The 39 Steps - Newcastle
2025-09-02 - 2025-09-06 | Civic Theatre Newcastle, 375 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
4 ACTORS, 130 CHARACTERS AND 100 MINUTES OF HILARITY
Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos, and you get THE 39 STEPS — a turbo-charged, Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy smash. After thrilling more than 3 million fans across 39 countries — from London’s West End to Broadway — this international sensation is reimagined and coming to Australia.
Directed by acclaimed theatre-maker Damien Ryan and starring four of Australia’s most beloved talents: Lisa McCune (Blue Heelers, Sea Patrol, The King and I) Ian Stenlake (Sea Patrol, Stingers) and The Umbilical Brothers (David Collins and Shane Dundas) THE 39 STEPS is ready to make its way across Australia in an unmissable national tour this year.
Join the suave but unsuspecting Richard Hannay as he finds himself framed for murder and tangled in a web of spies, secrets, and seductive strangers. To clear his name, he must outrun the law, outwit international agents, and survive a string of increasingly absurd adventures.
In just 100 minutes of non-stop action, four fearless actors play 130 roles in a dazzling display of quick changes, inventive stagecraft, and high-energy hilarity. A gripping fast-paced comedy thriller that will leave you breathless with laughter.
Australian Tour
Sydney 8-30 August 2025 Sydney Opera House
Newcastle 2-9 September 2025 Civic Theatre
Melbourne 10-28 September Comedy Theatre
Brisbane 7-19 October QPAC

The Play That Goes Wrong
2025-09-03 - 2025-09-21 | Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
After nearly eight years, it’s time for audiences old and new to be rolling in the aisles as The Cornley Drama Society attempts to stage a 1920s murder mystery where everything goes hilariously wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, touring Australia in August – September 2025.
You all know the classic whodunnit story; there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find the culprit. But when these accident-prone thespians take it on, everything that can go wrong…does! The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!
Presented by GMG Productions and Stoddart Entertainment Group by arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd, this fan favourite tour coincides with the 10th Anniversary UK performance.
Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Duchess Theatre, London in September 2014, and this year celebrates its 10th year in the West End. The production shows no signs of slowing down since its first performance at The Old Red Lion Theatre with only four paying customers and has now been performed to over 3.5 million people around the world in every continent except Antarctica.

American Psycho – The Musical
2025-09-04 - 2025-09-21 | Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, 3181, Australia
Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 novel and the cult 2000 film, this blistering stage adaptation delivers a satirical punch straight to the heart of capitalism, consumerism and unchecked male power.
With a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale) and music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), this bold musical dives into the mind of Patrick Bateman: a young, wealthy investment banker with a taste for designer suits by day, and something far more sinister by night.
Set in the money-obsessed Manhattan of the late 1980s and soundtracked by Sheik’s slick score alongside iconic hits from Phil Collins, Tears for Fears, New Order and Huey Lewis and the News, American Psycho is a blood-soaked thrill ride through greed, privilege and moral decay.
Presented by See You Sunday Inc.

Troy
2025-09-04 - 2025-09-25 | Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC, 3006, Australia
How far would you go to protect what you love?
Be transported to 12th century BCE, when gods walked among us, epic battles were fought on the sands of time and no one escaped the hand of violence. A great city will be invaded and the stories of its people screamed inside the great machine of war. Can you hear them?
Written by Tom Wright – renowned for his awe-inspiring adaptations The Odyssey, Oedipus and Women of Troy – and directed by Matthew Lutton (Elektra, Antigone), this is the legend of Troy like you’ve never seen it before. A powerhouse ensemble cast will take to a transformed theatre to deliver the most physically demanding and hauntingly poetic performance of their lives under the eyes of the Trojan horse.
Prepare to be struck with wonder as you experience the theatrical event of the season.

MJ The Musical Melbourne
2025-09-09 - 2026-03-13 | Her Majesty’s Theatre, 219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Melbourne in the multiple Tony Award®-winning MJ the Musical.
Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Jackson into legendary status.
Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ the Musical Melbourne opens September 2025.
Check out our Review of the Sydney Production of MJ The Musical

The 39 Steps - Melbourne
2025-09-10 - 2025-09-28 | The Comedy Theatre, 240 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

Chess: The Musical
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-21 | The Round, 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, VIC, 3131, Australia
NOVA Music Theatre presents Chess: The Musical, a battle of minds, hearts, and nations!
When American grandmaster Freddie Trumper faces off against Russian champion Anatoly Sergievsky, their rivalry extends beyond the chessboard. With Cold War tensions rising and political forces at play, chess second Florence Vassy finds herself torn between loyalty, love, and ambition.
With lyrics by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) and music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (Mamma Mia!), Chess delivers an electrifying rock score, including “One Night in Bangkok”, “I Know Him So Well”, and “Anthem.”
Now experience this gripping tale of passion, politics, and betrayal like never before. Who will claim victory—on the board and in love?

