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On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2026
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (275+ words) Obsessed with The'Drover's Wife as a child, Leah Purcell has adapted it as a play, novel and film. Then composer George'Palmer asked if she would collaborate on an opera. Sheridan Harbridge is reclaiming female history on'Australian stages through her work…...
Woodend Winter Arts Festival 2026: Full program announced
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (507+ words) A King's Birthday weekend of canonical works, new Australian voices, virtuoso recitals and jazz blown hot and cool. The Woodend Winter Arts Festival 2026 will foreground an expansive and stylistically diverse music program when it returns to Victoria's Macedon Ranges across…...
Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) A series of clever and self-contained stories and reflections about midlife mayhem, Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues places a side-splitting spotlight on the complex love-hate relationship of owning a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Interwoven with other excellent monologues…...
Tape Face: 20
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Celebrating 20 years of Tape Face, the show celebrates where this worldwide journey began. Mime with noise, stand-up with no talking " drama with no acting. Las Vegas headliner Tape Face has become a global sensation. See the critically award-winning show that…...
" 1/2 Do Not Pass Go (Melbourne Theatre Company)
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (602+ words) Playwright Jean Tong delivers a gently satirical exploration of the workplace and heartfelt representation of an unlikely friendship. Young Melbourne writer Jean Tong explores the humanity that emerges from the workplace's inhumanity in their new play directed by Katy Maudlin....
" Mary Said What She Said (Adelaide Festival)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) Isabelle Huppert is a force of nature: rag doll, witch, madwoman and plotter. The show is a three-part monologue in French, which appears strange at first glance. However, when Mary reveals a nostalgic longing for her fleetingly happy childhood in…...
Dane Simpson " 100% Hits
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) All the killer punchlines, crowd favourites, and greatest hits from Dane's 10-year stand-up career. No fillers, just back-to-back laughs " the ultimate "best of' collection, live on stage. Adelaide Fringe: Dane Simpson " 100% Hits 4 March @ 8: 30 pm - 9: 30 pm ACDT All the killer punchlines,…...
Casey Filips - What a Character
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." " Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe…...
" 1/2 Evil Dead - The Musical
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (544+ words) Sam Raimi's cabin-the-woods horror gets a spoofy musical theatre renovation. You get laundry time. The good news: it washes off! Against advice, I wore a white T-shirt to the opening night of Evil Dead " The Musical with the knowledge that…...
An Audience with Gerry Connolly
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) Prepare for a display of wit, music and masterful performance as legendary Australian entertainer Gerry Connolly takes the stage. Best known for his brilliant satirical impressions of public figures, Gerry is an accomplished comedian, actor, pianist and cabaret star who…...