Australia - Perth Theatre Newsroom

Jesus Christ Superstar will open at Crown Theatre from February with a new production that has received acclaim and accolades during its US and UK tours, including an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

300 tickets for the Gala Opening Night of Wicked at Crown Theatre, Perth on Thursday 19 December will be sold for $20 each. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Adapted by Stephen Briggs from the popular Discworld novel and directed by Bradley Towton, Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! will light up the Roleystone Theatre stage.

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

What did our critic think of THE SEED at Subiaco Arts Centre.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY arrives at Belvoir St Theatre, offering audiences a gripping exploration of family dynamics and secrets. Discover the acclaimed play's impact and its powerful performances.

In celebration of a decade-long partnership, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) will present the murmuration of lost birds-a visually stunning and evocative production-for a limited season of three performances at Victoria Hall, Fremantle from November 8, 2024.

Australian stage and screen legends Pamela Rabe and Bert LaBonté, who currently headline Belvoir Street Theatre’s production of August: Osage County, will also join the ensemble cast for the Perth season at Heath Ledger Theatre from 27 February to 16 March 2025.

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

As WICKED celebrates its 21st anniversary of the Broadway opening on Wednesday 30 October with National WICKED Day, an extra final week of performances up until 2 February 2025 has been released for the Perth season due to huge demand.

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

ROLEYSTONE Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park is back for another season – and this year has two new locations.

Producers of The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, the stage production based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, have confirmed the Australian cast that will tour Australia in 2025, including Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.

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

Crimson Gully, is a socio-political drama, set in a fictitious red-light district of India, that questions society’s fake moralities around misogyny, class divide ,corruption and integrity. The production brings together dance, music, and some of the finest acting talents from the Indian community in Perth.

Every year, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company brings together emerging indigenous writers to work with experienced First Nations playwrights. In 2020, Bruce Denny used it to turn his own reflection on family and connection to country into a genuinely heartwarming and funny play called OPERATION BOOMERANG that is as funny as it is poignant.

Perth Theatre has announced a cracking cast for this year's panto ‘eggstravaganza', Mother Goose.

Dirliebane, the new Children's Theatre Company, announced their residency at Perth Theatre with a press photo call. The company aims to engage young audiences with innovative performances and educational programs.

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has announced  that he and his father Michael are stopping off from their travels to bring Australian audiences an extra chapter of their adventures. 

The 2024 AWESOME International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things will take place from 24 September to 28 September. With a reputation for presenting the best in children’s arts experiences from around the world, the AWESOME Festival will present exceptional programming for children of all ages and their grown-ups.

What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Crown Theatre?

Perth Theatre and Concert Hall are throwing a street party for Perth to celebrate 125 years of entertainment in the city. 125 Live! on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September 2025 will transform Mill Street into a musical and theatrical menagerie to mark Perth Theatre's 125th anniversary and Perth Concert Hall turning 20.