Question 1

2026

Accepted Answer

BLACKPILL: REDUX by Chris Patrick Hansen | 7 - 17 JanuaryI'M ONLY DATING THESE MEN BECAUSE MY UNCLE BEQUEATHED ME MONEY AND I NEED TO GET MARRIED BY THE END OF THE YEAR by Luke Costabile and Trent Cliffe | 19 - 23 JanuaryPETER PAN: A TWINKLE IN TIME by Dean Robinson | 20 - 24 JanuaryAUSTRALIAN OPEN by Angus Cameron | 21 - 21 January

P*RN by Keelan Armstrong | 27 - 31 JanuaryHE PARTIED LIKE IT'S 1999 by Gary Helmore | 27 - 31 JanuaryCAMPFIRE UNLEASHED by Split Focus | 29 - 31 JanuaryDISCO IS DEAD! by Millie Craven and Cassidy Cogin | 3 - 7 FebruaryDEAD MUM by Jack Francis West | 3 - 7 FebruaryHOMOPHONIC! by The Homophonic Chamber Ensemble | 6 - 7 FebruaryROBOT SONG by Jolyon James | 12 - 21 FebruaryTHE DEADMOUSE AND PEABRAIN DREAMS by Alana Louise | 12 - 21 FebruaryBLAK N BLUES by Uncle Glenn Loughrey and Fiona Boyes | 14 FebruaryPOKELESQUE by Rosie Roulette | 24 - 28 FebruaryI THOUGHT YOU SAID by Bronte Lemaire | 25 February - 7 MarchNOW by Helene Tardif | 25 February - 7 MarchTHINKING GROUND by The Voice In My Hands | 27 February - 27 MarchFEMOID by Iris Warren | 11 - 21 MarchBEYOND THE NECK by Tom Holloway | 19 March - 4 AprilEIGHTEEN LIVES by Zongxi Li | 25 March - 4 AprilTHE IRREDUCIBLE by Cohan and Collaborators | 8 - 25 AprilTHE EFFECT by Lucy Prebble | 8 - 18 AprilMARA by Hanna Pyliotis | 22 April - 2 MayBEASTS by Robert Lewis | 6 - 16 MayRED SKY MORNING by Tom Holloway | 6 - 16 MaySAINTING JOAN by Abigail Bannister-Jones | 20 - 30 MayLAZARUS by John Harding | 21 May - 6 JuneKATZENMUSIK by Paracosm | 3 - 13 JuneTHE WOLVES by Sarah Delappe | 10 - 20 JuneCORPORARE - EVAN TASK IN OUTER SPACE by Matthew Crosby | 17 - 27 JuneMASTERPIECES OF TH EORAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY | 22 July - 1 AugustWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S RESERVOIR DOGS by Steven Hopley | 5 - 15 August

Question 2

2025

Accepted Answer

BEARDED. by Sean Donehue and Nick Waxman | 8 - 18 Jan

SPARK by Ryan Henry | 21 - 25 Jan

A BODY AT WORK by Frankie Van Kan | 28 Jan - 1 Feb

TRUTH TO POWER CAFÉ created by Jeremy Goldstein | 4 - 6 Feb

THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER... by Ella Filar | 5 - 15 Feb

HOMOPHONIC by Miranda Hill | 7 - 8 Feb 
 
OUR MONSTER'S NAME IS JERRY by Amy May Nunn | 14 - 22 Feb

SLAY devised by Sarah Iman, Steph Lee, Raven Rogers-Wright, Jackie Van Lierop, Anita Mei La Terra and Louisa Cusumano | 19 - 29 Mar

THREE SISTERS by Anton Checkov | 7 - 22 Mar

ANTILTON by Oscar O'brien | 2 - 12 Apr

BLACKPILL. by Chris Patrick Hansen | 16 - 26 Apr

ST KILDA TALES: A PERFORMANCE RAVE by Raimondo Cortese | 30 Apr - 10 May

THE BEEP TEST by Conor Neylon and Jackson Peele | 30 Apr - 10 May

SHADOW BOXING presented by Feet First Collective | 14 - 24 May

STORKED by Myf Hocking | 15 - 24 May

LOVE AND INFORMATION by Caryl Churchill | 29 May - 14 Jun

THE SELKIE PROJECT by Liminal Theatre and Performance and Georgie Durham | 12 - 21 Jun

SOLDIER BOY by Anthony Hill | 20 Jun - 5 Jul

ALL IS GOOD.. IN THE GLOW OF MOONLIGHT by Simon Starr and Joseph Sherman | 25 Jun - 5 Jul