Here You Come Again Sydney
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-28 | Theatre Royal, 108 King Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Here You Come Again is a feel-good, high-energy musical comedy packed with all the greatest Dolly Parton hits. Featuring unforgettable songs like Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, I Will Always Love You, and of course Here You Come Again, this vibrant production tells the story of a devoted Dolly fan whose imaginary version of the legendary star helps him through life’s biggest ups and downs. With Dolly’s signature humour, heart, and wisdom, he learns powerful lessons about love, resilience, and finding your sparkle—even if your boots aren’t bedazzled.
Starring co-creator Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly herself, alongside Dash Kruck (Little Shop of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar) and a stellar local cast and live band, this crowd-pleasing musical has been reimagined for Australian audiences by Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish. Co-created by Tricia Paoluccio, Gabriel Barre, and two-time Emmy winner Bruce Vilanch, this is the must-see musical event of 2025.
National Tour
Melbourne 12- 20 Jul 2025 Comedy Theatre.
Perth 22-31 Aug 2025 Regal Theatre
Sydney 12 -28 Sep 2025. Theatre Royal
Melbourne 23 Oct -2 Nov 2025 Comedy Theatre.
Newcastle 20 Nov 2025 Civic Theatre
Canberra 27-30 Nov 2025 Canberra Theatre Centre
Adelaide 6 -14 Dec 2025 Her Majestys Theatre

Job
2025-09-13 - 2025-10-12 | Red Stitch: The Actor’s Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel Street, St Kilda East, VIC, 3182, Australia
A psychological thriller, Job centres on Jane, who, after being put on leave due to a viral workplace incident, is desperate to return to her Big Tech job. However, her therapist, Loyd, holds the power to approve her return and starts to question whether the job is causing more harm than good.
After a sell-out season on Broadway earlier this year, Max Friedlich’s critically acclaimed play will premiere in September starring Green Room Award winner and ensemble member Jessica Clarke (Iphigenia In Splott), with direction by Nadia Tass (Film: Malcolm, The Big Steal; Theatre: Disgraced, MTC; Uncle Vanya & The Flick, Red Stitch). Job is a provocative and riveting new American play that examines what it means to be a citizen of the internet, and the obligation individuals have to help those who need it most.

Under Rehearsed
2025-09-14 | Cube37, 25/37 Davey St, Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia
Chaos meets creativity in Under Rehearsed, a daring new theatre performance for one night only Sunday 14th September at Frankston Arts Centre’s Cube37. With little to no rehearsal our cast is diving headfirst into iconic hits from Chicago, Hamilton, Waitress, Heathers and more!
Raw, real and ridiculously entertaining, Under Rehearsed invites audiences to a space where rules and perfection are tossed aside in favour of authenticity, laughter, and raw human connection.
Featuring a powerhouse ensemble of emerging and established talent, this cast of 10 brings electric chemistry and fearless vulnerability to the stage, notable performers including Gabby Asta (The Voice Australia S12, founder of Gabby Asta Music school), Sarah Cossey – Glaubert (co-founder of The Chai Collective), Adrian Glaubert (internationally acclaimed opera singer, Lyrebird adjudicator) and more!

Punk Rock
2025-09-17 - 2025-09-21 | Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051, Australia
Lunatix Theatre Presents: Punk Rock by Simon Stephens
A Raw and Unflinching Look at Adolescence, Pressure, and the Chaos Beneath the Surface
Lunatix Theatre proudly announces its bold new production of Punk Rock by acclaimed British playwright Simon Stephens, opening September 17th at Meat Market (Stables). Known for its visceral energy and chilling relevance, Punk Rock dives headfirst into the emotional turbulence of teenage life with razor-sharp dialogue, haunting insight, and explosive drama.
Set in a grammar school library in Stockport, England, Punk Rock follows a group of sixth-form students as they navigate the mounting pressures of exams, relationships, identity, and an uncertain future. As tensions simmer and the cracks in their carefully constructed worlds begin to show, the play builds to a devastating crescendo that forces audiences to confront the consequences of silence, neglect, and societal pressure.
Directed by Jay Wood, this production brings Lunatix Theatre’s trademark raw energy and youthful urgency to a play that has never felt more relevant. In a time where mental health, violence, and the complexity of identity are front and centre in public discourse, Punk Rock cuts deep — daring audiences to question how we listen, how we support, and how we fail the next generation.
“This is a play that demands your attention, not just as a theatre-goer, but as a human being. But it’s also about the moments of connection, humour, and humanity that exist within chaos. It holds a mirror up to how we live—and how we ignore the signs.” – Maddie Richards , Artistic Director
With a cast of emerging Melbourne talent, stark and immersive staging, and a punk-fuelled undercurrent driving the emotional charge, Punk Rock is not just a night at the theatre — it’s a wake-up call.
Trigger Warning: This production contains themes of mental illness, violence, bullying, death, smoking and strong language. Recommended for ages 16+.

