La Mama Presents 2027 jumps between the future, the past and the present across seven new Australian shows.
Past, present and future Melbourne, with La Mama Presents 2027 serving up seven Australian shows for the theatre’s 60th.
La Mama Presents 2027 runs from February to May, starting in the future, rewinding through Australian history and landing squarely in the here and now.
It’s the program’s second year of backing new local work from its earliest development stages through to opening night, and this season puts family, inheritance, identity and legacy under the theatrical microscope.
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Carrion
- 17 February to 28 February
- La Mama HQ
- Tickets here
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The season opens in the future with Carrion, written by Savier D’Arsie-Marquez.
It’s a punk rock, anti-establishment comedy with a very dark streak, and it digs into family, inheritance and how much people will put up with when their backs are against the wall.
One for punk fans and dark comedy lovers after a night out that doesn’t play it safe.
Gold Mountain Wives 金山婆
- 5 March to 21 March
- La Mama Courthouse
- Tickets here
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Jun Bin Lee’s new musical looks back at Chinese history in Australia.
It asks what it takes to build a home in a country that’s set on keeping you out.
A good fit for musical theatre fans and anyone keen to hear more Chinese Australian stories on stage.
Enclave
- 19 March to 9 April
- La Mama HQ
- Tickets here
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Eliza Dune Daiza’s verse drama is set in a remote commune where punishment and control are part of daily life and identity is wiped out.
Along the way, it asks whether our fates are already decided.
Worth a look for verse drama fans and anyone who likes a show that sparks a debate on the way home.
Never Always Ever Was
- 7 April to 24 April
- La Mama Courthouse
- Tickets here
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Fleur Murphy’s multi-generational story is about love, legacy and changing tides.
It’s been selected for the 2027 VCE Drama Playlist.
Teachers planning an excursion and fans of a good family saga should put this one on the list.
Endling
- 14 April to 29 April
- La Mama HQ
- Tickets here
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Rebecca Bower’s solo show with a male choir is a funny, unsettling encounter that looks at how the past shapes the present.
It covers what we inherit from the people who raised us, what we hand down and how to break the cycle.
Suits anyone who likes their storytelling personal and musical, especially if family history is on their mind.
Child
- 6 May to 23 May
- La Mama Courthouse
- Tickets here
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Jorja Bentley’s new drama follows three lives caught up in the Victorian out of home care system over one relentless day. It lays out the consequences that can stick around for a lifetime.
Worth seeing for anyone who wants a closer, human look at the care system.
Public Universal Foe
- 12 May to 23 May
- La Mama HQ
- Tickets here
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Emma Chandler closes the season with a metamodernist historical piece.
It remixes what’s come before, mixing humour and strangeness with a whole lot of queer history.
Made for history nerds and anyone after a funny, offbeat night out.
La Mama in 2027
As the theatre heads towards its 60th birthday, La Mama CEO and artistic director Caitlin Dullard says the season celebrates the range of new Australian work coming through the organisation’s development programs.
The year is set to celebrate La Mama’s history, present, future and legacy, with the art form itself at the centre.
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