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SUMMARY:Super
DESCRIPTION:Super is a bold new work by celebrated playwright\, essayist\, and poet Emilie Collyer. Directed by acclaimed theatre maker Emma Valente (Co-Artistic Director of THE RABBLE) and featuring Caroline Lee and First Nations actor Laila Thaker (Five Bedrooms\, Wentworth)\, this hilarious show follows Phoenix and Nel. Two friends who both have superpowers\, they take a lot of care and do a lot of good. But when celebrity chef Rae arrives at one of their weekly support meetings\, she turns their world upside down. As they transform from stealth crusaders to global superstars their powers escalate beyond control.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/super/
LOCATION:Red Stitch: The Actor’s Theatre\, Rear 2 Chapel Street\, St Kilda East\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jay":MAILTO:jay@thetheatre.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250706
DTSTAMP:20260422T151023
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SUMMARY:Soldier Boy
DESCRIPTION:by anthony hill \n“Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from habits that no longer fit them . . . There is no other way. Only by intense sufferings can the nations grow” – Sir Ian Hamilton\, Commander in Chief\, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force\, Gallipoli Campaign. \nAt just 14 years old\, Private James Martin enlisted to fight for his country\, not knowing he would never return home. SOLDIER BOY  follows his journey from Melbourne to the battlefields of Gallipoli. \nThis bold new production depicts the final hours of James Martin as he grapples with his choice to serve\, the loved ones he left behind\, and his legacy. A constantly evolving landscape of memory and reality illuminates the stark contrasts between the innocence of youth and the brutal realities of combat. \nThis visually and emotionally charged retelling of SOLDIER BOY honours Jim’s story while offering a fresh\, contemporary perspective on the ANZAC legacy—bridging history and the present in a new theatre of war.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/soldier-boy/
LOCATION:Theatreworks\, 14 Acland Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250706
DTSTAMP:20260422T151023
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SUMMARY:All is Good.. in the Glow of Moonlight
DESCRIPTION:by simon starr and joseph sherman \nIn a smoky\, moonlit afterlife\, Jewish writer Isaac Babel meets his most notorious invention: the gangster king of Odessa\, Benya Krik. As they spar\, remember\, and relive the past\, stories blur with history\, and fiction bites back. Set to music and rich with humour\, heartbreak\, and Yiddish soul\, this lyrical dream-play asks: what happens when the characters we create demand answers?
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/all-is-good-in-the-glow-of-moonlight/
LOCATION:Theatreworks\, 14 Acland Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250803
DTSTAMP:20260422T151023
CREATED:20250628T235549Z
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SUMMARY:Mother Play
DESCRIPTION:After its acclaimed 2024 Broadway debut – earning four Tony nominations\, two Drama Desk Awards\, and an Outer Critics Circle Award\, Mother Play comes to Melbourne in a powerful new production\, starring the legendary Sigrid Thornton. \nDirected by Lee Lewis and featuring a stellar cast including Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black) and Ash Flanders\, this poignant new drama is a must-see theatre event in Melbourne’s 2025 arts calendar. \nMother Play is an emotionally rich\, darkly funny exploration of love\, identity\, and resilience. Set against the backdrop of America’s shifting social landscape – from the buttoned-up 1960s through the sexual revolution and the rise of New Age culture – this intimate family saga follows Phyllis\, a single mother determined to survive on her own terms\, and her children Martha and Carl\, as they navigate abandonment\, reinvention\, and the chaos of growing up. \nThis intimate\, character-driven drama is rich in emotional depth\, exploring the complexities of motherhood\, resilience\, identity\, and self-reinvention. A standout in Melbourne’s 2025 theatre season\, Mother Play offers powerhouse performances and a compelling narrative that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to find their place in a changing world. \nWith powerhouse performances and a script that spans decades of cultural change\, Mother Play is a tour de force for actors and a deeply moving experience for audiences.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/mother-play/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, 100 St Kilda Road\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250714
DTSTAMP:20260422T151023
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SUMMARY:Smokescreen
DESCRIPTION:A razor-sharp powerplay about the dark arts of marketing behind climate denial. \nIt’s 1977. Glenn has a crisis on his hands. He’s had a successful career as a marketing exec. for a major Oil company\, selling the fuel that powers the American Dream. Now he’s waking up to the damage it’s doing to the climate. In a secret meeting\, he consults with Bud\, a slick young talent from the Tobacco industry\, to figure out how to sell a toxic product – and how to live with yourself if you succeed. \nCompelling\, unnerving\, and piercingly relevant\, Smokescreen is a psychologically-charged battle of wits that reveals how the climate crisis we face today was shaped by the invisible hands of Ad men. \nSearing performances by Damon Baudin (Boys on the Verge of Tears\, Romeo and Julie)\, and C.S. Carroll (I Have No Enemies\, The Cadaver Palaver) collide in a pressure-cooker of manipulation\, morality\, and earth-shattering choices about controlling the narrative while the planet burns.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/smokescreen/
LOCATION:Fortyfivedownstairs Theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bare%20Witness%20Theatre%20Co.":MAILTO:info@barewitnesstheatre.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250720