The Importance of Being Earnest
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-27 | The MC Showroom, L1/50 Clifton St, Prahran, Melbourne, VIC, 3181, Australia
This preposterous and flamboyant production of The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical play by Oscar Wilde about two bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape what they believe are their mundane lives. Both men use this deception to woo women who are fixated on the name “Ernest”.
Celebrated for its wit and repartee, parodying and gently satirising late Victorian manners, this version of the play deems to poke fun at quintessential Britishness and the pomposity of the upper class.
We bring to you two Victorian philanderers (which could be putting it nicely), Jack and Algernon, as well as the likes of the formidable Lady Bracknell, the glamorous Gwendolen Fairfax, the ever-curious Cecily Cardew, the bumbling Dr Frederick Chasuble, the indifferent Miss Laetitia Prism, ever devoted Lane and Merriman, as well as A Handbag!

CATS Adelaide
2025-09-20 - 2025-10-12 | Her Majesty’s Theatre Adelaide, 58 Grote Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Now playing to rave reviews, the 40th Australian Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record- breaking musical CATS is coming to the Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide from September.
The coveted role of Grizabella the glamour cat will be played by rising star Gabriyel Thomas. She will be joined by audience favourite Todd McKenney playing the dual roles of Bustopher Jones and Asparagus alongside classical performer Mark Vincent as Old Deuteronomy, with musical theatre star Lucy Maunder as the motherly protector Jellylorum.
Also joining the feline line-up is Des Flanagan as the rebellious Rum Tum Tugger, Jarrod Draper as Munkustrap the storytelling tomcat and Leigh Archer as Jennyanydots.
Adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, this “groundbreaking musical” (Daily Express) comes together in a sparkling fusion of music, dance and verse.
Final performances now released – act fast and book your CATS tickets today.

Back to the Future The Musical Sydney
2025-09-26 - 2026-01-25 | Sydney Lyric Theatre, 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, 2009, Australia
Sydney, get ready to make musical theatre history! BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical is making its Australian Premiere at the Sydney Lyric this September. This electrifying, Olivier Award-winning production from London brings the beloved film trilogy to life on stage.
Step into Hill Valley, where Marty McFly is unexpectedly thrust back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean created by the eccentric Doc Brown. But when he inadvertently alters history, Marty must race against time to set things right, return to the present, and launch himself… back to the future!

Rent -Sydney
2025-09-27 - 2025-11-01 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
The musical that rocked Broadway is back!
Experience Jonathan Larson’s electrifying, multi-Tony® Award winning musical, in this electrifying, critically-acclaimed new production.
Step into the vibrant streets of New York City’s East Village, where dreams are born, friendships are tested, and the power of love prevails against all odds.
This groundbreaking phenomenon, inspired by Puccini’s La Bohème is more than a musical; it’s a celebration of life, love, and the human spirit.
Don’t miss your chance to discover the show that took Broadway by storm.

Changeling
2025-09-30 - 2025-10-05 | MCShowroom, L1/50 Clifton St, Prahran, Victoria, 3181
A raw, provocative reflection on identity, belonging and the cost of being authentic to who you are.
A Child was born before midnight, beneath the wild eastern wind…
This is a small rural community; a community of masks, a community of personas, where fairies are evil and folklore are accepted as universal truths, and the biggest threat of all, is the changeling child. So when a Child begins to display unnatural traits and skills, the community is steeped in fear.
Debuting at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2025, Changeling is a dark fairytale delving into the stigma experienced by disabled and neurodivergent people through the lens of ‘masked’ theatre.
Based on European folklore and inspired by the likes of The Crucible, Changeling explores the damage of ‘othering’, the dangers of collective paranoia and mob mentality… within a world bearing eerie similarities to our own.

