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25 Apr 2025 - 7 Dec 2025
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The Thrill Of Love

The 1812 Theatre Ltd.
3 Apr 2025 - 3 May 2025

Author: Amanda Whittington

Director: Pip Le Blond

Genre: Drama

Agent: An Amateur production by arrangement with ORiGiN Theatrical

Synopsis

A divorcee with a young child to care for, Ruth works in the kind of nightclubs where there’s more than just a drink on offer. The girls work hard, play hard and dream of a movie-star life.
Then she meets the wealthy, womanising David, a racing driver with whom she becomes obsessed. Fame comes — but not in the way she imagines. Why does their relationship end in murder? Why does she plead not guilty but offer no defence? Why does she show no remorse? And who is she trying to protect?
Amanda Whittington’s play The Thrill of Love tells the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, and takes a fresh look at the woman behind the headlines.

Things I Know To Be True

Williamstown Little Theatre Inc.
23 Apr 2025 - 10 May 2025

Author: Andrew Bovell

Director: Shirley Sydenham

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

Is unconditional love absolute? Or is there a step too far? This touching, humorous and brave play is centred around that dichotomy. Over a year, each member of an Adelaide family deals with truths that impact their lives.
“People aren’t perfect. Even the people you love. Especially the people you love.” A family torn apart can reunite. But not always as expected.
Andrew Bovell‘s beautifully written play weaves many threads that may make us consider our own attitudes and biases.

Haunted

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. Inc.
24 Apr 2025 - 10 May 2025

Author: Eric Chappell

Director: Nicholas Ryan

Genre: Comedy

Agent: ORiGiNtm, On Behalf of Samuel French - A Concord Theatricals Company

Synopsis

Aspiring playwright Nigel Burke is neurotic, Agoraphobic and hasn’t written a word for three months, to the chagrin of his wife, who is at the end of her tether. His agent is desperate for him to start writing again. A mysterious man who knows of Nigel’s interest in Lord Byron, gives him a goblet used by the poet. Nigel drinks from it and there is a change in his confidence and manner. Then Byron himself appears. Part ghost story, part thriller, part battle-of-the-sexes comedy.

Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle

The Basin Theatre Group Inc.
24 Apr 2025 - 4 May 2025

Author: Simon Stephens

Director: Michelle Swan

Genre: Drama

Agent: CURSING AND SOBBING LTD.

Synopsis

Preview Night Thursday 24 April, Opening Night Sparkling Supper Friday 25 April 2025

A romantic adventure begins at a bustling London train station where 42-year-old American, Georgie Burns, kisses the neck of a much older Irish man, Alex Priest, a butcher.

This electric encounter thrusts two perfect strangers into a fascinating and unlikely relationship, part friendship, part love-affair.

Enjoy complimentary sherries and programs on arrival, with free coffee/tea and biscuits during the interval.

Our Foyer bar is open from 7.30pm, during interval, and after the show.

The World Premiere of Heisenberg was commissioned and presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, USA (Lynne Meadow Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) on May 19 2015. It was subsequently presented by Elliott Harper Productions at the Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, London, opening
on 9 October 2017.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Heidelberg Theatre Company
25 Apr 2025 - 10 May 2025

Author: Simon Stephens [from the novel by Mark Haddon]

Director: Karen Wakeham

Genre: Drama

Agent: ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French, a Concord Theatricals Company

Synopsis

[NOTE: Season is now sold out. To be put on waiting list for tickets, see Performances ‘Bookings’ section.]
Christopher Boone is an extremely clever and intelligent young man, whose mild autism sometimes makes it difficult for him to understand what is unfolding around him. But when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington murdered in mysterious circumstances, Christopher turns detective. His investigation takes him on a very surprising and challenging journey.

