Australia - Melbourne Theatre Newsroom

Stagebugs Productions will bring the musical magic of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown back to The MC Showroom this April. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra CEO Richard Wigley has announced the appointment of German-based Australian violinist Natalie Chee as the next MSO Concertmaster, commencing in January 2026.

Get the hottest dating tips with self-taught feminist, iPod DJ and Lynx Africa afficionado Steve Porters in his one-man character comedy show, Steve Porters - How To Flirt: The TED XXX Talk at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will present the return of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert. Learn more about the upcoming concert here!

Due to the huge demand for Katy Perry's dynamic performances, 2 new and final Australian shows in Sydney and Melbourne have been added to the tour itinerary.

Step front of stage Karen Cecilia, Theremin player and theatre performer who will present her show TIMESTAMP at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 with the Theremin front and centre.

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced that the national Charity Partner for the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie will be the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

Van Diemen’s Band will present internationally acclaimed viola da gamba virtuoso Paolo Pandolfo, one of the foremost interpreters of early music, in his lutruwita/Tasmanian debut.

The full cast has been announced for the Australian premiere of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL, hitting Melbourne’s Regent Theatre this May. Learn more about the cast here!

This Autumn and Winter Arts Centre Melbourne has curated a program of three unique and engaging works, the Boy & the Ball, Wonderbox and Yong, designed to inspire and delight children and their families.

The latest work from Australia’s most celebrated playwright Patricia Cornelius, Truth, will make its highly anticipated world premiere at Malthouse this month.

Company Director and Investment Manager Edgar Myer will assume the role of MSO Chair on February 10, following the retirement of Director and Chairman Dr David Li AM after a 12-year tenure.

Brought to you by the team behind 'the perfect comedy show' Mastress of Ceremonies and the smash hit Dream House, Heather Valentine and Carl Whitehouse join forces again for Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Train Cake. Learn more!

Bunjil Place will present the exhibition and workshop series FROCK A WHANAUNGATANGA by the legendary Tāgata Moana (People of the Pacific) art collective, the Pacific Sisters, in the Bunjil Place Gallery.

Psycho siren Leah Shelton’s one woman show BATSH*T, a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny and deeply intimate story of female madness will make its Arts Centre Melbourne debut.

Circus Oz has announced the return of their New York-bound spectacular, Circus Oz Non Stop, to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Learn more here!

Nestled in the heart of New York's enchanting West Village is a basement piano bar so iconic, celebrities queue to get in. And for six nights only, Marie's Crisis and its top pianists are coming to Melbourne to play especially for you. 

The joyous, life affirming comedy Shirley Valentine officially opens at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre tonight. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!

This March, Melbourne Shakespeare Company invites you to laugh, cry, and swoon with their fresh take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Learn more about the show here!

RocKwiz's Really Really Good Friday will return to Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall for its ninth annual live show on Friday, 18 April 2025. For nine years, the team behind the iconic live music trivia television show, RocKwiz has brought a night of trivia, music and laughter to Arts Centre Melbourne.

By popular demand, multisensory shipping container experiences DARKFIELD SÉANCE and FLIGHT have had their seasons extended with an extra week of shows. Learn more here!

Sydney Dance Company’s 2025 program will launch with Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela’s Somos; a highly anticipated Melbourne premiere at the Arts Centre, before a return season at Sydney Dance Company’s Neilson Studio.

Circa will return to Arts Centre Melbourne with their global acrobatic smash hit Humans 2.0 in the Playhouse fresh from celebrating their 20-year anniversary last year.

The role of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upcoming Broadway musical Annie will be played by Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle in the globally beloved children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles.

A comedy cabaret that celebrates embracing your inner child and never letting go of your passion is coming to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this April.