NSW

The Great by Tony McNamara is currently showing at Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf 1 theatre. The Great is an unconventional tale of a young woman’s decision to choose power instead of love, the story of Catherine the Great as re-imagined through the comic lens of Tony McNamara. Season ends 13 July. For tickets, go to sydneytheatre.com.au.
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The Australian premiere of Stoning Mary by debbie tucker green is currently playing at Griffin Stablemates, season ends 21 June. For details and tickets visit griffintheatre.com.au.
Stoning Mary and other plays by debbie tucker green are available through Currency Press, to order your copy, visit our website.

Bell Shakespeare’s production of Hamlet, starring Brendan Cowell, opened last week at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House. For more information and to book tickets, visit http://bellshakespeare.com.au. For all titles Shakespeare-related, visit our website.

Ball Game, a night of four one-act comedies by Alan Ball is coming to Darlinghurst Theatre from 25 June till 19 July. The four featured plays are: Made for a Woman, Power Lunch, The M Word and Your Mother’s Butt. Currency subscribers get tickets at reduced prices, for details see our Specials section. For bookings, go to www.darlinghursttheatre.com or call 02 8356 9987.

VIC

Asylum, featured on the 2008 VCE Drama Playlist, is touring regional Victoria in June. Kit Lazaroo’s thought provoking play is coming to Williamstown Mechanics Institute on 20 June (bookings: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/theatre) and Upper Yarra Arts Centre on 21 June (bookings: 5966 5040). To order a copy of the play, go to our website.

Lecture: Angela O’Brien’s lecture Against the Stream: Melbourne New Theatre, 1935-2000 is part of Spotlight 08, a monthly lecture series focusing on research in the Performing Arts primarily inspired by the Arts Centre’s Collections. 19 June at The Arts Centre. Free event, for bookings call 03 9281 8754 or email spotlight@theartscentre.com.au

QLD

Monkey Baa’s stage adaptation of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat is touring QLD in June with productions in Ipswich, Townsville, Cairns, Gladstone and Cleveland. For details visit http://monkeybaa.com.au/milli-tour.html
Monkey Baa’s stage adaptation of Jackie French’s novel Hitler’s Daughter is available from Currency Press. For more information and to order your copy, visit our website.

WA

The Female of the Species by Joanna Murray-Smith is coming to Playhouse Theatre in a Black Swan production. Season goes from 21 June to 6 July. For tickets, go to bstc.com.au. To order a copy of the script, visit our website.

TOURING NATIONALLY

Bell Shakespeare’s critically acclaimed production of As You Like It is touring nationally and will visit Cairns, Caloundra, Gosford, Lismore, Newcastle, Rockhampton, Townsvilla and Wagga Wagga in June. For details visit bellshakespeare.com.au.
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INTERNATIONAL

Photographer-storyteller William Yang is visiting Germany in early July. William will present his latest theatrical monologue China as part of the Theater der Welt Festival in Halle on 4 and 5 July. For more information, visit performinglines.org.au.
Currency has published China earlier this year, featuring a large selection of photographs shown in the production. To order your copy, click here.