Month: April 2025
Free Community Program For Exclusive Ballet Preljocaj Season At QPAC
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Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) today announced a free program of community events to reach more Queenslanders than ever as part of this year’s QPAC International Series – an exclusive Australian season of Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake in the Lyric Theatre from Saturday 31 May to Saturday 7 June 2025. Founded in 1985 by maverick French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, the…
Announcing National Tour For Trent Dalton’s Love Stories
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Following standing ovations and glowing reviews at Brisbane Festival in 2024, the critically acclaimed stage adaptation of Trent Dalton’s Love Stories is set to sweep the nation with a heart-expanding four-city tour in September 2025. This unforgettable theatrical event, commissioned by Brisbane Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre, will see…
Black Swan Launches First Ever Giving Day On 1 May
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Black Swan State Theatre Company launches its first-ever Giving Day this Thursday 1 May. Giving Day is a 12-hour campaign to raise much needed funds that will support WA artists, deliver creative learning programs, and help more people across WA experience the thrill of live performance. For one day only,…
Announcing More Cast For Cats The Musical
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Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced more cast for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of CATS. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical will play at its original Australian home, Theatre Royal Sydney from 17 June. It then heads to Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide from 20 September and to Hamer Hall, Arts Centre…
Review: Posh Takes A Sharp Look At Class And Corruption
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Posh by Laura Wade is a satirical play about power, politics, and privilege, and how these forces collide within institutions. It premiered in 2009 at the Royal Court Theatre before transferring to the West End. The play was nominated for Best New Play at both the Evening Standard Awards and…
Announcing The Lovers Musical For Brisbane Festival
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Shake & Stir Theatre Co and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), in association with Brisbane Festival, today announced the premiere of a brand-new production of the breakout Australian pop musical The Lovers, running in QPAC’s Playhouse from 13 September to 5 October 2025. Written and composed by the wildly talented Laura Murphy, The Lovers is a fresh, high-energy reimagining…
Review: Dictionary Of Lost Words Speaks Volumes In Every Tongue
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The Dictionary of Lost Words makes its highly anticipated Queensland premiere as part of its 2025 national tour. Presented by Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company South Australia and QPAC, this production has been met with just as much enthusiasm as its original 2023/24 seasons. Under the expert direction of…
Review: Romeo and Juliet Another Triumph In Melbourne
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Following a sold-out season in Adelaide, Ballet International Gala (BIG Live) have brought their breathtaking ballet Romeo and Juliet to Melbourne for two equally sold-out performances. Showcasing the power of timeless storytelling, a sweeping score, and stirring choreography, Romeo and Juliet proved another triumph. This successful Melbourne season comes after…
Horizon Festival Returns Sparking Radical Hope On The Sunshine Coast
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Sunshine Coast’s leading contemporary arts festival, Horizon, returns next week with a bright new identity and a bold program of captivating events. The 10-day festival runs from Friday 2 to Sunday 11 May with more than 50 entertaining and evocative events programmed across locations and venues that span the Sunshine Coast’s…
Review: Into The Woods Dives Deep And Delivers Big
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Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre’s Graduating Class of 2025 presents Into the Woods, a wonderful interpretation of the Stephen Sondheim classic, directed by Miranda Middleton. The audience is immediately transported to suburban Australian life. The stage has a carnival-like atmosphere, with colourful bunting, poles, ladders, and the iconic Hills Hoist-style clothesline.…
Jessica Arthur On Finding New Meaning In The Dictionary Of Lost Words
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The Dictionary of Lost Words makes its highly anticipated Queensland debut at QPAC this Saturday as part of its 2025 national tour. Adapted for stage by Verity Laughton, the play premiered in 2023 to sell out seasons in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. Based on Pip Williams’ New York Times bestselling…
Black Swan To Present WA Premiere Of Blue By Thomas Weatherall
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Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA is proud to present the West Australian premiere of Blue. A poetic and emotionally powerful monologue, it is a work by Kamilaroi writer and Heartbreak High star Thomas Weatherall. Blue will run at the State Theatre Centre’s Studio Underground from 23 May to 8…
Announcing Dracula: A World Premiere For Ballet International Gala
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BIG Live, Australia’s boldest and fastest-growing ballet company, proudly announces its most daring production to date: Dracula. The full-length original ballet is set to premiere this September and October in five major cities: Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Auckland, and Canberra, with Christchurch just announced! A gripping reimagining of the iconic…
Shake & Stir Announce Cast For 1984 National Tour
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Shake & Stir Theatre Co is proud to announce the cast for its highly anticipated 2025 national tour of 1984, George Orwell’s chilling dystopian masterpiece, beginning in May. Following the success of its recent national tour of Frankenstein, the company once again pushes theatrical boundaries with a production that promises to challenge and…
Announcing Hedwig Dates For Sydney’s Carriageworks This July