WATERLOO by Bron Batten | 8 - 12 July

STILL Late Works by Samuel Beckett presented by Victorian Theatre Company | 10 - 26 July

BREAKING THE CASTLE by Peter Cook | 15 - 19 July

BLOOD WEDDING presented by Tashmadada and JMC Performance Ensemble | 23 Jul - 2 Aug

MS JULIE GABLER: TRAPPED by Kathleen Mary Fallon | 30 Jul - 9 Aug

DIAL M FOR MURDER presented by Smoke and Mirrors Productions | 7 - 16 Aug

THE MACHINE STOPS by Briony Dunn, adapted from the Novel by E.M. Forster

THE ANARCHY (1138-53) by Doppelgangster | 3 - 13 Sep

ARE YOU THERE? by Irene Korsten | 3 - 13 Sep

DRAW TWO by Meg McDonald | 17 - 27 Sep

COLOUR AND LIGHT: THE ART OF SONDHEIM presented by Watch This | 18 - 27 Sep

A PAPER TRAIL by Krystal Amber | 29 Sep - 3 Oct

PLAYING HAUS by Louisa Cusumano | 30 Sep - 5 Oct

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST AS PERFORMED BY THREE F*CKING QUEENS AND A DUCK by Steven Dawson | 30 Sep - 5 Oct

HORSE GIRLS by Burned Dinner Theatre | 30 Sep - 4 Oct

HEMLINES devised by Alicia Badger, Madison Chippendale and Lana Filies | 30 Sep - 4 Oct

DEAD MUM by Jack Francis West | 30 Sep - 4 Oct

THE VEGETABLE PLOT devised by Luke Escombe, Paige Hoorweg, Nick Hoorweg and Kay Yasugi | 3 - 5 Oct

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Jake Stewart | 7 - 11 Oct

CHIP ON HER SHOULDER by Jen McAuliffe | 7 - 11 Oct

BROTHERS BARE by Jessica Fallico and Iley Jones | 7 - 11 Oct

THE VESSEL by Dawn Bamforth | 14 - 18 Oct

GO / NO GO by Go / No Go Circus | 14 - 18 Oct

WHAT LIES BENEATH by Sarah Miller | 14 - 18 Oct

MEDUSA by Bronte Lemaire | 14 - 18 Oct

THE WEATHERING devised by Fusion Theatre | 16 - 18 Oct

CONTROL by Keziah Warner | 22 Oct - 1 Nov

THE BREATH OF KINGS presented by Burning House | 25 Oct - 8 Nov

BLADDERWRACK by David Tredinnick and Adam Browne | 5 - 15 Nov

THE STAGE DOOR READINGS presented by Melbourne Writers Theatre | 15 - 16 Nov

TITUS ANDRONICUS presented by Th'Unguarded Duncan | 13 - 22 Nov

GOLDEN SOIL & WEALTH FOR TOIL presented by the Graduating Class of the National Drama School | 19 - 29 Nov

NIHILISTIC OPTIMISM ON TRAMPOLINES by Kasey Barratt | 26 Nov - 6 Dec

OPENING ACT Musical Theatre Showcases | 4 & 10 Dec

SONG CYCLES Musical Theatre Showcases | 6, 11 & 12 Dec

TWO by Artemis Munoz | 10 - 20 Dec

Question 3

2024

Accepted Answer

CLAIRE COME HOME by Amelia Newman | 2 - 6 Jan

LAUNDRY SHOOT! by Dora Abraham | 9 - 13 Jan

ALL THE REST by Finn McGrath | 16 - 20 Jan

DICKENS STREET - THE OTHER by Baņuta Rubess | 16 - 20 Jan

ON THE UNCERTAINTY OF SIGNS by Willing | 23 - 27 Jan

I WANT IT THAT GAY by Cara Whitehouse & Andi Gambrill | 30 Jan - 3 Feb

QUEER AS FLUX by Zac Callaghan | 30 Jan - 3 Feb

HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene | 30 Jan - 3 Feb

TO DIE WILL BE AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by The Midnight Horrors | 6 - 10 Feb

