July

Two of our great theatre-makers join forces for this poetic story of community, dignity and love in dark times.

October

Flo has just started uni and is living in a share house just off campus. She takes over Arlo's room, who's sleeping in a swag in the backyard while he waits for Tori to finish moving into Brett's room. 4 Dale Street has had a revolving door for 6 years, and no-one really knows who's actually on the lease anymore.

August

THRILLING, SOARING AND SPECTACULAR!

A BIG production, a sumptuous live orchestra and a story we have all come to know and love.

August

In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways!

Food fanatic, Ren, steps off the bus at St. Lawrence Prep, the fanciest high school in six towns. She's there with the rest of her peers after a mysterious fire destroyed their beloved - albeit kind of a hole - Woodrich College across town, and these poor students are not welcome.

XtrAct Drama Mid Year Show

After years of being indoors, Australia's First Lady of Comedy Julia Morris is back in circulation and off the leash in her brand new stand-up spectacular 75 Years in the Business!

For the first time ever in Newcastle, Hunter Drama is so excited to bring Disney's Finding Nemo JR. to the stage.

An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell.

October

This award-winning New York Times bestseller and book club favourite will be brought to vivid life in a new adaptation.

A debt collector, a drag queen, a rogue chemist and a manic depressive walk into a pub

The No. 1 Party Musical GREASE returns to the Australian stage in a new, multi-million-dollar live production, packed with energy. It's got groove, it's got meaning and it's burning up the quarter mile!

July

The darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer

October

What if a primary school aged kid messed with spacetime while trying to fix a moment in the past and got herself stuck in a time loop. And what if she gets all her friends to try and help her to get out of the time loop and these friends turn out to be just different versions of herself?

Life is seasonal, and those seasons bring change, challenge and hope.

Broadway's timeless classic musical whisks you away to a place where dreams are born and no one ever grows up!

August

A gloriously energetic, thought provoking and above all entertaining night of theatre.

July

An urban detective story in which the investigator is a teenage girl and the body is her own.

July

Sondheim's award-winning musical: A Musical Thriller

Witness this moving exploration of human frailty at the ends of the Earth as performed by an all-star cast.

Beer, Wine & Shakespear!

A masterful blend of theatre and live video takes you inside this extraordinary tale like never before.

August

So terrifying in its accounts of invading Martians wielding deadly heat-rays that it is remembered like no other radio programme.

November

Based on the 1997 British film of the same name. Set in the run-down former industrial epicentre of Sheffield, UK, it follows six unemployed, working class men who decide to do a one-time-only striptease to outdo a touring male strip show and make some desperately needed money.

From Romance to Rest

July

A gloriously romantic love story that reflects on the power of human connection and asks, “what if?”.

August

There's no place like home! The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz but from a different angle.

He's hideous. He's hated. He's untouchable. But in this shimmering world of secrets and seduction, can he keep the one he loves most safe?

This is a story of love so strong it defies enemy lines. This is a story of a kingdom in triumph and a nation in chains. This is a story of betrayal.

To be performed by over 100 students from Years 7-12, this show is suitable for all ages and come with one guarantee - we WILL rock you!

It takes a village to kill a child.

August

This entertaining romp will have you in stitches. Not all (illicit) plans are best laid!

August

In 2006, the centennial of Ibsen's death, A Doll's House held the distinction of being the world's most performed play that year.

Sydney, it's time to party again when the acclaimed Australian production returns this May!

An epic story of love, courage, survival... and foldable umbrellas.

One of the most beloved musicals of all time is coming to the Concourse Theatre May 2023!

It's 1990 and Jon, a promising composer turning 30, is at a crossroads. His girlfriend wants to leave, his best friend's making big bucks, and he's waiting tables while writing the next great musical.

September

A new production of this contemporary classic and a riveting insight into one of the most impactful days in Australia's history.

October

Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It's foolproof; what could possibly go wrong?

Direct from the West End, this enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life in a reimagined production boasting all the spectacle and grandeur audiences know and love.

A world-premiere adaptation of Australia's first Chinese-language novel, a historical frontier adventure and a morality tale for the ages.

This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time case closed! Don't just see it. Solve it.

July

Celebrating the Music of Legends

Winner of six Tony Awards (including Best Musical), Kinky Boots features a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein.

August

What do you mean you don't have bunker insurance?

October

An inspiring celebration of the journey of one boy who hangs up his boxing gloves for ballet shoes.

August

A powerful, salutary tale showing what it's like to be a young person desperate for independence, but also, crucially, what it's like to be a parent during the painful process of letting children fly the nest.

September

Shakespeare may be turning in his grave, but the show that's become a cult classic contains all 37 plays (plus sonnets).

July

Everyone has a story. The woman you pass on the street. The man at the bus-stop. The barista who makes your coffee. You, reading this.

September

The legendary tale of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail.

September

A thrilling, high-powered, utterly engrossing tale of revenge from an award-winning US playwright.

August

Carla Moorland has been murdered, and John Hoskins, who had been having an affair with her, knows who did it - himself. John's wife Elizabeth, rather than calling the police, is determined to keep John out of prison, even if it means that an innocent man will be punished for the crime.

Australian premiere of the Tony Award nominated electro-pop opera based on a scandalous slice of Tolstoy's War and Peace

October

The classic musical CATS, is reimagined into an extravaganza of modern musical theatre, coming to the Concourse Theatre October 2023!

August

Bell Shakespeare returns to The Art House in 2023 with Twelfth Night.

September

You will be on the edge of your seat!

Jamie and Cathy used to be in love, but now their marriage is over and they're trying to figure out where it all went wrong... The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical by Jason Robert Brown about two New Yorkers in their 20s who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.

July

Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can't do, even in a man's world.

Four intoxicating parts. One superstar soprano. Homegrown superstar Jessica Pratt returns to Australia to perform in Offenbach's last and greatest work.

September

The fabulous Helen Thomson plays Lady Bracknell, the wittiest and most wicked role in one of the greatest comedies ever written.

October

The Boy From Oz is the most successful Australian musical ever and the first to make it to Broadway. It is a musical biography/tribute to the late great Peter Allen.

August

Dear Your Majesty the Queen, I need to speak to you urgently... Cleverly lifting the key moments from Gleitzman's novel and presenting them in a light-hearted, amusing and open way, making for an ideal drama.