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SUMMARY:Control by Keziah Warner
DESCRIPTION:For the first time since its original production by Red Stitch Theatre in 2019\, Keziah Warner’s epic sci-fi odyssey Control is back in Melbourne. \nIn the not-so-distant future\, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina\, a child detective\, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The world is watching. Isn’t it? \nOn the eve of a revolution\, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away. \nAnd on New Earth\, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship. \nSpanning across half a century from Melbourne to Mars\, Control is a startling and provocative play by Keziah Warner that delves deep into our relationship with technology: its moral ambiguities\, its dependencies\, and its potential. Control proposes a future where space colonisation meets reality TV; where memories are stored in a government-regulated cloud: where the implementation of AI in education teaches us more about ourselves. This visually striking play confronts audiences with a potential future where humans gradually surrender control of identity\, memory and knowledge-sharing over to technology. \nControl was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.\nThis project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia\, its principal arts investment and advisory body.\nThis work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/control-by-keziah-warner/
LOCATION:Theatre Works Explosives Factory\, 67 Inkerman St\, St Kilda\, Victoria\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251109
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SUMMARY:The Breath of Kings
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s Henry 6 plays are one of the great undiscovered gems of Western Literature. An intoxicating mix of violence\, politics and romance\, this civil war is as machiavellian as Succession and as brutal as Game of Thrones. Henry 6 is a rare thing – a religious pacifist in a time of war and his wife the opposite – a ferocious mother willing to destroy an entire country to protect those she loves. But family and country are going to unravel\, and a gleefully malicious Richard of Gloucester is waiting in the wings to take advantage of this chaos. \nThe Breath of Kings is a rare chance to see these plays in all their glory. Burning House will bring their unique blend of ambition and insight to a repertoire season of the Henry 6 plays and Richard 3\, with more adventurous audience members able to watch all plays in a massive five hour long event on weekends. This is theatre at its most ambitious and exciting – and for those of you missing big\, festival epics The Breath of Kings is here to deliver.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/the-breath-of-kings/
LOCATION:Theatreworks\, 14 Acland Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251130
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SUMMARY:Dying: A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:When the acclaimed author Cory Taylor was diagnosed with a terminal illness\, what followed was an astonishing creative surge that resulted in a memoir Barack Obama named as one of his favourite books of 2017. \nTaylor’s wry insights into the rituals\, language and taboos surrounding mortality can be witty\, provocative or eye-opening – sometimes in the same breath. With honesty and unsentimental clarity she confronts the swamp of anxiety and despair that traditionally surrounds death and opens the door to the bright clear-eyed vision it ultimately grants us. Learning to face death is\, in the end\, learning to live fully. \nEqually moving and hilarious\, Taylor’s last work has been adapted with great care by writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law (Torch the Place)\, a family friend of Taylor’s\, who brings a loving ear to this most intimate tale.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/dying-a-memoir/
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:20251028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTSTAMP:20260422T081129
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SUMMARY:The Talented Mr. Ripley
DESCRIPTION:From playwriting icon Joanna Murray-Smith comes this ravishing adaptation of the twentieth century’s most glamorous thriller. Following the triumphant success of Julia\, Murray-Smith reunites with director Sarah Goodes to masterfully transform this seductive page-turner into an electrifying\, world-premiere stage experience. \nWill McDonald (Heartbreak High) plays Tom Ripley\, an orphan and a striver\, barely scraping by in 1950s New York. But beneath his woebegone exterior\, Tom cultivates certain talents that set him apart: an extraordinary capacity for mimicry and deception. He is a man with a face no-one remembers. Whereas no one could forget Dickie Greenleaf. He is everything Tom isn’t; confident\, stylish\, and heir to a large fortune. Tom is hired by Dickie’s father to bring his son home and so plunges him into a glittering world of luxury\, beauty and hedonism on the Italian Riviera. Intoxicated with this new social scene\, Tom begins to fashion himself after his target. He begins dancing like Dickie\, dressing like him\, and drinking like him. Tom begins to imagine another version of himself. A better one… and he’ll kill for it. \nFor 70 years Tom Ripley has captivated readers and cinephiles alike. Now\, literature’s most alluring confidence man is brought to life before our eyes in the hands of one of Australia’s great playwrights and most brilliant directors. Also featuring Faisal Hamza\, Andrew McFarlane\, Johnny Nasser and Claude Scott-Mitchell\, The Talented Mr. Ripley promises tension\, passion and spectacular suspense.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/the-talented-mr-ripley/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, 100 St Kilda Road\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jay":MAILTO:jay@thetheatre.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251109