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GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents have confirmed that Hedwig and the Angry Inch will unleash its raw energy at Sydney’s Carriageworks from 17 July 2025. This follows a smash-hit season at the 2025 Adelaide Festival, where it earned five-star acclaim across the board. Hedwig and the Angry Inch will play…
La Boite Encores: Epic Play Readings From The Archive
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La Boite Theatre presents their La Boite Encores program, a captivating play-reading series that revives ten iconic Australian favourites from the archives. The series opens next week on 28 April and runs to 1 July as part of their centenary year celebrations. Like a book club for theatre lovers, over ten weeks for…
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Presents The Music Of Hans Zimmer
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents Art of the Score: The Music of Hans Zimmer. Celebrating one of the unofficial Kings of Movie Scores, this unmissable concert will run at QPAC’s Concert Hall for three performances only from 23-24 May 2025. For those who missed out on tickets to see the man…
Review: Circus Of Illusion Brings Magic And Mystery
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The circus is back in town—minus the tent, but bursting with magic! Michael Boyd brings the razzle-dazzle with Circus of Illusion, a glittering spectacle packed with aerial acrobatics, dazzling dancers, and of course, the master of mystery himself. Set in the stunning surrounds of the State Theatre, this two-act extravaganza…
Review: Stranger Sings Hits All The Right Notes
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Millennial Productions presents the Queensland premiere of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, where the Upside Down meets musical theatre in a gloriously goofy mash-up. Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang are back, this time in a show that lovingly spoofs the ‘80s-set sci-fi hit, complete with jazz…
Review: Circus Oz Non Stop 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival sees the talented Circus Oz team return to the iconic Melbourne Town Hall for a short run of Non Stop. This follows on from a sold-out season at the Forum Melbourne in 2023. Circus Oz has been a detail in the fabric of Australia’s…
Scenes From A Yellow Peril To Make Debut at QPAC
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Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is proud to present the Australian main stage debut of the multi-award-winning play Scenes From A Yellow Peril in QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre from 3 to 12 July 2025. Written by award-winning Chinese-New Zealand writer and poet, Nathan Joe, the smash-hit New Zealand work was reconceptualised into an Australian context by Brisbane-based…
Announcing Award Nominees For 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Yesterday, on the steps of the Melbourne Town Hall, the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominees for Most Outstanding Show and Best Newcomer were announced. A bumper list of 9 nominees have been revealed for the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show: Gary Starr –…
Rachel Griffiths And Suzie Miller Receive Honorary Degrees From NIDA
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The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Australia’s leading performing arts educator, was proud to award two Honorary Master of Fine Arts to acclaimed writer Suzie Miller and renowned actor, producer and director Rachel Griffiths AM. Last Friday, NIDA celebrated the hard work and dedication of its 2024 graduates across…
Announcing Amy Lehpamer For Dusty The Musical In Concert
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Prospero Arts is proud to announce a stellar line-up of homegrown and national talent for Dusty The Musical – In Concert. The show hits the stage at the Concert Hall, QPAC Brisbane for six performances only! At the helm is one of Australia’s most celebrated musical theatre performers, Amy Lehpamer, fresh from…
Review: Alice In Wonderland Takes Audiences Down The Rabbit Hole
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The Australian Shakespeare Company, based in Melbourne, produces two types of shows: Shakespeare (obviously!) and family-friendly theatre. Alice in Wonderland, an exuberant ball of energy, fits into the latter category. It is being performed in Sydney’s own backyard, the luscious green grass and tall wavy trees of the Royal Botanic…
Review: Seussical Bursts To Life In A Colourful Spectacular
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Stage School Australia’s Seussical is a joyful, high-energy celebration of imagination. Performed at the Draney Theatre with a talented young cast, this 75-minute musical brings all your favourite Dr. Seuss characters to life with flair, fun, and plenty of heart. Directed by Robert Coates, the show begins in a delightfully…
Announcing Singalong Performance Of Rent At Opera House
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The musical that rocked Broadway is back! And this time the fans get to sing along! Experience Jonathan Larson’s exhilarating, multi-Tony® Award winning musical RENT in this electrifying, critically acclaimed production, and sing along at a special performance at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday 23 October. Fans are encouraged…
Blessed With Talent: Raphael Wong’s Star Turn In Sister Act
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Sister Act the Musical has less than a week left of its Adelaide run before it comes to Perth for four weeks only. It will mark the last leg of a national tour that has been running since mid last year. The Scoop had the pleasure of chatting to Raphael Wong,…
Announcing New Tour Dates For Here You Come Again The Dolly Parton Musical
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Shine up your cowboy boots and grab your rhinestones! Here You Come Again, the dazzling musical comedy packed with Dolly Parton’s greatest hits, has confirmed its upcoming tours dates. This joyous musical will be landing at the Regal Theatre Perth from 22 August, the Civic Theatre Newcastle from 20 November,…
Review: Freaky Friday Finds The Funny In Family Life
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You, like me, may be surprised to learn that the 2003 Disney Channel film starring Jamie-Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan is, in fact, not the original iteration of Freaky Friday. Upon reading the program for WAAPA’s production of the musical by the third year Music Theatre students, I discovered that there…
