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MERRIGONG THEATRE COMPANY

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Wollongong, New South Wales 2500


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JULIA Comes to Sydney Theatre Company in June


by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2024

Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre’s production of Joanna Murray-Smith’s runaway hit, Julia, will return to Melbourne for a strictly limited run at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse....

Cast Set For THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Hayes Theatre Co


by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2024

The cast of five performers has been announced for Richard Carroll’s adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty. Learn more about the cast and the show here!...

Merrigong Theatre Company Reveals 2024 Mainstage and MerrigongX Seasons


by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2023

Merrigong Theatre Company has announced a new, exciting year of showcasing the outstanding breadth of local, national and international talent and bold works, with their 2024 Mainstage and MERRIGONGX seasons. Learn more about the lineup here!...

Merrigong Theatre Company Will Stage THE VISITORS This Month


by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2023

Merrigong Theatre Company will present Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts’s The Visitors, by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 25th to 28th October. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!...

Merrigong Theatre Company Brings SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED to the Stage in September


by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2023

This September, Merrigong Theatre Company’s permanent company of neuro-diverse, professional actors, The Strangeways Ensemble, will present Something That Happened, a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of the quest for fame and inclusion. ...

Merrigong Theatre Company and Branch Nebula Present AIR TIME


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2023

Merrigong Theatre Company and Branch Nebula will present the world premiere of Air Time, a stunning collision between wheels in motion and the elegant flow of dance and parkour, performing at Wollongong Town Hall from 20th to 22nd April. ...

Spiegeltent Returns To Wollongong With Epic Three Week Program


by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2023

After delighting Wollongong audiences since 2017, The Spiegeltent returns to take over the Wollongong Arts Precinct once more. With three weeks of electrifying live performance, a dash of comedy and splash of family fun, The Spiegeltent’s 2023 season will be brought to life from 7-25 June 2023....

OPTIMAL STOPPING Comes to Merrigong


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2023

Merrigong Theatre Company, Proper Motion & La Infinita Compañia are proud to present the world premiere of a brand-new dance work, Optimal Stopping at Wollongong Town Hall from Thursday 30th March to Saturday 1st April 2023, as part of the 2023 MERRIGONGX Artists’ Program....

Merrigong Theatre Company Launches MERRIGONGX 2023 and a New Temporary Independent Artist Hub, 93 CROWN


by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2023

Merrigong Theatre Company has announced another exciting year of their annual artists’ program, MERRIGONGX, showcasing the outstanding breadth of local talent and their bold new works. In 2023, the program will feature a line-up of four exciting productions on stage, as well as 17 works in developme...

Colleen McCullough's TIM Will Tour to Eight NSW Venues This Year


by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2023

TIM a novel written by Australian icon Colleen McCullough and adapted for the stage by acclaimed playwright Tim McGarry, will commence a tour of eight NSW venues from July 2023, prior to a national tour in 2024.  ...

Past Shows

The Cardinal Rules
The Cardinal Rules
10/31 - 11/2/2024


Merrigong Theatre Company’s MERRIGONGX presents Rose Maher’s THE CARDINAL RULES at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from the 31 October to 2 November. With a ...

The Cardinal Rules
10/31 - 11/2/2024


A eulogy to the parochial parishioner; a nostalgic work of storytelling and reckoning with an upbringing in the Australian Catholic Church circa 1990. Be transported ...

The Queen's Nanny
The Queen's Nanny
10/16 - 10/19/2024


Inspired by historical events, a royal scandal ignites a blistering fire between the steely Queen Mother and her children’s doting nanny in Melanie Tait’s new ...

Guards at the Taj
Guards at the Taj
9/19 - 9/21/2024


A wonderfully funny and moving exploration of beauty and power, autocracy and resistance, and conflicting loyalties. Guards at the Taj centres on a hilariously relatable ...

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap


For over 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats. ...

Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]


Challenging, joyful and deeply affecting, Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] is a dance, sound, and installation work that confronts Australia’s shameful fixation with incarceration. Exceptionally talented ...

Birdsong of Tomorrow
Birdsong of Tomorrow
8/22 - 8/24/2024


Everyday in our gardens and our streets, birds sing. They sing songs passed down through generations, songs of a world that’s gone and a world ...

A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen


Merrigong Theatre Company’s annual artists’ program, MERRIGONGX returns in 2024, kicking off with Joshua Hinton’s A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen or How to Make ...

