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One Day in September – New Australian Musical

While there has been rumours that multiple gay players exist, there is no openly gay player - past or present - in the men's AFL. A new Australian musical, One Day in September, explores the fictional story of a professional footballer grappling with his personal and private lives and opens at the Athenaeum 2 in Melbourne from 28 – 30 November 2024.

And Then There Were None Cast

The cast of the new production of Agatha Christie’s best-selling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, have been revealed today and includes Nicholas Hammond, Anthony Phelan, Christen O’Leary and more. The production opens at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in February 2025 and Theatre Royal Sydney from May 2025.

La Boite Theatre Season 2025

Australia’s longest, continuously running theatre company La Boite Theatre celebrates its 100th birthday in 2025.

One of the nation’s oldest and boldest arts organisations, La Boite marks this auspicious milestone with a year-long celebration of storytelling, special events, surprise guests and sojourns down memory lane.

The party starts with the announcement of La Boite’s 2025 Season, a program of reimagined classics, cross-genre productions, powerful performances and striking cultural contributions.

Christine Anu to Star in Hadestown

Christine Anu will lead a dynamic cast of multi-talented opera and musical theatre performers in the Broadway musical Hadestown when it premieres in Sydney in February 2025.

Brisbane Season For Jesus Christ Superstar

A Brisbane season has been announced as part of the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The production will play at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from June 2025, following seasons in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.

Evan Hansen Has Been Found

Having seemingly taken a half a lifetime, at long last

Les Misérables Arena Spectacular Coming in 2025

Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Live Nation Australia have announced that Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular is coming to the ICC Theatre Sydney on 30 April 2025, to be followed by Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne from 14 May 2025 and then 

Eddie Perfect to Star in Beetlejuice

After earning a Tony Award nomination for the music and lyrics he wrote for BEETLEJUICE, Eddie Perfect will star as the most mischievous corpse in the history of musicals when he takes on the title role in the Australian premiere playing exclusively in Melbourne. 

The otherworldly comedy will begin performances on 7 May 2025 at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.

Cats Returns To Its Original Australian Home After 40 Years

On 27 July 1985, a ground-breaking musical production had its Australian Premiere at Theatre Royal Sydney, heralding an era of the British “mega-musical” in Australia. Now, 40 years later, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS returns to Theatre Royal Sydney to celebrate its 40th anniversary, opening in June 2025.  When tickets go on sale buy them here.

 

Malthouse Theatre Season 2025

Image — Troy. Courtesy of Malthouse Theatre.

Malthouse Theatre has launched its 2025 season heralding a year of epic theatrics, lush music theatre, in-your-face drama, virtuosic horror and uplifting joy. Unveiling seven productions by Australian and international theatre makers, more than ever, Malthouse is committed to making sure the arts are accessible to more people, more often.

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