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January to June 2025 at fortyfivedownstairs

Image of Paul Capsis - De Profundis

Melbourne's fortyfivedownstairs has announced the January-June 2025 theatre program featuring nine seasons presented by an outstanding lineup of theatremakers and musicians.

Sport for Jove Roars Into 2025

Sport for Jove Theatre Company is back in 2025 and preparing for their biggest and most exciting season in their 16-year history with a whopping 9 productions across their Summer Season, Main Stage, and their essential Education Season – including arguably Jove's most epic, ambitious project of the year…

From familiar comedy classics to first-time musical collaborations... from east coast tours to outdoor site-specific experiences... from intimate contemporary plays to large-scale Shakespeare adventures... this season has something for everyone!

The End of the Wharf

After 25 years of tickling funny bones, Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott are retiring their quills with one final

Perth Festival 2025

Image: East Perth Power Station. Photographer: Tristan McKenzie

Perth Festival today announced its full 2025 program, with new Artistic Director Anna Reece, inviting Perth audiences and visitors to taste the salty air, feel the sand dunes beneath their feet, be challenged by truth-tellers and play with mischief-makers.  

Adelaide Festival 2025 Program

Photo credit: Roy VanDerVegt

65 events, 11 world premieres, 9 Australian premieres and 15 exclusives

Adelaide Festival has announced its 40th program, promising a suite of international and Australian productions and artists which will further enhance its 65-year reputation as Australia’s premier international festival.

Ten out of SIX

Coral Drouyn looks at the return of the hit musical SIX, speaking to Australian Associate Director Sharon Millerchip and the ca

Sydney Festival 2025

Image: As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement. Photographer: DahliaKatz

The Book of Mormon Principal Casting

Image: London cast of The Book of Mormon. Photographer: Paul Coltas

Producers of the Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON have announced principal casting for the production opening in Sydney in July 2025. 

Perth Cast Announced for Wicked

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. These additional performances are now on pre-sale with general public sales from Friday 1 November. BOOK HERE. WICKED will fly into Crown Theatre from 15 December as the final stop on its Australian tour.

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.

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