2025 Festival Program
Poster for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC Season 2025, featuring various performances including 'Skinny,' 'Flick,' 'The Af Cabaret,' 'Happy People,' 'Laque Showgirls,' 'The Af Panel Series,' 'The Af Community Party,' and a Washington D.C. Tour, with logos and colorful images of performers.
Three women on stage performing with a microphone and a piano in a dimly lit venue with an audience watching.
Connor Delves, Josh Pugh and Mark Barford at the 6th Annual Australian Theatre Festival NYC.
A man passionately singing into a microphone while playing a grand piano in a dimly lit stage setting.
A woman in teal medical scrubs performing a dance or theatrical pose on stage with a brick wall and staircase in the background.
A woman in a black, sparkly dress is singing into a microphone on a dark stage, with a seated musician and a chair visible in the background.
A woman in medical scrubs standing on stage, pointing with her right arm, with a focused expression, illuminated by a spotlight against a dark background.
A woman and a man smiling and posing together at a social event or gathering in a dimly lit venue, with other people and bar in the background.
A woman in a teal medical uniform with a red long sleeve shirt underneath stands on a dark stage near a black brick wall and a staircase, performing in a theatrical production.
A female singer with curly hair performing on stage with a microphone, wearing a white textured dress, with stage lights and a musician playing keyboard in the background.
Two people standing on stage with microphones, performing or speaking, with music stands in front of them and a piano in the background. The woman is smiling at the camera, wearing a light-colored dress, and the man is speaking into a microphone, wea
Group of people standing on stage with microphones, one person wearing a large elephant head costume, all dressed in casual and semi-formal attire, stage with dark curtains and purple lighting.
Group of five smiling people sitting around a table at a celebration or event, with drinks and decorations, in a dimly lit indoor venue.
Three men in suits standing in front of a colorful abstract painting, smiling at the camera.
A woman in medical scrubs performing on stage in front of an audience, with a grand piano and digital screens displaying light effects behind her.
A man in a brown suit speaking into a microphone on stage during a presentation or event, with a seated audience watching.
Man in a suit holding a microphone and some notes, giving a presentation in front of an audience. There is a piano on his left and large screens behind him in a conference room.
A bartender serving a glass of water to a man at a social event, with other guests in the background and a sign that reads 'Australian Theatre Festival'.
Three people sitting on stage during a panel discussion or interview. Two men in suits and a woman in casual wear, with a bottle on the floor beside one of the women.
An audience seated in a dark theater watching a presentation about the movie 'Skinny' on a large screen, which features a black-and-white photo of a woman.
Entrance to a Dolby theater with a sign for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC and an open door.
Four people standing together on a stage, smiling at the camera, with musical instruments including a drum set behind them.
A woman performing on stage with a microphone in her hand, wearing a black, sequined dress, with a dark background and a faintly visible musician to her right.
Group of ten people, five adults and five children, smiling and posing for a photo together indoors with a dark background.
Four smiling people at an indoor event, two women and two men, standing close together.
✨RAVE REVIEWS! ✨ 
The Australian Theatre Festival NYC’s 2025 cabaret season lit up @thegreenroom42 with two unforgettable performances — and @officialbroadwayworld agrees! 🌟 HAPPY PEOPLE In Concert was praised for its “sharp wit a
THANK YOU 💛 Season 2025 ✅ What a year! 🇦🇺 🗽 🎭 🎤 🎉 Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC! #AusTheatreFestNYC
🇦🇺 Tour highlights from the Embassy Of Australia in Washington D.C. 🎉 Thank you to @AusInTheUS for hosting our very first tour in what was the first performance of its kind at the new Embassy Of Australia! Congratulations to Madelaine Nunn who p
HAPPY PEOPLE In Concert 📸 🎈🐘 Check out these snaps from HAPPY People In Concert at The Green Room 42, as part of our 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC! Music & Lyrics by Matthew Lee Robinson
Book by Matthew Lee Robinson & Scott Morris
🎉 COMMUNITY PARTY 🇦🇺🗽 Our 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC Community Party with @americajosh was a hit! Making the most of the September weather ☀️ our rooftop party brought artists and audiences together, as we celebrated our 6th festival
📸 Some highlights from our 2025 ATF Cabaret @thegreenroom42 🎤 🎉 Starring ✨ 🌟 @ameliacormack 🌟 @jenniferreed___ 🌟 @carolineoconnorofficially 🌟 @barnabyreiter 🌟 @brentoncosier 🌟 @jaimeegaston 🌟 @harryj.collins 📸 @itsdannyhidalgo
And tomorrow…we go to Washington D.C! A tour of the 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC Season, to the Embassy of Australian in Washington D.C. The evening will feature a selection of performances from the 2025 festival, and bring a slice o

2025 Artist Panel Series

Discover our Season 2025 events

Black and white photo of a woman with shoulder-length wavy hair, wearing lingerie, with measuring tapes wrapped around her body. The word 'Skinny' is in large letters at the top, and a colorful logo 'House of Oz' is in the bottom right corner.

"SKINNY"
by Michelle Pearson
Presented by House Of Oz
@ Theatre Row on 42nd St

‘Skinny’ is more than a word. It’s a societal chokehold. An absurd universe of shakes, shape wear and shifty surgeons. But there is an alternative. In this empowering fusion of pop, power ballads and biting comedy, multi-award-winning singer, Michelle Pearson, encourages us to face the mirror and embrace our bodies for all they are. Featuring songs Pretty Hurts (Beyonce), I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston), Karma Police (Radiohead) Money (Pink Floyd), We Didn’t Start the Fire (Billy Joel) & many more!