Speaking In Tongues
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-25 | The Lowe Auditorium, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC, 3156, Australia
Nine lives weave together in ways known and unknown in Andrew Bovell’s piercing drama, Speaking in Tongues.
Leon is married to Sonja, Jane is married to Pete. By chance, each spouse meets the other’s one night and wind up in motel rooms. Pete and Sonja resist the one-night stand; Leon and Jane do not.
A lonely man, Neil, pines for the love of his life, Sarah, who moved on decades ago.
A woman, Valerie, goes missing and her stiletto was last seen in Nick’s car.
Love, marriage, infidelity and betrayal are all tackled in this tense, electrifying play about the relationships between lovers, strangers, and the infinite ways people wound each other.

The Addams Family
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-26 | Teatro at the Italian Forum, 23 Norton St, Leichhardt, NSW, 2040, Australia
The Tony Award® nominated, global smash-hit musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL lands in Sydney from 3 October at TEATRO at the Italian Forum.
Join the kookiest family on the planet, Morticia, Gomez their children Wednesday and Pugsley, along with Uncle Fester, Lurch and someone who doesn’t need a hand, Thing!
The spectacular musical comedy from Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (writers of the multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys), with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams.
Wednesday Addams the ultimate princess of darkness has a secret crush with a “normal” boy. The stage is set for a night that will change the family forever as their very different families meet for the first time.
Set to an extraordinary original score, THE ADDAMS FAMILY is a musical theatre sensation for the entire family.
This fully staged production, brought to life by Australia’s newest musical theatre stars from the acclaimed THEatreBRIDGE program.

Greeking Out
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-12 | Spielhaus, Corner of Berrbang lane and Kulinbuluk lane (next to Queen Victoria Markets), Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
It’s giving… masterclass meets standup meets party for Dionysus!
“Greeking Out – Mythology 101” is a new one-woman comedy show in a masterclass format. We’re greeted by Professor Ari who, in 60 minutes, will test the audience’s knowledge on Greek gods, Greek myths, and trifle (yes, the dessert!). Professor Ari’s unique techniques and insights into the Minotaur myth will reveal new information that has never been shared before…It’s just a class, right? So what could go wrong?
Created and performed by Rebecca Perich, “Greeking Out” had its debut at The Butterfly Club’s One Act Festival (Feb, 2025). Back by popular demand, the show will be performed as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival at a brand new black-box theatre, THE SPIELHAUS, located near Queen Victoria Markets and run by The Motley Bauhaus.
BIO: Rebecca Perich is a tropicobalkankan theatre-maker and repressed academic born in Venezuela, raised by Croatians,
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Space Pirates
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-11 | Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Melbourne, VIC, 3206, Australia
Space Pirates Written and Directed by Kat Glass. Live on Stage!
Pirates, puppets & galactic tunes! Strap in for space fun that’ll have kids hooked from lift-off!
An eco-adventure for families, children, and schools. 1pm daily Tuesday 7th- Saturday 11th October, 2025
Gasworks Arts Park as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
Accessible Sessions:
Low Sensory/Relaxed Session: Wednesday 8th October
AUSLAN Interpreted Session: Friday 10th October
This is not a drill! The fate of the universe is in the hands of an astronaut on a cosmic clean up mission, a rhythmically gifted robotic parrot, and a power chord fuelled Pirate Crew who are wildly lost in space (and loving every light-year of it)!
Space Pirates is a brand new, high energy, intergalactic adventure for children aged 5–12 and their grown-ups. Space Pirates blasts through a galaxy of puppetry, pirate rock songs, and epic space silliness sure to delight the whole family. Anchored by themes of sustainability, acceptance, and embracing difference, this rollicking space-pirate caper promises a heartfelt journey that’s truly out of this world. Written and Directed by Kat Glass with Songs by Fia Haugh.
Fern, a nerdy astronaut, is peacefully cleaning up space garbage when disaster strikes — a crew of wild, wayward pirates are accidentally teleported aboard their spaceship! With a mission to complete and the pirates causing pandemonium, Fern and the motley crew must learn to work together, proving that even the most unlikely shipmates can find common ground.
Created with sustainability at its core, Space Pirates uses recycled and repurposed materials in its set and costumes and includes a free Education Pack for schools and families to keep the adventure going long after the final bow.
Count down and get ready for lift off! Because the wildest, funniest ride through the galaxy awaits!
Supported by Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. This project has been Fringe Funded and is proudly supported by Pride Foundation Australia.