DTSTAMP:20260422T081129
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SUMMARY:Shirley Valentine Brisbane
DESCRIPTION:Shirley Valentine Brisbane -Natalie Bassingthwaighte stars in the West End and Broadway award-winning Shirley Valentine!\nExperience the heartwarming\, hilarious\, and utterly inspiring story of Shirley Valentine\, brought to life by Australian stage and screen star Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Written by Willy Russell and directed by Lee Lewis this timeless West End and Broadway comedy will take you on a journey of self-discovery\, laughter\, and second chances. \nShirley is an unassuming housewife with a dream—and a passport. Talking to her kitchen wall\, she dreams of escape and wonders what happened to the adventurous girl she once was. \nWhen a friend invites her on a spontaneous holiday to Greece\, Shirley takes a bold leap into the unknown. With humour\, charm and grit\, she rediscovers her passion for life and her sense of self. Will she return to her old ways\, or will Shirley find a new life where she can finally be her true self? \nWith Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s magnetic charm and powerhouse performance\, this one-woman tour de force will have you laughing\, crying\, and cheering for Shirley’s bold new chapter. \nDon’t miss this must-see theatrical event! Whether you’re revisiting a beloved story or discovering it for the first time\, Shirley Valentine will leave you inspired and uplifted.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/shirley-valentine-bris/
LOCATION:Twelfth Night Theatre\, 4 Cintra Rd\, Bowen Hills\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Woodward%20Productions%20%26amp%3B%20Neil%20Gooding%20Productions":MAILTO:alex@woodwardproductions.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
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SUMMARY:Bladderwrack
DESCRIPTION:Bladderwrack is exactly the comedy horror science-fiction pantomime pirate show with bits of opera you’ve been waiting for!\nIf it takes place in a small setting\, it’s a big story — so big that it has spilled alarmingly off the stage and into the realm of literature. Now the bolder theatre goer might “enjoy” the dark insights afforded by the BOOK OF THE PLAY. \nIncluding contributions from one of the leading pirate-journalists of the era\, the book features the full script\, copious illustrations\, poetry\, shanties\, a scientific paper\, and several additional stories — all further illuminating the inky world in which you find yourself\, alas!
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/bladderwrack/
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:20251107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20260422T081129
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SUMMARY:Blackadder II
DESCRIPTION:Blackadder II\, a stage adaptation by Dan Bellis and Harrison Ewart-Dart based on the original BBC Television Series created by Richard Curtis\, Rowan Atkinson\, Ben Elton and John Lloyd \nIn fair Elizabethan England\, there dwells Edmund Blackadder\, a wit as sharp as his pointed beard\, though his fortune proves ever fickle. A knave both cunning and proud\, he doth seek power and favour in Queen Elizabeth’s court\, yet he’s thwarted by fools\, from his dimwitted servant Baldrick to his boorish friend\, Lord Percy. \nWary of the Queen’s capricious wrath\, he doth dance betwixt ambition and survival\, crafting schemes bold yet oft undone by folly. His quest for glory doth end ever in despair\, for fate conspires to render him a jest\, e’er trapped in Fortune’s cruel jesting snare. \nBlackadder II is presented with cabaret-style seating at round tables of 10. This production will have two 15 minute intervals. Please BYO drinks\, nibbles and glasses.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/blackadder-ii/
LOCATION:Beaumaris Theatre\, 82 WELLS ROAD\, Beaumaris\, VIC\, 3193\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah":MAILTO:Sarah@theatrical.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251110
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SUMMARY:Romeo & Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Did my heart love till now?\n– Romeo & Juliet\, Act 1 Scene 5\nAfter a chance meeting\, an intense but forbidden love is ignited between two young lovers. And despite the unending\, violent feud between their families\, they will risk everything to be together. \nThis raw portrayal of Romeo & Juliet will envelop you in the passion\, the intensity and the heartbreak of Shakespeare’s most evocative tragedy. \nPeter Evans’s critically acclaimed production of the greatest love story ever told returns to stages in 2025. Introducing the magnetic Madeline Li as Juliet\, this exquisite production is not to be missed.
