Australia - Melbourne Theatre Newsroom

Building on the remarkable success of the past two years, BMW, in partnership with Opera Australia, has announced the third edition of the BMW Opera for All event.

Midsumma, Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ Arts Organisation has announced the 2025 festival program. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup for the event here!

Leading lady of stage and screen Natalie Bassingthwaighte will return to Australian stages to star in one of the world’s most popular plays, Shirley Valentine, directed by Lee Lewis.

Victorian Opera has announced the cast for their upcoming production of FOLLIES, featuring renowned theatre figures.

Five time Tony Award® winner and West End hit A Christmas Carol has announced its partnership with SecondBite, dedicating its 2024 season to raising essential funds for the charity’s food relief program.

Extra performances have been released for the Melbourne season of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, which will play at the Princess Theatre from 16 March.

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Back by popular demand, multisensory shipping container experiences DARKFIELD SÉANCE and FLIGHT are making their return to Melbourne this summer. Learn more here!

Peppa Pig returns to Australia for the first time since 2018 with her stage show PEPPA PIG'S FUN DAY OUT LIVE, offering fans an opportunity to enjoy a lively performance featuring the beloved character.

Following sellouts in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Songs From The Canyon returns for a run of shows down the East Coast of Australia in April and May 2025. The tour kicks off at the Geelong Arts Centre on 24 April and finishes up on 31 May.

APHIDS Co-Artistic Director, Lara Thoms joins forces with artists and performers Sammaneh Pourshafighi and Eden Falk to return to Arts House with the premiere of EDGING.

A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS announced its Melbourne and Queensland casts, featuring Tim Paige as Santa. The adults-only comedy returns with familiar faces Kate Yaxley and Jordan Twigg.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Sydney Theatre Company has announced that Suzie Miller's smash-hit play RBG: Of Many, One will return to Arts Centre Melbourne in March 2025 as part of a national tour including Sydney Opera House, HOTA, Gold Coast and Riverside Parramatta. Tickets are on sale now via venue websites.

Golden Blood, a fast-paced family drama set in Singapore’s criminal underworld, begins previews at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio from Friday 25th October.

New shows in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth have been added for Torvill & Dean's highly anticipated June 2025 Farewell Tour. 

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

New commercial musical theatre company AG Theatre will launch their first season with a new production of The Three Little Pigs, playing at the historic 783-seat National Theatre Melbourne from 18 December.

One of Australia's most popular performers Christine Anu will lead a dynamic cast of multi-talented opera and musical theatre performers in the Broadway smash-hit musical Hadestown when it premieres in Sydney in February next year.

Producers GWB Entertainment have announced that Erik Thomson, one of Australia's most loved stars across film, television and theatre, will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol – Melbourne's new festive tradition.

From Studio Ghibli classics My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away to more than 100 works for the screen and concert hall, Joe Hisaishi is one of the most prolific and beloved composers worldwide.

Paul Dainty/TEG DAINTY has announced that legendary pop icon Cyndi Lauper is set to embark on a major 6 city Australian tour, and in what will be a bittersweet moment for fans, it will also serve as her Farewell Tour.

Two phenomenal young prize-winning soloists, Jeonghwan Kim (piano) and Yeyeong Jenny Jin (violin), will delight Sydney and Melbourne audiences in November with The Young Virtuosi.

Direct from a critically acclaimed London season in its first presentation outside the UK comes Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, playing 5 – 23 February 2025 at the Sydney Opera House, after a season at Arts Centre Melbourne.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.