Disrupting Stages

The Day of the Triffids New Theatre There is something wonderfully apt about bringing The Day of the Triffids to the stage in 2026. John Wyndham's 1951 novel has lost none of its potency. Its vision of environmental catastrophe, societal collapse and humanity's uneasy relationship with science feels remarkably contemporary. More than seventy years after publication, its questions about resilience and survival continue to resonate, making James Jay Moody's long-gestating adapt

Healing Scars Carriageworks - Moogahlin Performing Arts There is something quietly ceremonial about entering Healing Scars. The audience is gathered in a semi-circle around an ochre-covered performance space, the scent of eucalyptus lingering in the air as Warren Mason's haunting live music hangs over the room. Before a word is spoken, the work has established an atmosphere of reflection. Having first seen Healing Scars as a work-in-development during Sydney Festival in 2024,

Thirty Six The Loading Dock, QTOPIA How long do we expect to live? It is a question most of us have the luxury of postponing. In Thirty-Six, Bayley Turner reminds us that for many transgender people, mortality is not an abstract thought reserved for old age but a companion that arrives far too early. The work begins with a birthday. Turner has reached her thirty-sixth year, having quietly crossed the age that folklore and misinformation long suggested transgender women rare

Toy Symphony Pavilion Performing Arts Centre, Sutherland What a fitting way to launch an in-house production program than with one of the Shire's own. Directed by playwright Michael Gow, Toy Symphony returns home in a production that celebrates both the play's enduring strengths and the growing ambition of the Pavilion's producing vision. This is my fifth encounter with Toy Symphony since its unforgettable premiere in 2007, and the play has lost none of its capacity to su

The Worst of Us.perhaps, theatre. The Substation, QTOPIA Sydney What is the worst thing you've ever done? A child says something he cannot unsay. A mother clings to a truth that may not be true. A man stands in a garden holding a hoe, facing the hardest decision of his life. These are the questions and stories at the heart of the worst of us., a quietly extraordinary work from perhaps, theatre., woven from anonymous confessions and transformed into a meditation on guilt, for

Phoebs, You're a Lesbian The Loading Dock "Phoebs, you’re a Lesbian" arrives at Qtopia's Pride Fest fresh from a well-received Adelaide Fringe season. Written and performed by Phoebe Rodger, a recent graduate of the Elder Conservatorium's Bachelor of Music Theatre program, it is a bright, personable hour that showcases an emerging talent finding her voice. Framed around Rodger's journey towards embracing her identity, the show navigates first loves, expectations and the pecul