A woman wearing scrubs and a stethoscope, with her hair flowing and a surprised or determined expression, extending her arms forward wearing red oven mitts with white hearts, against a blue background with the word 'FLICK' above her head.

"FLICK"
by Madelaine Nunn 
Purse Prize Award Winner
Presented by House Of Oz
@ Theatre Row on 42nd St

A nurse. Her patient. A secret.  Flick is a nurse, Mark has cancer, the kind you can’t come back from. He's also dangerously attractive. When Mark asks Flick for a favour it doesn’t take long for boundaries to blur and lives to intersect. From award winning writer/performer, Madelaine Nunn. 'FLICK' is a darkly funny thriller about life, death, and really bad decisions. Don't miss this critically acclaimed one woman show!  Shortlisted for the 2022 Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award. 

★★★★★ "Brilliantly written. This one-woman show is exactly what we want to see." What’s The Show  

★★★★★ “Nunn is outstanding… We’re hanging off her every word… ” Stage Whispers
★★★★★ “raw, captivating solo performance… blending humour and heartbreak with remarkable skill.” Fifty+SA
★★★★ “Nunn commands the stage.”  The List UK
"One of the best single-actor shows... her comic timing is impeccable." Theatre Travels

Produced by House of Oz and Mad Nun Productions

Written and Performed by Madelaine Nunn
Directed by Emily O’Brien-Brown
Sound Design by Christian Biko 

Panel discussion on stage with five women sitting with a large neon sign reading 'The at Panel Series' above them.

The ATF Panel Series
Talkback panels with the above artists.
@ Theatre Row on 42nd St + Live stream

Poster for the play 'Blaque Showgirls' by Nakkiah Lui, featuring diverse performers in colorful costumes, with a woman in a sequined jacket and rain, and a man reaching out, set against a vibrant, rain-soaked background.

"Blaque Showgirls"
by Nakkiah Lui
The Griffin Theatre Production, Presented by Australian Theatre Live
A Screening at The Dolby Screening Room

Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad! Griffin Theatre Company is proud to present: Blaque Showgirls!

A lonely kid in rural Australia, fair-skinned Sarah Jane Jones is deathly sure of two things: 1. She’s the best dancer in the whole town of Chithole, and 2. She’s a proud Aboriginal woman. There’s very little proof of either of these things.

So, when a long-lost photograph offers hope of her Indigenous ancestry, Sarah Jane high-tails it to the glitziest casino in Brisvegas. Her mission? To land a role in the First Nations burlesque spectacular: ‘Blaque Showgirls’… by any means necessary.

Blaque Showgirls is Nakkiah Lui’s sparkly, smart-arsed spoof of the so-bad-it’s-good cinematic masterpiece Showgirls. The luminous Stephanie Somerville (Chalkface) fan kicks her way to the front of the chorus line alongside an all-star, all-First Nations cast of incredible performers!

Colorful neon text saying 'HAPPY PEOPLE in concert' with five diverse smiling people portraits below, set against a dark purple and blue gradient background.

"Happy People” In Concert + Livestream
Music & Lyrics by Matthew Lee Robinson
Book by Matthew Lee Robinson & Scott Morris


Caroline O’Connor as Poppy
Ainsley Melham as Jeff
Elise McCann as Sally
Daniel Assetta as Benny
MiG Ayesa as Bobby
Heather Makalani as Sunny 

Co-Presented with EQ Endeavours & Rebecca Morris
@ The Green Room 42

HAPPY PEOPLE, a top-rating children’s TV performing group, is about to embark on its 10th Anniversary National Tour with all four original members and their famed suit character Edison the Elephant still intact. They're all too old to be doing it and spectacularly imploding offstage.

A theatrical poster for a show called 'The At Cabaret' featuring five performers singing and acting on stage with a glittering black background and neon-style text.

The ATF Cabaret
@The Green Room 42 + Livestream

"The Songs & Voices Of Australia LIVE at the Green Room 42. Featuring a diverse selection of all Australian music, ranging from musical theatre to pop & rock classics!"

Starring Amelia Cormack (Host), Brenton Cosier, Jaimee Lee Gaston, Jennifer Reed, Barnaby Reiter and Harry Collins (Music Director)…..and a special guest!

Neon sign reading 'The atf Community Party' with the logo of America Josh, set against a dark background with bokeh lights.

The ATF Community Party
with America Josh
@ The Green Fig

Celebrate the 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC over drinks with America Josh at The Green Fig, just down the hall from The Green Room 42!

Join us for HAPPY PEOPLE at 7pm, the Community Party at 8:15pm and our ATF Cabaret at 9:30pm for an evening of Australian music, drinks and food, all in the one venue!

Get ready to party the night away and celebrate with our 2025 company.

Poster for the Washington D.C. tour at the Australian Embassy, showing an open book with pages colored in gold, orange, and red, and four women performing or speaking, with the Australian coat of arms and text.

The Washington D.C. Tour
@The Embassy Of Australia

A tour of the 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC Season, to the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C.

The evening will feature a selection of performances from the 2025 festival, and bring a slice of ATF NYC to the capital!