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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 Trade Center attacks, the Melbourne premiere of Anne Nelson's acclaimed play The Guys.

With forty-five tonnes of flying scenery, 145 wigs and 440 beautifully handmade costumes, one of which features 14,000 beads and crystals, you are guaranteed to leave Her Majesty's Theatre feeling wowed!

Back in remission, Shafar returned to the Melbourne Comedy Festival earlier this year with his darkest and funniest show yet, receiving critical acclaim for his cutting observations about the dangers of cancel culture, the hypocrisy of racists and, most importantly, the unknown perils of skinny jean

A concert celebration of the leading female singers of the 20th Century, the performance will feature crowd favourite hits including Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, People, Don't Rain On My Parade, Over the Rainbow, The Man that Got Away, The Trolley Song, Cabaret, New York, New York and many mor

The four artists are offered a bespoke program of workshops to assist in professional development goals and also receive $4,000 for the equivalent of four weeks' full time employment.

After opening to glowing reviews in Sydney, Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live has arrived in Melbourne to mesmerize admires of the male physique in the world's largest spiegeltent, The Arcadia.

From the award-winning team Arielle Gray (It's Dark Outside, Cloudstreet) and Tim Watts (creator of The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer), NEW OWNER uses puppetry, animation and a beautiful soundtrack with original music by Rachael Dease to follow the story of Bart, forced to fend for

The world-acclaimed contemporary circus arts company Circa this week premiered the sixth of the remarkable ten new works created during COVID, with a production of Astor Piazzolla's tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires with Opera Lyon opening at the prestigious Les Nuits de Fourvière, the first fe

Beep will perform at Murray Bridge Town Hall, Shedley Theatre (Elizabeth), Hopgood Theatre (Noarlunga), Centenary Hall (Goolwa), Northern Festival Centre (Port Pirie), Lea Memorial Theatre (Port Augusta), Middleback Arts Centre (Whyalla) and Ororroo Town Hall.

Following auditions by more than 300 hopeful artists in Brisbane and around the country (via video calls), the full cast of this September's Queensland premiere season of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was unveiled today coinciding with World Chocolate Day (7 July).

The ringmaster will take you on a journey where he blends world-class circus artists, spellbinding magic that will leave you mesmerised by a show of mystery and mayhem.

Written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is based on the critically acclaimed book of the same name that was written by John D'Agata and Jim Fingal.

ew tickets for record-breaking theatrical event Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale to the general public tomorrow at 9am, Friday 2 July 2021.

Award winning independent company Australian Contemporary Opera Co celebrates a return to the Melbourne main-stage with the revival of Gale Edwards' brilliant and acclaimed festival production of the London and New York hit, The Enchanted Pig.

The most ambitious and expansive exhibition of contemporary artworks created with augmented reality (AR) technology will premiere simultaneously in September 2021, in 12 gardens around the world, including Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

Fans are asked to hold onto their existing tickets, as they will be valid for the new dates.

Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] examines the common thread that connects outrageous levels of Indigenous incarceration to the indefinite detaining of asylum seekers.

For almost 20 months, Circus Oz has undergone a comprehensive internal review that examined different robust business and artistic models.

The Melbourne season of Magic Mike Live will commence from Tuesday 29 June.

I'm Yours, Maddy is an original Burlesque Comedy Cabaret that explores modern topics such as woman's rights, sexual health, and taboo social issues; through a vintage lens.

The world has changed.

Following a sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House in 2020, this new Australian production will premiere in Brisbane at QPAC's Playhouse Theatre in November and make a return to the Studio at Sydney Opera House from December.

Tickets are on sale from 19 July.

Internationally renowned UK-based choreographer Marc Brew teams up with the inimitable Rawcus Ensemble in new performance work, GLASS at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from 7 – 11 July.

Cyrano is the most interesting person in any room - a wordsmith, a charmer, a ruthless fighter.