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SUMMARY:ECHO (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen)
DESCRIPTION:A script no one has seen. An experience you’ll never forget.\nThe most performed playwright in the history of Iranian theatre Nassim Soleimanpour (White Rabbit\, Red Rabbit\, NASSIM) and acclaimed director Omar Elerian (NASSIM\, Misty\, two Palestinians go dogging) push the boundaries of Soleimanpour’s signature unrehearsed cold reads to the next level. \nEvery night\, a new performer takes to the stage not knowing what is going to be asked of them. Unrehearsed and deliberately unprepared\, the script becomes their only guide as they journey through the story of the playwright\, connected live from his home in Berlin. (Or is he?) Past performances overseas have seen the likes of Emilia Clarke\, Meera Syal\, Fiona Shaw and Benedict Wong take the stage. \nECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen invites you to consider what home means to you. Fusing technology with the oldest tricks in the book\, this is theatre for the age of climate crisis: an ambitious\, magical and profound production where no one travels yet everybody is present. \nBeloved actors and celebrated icons will create an unrepeatable and unforgettable experience. \nSubscribe to our eNewsletter to be the first to hear who will be taking the stage.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/echo-every-cold-hearted-oxygen/
LOCATION:Malthouse Theatre\, 113 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jay":MAILTO:jay@thetheatre.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250803
DTSTAMP:20260422T151023
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SUMMARY:Blood Wedding
DESCRIPTION:Adapted from the original play by Federico García Lorca \nBlood Wedding tells the story of a forbidden love between two people born into feuding families. Originally penned in 1933 amidst political unrest and calls for revolution\, this bold new adaptation brings Lorca’s work into sharp focus for a contemporary audience—resonating deeply in today’s uncertain world. \nAt its core\, Blood Wedding explores the personal toll of conflict and the silencing of women in patriarchal societies. It’s a battle of tribe against tribe\, class against class—building to a tragic climax. \nWith striking projections\, a visceral soundscape\, and physical\, stylised performance\, this production interrogates inherited traditions\, gender roles\, moral boundaries\, freedom\, and the raw\, destructive force of love—and violence. The blade\, both literal and symbolic\, becomes a chilling throughline. These themes remain just as urgent today as when Lorca first wrote them. \nKnives. Knives. Curse the man who invented them. Do you know what a knife can do? Ever stuffed salt into a knife wound? Pushed a man’s insides back into his belly? Ever seen someone split from throat to groin? Don’t tell me not to talk about knives—I know knives.\n— Mother\, Blood Wedding
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/blood-wedding/
LOCATION:Theatreworks\, 14 Acland Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250825
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SUMMARY:What's Yours
DESCRIPTION:In this intimate new work by talented Melbourne playwright\, Keziah Warner (Control\, Red Stitch)\, Jo and Simon are in love for eight years before breaking up. Simon later falls for Jo’s best friend\, Lia. Ten years\, a broken friendship\, and several failed IVF attempts later\, Simon and Lia ask happily child-free Jo to donate her eggs. What’s Yours captures the fallout of this simple but oh-so-complicated question. \nWritten specifically for ensemble member and Helpmann award-winner\, Christina O’Neill (Hour of the Wolf\, Malthouse Theatre; Bloom & My Brilliant Career\, Melbourne Theatre Company; Calamity Jane\, Arts Centre Melbourne)\, and directed by Isabella Vadiveloo (Wolf Play)\, this funny\, heart-breaking\, and hopeful play offers a new and unique insight into the growing childfree-by-choice movement\, celebrating the enduring power of women’s friendship and lives lived on their own terms.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/whats-yours/
LOCATION:Red Stitch: The Actor’s Theatre\, Rear 2 Chapel Street\, St Kilda East\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jay":MAILTO:jay@thetheatre.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250810
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SUMMARY:Ms Julie Gabler: trapped
DESCRIPTION:by Kathleen Mary Fallon \nIn this bold\, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes\, three actors explore love\, suspicion\, domestic abuse\, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers\, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves\, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of Shakespeare’s Othello\, Strindberg’s misogyny in Miss Julie and The Father\, and Ibsen’s feminist tensions in Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House. Caught in this cultural framework\, we’re left to wonder: are they performing themselves\, or is the culture performing them? \nThis powerful exploration of gender\, race\, and sexuality delves deep into disturbing questions: What happens behind closed doors? Why do women remain in relationships that grow increasingly violent and irrational? How can one tell when ordinary jealousy tips into dangerous obsession? Ms Julie Gabler: trapped goes beyond simplistic labels like ‘evil’\, ‘patriarchal’\, or ‘misogynistic’ to examine the psychological fragmentation of abusers and the tragic vulnerability of their partners. It exposes not only the torment of those who inflict violence but also the peril of failing to see the signs—until it’s too late.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/ms-julie-gabler-trapped/
LOCATION:Theatreworks\, 14 Acland Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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