Balloon Dog
A beautifully tender tale that reveals that we are all more alike than we thinkBy Jacob Rajan & Justin LewisCome and experience humour, heart, live...
Merrigong Theatre Company
32 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500Wollongong , nsw 2500
Upcoming Shows
REVIEW: JUICY RIOT A high-femme variety riot that closed Pride Fest with full-throttle joy.
JUICY RIOT A high-femme variety riot that closed Pride Fest with heart, voice and full-throttle joy as a closing night, it could not have been better chosen …
Review: NAILS: THE MUSICAL In Concert Is A Fabulous New Queer Musical
NAILS: THE MUSICAL In Concert is a fabulous new Australian work that combines women’s sport with heartwarming queer coming of age stories that reinforce that life isn’t always simple. …
REVIEW: Australian Shakespeare Company Presents A New Tech Enhanced Staging Of HAIR THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL
Almost 60 years after its off-Broadway debut, HAIR THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL is both a time capsule of a different time and a reminder that there are still things that need changing. …
REVIEW: Jonny Hawkins’ Latest Solo Performance, TRUCK DRIVER Is An Honest, Humorous and Humbling Insight Into Australians Not Usually Seen On Stage.
Jonny Hawkins (writer and performer) and Nell Ranney’s (director) TRUCK DRIVER is an incredible new Australian work that centres on the men that keep Australia moving, the owner-drivers of freight trucks. …
REVIEW: Yve Blake Gives Shakespeare’s Tragedy Of Macbeth A Contemporary Teen Treatment With MACKENZIE
An hilarious homage and caution about teenage fame and unchecked egos, the Tragedy Of Macbeth is transformed in MACKENZIE.…
REVIEW: IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET Is A Phenomenal Solo Retelling Of Shakespeare’s Play
Suzy Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET to stun Sydney audiences.…
REVIEW: Brilliantly Insane, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Is A Clever Classic Comedy Musical
Rebecca McNamee (Director) delivers a fabulous new production of David Yazbek (Music and Lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane’s (Book) musical adaptation of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.…
Review: The Musical Adaptation of TOOTSIE Is The Latest Fun Filled Offering At Teatro At The Italian Forum
Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum. …
Review: You'll be walking the plank if you miss Hayes' THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Ship Ahoy the Masterful HMS Hayes and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. A bountiful night of shenanigans, merriment, and joy.…
REVIEW: Reuben Kaye Delivers Another Intelligent And Insightful Cabaret with His Latest Show HARD TO SWALLOW
HARD TO SWALLOW is the latest cabaret from Reuben Kaye and it is everything audiences have come to expect from the incredibly intelligent performer who blends ‘no holds barred’ political and social commentary with clever new music and a liberal dose of fabulously funny filth. …
Past Shows
Balloon Dog
A beautifully tender tale that reveals that we are all more alike than we thinkBy Jacob Rajan & Justin LewisCome and experience humour, heart, live...
The Strangeways Cabaret
The Strangeways Cabaret is presented by The Strangeways Ensemble, Merrigong Theatre Company's permanent ensemble of neurodiverse actors and musicians. The show features original songs about...
The Strangeways Cabaret
LOVE. We all want it. We all need it. We all like to sing about it.The Strangeways Cabaret takes audiences on an antics-fuelled ride that packs...
Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly)
Merrigong Theatre Company are thrilled to present Gunai artist and writer Kirli Saunders’ captivating one-woman show, Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly). After receiving a rave response and standing...
Arawarra
A freedom fighter, a Ngandah, a protector and a First Nations leader at the time of colonisation.The story of Arawarra was erased from the history books,...
Theatre Under the Stars
Pack your picnic for the summer’s unmissable theatre event. Join us for Theatre Under the Stars, as the University of Wollongong’s Kooloobong Oval is transformed...
Garabari
From producers BlakDance (SILENCE, 2023) with acclaimed choreographer and Wiradjuri artist, Joel Bray, Garabari invites you to plunge into the swirling depths of a new civic ritual...
Garabari
From producers BlakDance (SILENCE, 2023) with acclaimed choreographer and Wiradjuri artist, Joel Bray, Garabari invites you to plunge into the swirling depths of a new civic ritual...
The Seven
Merrigong Theatre Company’s permanent ensemble of neurodiverse actors and musicians, The Strangeways Ensemble, make their triumphant return to the stage in the world premiere of...
Duck Pond
Fresh from its breathtaking international tour to North America, the UK, and Europe, Circa, one of the world’s leading contemporary circus companies, joins forces with...
Squatch Watch: LIVE
Discover undeniable, irrefutable proof of Australia’s very own Bigfoot — The Yowie, as Merrigong Theatre Company’s annual artist’s program, MERRIGONGX presents Vaguely Adjacent’s Squatch Watch:...
Julia
Following a sell-out, critically acclaimed premiere season in 2023 and a smash-hit national tour in 2024, one of Australia’s hottest pieces of theatre, Joanna Murray...
A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)
After wowing audiences in its MERRIGONGX debut in 2024, A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry), returns, but this time...
Mr Red Light
Merrigong Theatre Company present one of the funniest, most outrageously original shows to ever hit the stage, Carl Bland’s absurdist comedy Mr Red Light at...
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Merrigong Theatre Company presents Verity Laughton’s smash-hit stage adaptation of Australian author Pip Williams’ award-winning New York Times bestseller, The Dictionary of Lost Words, at...