The 39 Steps - Brisbane
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-19 | Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cultural Precinct Cnr Grey & Melbourne Street, QLD, 4101, Australia

The Lucky Country
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-18 | Southbank Theatre, 140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, VIC, 3006, Australia
After a sensational season on Gadigal land, The Lucky Country comes to Naarm! With an original score that nods to some of Australia’s all-time greats (Baker Boy, Jimmy Barnes, Kylie, The Seekers, Electric Fields and more), this 65-minute mix-tape of Aussie stories is a wildly entertaining joyride that digs deep into the themes of identity and belonging. Featuring an ensemble of six outstanding performers and a five-piece band (including yidaki), The Lucky Country is a fresh, funny and heartfelt celebration of who we can be as Australians.
With Music and Lyrics by Vidya Makan (Hamilton, SIX) in collaboration with director Sonya Suares (Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods), The Lucky Country is the smash hit Aussie musical you’ve been waiting for!

Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18 | Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 3004, Australia
Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience is a new film concert that takes fans on an epic on-screen cinematic journey covering twenty-three films in one momentous concert event. Revisit the earliest days of Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor as they discover their place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – each accompanied by their own unforgettable heroic music. Recapture the thrill as Earth’s mightiest heroes join forces for the first time, opening the door to the next wave of Avengers: Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, and more. The Guardians of the Galaxy don’t miss this party either, dropping in to deliver a taste of their iconic mixtape backed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Jubilee
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19 | Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
This production in the heart of Melbourne’s theatre district celebrates 90 glorious years of ‘innocent merriment’ from one of Australia’s oldest performing arts groups, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria, and 150 years of Trial By Jury, which began the most successful partnership that the theatre has known.
Trial By Jury, is “probably the most successful British one-act operetta of all time” (Kurt-Friedrich Gänzl), which starts with a breach of promise of marriage and becomes a frothy courtroom comedy.
We follow this operatic miniature with a witty, musical exploration of the G&S operas with which GSOV has delighted audiences for 90 years.
To be presented by our most brilliant performers, old and new, with a glorious chorus and full orchestra.

Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical
2025-10-17 - 2025-11-22 | Hayes Theatre Co., 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, 2011, Australia
The musical that stops the nation
WORLD PREMIERE
Directed by Sheridan Harbridge
Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and dazzling special effects, you couldn’t be more wrong (we don’t have the budget). Suspend your disbelief as an actor swaps his horseshoes for tap shoes to play one of Australia’s most beloved icons.
When an awkward, gangly horse from New Zealand meets a hapless, down-on-his-luck, trainer, they embark on a classic underdog story to win the Melbourne Cup, and Australians’ hearts and minds. The road isn’t easy – there are gambling scandals, double-crosses, an attempted shooting, and a career-threatening addiction to sugar. It’s high stakes, high drama, and highly historically accurate.
Phar Lap boasts an irresistible electro-swing score, with inspirations from Duke Ellington to Daft Punk. Brassy, lively and retro – these songs will take you from the race course to the rave hall.
Pop the champagne, harness up, and get ready for a wild ride.
Prices
Previews
Adult $69
Concession/Group (8+) $64
Under 35 $55
Mid-Week Matinees
Adult $79
Concession/Group (8+) $69
Under 35 $60
Weeknights & Saturday Matinees
Adult $84
Concession/Group (8+) $74
Under 35 $65
Friday & Saturday Evenings
Adult $89
Concession/Group (8+) $79
*Concession prices apply to Seniors, Pensioners, Students and MEAA members.
Times
Monday 6:30pm
Tuesday – Saturday 7:30pm
Thursday 1:00pm
Saturday 2:00pm
*No matinee performance on Sat 18 Oct
*No matinee performance on Thu 23 Oct
*Post show Q&A on Mon 27 Oct
*Captioned performance on Wed 5 Nov
Running Time
Approx. 90 minutes – no interval
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Captioned Performance – WED 5 NOV

Shirley Valentine Sydney
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-25 | Theatre Royal, 108 King Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Shirley Valentine Sydney -Natalie Bassingthwaighte stars in the West End and Broadway award-winning Shirley Valentine!
Experience 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.
Shirley 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.
When 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?
With 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.
Don’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.

Control by Keziah Warner
2025-10-22 - 2025-11-01 | Theatre Works Explosives Factory, 67 Inkerman St, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182, Australia
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.
In 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?
On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away.
And on New Earth, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.
Spanning 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.
Control was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
This work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program

Here You Come Again Melbourne
2025-10-23 - 2025-11-02 | The Comedy Theatre, 240 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

The Breath of Kings
2025-10-25 - 2025-11-08 | Theatreworks, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda, VIC, 3182, Australia
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.
The 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.

Dying: A Memoir
2025-10-25 - 2025-11-29 | Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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.
Taylor’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.
Equally 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.