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/romeo-juliet/
LOCATION:Geelong Arts Centre\, 50 Little Malop Street\, Geelong\, VIC\, 3020\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jay":MAILTO:jay@thetheatre.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
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SUMMARY:Rhinestone Rex & Miss Monica
DESCRIPTION:It’s an age-old question: do opposites attract? More specifically\, could you date someone who had completely different music tastes to you? \nRhinestone Rex and Miss Monica explores this contested idea with oodles of wit and charm through the story of a very unlikely pair. \nIt’s the beginnings of a new friendship between Miss Monica and her contractor Gary. Monica has taken leave from the Sydney Symphony due to tendonitis in her shoulder and decides to employ Gary to install her IKEA-designed decor. \nUnbeknownst to the trained musician\, Gary has an alter ego of Rhinestone Rex\, a washed-up country music star who intends to convince Monica that country music is just as valid as her classical taste. \nBoth single and alone\, a little spark forms between the two\, but are they too dissimilar to match or do opposites attract?
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/rhinestone-rex-miss-monica/
LOCATION:The Lowe Auditorium\, 3 Rose Street\, Upper Ferntree Gully\, VIC\, 3156\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251214
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SUMMARY:Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again
DESCRIPTION:Alice Birch’s Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. is a ferocious work of contemporary theatre that refuses to behave. Through sharp\, surreal and darkly funny vignettes\, it twists words into weapons and turns everyday rituals inside out. What begins as an assault on the language and traditions that have shaped “womanhood” becomes something larger: a call to tear down the systems of oppression that divide and diminish us all. \nIn 2025\, we explore this play through an intersectional lens inspired by bell hooks’ insistence that feminism is for everybody—across race\, class and all gender expressions. Our company of artists bring their collective force to the stage\, confronting the very structures we are working and breathing within. Revolt is startling and disarming\, a howl of protest and maybe a map toward possibility: unflinching\, unapologetic and urgently alive. \n“Theatrical exhilaration in civil disobedience.” — The New York Times\nDirected by Emily O’Brien-Brown
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/revolt-she-said-revolt-again/
LOCATION:Bluestone Church Arts Space\, 8A Hyde Street\, Footscray\, VIC\, 3011\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wit%20Incorporated":MAILTO:hello@witinc.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251130
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SUMMARY:When it Rains: An Elizabeth Stonebridge Murder Mystery
DESCRIPTION:As one of the most significant dates in human history looms\, recently widowed Lady Thorncroft becomes the unwilling host to a wedding party forced off the road due to a severe rainstorm. \nThen one by one the wedding party begins to die. \nCan Lady Thorncroft’s best and oldest friend\, philosophy professor Elizabeth Stonebridge\, wade the muddied waters of deception to find the killer before the dead outnumber the living in the isolated English manor house? \nCAST: \nSavindi Tillekeratne is Elizabeth Stonebridge \nElla Sullivan is Lady Thorncroft \nSabrina Turner is Mary Chisholm \nCam Grivas is Harry Parker \nKiani Braund is Henrietta Parker and Agnes Fortescue \nHarvey Withford-Cave is Bill Knighthope \nJess Campbell is Victor Davis \nJasmine Hing is Valentine Neiro and Constable Popplewick \nGuzi Li is Scullery Maid Green \nWritten & Produced by James Neiro \nDirected by Connor Crick \nPresented by UTS Back Stage \nHosted by Flight Path Theatre Marrickville \nDuration – 90 minutes with interval \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/utsbackstagewir
URL:https://thetheatre.au/event/when-it-rains-an-elizabeth-stonebridge-murder-mystery/
LOCATION:Flight Path Theatre Marrickville\, 142 Addison Rd\, Marrickville\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2204\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Play
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flight%20Path%20Theatre%20Marrickville":MAILTO:info@innerwestdrama.com
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