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Melbourne Theatre Company’s 37 Returns to the Southbank Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2025

Melbourne Theatre Company’s 37 will make its return to the Southbank Theatre stage this January, following a hit run in 2024. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

GOLDEN BLOOD Comes to Art Centre Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2024

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.

Melbourne Theatre Company Unveils 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2024

Melbourne Theatre Company has announced thirteen world-class stage productions for its 2025 season. From classic plays to international hits and world premieres to works that could only have been made in Melbourne, audiences are invited to immerse themselves in stories that ask them to think, feel and reflect in a season that bridges the familiar with the unexpected.

Ilbijerri Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company to Present BLAK IN THE ROOM in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 24, 2024

ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company will present their ground-breaking collaboration, Blak in the Room. Three new works written by the next generation of Blak storytellers will be staged at Southbank Theatre over two weeks, celebrating the richness and vitality of Blak theatre.

Melbourne Theatre Company Presents TOPDOG / UNDERDOG
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2024

The iconic American masterwork Topdog/Underdog, written by the acclaimed playwright Suzan-Lori Parks will begin performances on Friday 23 August at Southbank Theatre.

COST OF LIVING Opens Next Month at Melbourne Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

Cost of Living, a deeply moving play that looks at the ways we care for one another and ourselves and winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama from playwright Martyna Majok, will begin previews at Melbourne Theatre Company’s Southbank Theatre on Saturday 14th September. 

ENGLISH Opens at Southbank Theatre This Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 1, 2024

Opening this week at Southbank Theatre, English is a comedy celebration of both second languages and native languages that highlights the beautiful complexities and points of human connection they bring. 

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Comes to Melbourne in July
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2024

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Season 2024 centrepiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, one of the most celebrated plays of the 20th century, will begin performances at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse from 9 July.

JULIA Comes to Southbank Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Joanna Murray-Smith’s Julia, documenting the lead up to Julia Gillard’s famous 2012 parliamentary ‘misogyny speech’, is set to begin performances at Southbank Theatre in Melbourne from 31 May.

WORLD PROBLEMS Opens in May at Southbank Theatre, The Lawler
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

Emma Mary Hall’s World Problems is a bid for change, reminding us all of the responsibility we have to Planet Earth. Seamlessly merging intimate reflections with a world spanning perspective, World Problems will begin previews on 3 May, followed by a regional tour from 28 May to 7 June, calling at Mt Helen, Mildura, Bendigo, Drysdale, and Traralgon.

THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES Comes to Melbourne Theatre Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024

Kendall Feaver’s illuminating portrait of a mother-daughter relationship, The Almighty Sometimes, will be staged at Southbank Theatre beginning previews on 15 April. With biting humour and fierce honesty this coming-of-age story explores the perils of adolescence and growing up with mental illness. 

Previews Begin This Week For Melbourne Theatre Company's MEET ME AT DAWN
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

Melbourne Theatre Company's Meet Me at Dawn begins previews at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio on Saturday 10 February. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!

Single Tickets to Queensland Theatre's 2024 Season Go On Sale Today
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2023

Single tickets to Queensland Theatre’s 2024 Season will go on sale from 4 December, meaning theatre lovers can secure their spot to any of the seven plays taking centre stage next year, including the world premiere of Round The Twist The Musical.

New Australian Work A VERY JEWISH CHRISTMAS CAROL Makes World Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2023

Melbourne Theatre Company's new play born from its ambitious NEXT STAGE Writers' Program, A Very Jewish Christmas Carol, is set to make its world premiere on Saturday 18 November at Southbank Theatre.

Brink Productions Reveals Stephen Nicolazzo as New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2023

Brink Productions has announced the appointment of talented theatre maker Stephen Nicolazzo as the new Artistic Director. Stephen is a theatre director, dramaturg and creator and works across theatre, comedy, dance and contemporary performance.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2023

Broadway hit Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, a musical play about the life of jazz great Billie Holiday, opens tonight Tuesday 24 October, at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio, starring AACTA Award-winner Zahra Newman.

Caryl Churchill's Masterpieces Unite In Exclusive Double Bill in Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2023

Melbourne Theatre Company’s captivating double bill featuring two distinct and powerful works by the legendary playwright, Caryl Churchill, premieres this Friday 11 August at the Southbank Theatre. 

BLOOM Extends at Arts Center Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2023

Due to overwhelming demand, Melbourne Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed new Australian musical comedy, Bloom, extends its season until Saturday 26 August at Arts Centre Melbourne. 

Melbourne Theatre Company's BLOOM Enters Final Weeks of Rehearsals
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2023

Melbourne Theatre Company’s new Australian musical, Bloom, is heading into its final weeks of rehearsals ahead of its first preview audience at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse on Tuesday 18 July.

IS GOD IS is Now in Previews in Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2023

Award-winning US playwright Aleshea Harris' Is God Is is previewing to thunderous applause at Melbourne Theatre Company's Sumner Theatre ahead of its Australian premiere, Friday 23 June.