DESTROYED by Ebony Rattle | 6 - 10 Feb

ANGEL MONSTER by Phluxus2Dance Collective & Cluster Arts | 14 - 24 Feb

DRY LAND by Ruby Rae Spiegel | 28 Feb - 9 Mar

EVERY LOVELY TERRIBLE THING by Adam Fawcett | 29 Feb - 16 Mar

SWANSONG by Conor McDermottroe | 13 - 22 Mar

BEAST IN THE ROOM by April Albert | 20 - 28 Mar

DUCK DUCK GOOSE by Caitríona Daly | 3 - 13 Apr

I HAVE NO ENEMIES by Bare Witness Theatre Co. | 10 - 20 Apr

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE by Andrew Bovell | 19 Apr - 4 May

YOU'RE BEING DRAMATIC by Zadie Kennedy McCracken | 24 Apr - 4 May

HE by Rodrigo Calderón | 7 - 18 May

KOAL by Jacinta Yelland and Trey Lyford | 22 May - 1 Jun

SEA SYMPHONY by Kate Hunter,  Rea Dennis and Rawcus | 30 May - 8 Jun

GHOSTS by Jodi Gallagher after Henrik Ibsen | 30 May - 15 Jun

THE PLATYPUS by Francis Greenslade | 19 Jun - 6 Jul

THE LONG GAME by Sally Faraday | 28 Jun - 13 Jul

LA BELLE EPOQUE by Future D. Fidel | 10 - 20 Jul

RECLAIM THE CRONE by Gabrielle Leah New | 17 - 27 Jul

THE STATE by Marli Jupieter and Rhi Bryan | 31 Jul - 10 Aug

PIPER by Frenzy Theatre Co | 8 - 24 August

VOLITION by TW Early Career Artists Program Cohort | 29 Aug - 7 Sep

THE CHILDREN'S BACH presented by Lyric Opera | 30 Aug - 7 Sep

DREDGE created by Femmural | 18 - 28 Sep

ABUNDANCE Cabaret Fundraiser | 5 Oct

SMOTHER by Zadie Kennedy McCracken | 1 - 5 Oct

KITSCH IN SYNCH by Polly Filla | 1 - 5 Oct

I LOVE YOU, FAUSTUS by Unspooled Theatre Collective | 7 - 11 Oct

SKINSHIP by Ensoul Entertainment | 7 - 11 Oct

CHASING DICK: A LOVE STORY by Dax Carnay with Aleks Vujicic | 8 - 12 Oct

HYACINTH by Jake Stewart | 15 - 19 Oct

M.I.A. (MISSING IN ACTION) by Staz Barres | 16 - 20 Oct

DANCING IN INFINITE WORLDS by Joshinder Chaggar | 16 - 20 Oct

A FIGURE IN THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Eleanor Golding | 16 - 20 Oct

ALL THE THINGS WE'VE DONE by Kate Speakman and Aleks Corke | 23 Oct - 2 Nov

SWEET PEA by Lachlan Seal | 30 Oct - 9 Nov

MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL by Nick Jay | 6 - 16 Nov

WHAT'S THIS? by The National Drama School | 13 - 23 Nov

THE STAGE DOOR READINGS by Melbourne Writers' Theatre | 16 - 17 Nov

ALMOST, MAINE | The COLLARTS Capstone Plays Part One | 21 - 30 Nov

THE DAY WE WERE NOT ALONE | The COLLARTS Capstone Plays Part Two | 28 Nov - 7 Dec

SKATING IN THE CLOUDS by Clare Mendes | 4 - 14 Dec

Question 4

2023

Accepted Answer

MOTHERLOD_^E by Frenzy Theatre Co | 4 - 14 Jan

DADDY DEVELOPED A PILL by Cassie Hamilton | 17 - 24 Jan

PROMISCUOUS/CITIES by Lachlan Philpott | 19 - 24 Jan

LEMON TREE ON DREG STREET by Amy May Nunn | 27 Jan - 4 Feb

THE MILF AND MISTRESS by Jane Montgomery Griffiths | 27 Jan - 4 Feb

QUEER GARDEN Outdoor Live Music | 27 + 28 Jan

BURGERZ by Travis Alabanza | 8 - 18 Feb

SONGS OF THE FLESH by The Danger Ensemble | 8 - 11 Feb

WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING by Andrew Bovell | 2 - 18 Mar

TRASH POP BUTTERFLIES, DANCE DANCE PARADISE by Maki Morita | 22 Mar - 1 Apr

PEAR-SHAPED by Miranda Middleton and Ziggy Resnick | 5 - 15 Apr

RADICAL ACTS FESTIVAL by the She Writes Collective | 26 - 29 Apr

BAYOU BART by Kalina Lauer | 3 - 13 May

FACING UP by Lynden Nicholls | 3 - 13 May

MOTH by Declan Greene | 17 May - 3 Jun

SUSTAINABLE THEATRES AUSTRALIA FORUM | 20 May

WORSTWARD HO by Samuel Beckett, presented by Victorian Theatre Company | 24 May - 3 Jun

UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov, presented by Anthropocene Play Company | 7 - 17 Jun

THE CULTURE by Laura Jackson | 7 - 17 Jun

SOCIAL DANCE by Laura McKenzie | 21 Jun - 1 Jul

AWAY by Michael Gow | 8 - 22 Jul

ROUGH TRADE by Katie Pollock | 19 - 29 Jul

JUNE by Patrick McCarthy | 26 Jul - 5 Aug

THE CAVE OF SPLEEN by Laura Collins | 2 - 12 Aug

NO FORMER PERFORMER HAS PERFORMED THIS PERFORMANCE BEFORE #8 by Born in a Taxi | 10 - 19 Aug

CYGNETS by The Liminal Space | 16 - 26 Aug

PROPHET by Jodi Gallagher | 23 Aug - 2 Sep

WHAT OF IT by Rebecca Fingher | 30 Aug - 9 Sep

SLUTNIK™ 2: PLANET OF THE INCELS by Flick | 6 - 16 Sep

TURN, TURN, TURN by Keith Gow | 13 - 23 Sep

BIOGRAPHICA by Lyric Opera | 22 Sep - 1 Oct

PRESENTING SHE WRITES | 4 - 6 Oct

FLIT by Ruby & Eva Rees | 10 - 14 Oct

I AM SEAWEED by Cheryl Ho | 10 - 14 Oct

FISH BOY & FIRE DYKE by Bugs Baschera | 10 - 14 Oct

PORNOGRAPHILLIP by Jake Stewart | 17 - 21 Oct

THE WILDE KIND by Jaimee Doyle | 17 - 21 Oct

MINUS ONE SISTER by Anna Barnes | 17 - 21 Oct

THE FEMME COMMANDMENTS by Nikki Viveca | 17 - 21 Oct

IN THE CLUB by Patricia Cornelius with songs by Jaguar Jonze | 26 Oct - 11 Nov

THE LONG PIGS by we3 and Cluster Arts | 29 Nov - 10 Dec

Question 5

2022

Accepted Answer

SHAKESPEARE ALIENS By Keith Gow & Rob Lloyd | 11 - 15 Jan
 
WHITENOISE:12 GHOSTS By Kathleen Mary Fallon Pro. By Maryanne Lynch | 14 - 16 Jan

SLUTNIK™ By Flick | 1 - 5 Feb

BETTY By Jules Allen | 16 - 26 Feb

FIRST STORIES FESTIVAL | 28 Feb - 7 Mar

PHANTASMAGORIA By Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman | 2 - 12 Mar

RADICAL ACTS FESTIVAL | 5-6 Mar

THE DARKENING SKY By Richard Murphet | 17 - 26 Mar

FORMER GIFTED CHILD By Ashton Turner | 30 Mar - 2 Apr

NO BALL GAMES ALLOWED By Kristen Smyth | 31 Mar - 9 Apr

SPOT By Fabio Motta | 5-15 Apr

NOT TODAY By Ally Morgan | 19-30 Apr

A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW By Tatty Hennessy | 2-7 May

THE HUMAN VOICE By Jean Cocteau | 4-14 May

THE VIEW FROM UP HERE By Fiona Spitzkowsky | 18-28 May

OWL AND THE ALBATROSS By Paris Balla | 1 - 4 June (Cut Short by COVID-19)

5 STARS By Jake Stewart | 14-25 June

CALIGULA By Albert Camus | 13-23 July

THE MARVELLOUS LIFE OF CARLO GATTI By Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou | 3 - 13 Aug

MEDEA: OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES By Steven Mitchell Wright | 2 - 20 Aug

IPHIS By Lyric Opera | 26 Aug - 3 Sep

SENSER By Brittanie Shipway | 7 - 17 Sept

THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER By Katie Reeve | 20 - 24 Sept

WHALEBONE By Jens Altheimer | 22 - 24 Sept

UNSORTED By Wesley Middleton | 27 Sept - 1 Oct

EVERYMAN & HIS DOG By Ron Elisha | 5 - 8 Oct

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022

YOU'RE A CATCH! WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? By Sarah Wynen | 4 - 8 Oct