A Happy and Holy Occasion

Malvern Theatre Co. Inc.
26 Apr 2025 - 10 May 2025

VDL Awards Entry: 2025

Author: John O’Donoghue

Director: Nicholas Opolski

Genre: Drama

Agent: By arrangement with Conal O’Donoghue

Synopsis

It is February 1942, and tonight is a very happy and holy occasion. Tomorrow, young Christy will travel to Sydney to begin his studies for the priesthood. The O’Mahon family, proud Irish-Australians, throw a small party of farewell, with lamingtons and sing-alongs. But faith and duty can be heavy burdens, and the news of the war is increasingly grim – the family is forced to confront difficult truths.
Malvern Theatre Company is pleased to revive this classic Australian play. A joyous celebration of Irish-Australian humour and resilience, a study of faith and friendships, a drama of a family at pressure-point, ‘A Happy and Holy Occasion’ is a bitter-sweet portrait of a vanished Australia.

Napoleon, From Roses to Poison – Napoléon, Après les Roses, le Poison

Melbourne French Theatre Inc.
30 Apr 2025 - 3 May 2025

Author: Marijke Eysbertse-van Schaik

Director: Donald McManus

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

After his defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, the French Emperor Napoleon I has been exiled to St Helena – an island in the South of the Atlantic Ocean. William Balcombe, Superintendent of the East India Company of the island, agrees to the Emperor’s request for a temporary stay at his home, The Briars. Elder daughter Jane soon starts giving Napoleon English lessons. After initial misgivings, her refreshingly uninhibited younger sister Betsy, falls for the charms of the suave imperial visitor and his French entourage.

Everything takes a turn for the worse with the arrival on St Helena of Sir Hudson Lowe, the new Governor. The Emperor receives orders to depart immediately for Longwood, where he is to be guarded around the clock by 3,000 British soldiers. What happens there – suspicious deaths, escape plans, dangerous liaisons – remains shrouded in mystery to this day.

Relive the last period of Napoleon’s life in exile on St. Helena and the fascinating Australian link where the Balcombes established The Briars in Mt. Martha.

Come From Away

Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. Inc.
2 May 2025 - 18 May 2025

Author: Irene Sankoff & David Hein

Director: Peter Martignoles

Genre: Musical

Agent: MTI Australia

Synopsis

Come From Away chronicles the real-life experiences of the people of Gander, Newfoundland, and the almost 7000 airline passengers who were forced to land there when US air space was closed on September 11, 2001. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. this is their story.

Crossroads: One Act Play Season

Eltham Little Theatre Inc.
2 May 2025 - 16 May 2025

Author: Emma Wood, Paula Armstrong, John Jennings, Daniel Reitz

Director: Susan Rundle, Paula Armstrong, Steve Saul, James Banger

Genre: Drama

Agent: Local Playwrights

Synopsis

Exploring the complex experiences women face through the art of theatre.
Here are four different plays, each dealing with unique circumstances and decisions that women may encounter. Each of these plays offers a distinct and powerful perspective on the diverse experiences and decisions that women face in various aspects of their lives.

The Peace of Angels
Written by John Jennings

The deepest wounds of war are not always visible… and its greatest horrors can be the most personal.

Red
Written by Paula Armstrong

A woman has amnesia resulting from an accident. Her children have different feelings about her memory returning.

Napoleon in Exile
Written by Daniel Reitz

Evelyn is a single mother sick with cancer. Corey, her low-functioning son with Asperger’s, has always been under her care. Evelyn must prepare him for life after she has gone.

Women of the World
Written by Emma Wood

Ready to take on the world, three young women in their first share house celebrate their independence before an uninvited guest upsets the party.

Drinking Habits

Wyndham Theatre Company
9 May 2025 - 17 May 2025

VDL Awards Entry: 2025

Author: Tom Smith

Director: Cody Riker

Genre: Comedy

Agent: Origin Theatrical

Synopsis

Set in America during the late years of prohibition, accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce.
Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancees, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down.
Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves (Origin Theatrical).

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