Book ahead, Australia: tickets for Hozier, Don Giovanni, Ryan Trecartin at NGV

Your favourite toys come to life in a new comedy cabaret Photograph: Dylan Evans/supplied

The Doll in Brisbane

From Barbies and Bratz to Cabbage Patch Kids, there’s something vaguely creepy about many of our favourite dolls. Popular Brisbane theatre group Babushka takes a look at the world through a doll’s eyes for their new comedy cabaret show The Doll, featuring an array of original songs blending opera, 80s pop, nursery rhymes and rock’n’roll.

The Doll, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley, 20 to 23 May

Ryan Trecartin: Re’Search Wait’S

Multimedia artist Ryan Trecartin’s film The Re’Search (Re’Search Wait’S) 2009-10 (still)

A leading artistic voice of the post-internet age, multimedia artist Ryan Trecartin will have his first major Australian solo show at Melbourne’s NGV. The toast of the 2013 Venice biennale and fresh from curating this year’s New York’s New Museum triennial, the artist will show Re’Search Wait’S, a visual essay of four films exploring consumerism, identity, excess and narcissism, informed by reality television shows, MTV, personal webcams, and karaoke. Sure to get everyone vlogging.

Ryan Trecartin: Re’Search Wait’S, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15 May to 13 September

Rhymes with Silence in Sydney

Improvising Change explores the stories behind domestic violence statistics

Domestic violence is on a terrifying upward spiral in Australia, with commentators calling it a national crisis. Sydney theatre collective Improvising Change looks at some of the stories behind the statistics with an evening of 13 new short plays, written by nine Australian writers, that connect on theme. Required viewing.

Rhymes with Silence, 107 Projects, Redfern Sydney, 16 to 24 May

Hozier on tour

Hozier’s Take Me to the Church.

He was a big name at this year’s Bluesfest; now Hozier returns for a new round of national dates. His infinitely hummable Take Me To Church scored him a Grammy nomination, legions of fans and a David LaChapelle-directed viral video featuring dancer Sergei Polunin, but rave reviews for his show promise the bluesman is unlikely to be a one-hit wonder.

Hozier, Belvoir Amphitheatre Perth on 28 October, then Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

Don Giovanni in Adelaide

A new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni will be performed in Adelaide. Photograph: Lightly Salted Photography

Don Juan spends his days seducing unsuspecting women, but his wickedness will eventually catch up with him. The legendary cad lives again in a new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni for the State Opera of South Australia. Adelaide‐born baritone Grant Doyle returns home to sing the lead role, and will be accompanied by a host of local and international talent.

Don Giovanni, Adelaide festival theatre, 23, 26, 28 and 30 May