A PLAY ABOUT IVY, THAT IS REALLY ABOUT JUNE By Olive Weeks | 5 - 8 Oct

HYSTERICA By Christine Croyden, Christine Davey, Duncan Esler and Megan J Riedl | 4 - 8 Oct

THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE By Vivienne Walshe | 11 - 14 Oct

ON THE RISE By Oscar Jenkin & Julian Smith-Gard | 10 - 14 Oct

PRINCESS TRUFFLES By Alice Daly | 10 - 14 Oct

MYKONOS EXPLODES! By Richie Hallal | 11 - 14 Oct

MY MUM DIED & I WANNA SING ABOUT IT By Jack Francis West | 15 Oct

HOW TO BE A PERSON WHEN THE WORLD IS ENDING By Myfanwy Hocking | 18 - 22 Oct

THE DREAM ROOM By Rachel Naparstek | 19 + 20 Oct

HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING By Keir Aitken | 18 - 23 Oct

THE BEEP TEST By Neylon and Peele | 18 - 22 Oct

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL END

DAY AFTER TERRIBLE DAY By The Danger Ensemble | 1 - 12 Nov

LOW By Daniel Keene | 8 - 12 Nov

THE MENTOR By Joshua White | 16 - 26 Nov

LITTLE EYOLF By Henrik Ibsen | 2 - 10 Dec

THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL MAMA ALTO HOLIDAY SPECIAL | 17 Dec

Question 6

2021

Accepted Answer

THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE Dir By Simran Giria | 5 – 9 Jan 
 
RING, RING! By Virtual Waiting Room | 5 – 9 Jan 
 
ALIBI (OR SOMEPLACE ELSE) By Will Hannagan | 13 – 16 Jan 
 
AND THEN SHE BECAME A CHAIR By Michelle Myers | 13 – 16 Jan 
 
THE HOUSE ON FIRE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD By Conor Neylon & Jackson Peele | 20 – 24 Jan 
 
VERY NICE POT PLANTS TO PURIFY THE AIR AND ENRICH YOUR LIFE By Karla Livingstone-Pardy & Zachary Sheridan | 20 – 24 Jan 
 
KEROSENE By Benjamin Nichol | 20 – 31 Jan 
 
SPOT By Fabio Motta | 27 – 31 Jan 
 
WE’RE PROBABLY REALLY REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW By Public Service Announcement Theatre Co. | 17 – 27 Feb 
 
VOLDEMORT AND THE TEENAGE HOGWARTS MUSICAL PARODY By Red Hot Productions & Salty Theatre | 5 Mar – 4 Apr 
 
JUNGLE BUNGLE By VTM Productions & No Mates Productions | 6 – 17 Apr
 
BENT By Variation Three | 19 – 22 Apr
 
LOVE YOU BITCH By Stage Mom | 22 – 28 Apr
 
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS, QUEEN OF HEAVEN By Jo Clifford | 29 Apr – 8 May 
 
MARA KORPER By Citizen Theatre | 12 – 22 May
 
SINGING SWALLOWS By Romi Kupfer | 22 Jun – 3 Jul
 
COMMON DISSONANCE By Na Djinang Circus | 3 – 13 Feb
 
WELLBLESS By Debra Thomas & Ella Roth Barton | 1 – 11 Dec
 
ALTERNATIVE FUTURES A Theatre Works Production | 4 - 5 Dec

PRAMKICKER By Dirty Pennies Theatre | 14 - 18 Dec

Question 7

2020

Accepted Answer

THIS BITTER EARTH By bub | 17 Jan – 2 Feb
 
POORLY DRAWN SHARK By Squid Vicious | 18 – 26 Jan 
 
BEARING WITNESS THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING By wreckedALLprods | 27 – 31 Jan
 
BIRDOIR By Six Inches Uncut & Ira Luxuria | 28 Jan – 1 Feb 
 
QUEER QUICKIES 2020 By Various Artists | 1 Feb
 
FERAL QUEER CAMP ROUND TABLE By wreckedALLprods | 1 Feb
 
NEW BALANCE By Before Shot | 4 – 8 Feb 
 
LEOPARD PRINT LOINCLOTH By Kissing Booth | 4 – 8 Feb 
 
SOUNDS OF ST KILDA | 9 Feb 
 
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN PLAY By Montague Basement | 19 – 29 Feb 
 
THE HITMEN By Baker’s Dozen Theatre Company | 4 – 14 Mar 
 
GAY STUFF MARKETS | 15 Mar

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