbourne Fringe 2024. 
HELLO, ASTEROID! Comes to Club Voltaire Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2024
The year is 2094 and an asteroid is about to hit our planet. Most people would panic, cry, or perhaps hold their loved ones close ... but not Charlie. In the last hour of his life, Charlie sits alone on a stage talking to his audience of houseplants and his robo-aide, Allan.
Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL in Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2024
The first cast for the smash hit production A CHRISTMAS CAROL has been announced, featuring Alison Whyte, Tim Wright, Aisha Adara, Sarah Morrison, and Kaya Byrne.
LADY MACBETH PLAYED WING DEFENCE Comes to Melbourne Fringe
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2024
Crash Theatre Company will bring a new, original Australian musical to Melbourne Fringe Festival this October with Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence.
MARVELous THE SHOW Premieres at the National Theatre in October
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2024
With a rock-infused soundtrack, a breathtaking stage design, and a cast of exceptional acrobats, vocalists, dancers and high flying aerialists, MARVELous The Show is a dynamic blend of parody, hilarity and impressive live performances – all delivered with a satiric and risqué edge.
A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS Now On Sale In Brisbane and the Gold Coast
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2024
Tickets for A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS, Australia's adults-only Christmas comedy, are now on sale.
SIGNOR BAFFO Will Embark on Regional Tour Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2024
Interactive Theatre International has announced the first regional tour of Signor Baffo from 3-13 October 2024. 
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Starring Nadine Garner Extends Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2024
Following a near sellout season at the Sydney Opera House and an overwhelming response to the initial Melbourne season announcement, the producers of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE An Adaptation in Words and Music have released an additional four performances to the Arts Centre Melbourne season in the Fairfax Studio.
ADA, ASMIN AND THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE Comes to Melbourne Fringe Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2024
Much-lauded Lemony S Puppet Theatre will return to the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a Victorian premiere season that invites audiences on an inspiring journey of discovery and connection, through space and time. 
Melbourne Theatre Company Unveils 2025 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2024
Melbourne Theatre Company has announced thirteen world-class stage productions for its 2025 season. From classic plays to international hits and world premieres to works that could only have been made in Melbourne, audiences are invited to immerse themselves in stories that ask them to think, feel and reflect in a season that bridges the familiar with the unexpected.
THE PASSION OF PAULINE Comes to Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2024
Possibly like nothing you’ve seen before The Passion of Pauline is the reenactment of a real criminal trial performed as a TV game show. The audience acts as the jury and nightly decides the contestant’s fate. A mix of live performance and multimedia the judge, barrister, and witnesses are all talking chimpanzees relayed via video. 
Laugh For Lifeline Comedy Fundraiser Comes to Bendigo, Melbourne, and Ballarat
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2024
Lifeline supports people struggling with their mental health. Their Loddon Mallee centre answers thousands of calls each year and trains and supports crisis counselling for Bendigo to Swan Hill and the surrounding region. 
THE BUTTERFLY WHO FLEW INTO THE RAVE Comes To Melbourne For Australian Premiere
by Blair Ingenthron - September 08, 2024
Oli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch, and Sharvon Mortimer present THE BUTTERFLY WHO FLEW INTO THE RAVE, an endurance-based dance work set to Suburban Knight's techno album, making its Australian premiere in Melbourne.
HADESTOWN Will Premiere in Melbourne Next Year
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2024
Seen by three million, streamed by over 350 million and adored by fans all around the world, singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed West End and Broadway musical phenomenon Hadestown will premiere in Melbourne at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in May 2025.
Nominations Open For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards
by BWW Awards - September 03, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Season Extended for Noni Hazlehurst's One Woman Show MOTHER at Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2024
Six extra shows have been added to the season of Mother at Arts Centre Melbourne, starring much loved Australian actor Noni Hazlehurst AM. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
SPECIALS! Kath Duncan to be Presented at Arts House
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2024
Specials! is an Australian first – a disability led play created by a Special School student about Special School. The production will have developmental showings at Arts House. Learn how to purchase tickets.
ISMO Will Embark On 2024 Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2024
No matter where you are in the world, ISMO has an undeniable ability to make people see familiar cultural norms in an entirely new way!  ISMO's WOO HOO! WORLD TOUR kicks off in Australia in November 2024. 
THE SOLOS Comes to Melbourne Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2024
Developed in collaboration with a team of established industry leaders, six members of the Weave Movement Theatre ensemble will perform their first-ever stand-alone dance explorations for 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival audiences.
Ilbijerri Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company to Present BLAK IN THE ROOM in November
by Blair Ingenthron - August 24, 2024
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company will present their ground-breaking collaboration, Blak in the Room. Three new works written by the next generation of Blak storytellers will be staged at Southbank Theatre over two weeks, celebrating the richness and vitality of Blak theatre.
Carol Whitfield Brings Her Hit Amy Winehouse Show to the MC Showroom For Melbourne Fringe 2024
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2024
What made Winehouse great? Here’s your chance to experience Winehouse’s music like never before in Beyond The Beehive: Amy Winehouse’s Musical Mastery. Presented and performed by Carol Whitfield for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024 this is the audience’s chance to see behind the music of Amy and into her world. 
QUASIMODO IN MUSICAL IN CONCERT Comes to Melbourne Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2024
Broadwest Productions in association with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra will present the world premiere of Quasimodo – The Musical in Concert, a new and spectacular re-imagination of Victor Hugo’s classic hunchback story.
REVIEW: Part TED Talk, Part Staged Reading, PRIDE & PREJUDICE AN ADAPTION IN WORDS AND MUSIC is And Enlightening And Entertaining Look At The Well Known Classic
by Jade Kops - August 17, 2024
PRIDE & PREJUDICE AN ADAPTION IN WORDS AND MUSIC shines a light on two important elements that go into understanding the Regency world that underpins Jane Austen’s famous novel of manners.
LADY MACBETH PLAYED WING DEFENCE is Coming to Sydney and Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2024
Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, a hit musical by Crash Theatre Company, is coming to Sydney and Melbourne. Learn how to purchase tickets.
LEGENDS IN CONCERT Returns To Melbourne In January 2025
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2024
Direct from Las Vegas, Legends in Concert will return to entertain Melbourne audiences again after a near sellout 6th season in January this year.

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