theatre

Direct from its world premiere season at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre, The Queen’s Nanny is set to enthrall audiences in Wollongong. We spoke to playwright Melanie Tait to find out about her connection to the Illawarra and what makes this play so captivating.

Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ is the world’s longest running play, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats for over 70 years. Directed by Australian theatre icon Robyn Nevin, the regional tour will close its final curtain at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong. We caught up with leading actor Alex Rathgeber to find out what keeps people coming back to the genre-defining murder mystery…

Nathan Harrison is bringing his show Birdsong of Tomorrow to Merrigong Theatre Company, describing the work as a cross between theatre and a nature documentary.

Local creatives are front and centre in the 2023 Merrigong Theatre Company season, including UOW creative arts graduates and two of the creators of Coil, Carly Young and Mark Rogers.

Short films celebrating adventurous women