The Stage Show

When police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City on the evening of 27 June, 1969, drag queens were targeted for arrest. The defiance of those in drag and other LGBT people that night sparked days of riots that are remembered today as a turning point for queer liberation. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we meet three First Nations drag performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

The Old Fitz Theatre and its resident theatre company Red Line Productions have a growing reputation for innovative shows that frequently transfer to bigger stages around Australia.

The next batch of young composers for the Australian Fanfare competition have been announced.

Yamatji and Wongi actor Meyne Wyatt makes his debut as a playwright in City of Gold, a co-production from Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company.

Come from Away is a new musical that takes audiences to the remote Canadian town of Gander on 11 September, 2001 when the town's population almost doubled, Yamatji and Wongi actor Meyne Wyatt makes his debut as a playwright in City of Gold, a co-production from Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company, and we visit the Old Fitz Theatre and its resident theatre company Red Line Productions which has a reputation for producing shows that transfer to bigger stages around Australia.

Come from Away is a new musical that takes audiences to the remote Canadian town of Gander on 11 September, 2001 when the town's population almost doubled.

Come from Away is a new musical that takes audiences to the remote Canadian town of Gander on 11 September, 2001 when the town's population almost doubled, Yamatji and Wongi actor Meyne Wyatt makes his debut as a playwright in City of Gold, a co-production from Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company, and we visit the Old Fitz Theatre and its resident theatre company Red Line Productions which has a reputation for producing shows that transfer to bigger stages around Australia.

The musical Yank! A WWII Love Story follows two gay servicemen in the US Army as they navigate queer love in the face of discrimination.

Meanwhile, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Counting and Cracking face off in the theatre category.

We investigate a new play from Ensemble Theatre in Sydney that brings classic radio drama to the stage.