6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (515+ words) Melbourne-based company Soothplayers returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for their 10th year, marking a decade of their signature improvised Shakespearean comedy. Over that time, they have created more than 200 original works and been a launching ground for notable former…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (487+ words) Fresh from a breakout, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, expectations for Sam Nicoresti's Melbourne Comedy Festival debut Baby Doomer are high. And they more than meet them. Baby Doomer took out the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (628+ words) With Melbourne International Comedy Festival now in full swing, venues all across the greater metro are hosting a vast range of productions. Arriving at the Piano on Swan in Richmond, it was surprising to find that there was no backroom…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (401+ words) Equal parts charisma and camp, Briefs: The Worksis the kind of spectacle thatdetonatesfrom the get-go. From the moment you step into the jewel-box glow of the iconic Spiegeltent, this sultry, intoxicating show unleashes with a relentless parade of Briefs Factory…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (444+ words) Under the stewardship of Melbourne's independent theatre company AG Theatre, known for their recent sell out productions of Avenue Q and Mamma Mia and renowned director Pip Mushin, Once is set for a limited season at Melbourne's Chapel off Chapel…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (23+ words) Announcing Cast For Historic My Fair Lady Sydney & Melbourne Seasons'thescoop. au Announcing Cast For Historic My Fair Lady Sydney & Melbourne Seasons...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (234+ words) Producers of the hit Broadway musical'ANASTASIA'have today revealed the talented young Sydney performers who will be sharing the role of Little Anastasia in the highly anticipated musical opening in April at the spectacular Lyric Theatre Sydney. The local performers who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (372+ words) Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live'today announced other talented performers who will play lead roles and ensemble in the Australian Premiere of Broadway's smash-hit musical'WAITRESS, which will ignite Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne from 1 May, and the Sydney Lyric Theatre from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (875+ words) Queensland performing arts took centre stage last night as the 38th Matilda Awards were presented at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Playhouse, celebrating the talent and innovation driving the state's arts sector." Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) delivered a commanding standing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (741+ words) One of the most influential theatrical works of the 21st century, seen by over one million people worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages, Prima Facie returns to Australian stages in a landmark homecoming season. Playing limited seasons in Sydney and…...