Dear Diary
Dear Diary
5/8 - 5/11/2024


Kay Proudlove’s endearing comedy about the agony of growing up, Dear Diary, returns to Wollongong from the 8th to 11th May.

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
4/10 - 4/14/2024


One of New Zealand’s most successful theatrical exports Wild Dogs Under My Skirt will perform at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 10 to 13 ...

RBG: Of Many, One
RBG: Of Many, One
4/4 - 4/6/2024


After a smash-hit premiere season in 2022, Merrigong Theatre Company brings Suzie Miller’s RBG: Of Many, One to the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 3 ...

Send for Nellie
Send for Nellie
2/14 - 2/17/2024


Merrigong Theatre Company presents Alana Valentine’s Send For Nellie at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 14 to 17 February. 1931, Sydney. West-Indian Australian singer Nellie ...

Shakespeare In The Garden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream


Merrigong Theatre Company presents Wollongong’s first Shakespeare in the Garden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream ; an enthralling open-air performance in the Wollongong Botanic Garden ...

Landed
Landed
11/2 - 11/4/2023


Performance ensemble Frumpus return to Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 2 - 4 November with their new work, LANDED . Formed in the 1990s, Frumpus includes ...

The Visitors
The Visitors
10/25 - 10/28/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company presents Sydney Theatre Company & Moogahlin Performing Arts’s The Visitors , by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison , at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre ...

Something That Happened
Something That Happened
9/15 - 9/23/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company’s permanent company of neuro-diverse, professional actors, The Strangeways Ensemble , will present Something That Happened , a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of ...

Miss Peony
Miss Peony
8/30 - 9/2/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company is proud to present Michelle Law’s MISS PEONY , an inter-generational comedy for 21st century Australia, from 30th August to 2nd September ...

Tim
Tim
8/16 - 8/19/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company and Christine Dunstan productions will present TIM, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 16 – 19 August as part of its premiere regional ...

Silence
Silence
8/9 - 8/12/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company presents SILENCE , a thrilling new work from acclaimed First Nations contemporary dance company, Karul Projects , from 9th to 12th August. ...

Air Time
Air Time
4/20 - 4/22/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company and Branch Nebula are excited to present the world premiere of Air Time , a stunning collision between wheels in motion and ...

Optimal Stopping
Optimal Stopping
3/30 - 4/1/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company, Proper Motion & La Infinita Compañia are proud to present the world premiere of a brand-new dance work, Optimal Stopping at Wollongong ...

Choir Boy
Choir Boy
3/22 - 3/25/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome National Theatre of Parramatta’s Choir Boy , a poignant coming-of-age story by the Academy Award® winning writer of ...

Guru of Chai
Guru of Chai
2/23 - 2/25/2023


Merrigong Theatre Company and Indian Ink Theatre Company are proud to present the outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful romantic thriller Guru of Chai at Wollongong ...

As Luck Would Have It
As Luck Would Have It
7/27 - 8/6/2022


Merrigong Theatre Company presents a new Australian musical comedy by Drew Fairley, inspired by the actor and playwrights own real-life experiences being marooned on a ...

The Sirens’ Return
The Sirens’ Return
2/14 - 2/19/2022


A co-production with The Society of Histrionic Happenings, The Sirens Return is a new music theatre work that marks a new level of theatre-making for ...

Hair
Hair
9/25 - 9/29/2019


A brand new Australian production of the much-loved and revolutionary rock musical, HAIR will come alive at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 25th to ...

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The Box Show in Australia - Sydney The Box Show
Riverside Theatres (1/21 - 1/23)
Ghost Quartet in Australia - Sydney Ghost Quartet
Hayes Theatre (1/8 - 2/1)
Opera Up Late in Australia - Sydney Opera Up Late
Sydney Opera House (1/30 - 3/30)
Chasing Dick: A Love Story in Australia - Sydney Chasing Dick: A Love Story
The Loading Dock, Qtopia (2/4 - 2/15)
CATS in Australia - Sydney CATS
Theatre Royal Sydney (6/17 - 7/13)
Cinderella in Australia - Sydney Cinderella
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (1/2 - 3/28)
Bianca Del Rio - Dead Inside in Australia - Sydney Bianca Del Rio - Dead Inside
State Theatre Sydney (2/7 - 2/8)
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