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Theatre Works Executive Director, Dianne Toulson, Announces Planned Departure


by A.A. Cristi - December 07, 2025

After eight years of transformative leadership, Theatre Works Executive Director Dianne Toulson has announced that she will step down from the role in 2026....

TITUS ANDRONICUS Comes to Theatre Works in November


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2025

First staged in 2023 as a co-production with the Prague Shakespeare Company, Th'Unguarded Duncan and Theatre Works now invite audiences to the Australian premiere season of this hellish tale. ...

THE MACHINE STOPS To Make Melbourne Premiere At Theatre Works This August


by A.A. Cristi - July 16, 2025

Theatre Works will present the Melbourne premiere of The Machine Stops, a bold new stage adaptation by Briony Dunn based on the prophetic novella by E.M. Forster. Performances will run from 22–30 August 2025 at Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street in St Kilda. ...

SOLDIER BOY Comes to TheatreWorks


by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2025

Based on the beloved novel by Anthony Hill, Theatre Works will present the premiere season of Soldier Boy; the story of Australia’s youngest ANZAC. Learn more here!...

LOVE AND INFORMATION Comes to Theatre Works


by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2025

A riveting exploration of the delicate balance between its title concepts, Caryl Churchill's Love and Information is a fast-moving kaleidoscope, with an impressive number of characters searching for meaning in their lives. ...

Theatre Works Launches New Space


by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2025

Theatre Works has announced the official opening of its new architect-designed and fully accessible Backstage and Rehearsal Space on Monday, 31 March 2025. Learn more here!...

Emily Swallow & Geoffrey Arend to Star in Newest Audio Play From L.A. Theatre Works


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 04, 2025

Emily Swallow and Geoffrey Arend head the cast of the newest addition to the L.A. Theatre Works catalogue of state-of-the-art audio theater. Learn more and listen to the play now!...

THREE SISTERS Comes to Theatre Works in March


by Stephi Wild - February 03, 2025

This March, Theatre Works will celebrate lovers of live performance by offering them a chance to experience a timeless classic reimagined for a contemporary audience. Learn more here!...

L.A. Theatre Works Offers Audio Play of ZEN: DEAN OF THE DIAMOND


by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2025

Theatre Works will present a state-of-the-art audio theater recording of Zeni: Dean of the Diamond, a new play by Mas Moriya based on the true-life story of the man often referred to as “the father of Japanese American baseball.”...

L.A. Theatre Works Releases Four Audio Plays By Tennessee Willams


by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2024

L.A. Theatre Works has announced the availability of four audio theater productions of classic plays by Tennessee Williams. ...

Past Shows

GO/NO GO
GO/NO GO
10/14 - 10/18/2025


Circus meets the space race, in the untold true story of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees. GO/NO GO fuses circus and theatre to dynamically reimagine ...

The Anarchy (1138-53)
The Anarchy (1138-53)
9/3 - 9/13/2025


‘Theatrical Saboteurs’ Doppelgangster (UK/Aus) bring their latest, miraculous work about living in dark times, violence, and disorder.

STORKED
STORKED
5/15 - 5/24/2025


Antipodes Theatre Company, who brought you acclaimed productions of  Ghost Quartet  (Two 2020 Green Room Award nominations),  Passing Strange  (five 2023 Green Room Award nominations) ...

Truth To Power Cafe
Truth To Power Cafe
2/5 - 2/6/2025


"Revolutionary theatre at its best and most direct" - The Guardian “A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.” - Attitude Magazine, ...

Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
2/5 - 2/6/2025


"Revolutionary theatre at its best and most direct" - The Guardian “ A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance. ” - ...

Chasing Dick: A Love Story
Chasing Dick: A Love Story
10/8 - 10/12/2024


“You're in love with the idea of me. I am just some girl. I am not all that.” - Dick

Pear-Shaped
Pear-Shaped
4/5 - 4/15/2023


A captivating blend of wordplay, magic realism, projection and puppetry, Pear-Shaped is a deliciously dark new comedy about growing up, growing down, and everything in ...

Daddy Developed a Pill
Daddy Developed a Pill
1/17 - 1/24/2023


Daddy Developed a Pill by Cassie Hamilton The gender-fucked farce about pegging, prolapses and needing to piss. How far would you go to make Daddy ...

This is Where We Live
This is Where We Live
10/11 - 10/14/2022


STEP FEET FIRST INTO A DARKLY COMIC PLAY ABOUT TWO ISOLATED TEENAGERS, RESILIENCE, LOVE AND FAMILY. This Is Where We Live by Vivienne Walshe is ...

You're a Catch! Why are you Single?


It's Christmas time, and once again Becky needs to face the hoard of relatives questioning her love life (or lack thereof). As she explores the ...

Not Today
Not Today
4/19 - 4/30/2022


***SEASON EXTENDED - 6 NEW SHOWS ADDED*** 4 STARS SMH 5 STARS SYDNEY SCOOP "Captivated the audience from the get go a must-see!" WEEKEND NOTES ...

Final Form
12/4 - 12/15/2019

People Suck
11/20 - 11/30/2019

UnHOWsed
10/23 - 11/3/2019

Love / Chamberlain
10/10 - 10/20/2019

Mad as a Cute Snake
9/25 - 10/6/2019

Finite
9/26 - 9/30/2019

Two Twenty Somethings
9/28 - 9/30/2019

Perpetual Frustration Machine
Perpetual Frustration Machine
12/7 - 12/23/2018


One of Australia’s leading circus directors Zebastian Hunter (Cirque du Soleil, NICA, NIDA), premieres his most recent work, Perpetual Frustration Machine, featuring a stellar cast ...

80 Minutes No Interval
80 Minutes No Interval
11/21 - 12/2/2018


80 Minutes No Interval is a short, sharp black comedy with big impact and a running time only as long as the title suggests. Louis ...

Our Carnal Hearts
Our Carnal Hearts
9/20 - 9/23/2018


Our Carnal Hearts is a gleeful, thrilling and murky celebration of envy, competitive spirits and all the times we screw each other over. Performed with ...

Polygraph
Polygraph
7/17 - 7/29/2018


POLYGRAPH presented by OpticNerve Performance Group WRITERS Robert Lepage | Marie Brassard DIRECTOR Tanya Gerstle CAST Grant Cartwright | Lachlan Woods | Emily Thomas Following ...

Videos


Duck Pond in Australia - Melbourne Duck Pond
Princess Theatre (1/9 - 1/12)
Vicious in Australia - Melbourne Vicious
Viva Melbourne (5/2 - 4/22)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
AFTERGLOW in Australia - Melbourne AFTERGLOW
Chapel Off Chapel (1/30 - 2/21)
A Christmas Presence in Australia - Melbourne A Christmas Presence
Mills St Theatre (12/13 - 12/20)
Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) in Australia - Melbourne Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)
Athenaeum Theatre (6/18 - 7/18)
Vogue in Australia - Melbourne Vogue
Viva Melbourne (1/2 - 4/15)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Glonky Comedy Club in Australia - Melbourne Glonky Comedy Club
Champagne Video (12/13 - 12/13)
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