Love Stories by beloved author Trent Dalton has been adapted for the stage and is coming to Riverside Theatres Paramatta from 11- 20 September 2025.

The smash-hit adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book Love Stories comes to Riverside Theatres as part of a five-city Australasian tour visiting Paramatta, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, and Auckland.

Author Trent Dalton said: ‘It is deeply moving to me to think that these extraordinary stories that I gathered while sitting at a writing desk with a typewriter on the corner of Adelaide and Albert Streets, Brisbane, are now taking the most gifted collection of theatremakers around this beautiful country. The real-life people who told these stories came from all corners of Australia and it’s to all corners of this country that we’re trying to reach with this remarkable stage play.’

Love Stories has been adapted for the stage by acclaimed playwright Tim McGarry who also was behind the book-to-stage adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe. This stage production features a stellar cast of ten including Rashidi Edward (Belvoir’s Wayside Bride), Jason Klarwein (ABC’s In Our Blood), Anna McGahan (La Boite Theatre’s Closer), Ngoc Phan (Queensland Theatre’s Vietgone), Will Tan (Paramount Plus’ Paper Dolls), Valerie Bader (Ensemble’s The Heartbreak Choir), Kirk Page (Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Wudjang: Not the Past, ABC’s Mystery Roads), Bryan Probets (Netflix’s Boy Swallows Universe), Jacob Watton (RAVA’s Charlotte’s Web) and Hsin-Ju Ely (La Boite Theatre’s The Poison of Polygamy).

Riverside Theatres’ Director Craig McMaster said, ‘We’re thrilled to be bringing Love Stories to Riverside. It’s a powerful step on our strategic path to becoming Australia’s next major performing arts and theatre centre. Works like this – nationally significant, emotionally resonant, and deeply human – reflect the bold, unifying storytelling that will define the redeveloped Riverside and place Parramatta at the heart of New South Wales and Australia’s cultural future.’

TRENT DALTON’S LOVE STORIES

When: 11 – 20 September 2025

Times: Thurs 11 Aug 7:30pm; Fri 12 & 19 Aug, 7:30pm; Sat 13 & 20 Aug, 2:00pm & 7:30pm; Sun 14 Aug 1:30pm; Wed 17 Aug 7:30pm; & Thurs 18 Aug 11:00am & 7:30pm.

Where: Riverside Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta – Corner Church & Market St, Parramatta NSW 2150

Tickets: Riverside Members from $79 | Non-Members from $85

Bookings: https://riversideparramatta.com.au/whats-on/trent-daltons-love-stories/

Performance Warnings:

Ages 15+. Contains Coarse language, Smoke Haze, Strobe and Adult Themes