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Ensemble Theatre will present the Australian premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s The Half-Life of Marie Curie, a heartfelt tale of female friendship and empowerment by one of America’s most-produced playwrights.

Merrigong Theatre Company will present award-winning New Zealand Theatre company Nightsong’s Mr Red Light at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in July.

Australian born, internationally acclaimed soprano Nicole Car is making her long awaited return to the Joan Sutherland Theatre next month to debut the titular role of Rusalka in Czech composer Antonin Dvořák’s romantic, melodic opera.

Rising star Axel Duffy will don the iconic puffer vest and ride the skateboard for the Australian Premiere season of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical, taking on the beloved role of Marty McFly.

Hir by Taylor Mac is coming to the New Theatre beginning next month.

Amy Herzog’s MARY JANE directed by Rachael Chant at The Old Fitz Theatre, is a semi-autobiographical drama that immerses viewers in the life of Mary Jane, a single mother caring for her chronically ill son, Alex, who suffers from nemaline myopathy.

For the Spring school holidays, join in an enchanting world of song and dance as the adventurous Tinkerbell flies into the Royal Botanic Garden beginning in September.

Opera Australia is embarking on its 29th annual National Tour with Dean Bryant’s celebrated 70’s inspired bohemian production of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, travelling around the country beginning in July.

Craig Ilott (co-creator and director) and Stuart Couzens’ (co-creator and designer) Parisian style classy cabaret L’Hôtel calls Sydney’s newest theatre space, Foundry Theatre, home for an encore season.

Opera Australia’s 2025 winter season will open in this July with the highly anticipated global premiere of Australian Director Anne-Louise Sarks’ production of Carmen at the Sydney Opera House, in what is set to be the opera event of the year.

The cast has been announced for Sydney Theatre Company’s The Talented Mr.

A hit on Broadway and loved on the West End, the incredible cast of Burn the Floor fearlessly challenge the boundaries of the Ballroom artform once again at Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival, has revealed the first highlights of its 2025 program taking over the city this fall.

The cast for Jonathan Larson’s exhilarating, multi-Tony Award winning musical RENT has been announced.

Modernist masterpieces are now on display in the National Gallery of Australia’s major new exhibition – Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie.

After being inundated with applications from across Australia, Australian Dance Theatre has announced the successful recipients of LOFT’s EXPLORE and EXPOUND residencies.

A cast of some of Australia’s hottest screen and stage talent will take to the stage this August for Sydney Theatre Company’s The Talented Mr.

A diverse cast of trans performers will premiere a new theatrical storytelling event Law & Life: Transgender Stories at Vivid Ideas on June 5th.

Having taken home 14 five-star reviews in its debut season earlier this year, La Ronde will hold its first theatre residency in Sydney, playing at The Grand Electric in Surry Hills in October.

A hit on Broadway and loved on the West End, the cast of Burn the Floor fearlessly challenge the boundaries of the Ballroom artform once again.

Artspace has announced the 2025 Studio Program artists are: Maissa Alameddine, EO Gill, Jumaadi, Yona Lee, Jahnne Pasco-White, Paula do Prado, Joan Ross, Kien Situ, Tina Havelock Stevens and Shevaun Wright.

Cody Simpson and Annie Aitken have released a new music video of 'I’ve Never Been In Love Before' from Guys & Dolls, following the recent close of Opera Australia’s acclaimed Sydney Harbour production.

Acclaimed playwright Sheridan Harbridge has been named Sydney Theatre Company’s next Patrick White Fellow, a year-long role that will see her develop a new work for STC and mentor participants in STC’s Watershed: Writers program.

Griffin Theatre Company has announced that Michele Lee has been awarded the 2025 Griffin Award for outstanding new Australian playwriting for her play, Snappy.

Leading contemporary American artists Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson have been revealed as the inaugural participants in the new AFNGA: Visiting Creatives Program.