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SIX the Musical causing a sensation in 2026 and 2027!
SIX the Musical causing a sensation in 2026 and 2027!
The Lion King Principal Cast Revealed Ahead of Sydney 2026 Season
The Lion King Principal Cast Revealed Ahead of Sydney 2026 Season
Steel Magnolias Returns to Stages Across Australia in 2026
Steel Magnolias Returns to Stages Across Australia in 2026
Waitress Is Coming to Melbourne Next Year
Waitress Is Coming to Melbourne Next Year
Disney Launches First Trailer & Poster for Live-Action “Moana”
Disney Launches First Trailer & Poster for Live-Action “Moana”
Cirque du Soleil Returns to Australia in 2026 With Renowned Big Top Production KOOZA
Cirque du Soleil Returns to Australia in 2026 With Renowned Big Top Production KOOZA
Museum of Illusions Is Coming to Australia!
Museum of Illusions Is Coming to Australia!
Broadway Star Andy Karl to Lead Beetlejuice The Musical in Brisbane
Broadway Star Andy Karl to Lead Beetlejuice The Musical in Brisbane
WAITRESS Tickets Now On Sale
WAITRESS Tickets Now On Sale
Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) to Tour Australia in 2026
Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) to Tour Australia in 2026
Twilight at Taronga 2026 Summer Concert Series | Line-Up Announced!
Twilight at Taronga 2026 Summer Concert Series | Line-Up Announced!
Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Spectacular cast announced for NYE Opera Gala at the Sydney Opera House
Spectacular cast announced for NYE Opera Gala at the Sydney Opera House
Smash-Hit Musical The Lovers Opens in Sydney Next Week!
Smash-Hit Musical The Lovers Opens in Sydney Next Week!
Lachy Hulme to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for 2025
Lachy Hulme to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for 2025
PUTTING IT TOGETHER Comes to Sydney's Foundry Theatre
PUTTING IT TOGETHER Comes to Sydney's Foundry Theatre
Shirley Valentine Starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte Opens Next Week In Sydney
Shirley Valentine Starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte Opens Next Week In Sydney
Heathers the Musical | Pre-Sales Start Today for 2026 National Tour
Heathers the Musical | Pre-Sales Start Today for 2026 National Tour
Japanese Film Festival Reveals 2025 Program
Japanese Film Festival Reveals 2025 Program
Ensemble cast members revealed for hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA
Ensemble cast members revealed for hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA
MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission 2025: Nipa Doshi
MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission 2025: Nipa Doshi
Adventurous, provocative, fearless: Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940 opens in Sydney
Adventurous, provocative, fearless: Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940 opens in Sydney
Pretty Woman to debut in Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne in 2026
Pretty Woman to debut in Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne in 2026
WAITRESS to Premiere in Sydney in 2026
WAITRESS to Premiere in Sydney in 2026
The Ultimate Interactive Disney Jr. Concert Experience Lands in Australia in 2026
The Ultimate Interactive Disney Jr. Concert Experience Lands in Australia in 2026

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REVIEW – Zootopia 2 Exclusive Preview Screening & Movie Review 🐰🦊🐍 We were invited to an exclusive preview of Disney’s latest Zootopia last night and were spoilt with a fun disco party featuring a DJ spinning Zootopia hits, photo
REVIEW – Wicked: For Good Sydney Premiere & Movie Review💚🩷 I had the most magical night at the Wicked: For Good Sydney Premiere last week with @chamellephoto! I went for glam with hints of emerald green and gold and I’m still glowin
#sydney REVIEW - The Lovers at Theatre Royal Sydney. We headed to Opening Night of The Lovers at Theatre Royal Sydney expecting an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream but instead received a timeless lesson in love! Ins
#melbourne REVIEW - HAIR The Musical at the Athenaeum Theatre - on now until 30th November. Jo headed to the Opening Night of @hairmusicalau last night at the @athenaeumtheatremelb and had a colourful time! Here’s her review: “HAIR is he
#melbourne Our giveaway winner had the best time at the @thedogloversfestival and @catloversfestival today - on again tomorrow at the @melbourneshowgrounds - pats and cuddles included 🥰 Thank you Klaudia for sharing these great photos! #dogloversfes