The Dismissal (musical)

The Dismissal is a musical with book by Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody, and music and lyrics by Laura Murphy. Dubbed "an extremely serious musical comedy", it is a satirical depiction of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.

The Dismissal had a work-in-progress presentation at the Seymour Centre in 2019. It was scheduled to premiere as a Sydney Theatre Company and Squabbalogic co-production, performing at the Canberra Theatre from 9–24 October 2021 and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre from 29 October to 18 December 2021. However, the production was cancelled in August 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Subsequently, as a Squabbalogic production, the musical premiered at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre from 31 August 2023 to generally positive reviews. It ran until 21 October 2023.

At the 57th AWGIE Awards, The Dismissal's book and lyrics received the Award for Music Theatre and the David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre.