I LOVE YOU BUT YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUT MY HAIR. Critically acclaimed tragi-comedy, SPLIT ENDS transferring from Brighton, Camden and Edinburgh Fringe, follows the story of a woman who falls in love with a Vacuum. Using physical theatre, puppetry and multi-media, this ‘Sarah Kane Rave’ explores control and abusive power disguised as love.
The thing about split ends is that as soon as you cut one off, somewhere else on the head, another strand of hair will split. Cut, split, cut split, ad infinitum. Claudia, “a real tour-de-force” (ReviewsHub) is consumed by her split ends until she fell in love with a Vacuum, an actual Vacuum, who happened to be the hairiest thing she’d ever fallen in love with. A thing that made her want to pluck her arm hairs, wax her legs and cut her hair. The Vacuum would shed his hairs, leave, disappear, reappear, shed, tell her he loved her, tell her he lied, leave, shed, appear, shed, malt, love, lie, cheat, shed, shed. Claudia cut hairs, plucked hairs, vacuumed hairs, hunted hairs, waiting for him to pull the plug on what they had because she couldn’t. In an exploration of coercive control, love and the addiction to people who hurt us, this five star production which is “as raw as they come…sheer inventiveness” (LouReviews) attempts to understand when we are meticulously in control or incredibly out of it.
An autobiographical solo show, of which Claudia Shnier, writer, director and creator says: “I have given my whole heart to this piece. It has been incredibly healing and empowering to give voice to an experience that I wasn’t able to for such a long time.”
“I truly do not have the words for how phenomenal this performance was to watch.” (Juliette, Audience Member)
“The most powerful piece of performance art I’ve had the privilege of experiencing.” (Edfringe Review)
“Theatre at its best” (Theatre and Arts Review)
Trigger warnings: scenes of sexual nature, references to sexual assault and mental illness
London: an orchestra rehearses at the height of the crucial summer concert season. At the after-work pub wind-down sessions, it becomes clear that events in the players’ personal lives and their interrelationships are about to scupper the group’s chances of getting to opening night – not least the conductor’s reaction to a traumatic dramatic event! The Orchestra by emerging Brisbane talent, Ophelia Novak, is a drama with comedy, exploring themes of diversity, accessibility and disability, family and group dynamics.
Stage Noise readers get a discount - just use the code NOISE at the checkout!
Three sisters reunite after being estranged for 10 years. What could possibly go wrong? ‘Hotel Sorrento’ by Hannie Rayson tells the story of Pippa, Hilary and Meg, and their unresolved family secrets. While Hilary remained in the family home, Pippa is now a successful New York businesswoman, and Meg a writer in the UK – and her new semi-autobiographical novel is attracting unwelcome attention to the family’s private lives, making for a volatile reunion. The sisters’ personal longing for a sense of home in the coastal town of Sorrento also reflects Australia’s wider search for cultural identity in this award-winning modern Australian classic.
Stage Noise readers get a discount - just use the code NOISE at the checkout!
Dial M for Murder
SydneyTheatre | November 28, 2025 - January 11, 2026
555
Split Ends
MelbourneTheatre | January 6 - 10, 2026
I LOVE YOU BUT YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUT MY HAIR. Critically acclaimed tragi-comedy, SPLIT ENDS transferring from Brighton, Camden and Edinburgh Fringe, follows the story of a woman who falls in love with a Vacuum. Using physical theatre, puppetry and multi-media, this ‘Sarah Kane Rave’ explores control and abusive power disguised as love.
The thing about split ends is that as soon as you cut one off, somewhere else on the head, another strand of hair will split. Cut, split, cut split, ad infinitum. Claudia, “a real tour-de-force” (ReviewsHub) is consumed by her split ends until she fell in love with a Vacuum, an actual Vacuum, who happened to be the hairiest thing she’d ever fallen in love with. A thing that made her want to pluck her arm hairs, wax her legs and cut her hair. The Vacuum would shed his hairs, leave, disappear, reappear, shed, tell her he loved her, tell her he lied, leave, shed, appear, shed, malt, love, lie, cheat, shed, shed. Claudia cut hairs, plucked hairs, vacuumed hairs, hunted hairs, waiting for him to pull the plug on what they had because she couldn’t. In an exploration of coercive control, love and the addiction to people who hurt us, this five star production which is “as raw as they come…sheer inventiveness” (LouReviews) attempts to understand when we are meticulously in control or incredibly out of it.
An autobiographical solo show, of which Claudia Shnier, writer, director and creator says: “I have given my whole heart to this piece. It has been incredibly healing and empowering to give voice to an experience that I wasn’t able to for such a long time.”
“I truly do not have the words for how phenomenal this performance was to watch.” (Juliette, Audience Member)
“The most powerful piece of performance art I’ve had the privilege of experiencing.” (Edfringe Review)
“Theatre at its best” (Theatre and Arts Review)
Trigger warnings: scenes of sexual nature, references to sexual assault and mental illness
The Orchestra by Ophelia Novak
BrisbaneTheatre | January 9 - 10, 2026
London: an orchestra rehearses at the height of the crucial summer concert season. At the after-work pub wind-down sessions, it becomes clear that events in the players’ personal lives and their interrelationships are about to scupper the group’s chances of getting to opening night – not least the conductor’s reaction to a traumatic dramatic event! The Orchestra by emerging Brisbane talent, Ophelia Novak, is a drama with comedy, exploring themes of diversity, accessibility and disability, family and group dynamics.
Stage Noise readers get a discount - just use the code NOISE at the checkout!
Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson
BrisbaneTheatre | February 19 - March 14, 2026
Three sisters reunite after being estranged for 10 years. What could possibly go wrong? ‘Hotel Sorrento’ by Hannie Rayson tells the story of Pippa, Hilary and Meg, and their unresolved family secrets. While Hilary remained in the family home, Pippa is now a successful New York businesswoman, and Meg a writer in the UK – and her new semi-autobiographical novel is attracting unwelcome attention to the family’s private lives, making for a volatile reunion. The sisters’ personal longing for a sense of home in the coastal town of Sorrento also reflects Australia’s wider search for cultural identity in this award-winning modern Australian classic.
Stage Noise readers get a discount - just use the code NOISE at the checkout!
Rat Klub Comedy
NewtownTheatre | May 5 - 4, 2026
Putting It Together
PyrmontTheatre | January 6 - February 15, 2026
The Orchestra by Ophelia Novak
BrisbaneTheatre | January 9 - 10, 2026
The Interchange
DarlinghurstTheatre | January 13 - 24, 2026
Flickerfest
SydneyVisual Art | January 23 - February 1, 2026
AFTERGLOW
PrahranTheatre | January 30 - February 21, 2026
AFTERGLOW
DarlinghurstTheatre | February 26 - March 22, 2026
Saksham Magical Madness
SydneyTheatre | March 8, 2026
Saksham Magical Madness
SydneyTheatre | March 8, 2026
Saksham Magical Madness
SydneyTheatre | March 8, 2026
Anastasia
PyrmontTheatre | April 7 - May 10, 2026
Anastasia
PyrmontTheatre | April 7 - June 7, 2026
Anastasia
PyrmontTheatre | April 7 - June 7, 2026
Steel Magnolias
South BrisbaneTheatre | April 30 - May 10, 2026
Waitress
MelbourneTheatre | May 1 - 31, 2026
Steel Magnolias
SydneyTheatre | May 13 - 30, 2026
Steel Magnoliasa
CanberraTheatre | June 17 - 21, 2026