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The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger

Larry Kramer – writer, playwright, activist, and author of the 1985 play The Normal Heart – has been a polarising figure in queer politics.

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The 20 best theatre, musicals, dance and opera shows in Australia in 2025

Guardian Australia critics pick the best live stage experiences of the year, including Beetlejuice, The Talented Mr Ripley and a nude ode to literature

The Guardian - AU

John Farnham musical Whispering Jack headlines Sydney Theatre Company’s 2026 season

STC program also features an AFLW drama by Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller and star turns from Sam Worthington, David Wenham and Miranda Otto

The Guardian - AU

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Circle Mirror Transformation review – a heart-first play of human connection

Logie winner Rebecca Gibney leads a suite of strong performances in Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s gentle, generous comedy set in a community centre drama class

The Guardian - AU

Candide review – a joyous, dazzling, bonkers satire

Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland TheatreDean Bryant, one of Australia’s greatest directors, coaxes magic out of Voltaire’s novella in an operetta that is both funny and meaningful

The Guardian - AU

My Brilliant Career: musical based on Miles Franklin’s novel takes us on a sassy, spirited journey of self-discovery

Melbourne Theatre Company’s My Brilliant Career is a musical re-imagining of Miles Franklin’s classic 1901 novel of the same name. It follows a young woman, Sybylla Melvyn, as she chafes against her rural constraints to seek creative freedom.

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My Brilliant Career review – this Miles Franklin musical is a funny, feminist triumph

Kala Gare is a force of nature as Sybylla, spurning suitors in order to live a writer’s life, in a musical that spans pub rock, hip-hop and sweeping solos

The Guardian - AU

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Dear Evan Hansen: Australian production of Broadway hit puts mental health centre stage

The team behind the new staging of the Tony award-winning show leaned into emotional authenticity and a design that evokes the overwhelming experience of social media

The Guardian - AU

My Brilliant Career to be adapted into a pop-rock musical as part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2024 lineup

‘Joyful’ new show to cap off MTC season also featuring Pulitzer-winning plays Topdog/Underdog and English, and a ‘fresh take’ on A Streetcar Named Desire

The Guardian - AU

Bloom review – Tom Gleisner’s aged care musical is cheerily good-hearted

Katie Weston’s songs are effective enough and Gleisner’s lyrics are serviceable, but Bloom comes to life when the excellent cast get to perform all together

The Guardian - AU

Hubris & Humiliation review – this queer take on Jane Austen is startlingly good

Lewis Treston’s witty and polished play blends Regency language and Australian slang to deliver a dizzying amount of jokes and sizzling romantic tension

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