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THE LITTLE PRINCE, Director Tournie has superbly combined the elements of choreography, music, projections and acrobatics to create a beautiful, sophisticated, engaging and superb theatre experience.

SIX, the high energy, all female, pseudo-concert rock musical about the six wives of Henry VIII is back even better than before.

JAGGED LITTLE PILL, the musical made from Alanis Morissette (Music and Lyrics) and Glen Ballard (Music) hit album of the same name blends 90’s angsty grunge rock with contemporary concerns with mixed results. 

Reinforcing the eternal themes within Arthur Miller's Pulizter Prize Winning DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Paige Rattray (Director) presents the with stark clarity.

Trevor Ashley (Conceiver, Writer, Director, Performer) and Phil Scott’s (Writer) THE LYIN’ QUEEN returns for a booster shot of absolutely insane pantomime pitched for a grown-up audience.

Drawing on the absurd live performance genre of pantomimes, Writer, Co-Director and performer Virginia Gay’s latest work is the hilarious and heartwarming THE BOOMKAK PANTO. 

The Lovely Bones bare the aftermath of a family tragedy.

Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott have created a new edition of fan favorite political satire, THE WHARF REVUE: CAN OF WORMS.

Kip Williams’ (Director) new imagining of William Shakespeare’s tale of Ancient Roman power plays reinforces that politics hasn’t really changed as the 21st century is layered over the classic tragedy of JULIUS CAESAR.

Aarne Neeme's new staging of Alex Buzo's NORM AND AHMED reinforces society really hasn't progressed much in removing racial prejudice from society.

Kendall Feaver’s WHEREVER SHE WANDERS is a new thought-provoking work that contemplates the progress, or lack thereof, of society’s attitude to sexual assault in higher education environments.

COME FROM AWAY is a story that everyone should see so it is wonderful that the Australian production has had the resilience to withstand the challenges of two COVID-19 induced shutdowns, first during its Melbourne season and most recently during Sydney’s 4-month lockdown.

The challenge of staying friends as people grow and ambitions evolve is analyzed with mid century modern clarity in Dean Bryant’s production of Stephen Sondheim (Music and lyrics) and George Furth’s (Book) MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. 

Presented just days after Melbourne’s latest lockdown lifted, Queenie van de Zandt’s CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – ONLINE EDITION was the perfect night in for people wanting to reconnect with live performance but still a little hesitant to venture outside. 

Bess Wohl’s domestic comedy GRAND HORIZONS seeks to show the need to see our family members as more than the domestic relationship but rather real complete people. 

COME FROM AWAY, the warm welcoming hug of hope and the best of humanity has finally arrived in Sydney to the delight of audiences that have been waiting for this incredible piece of theatre based in truth to arrive after a pandemic induced delay. 

ONCE, A love story you must experience.

Highlighting the precariousness of entitlement and shifting social status Eamon Flack’s (Director) adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD proves that Anton Chekhov’s work retains a relevance in the 21st century as the mighty families can fall and those that once served may end up in charge. 

THE LINDEN SOLUTION shines a shocking spotlight on the dangers of complacency as extreme right-wing ideals bubble dangerously beneath the surface of society and history threatens to repeat itself.

The visually captivating Parisian production of THE LITTLE PRINCE blends contemporary dance with circus elements and modern technology to bring the 76 year old work to a new generation.