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    03-19 May Intolerable pain, epic rage and smelly feet. It's all here. Philoctetes is a painful case. He was abandoned on a deserted... More details
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    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
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    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
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    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
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    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
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    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
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    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
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    16-27 May There's a ship on an endless ocean, drifting. In its guts lie four men, passing time before they pass away, reminiscing about... More details
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    03-19 May Intolerable pain, epic rage and smelly feet. It's all here. Philoctetes is a painful case. He was abandoned on a deserted... More details
  • (Theatre)

    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
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    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-27 May There's a ship on an endless ocean, drifting. In its guts lie four men, passing time before they pass away, reminiscing about... More details
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    03-19 May Intolerable pain, epic rage and smelly feet. It's all here. Philoctetes is a painful case. He was abandoned on a deserted... More details
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    19-20 May Raise a flute of Champagne with Bridget Balodis and Mark Pritchard in their first Next Wave Festival event, Shotgun Wedding, a... More details
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    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
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    19-22 May The Exchange is an extended collaboration between two young theatre compaies, Italy's Dewy Dell and Sydney-based collaborating... More details
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    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
  • (Theatre)

    19-20 May Raise a flute of Champagne with Bridget Balodis and Mark Pritchard in their first Next Wave Festival event, Shotgun Wedding, a... More details
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    19-22 May The Exchange is an extended collaboration between two young theatre compaies, Italy's Dewy Dell and Sydney-based collaborating... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
  • (Theatre)

    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
  • (Theatre)

    19-22 May The Exchange is an extended collaboration between two young theatre compaies, Italy's Dewy Dell and Sydney-based collaborating... More details
  • (Theatre)

    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-27 May There's a ship on an endless ocean, drifting. In its guts lie four men, passing time before they pass away, reminiscing about... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
  • (Theatre)

    19-22 May The Exchange is an extended collaboration between two young theatre compaies, Italy's Dewy Dell and Sydney-based collaborating... More details
  • (Theatre)

    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    12 May-23 Jun Climate change comes to the stage in the Australian premier of Richard Bean’s stimulating black comedy The Heretic . One of... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-27 May There's a ship on an endless ocean, drifting. In its guts lie four men, passing time before they pass away, reminiscing about... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-23 May Inspired by the infamous "body in the boot" case, the murder of Maria Korp in 2005, composer Gordon Kerry describes ... More details
  • (Theatre)

    21 Apr-26 May Political satirist Jonathan Biggins presents Australia Day , parodying the bungling grassroots politics of Coriole Shire’s... More details
  • (Theatre)

    25 Apr-26 May Stockholm is a psychological thriller that explores a violent yet erotic relationship between two individuals. A story of pain... More details
  • (Theatre)

    08-27 May When playwright Ray Mooney first met Christopher Dale Flannery he was still just "Dale", and hadn't yet earned his... More details
  • (Theatre)

    16-26 May In 1998 shockwaves were sent through the town of Laramie after a young gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally attacked and... More details
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    16-27 May There's a ship on an endless ocean, drifting. In its guts lie four men, passing time before they pass away, reminiscing about... More details
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    17-27 May Drawing room before the French Revolution. Air raid shelter after World War III. A collision of classical music and... More details
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    18-27 May A famous actress ceases to speak. The young nurse assigned to watch over her at a remote seaside retreat finds herself... More details

Melbourne theatre previews, news & interviews

Anders Albien followed by a Moonshadow

The world premiere of Cat Stevens' Moonshadow opens in June

Moira Finucane opens the Glory Box

What is in the Glory Box?

War Horse

Michael Morpugo's novel for young adults is brought to life

Justin Shoulder vs Dewey Dell

Justin Shoulder and Italian company Dewey Dell exchange notes

David Young on OperaXS

An old form gets another operatunity with OperaXS

Adena Jacobs on Persona

We speak to Adena Jacobs about her adaptation of Persona

Kate Mulvaney on Macbeth

A play that reeks of sex, and Bell Shakespeare wont let you forget it

Benedict Hardie on The Seizure

Benedict Hardie talks about his new play, The Seizure

Lisa Mibus on Heretic

Lighting designer Lisa Mibus talks about working on the The Heretic

Latest Melbourne theatre reviews

Sundowner

Captures the essence of life lived with younger onset dementia

Alma Mater

An immersive audience-of-one event from Scottish live art duo Fish & Game

Everynight, Everynight

The true story of a young thug transformed into a sociopathic killer

Zombatland

A satisfyingly absurd frolic through the conventions of b-grade horror

Boy Girl Wall

As the title promises, it's about a boy, a girl and a wall

And the Birds Fell from the Sky

20 minutes of chaos and video goggles

The Drowning Girls

The Drowning Girls reimagines the ‘Brides of Bath’ murder

Bad Blood Blues

Grown-up theatre at its finest

Tribes

The Australian premier of English playwright Nina Raine's Tribes



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