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Review: ‘Othello’ at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne (2025)

Playing until September 28 at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne.
Tickets and more info can be found at: melbourneshakespeare.com/othello

William Shakespeare’s momentous tragedy Othello gets a vivid, intense and immersive revival here by the Melbourne Shakespeare Company, with an exemplary cast and brilliant creative team bringing the more than 400-year-old play to life in spectacular fashion.

Review: ‘The 39 Steps’ at Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (2025)

Currently playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre until October 4, 2025, The 39 Steps is a visually stunning, laugh-out-loud crime caper starring Ian Stenlake, Lisa McCune and the Umbilical Brothers, David Collins and Shane Dundas.

News: First Cast Members of ‘Cluedo’ Play Released Ahead of Australian Premiere

The first cast members have been revealed for the Australian premiere of Cluedo, the world’s favourite murder mystery board game that is coming to life on Australian stages from January 2026.

Review: ‘American Psycho’ at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran (2025)

Featuring hit 1980s songs from Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and the News, The Human League and Tears for Fears, as well as original music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik, See You Sunday’s debut production of American Psycho is a bloody fun triumph!

News: ‘Heathers The Musical’ Announces 2026 Australian Tour

In celebration of Heathers Day, it is announced that the global phenomenon Heathers the Musical is coming to Australia.

Review: ‘Tarzan – The Stage Musical’ at the National Theatre, St Kilda (2025)

Tarzan – The Stage Musical has swung into the National Theatre, St Kilda for a limited season. It’s ambitious yet messy but its humour and themes of love, family and loyalty are enough to consider a ticket.

News: ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ To Make Its Australian Premiere Exclusively In Melbourne

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre.

The announcement comes on the eve of the 53rd anniversary of the recording of Neil Diamond’s iconic Hot August Night album in 1972, a landmark moment in music history that holds a special place in the hearts of Australian fans.

News: Georgina Hopson to Star in the Australian Premiere of Broadway Musical ‘Anastasia’

Rising star of stage and screen Georgina Hopson will lead the cast of Anastasia, which will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December 2025 before touring to Perth and Sydney in 2026.

News: The world’s favourite murder mystery board game now a new stage play – ‘Cluedo’ to tour across Australia

Cluedo, the game of whodunnit that’s gripped generations is stepping off the board and onto the stage!

Premiering at QPAC in Brisbane in January 2026, the much-loved murder mystery will then travel to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide and Theatre Royal Sydney throughout 2026.