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Linda Aronson paints a picture of life for the women left behind during the Second World War as they seek to save their livelihood, the factory that makes DINKUM ASSORTED Biscuits.

GREY GARDENS brings the story of the reclusive Bouvier Beale's, made famous in the 1975 documentary/movie of the same name, to the stage for an entertaining look into a very bizarre world.

The complex life of German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (born Lothar Berfelde) is explored as writer Doug Wright unearths memories from conversations and research with the intriguing cross dressing antiquarian in I AM MY OWN WIFE.

Photos from THE SOUND OF MUSIC Australian Tour Rehearsals

Centred on the days following the disappearance of famed aviator, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, WE ARE THE GHOSTS OF THE FUTURE invites the audience to meet the varied inhabitants of a poor harbourside community in this Immersive Theatre.

The famous story of CARMEN is reinterpreted in Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre's production of Natalie Weir's CARMEN SWEET.  Three sides to the Spanish Gypsy are seen through three different dancers as she toys with the naive solder's affections.  

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's MY FAIR LADY and the 60th Anniversary of Opera Australia, Opera Australia and The Gordon Frost Organisation are collaborating to recreate the original production Broadway production.  Multiple Award Winning star of stage and screen, Dame Julie Andrews, the first Eliza Doolittle, will share her knowledge with a new generation of performers as she directs this production.  Andrews was joined by Opera Australia's CEO Craig Hassell, Artistic Director Lyndon Terrancini AM, The Gordon Frost Organisation Managing Director John Frost AM and NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres to give the media an insight into what audiences can when the show opens at the Sydney Opera House on 30 August 2016. 

The ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT AWARD GRAND FINAL CONCERT saw six finalists compete for the coveted award that honours Rob Guest - OBE, one of Australia's finest musical theatre performers.

The police drama gets up close and personal with A GIRL WITH SUN IN HER EYES as the mystery of the disappearance of an undercover policewoman plays out on stage.

With DEAD CENTRE/SEA WALL, Tom Holloway and Simon Stephens' seemingly separate plays, combine to complete a story. Two people seek to explain why they are talking to a group of strangers as they share their history with the audience.

Sydney audiences were treated to a wonderful selection of music from shows from 1922 to 2010 as AUDRA McDONALD SINGS BROADWAY with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Nick Enright's GOOD WORKS examines the difference between the orchestrated image people present for the world to see and the truth of human character in a moving 90 minute work. Director Ian Sinclair presents this complex emotional work that crosses time to show how decisions made under the guise of 'Good Works' have shaken and changed lives.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS reconnects audiences with their inner child as T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is bought to life in the revival of the all singing, all dancing, feline feast.  With new orchestrations and staging, this latest production gives new life to the iconic work that debuted in London's West End over 3 decades ago.

Shaun Rennie (director) has shares Jonathan Larson's iconic RENT with a new generation ahead of its 20th Anniversary. Drawing together a wonderful young cast, the human stories behind AIDS, drugs, poverty and death are told with passionate honesty through a multitude of communication styles in this modern interpretation of Puccini's LA BOHEME.

Blurring the lines of "reality" and "art", Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING looks at one man's doubt as to if true love exists, and whether he has found it.

Sport For Jove's latest production of Christopher Marlowe's EDWARD II is a gripping re-imagining that highlights that some things have not changed in 6 Centuries.

Leoš Jana?ek's THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN is reinterpreted by Michael Campbell (Director) in this new collaboration between Pacific Opera, Sydney Youth Orchestra and Sydney Grammar School.

CIRCUS OZ: BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE proves that the classic circus of yesteryear is still alive and fabulous as it delights and astounds audiences of all ages.

Australian Playwright, Nick Enright's thought provoking play, A PROPERTY OF THE CLAN returns to the Sydney stage in a time when society still has a problem with violence against women. Presented with maturity and sincerity, this fictional work, based on a true story is unfortunately still as important and topical for today's society as it was in 1992 when it was first staged.

Sydney Theatre Company's latest offering, ARMS AND THE MAN, blends George Bernard Shaw's commentary on the absurdity of the glorification of war and conventions of society with a visual feast of physical comedy and bright white sets.