Scenes from the Climate Era
Set against the backdrop of a changing climate, Scenes from the Climate Era takes audiences through over fifty small plays that catch the exhilaration, frustration...
Henry 5
Merrigong Theatre Company present Bell Shakespeare’s HENRY 5, one of Shakespeare’s finest historical plays, at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from April 30 to May...
The Pirates of Penzance
Merrigong Theatre Company presents the Gilbert and Sullivan classic The Pirates of Penzance at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 26 to 29 March 2025.Five...
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories
Merrigong Theatre Company presents the NSW Premiere of smash-hit stage adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book Love Stories at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from...
Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly)
Merrigong Theatre Company’s MERRIGONGX returns in 2025, kicking off with Kirli Saunders’ Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly), at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 20 to...
The Light Inside
After its acclaimed premiere in 2024 as part of the national tour of Horizon, Bangarra Dance Theatre brings their first cross-cultural collaboration, The Light Inside,...
The Cardinal Rules
A eulogy to the parochial parishioner; a nostalgic work of storytelling and reckoning with an upbringing in the Australian Catholic Church circa 1990. Be transported...
The Queen's Nanny
Inspired by historical events, a royal scandal ignites a blistering fire between the steely Queen Mother and her children’s doting nanny in Melanie Tait’s new...
Guards at the Taj
A wonderfully funny and moving exploration of beauty and power, autocracy and resistance, and conflicting loyalties. Guards at the Taj centres on a hilariously relatable...
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
For over 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats....
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Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]
Challenging, joyful and deeply affecting, Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] is a dance, sound, and installation work that confronts Australia’s shameful fixation with incarceration. Exceptionally talented...
Birdsong of Tomorrow
Everyday in our gardens and our streets, birds sing. They sing songs passed down through generations, songs of a world that’s gone and a world...
A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen
Merrigong Theatre Company’s annual artists’ program, MERRIGONGX returns in 2024, kicking off with Joshua Hinton’s A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen or How to Make...
Dear Diary
Kay Proudlove’s endearing comedy about the agony of growing up, Dear Diary, returns to Wollongong from the 8th to 11th May.
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
One of New Zealand’s most successful theatrical exports Wild Dogs Under My Skirt will perform at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 10 to 13...
RBG: Of Many, One
After a smash-hit premiere season in 2022, Merrigong Theatre Company brings Suzie Miller’s RBG: Of Many, One to the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 3...
Send for Nellie
Merrigong Theatre Company presents Alana Valentine’s Send For Nellie at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 14 to 17 February.1931, Sydney. West-Indian Australian singer Nellie Small...
Shakespeare In The Garden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Merrigong Theatre Company presents Wollongong’s first Shakespeare in the Garden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an enthralling open-air performance in the Wollongong Botanic Garden from...
Landed
Performance ensemble Frumpus return to Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 2 - 4 November with their new work, LANDED. Formed in the 1990s, Frumpus includes Lenny...
The Visitors
Merrigong Theatre Company presents Sydney Theatre Company & Moogahlin Performing Arts’s The Visitors, by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 25...
Something That Happened
Merrigong Theatre Company’s permanent company of neuro-diverse, professional actors, The Strangeways Ensemble, will present Something That Happened, a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of the quest...
Miss Peony
Merrigong Theatre Company is proud to present Michelle Law’s MISS PEONY, an inter-generational comedy for 21st century Australia, from 30th August to 2nd September at...
Tim
Merrigong Theatre Company and Christine Dunstan productions will present TIM, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 16 – 19 August as part of its premiere regional...
Silence
Merrigong Theatre Company presents SILENCE, a thrilling new work from acclaimed First Nations contemporary dance company, Karul Projects, from 9th to 12th August.Choreographed and written...
Air Time
Merrigong Theatre Company and Branch Nebula are excited to present the world premiere of Air Time, a stunning collision between wheels in motion and the...
Optimal Stopping
Merrigong Theatre Company, Proper Motion & La Infinita Compañia are proud to present the world premiere of a brand-new dance work, Optimal Stopping at Wollongong...
Choir Boy
Merrigong Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome National Theatre of Parramatta’s Choir Boy, a poignant coming-of-age story by the Academy Award® winning writer of Moonlight,...
Guru of Chai
Merrigong Theatre Company and Indian Ink Theatre Company are proud to present the outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful romantic thriller Guru of Chai at Wollongong...
As Luck Would Have It
Merrigong Theatre Company presents a new Australian musical comedy by Drew Fairley, inspired by the actor and playwrights own real-life experiences being marooned on a...
The Sirens’ Return
A co-production with The Society of Histrionic Happenings, The Sirens Return is a new music theatre work that marks a new level of theatre-making for...
Hair
A brand new Australian production of the much-loved and revolutionary rock musical, HAIR will come alive at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 25th to...
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Piss Be With You Cleo Rapture (2/23-6/02) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Albury Entertainment Centre (9/15-9/15) |
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Weddings and Parties Over Coffee St Finbar’s Catholic Church (8/16-8/16) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation - 03 Sep 2026 Glen Street Theatre (9/03-9/03) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Canberra Theatre Centre (9/13-9/13) |
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Weddings and Parties Over Coffee Wesley Music Centre (8/11-8/11) |
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Faire is the Heaven St Andrew’s Cathedral (7/12-7/12) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre (9/12-9/12) |
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Anastasia Sydney Lyric Theatre (4/07-7/19) VIDEOS |
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Carousel Foundry Theatre (10/15-10/17) |