Piper’s Playhouse Parisian cabaret club

Piper’s Playhouse Parisian cabaret club

Step inside Piper’s Playhouse, an immersive Parisian cabaret club at the heart of Crown. A live jazz band soundtracks a hedonistic night of soaring vocals, incomparable illusionists, sword swallowing sirens, burlesque bombshells and world-class circus artistes. Behind...

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FULL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR MALTHOUSE COMEDY

FULL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR MALTHOUSE COMEDY

Malthouse Theatre is delighted to announce the full line-up for this year’s Malthouse Comedy, including an electrifying blend of razor-sharp stand-up, chaotic sketch and hilarious clowning. The 10th anniversary program boasts celebrated festival award-winners,...

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Full cast announced for The Phantom of the Opera

Full cast announced for The Phantom of the Opera

. Full cast announced for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour - The Phantom of the Opera . . Opera Australia has announced the full cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, joining Queensland newcomer Jake Lyle as The Phantom when the iconic musical returns...

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Redfern Renaissance returns to Belvoir St Theatre

Redfern Renaissance returns to Belvoir St Theatre

Redfern Renaissance returns to Belvoir St Theatre for its second year as part of Sydney Festival 2026! This powerful Blak Out program, curated by Belvoir’s Community Liaison Coordinator and acclaimed Wiradjuri Yuin actor Angeline Penrith (Wayside Bride, Winyanboga...

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Cluedo to open this week in Brisbane

Cluedo to open this week in Brisbane

Grab your trench coats and channel your inner detective because the stage is set for the Australian premiere of the stage play Cluedo, making its debut at QPAC’s Playhouse from today.  The cast for the game of whodunnit that’s gripped generations includes Octavia...

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Sydney Theatre Company – Purpose

Sydney Theatre Company – Purpose

In an exciting coup, the most awarded new American play of 2025 is heading this way. Fresh from winning the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play, the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2025 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Purpose comes directly from Broadway to...

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Biff To The Future at Arts Centre Melbourne

Biff To The Future at Arts Centre Melbourne

Following an acclaimed, award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe premiere, Biff To The Future makes its Australian premiere! The iconic villain of Back To The Future takes centre stage in this comedic reimagination of Marty’s time-traveling escapades, turning the...

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Explosives Factory – He Partied Like It’s 1999

Explosives Factory – He Partied Like It’s 1999

He Partied Like It’s 1999 unfolds as a glitter-soaked time capsule of queer Melbourne at the edge of the millennium. Reg, a former Marxist now facing a midlife unraveling, finds unexpected passion with Hunter, a seductive, chaotic millennial masseur. Rose, his...

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Adelaide Fringe – Zoltan Illes Presents  BIO-LOGICAL

Adelaide Fringe – Zoltan Illes Presents BIO-LOGICAL

Teaching, Travelling, and Talking Shit Zoltan Illes Tries to Make Sense of Life with Science in Bio-logical    Did you know what undiagnosed STDs can cause mental disorders? Or which wild animals can be gay? Or anything about duck penises? Zoltan Illes, a former...

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Mary Motorhead  & Trade at The Malthouse

Mary Motorhead & Trade at The Malthouse

It’s Double Vision! ACOCO brings Irish composer Emma O’Halloran’s Explosive New Operas to Melbourne Australian Contemporary Opera Co. (ACOCO) will present the Australian premiere of Emma O’Halloran’s acclaimed chamber operas Mary Motorhead and Trade in the Beckett...

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2025 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

2025 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Nominations were announced today for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards, which will be presented at an industry gala ceremony on Monday 19 January 2026 at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre. Nominations in the 28 categories were spread across 56 different productions, which...

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Circus spectacular Cirque Alice opens in Sydney

Circus spectacular Cirque Alice opens in Sydney

The world’s best cirque performers will descend on Sydney this week as they star in the Sydney premiere of Cirque Alice, opening at Coliseum Theatre on 24 December. The two-hour spectacular will star Newcastle-born rising star and soprano Layla Schillert (Australian...

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Ensemble Theatre – The Social Ladder

Ensemble Theatre – The Social Ladder

Katie (Mandy Bishop) doesn’t want a taste of the high life — she wants a seat at the table. When she invites elite Sydney power couple and art collecting heavyweights Charles (Andrew McFarlane) and Catherine Mallory (Sarah Chadwick) over for dinner, Katie’s all in....

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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

This rarely performed, pivotal piece of queer theatre is making its way to Midsumma! With an ensemble cast of eight, as well as as well as renowned harpist, Jacinta Dennett, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens will make for an intimate and unforgettable night...

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Sofitel partners with Anastasia

Sofitel partners with Anastasia

  Sofitel Melbourne On Collins reaffirms its position as the hotel for the Arts with a major cultural highlight closing out 2025 and welcoming the new year; the launch of exclusive ANASTASIA the Musical Stay and See accommodation packages, accompanied by a...

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Theatre Works 2026 Season

Theatre Works 2026 Season

Theatre Works proudly unveils it’s 2026 season - a bold, expansive and artist-driven program featuring more than 50 productions across the Theatre Works Precinct. At the same time the organisation will also announce the departure of Executive Director Dianne Toulson,...

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Alan Menken to perform in Melbourne and Sydney

Alan Menken to perform in Melbourne and Sydney

  Melbourne and Sydney audiences are in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with legendary composer Alan Menken confirming one-night-only performances of A Whole New World of Alan Menken in May 2026. The celebrated musical genius behind Disney classics The...

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Lead cast announced for Phantom of the Opera

Lead cast announced for Phantom of the Opera

    Opera Australia has announced that Australian musical theatre royalty, celebrated soprano Amy Manford has been cast as Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera when it returns for a much anticipated, limited season at Handa Opera...

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Theatre Works Executive Director Announces Departure

Theatre Works Executive Director Announces Departure

After eight years of transformative leadership, Theatre Works Executive Director Dianne Toulson has announced that she will step down from the role in 2026. Dianne’s eight-year tenure has been defined by major achievements across artistic programming, organisational...

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Perth Festival 2026 just got bigger

Perth Festival 2026 just got bigger

Highlights added to the 2026 program include surf rock legends from Northeast Arnhem Land King Stingray performing on the East Perth Power Station Main Stage; Cine Wonders at Luna SX and The Revival House, a curated program of films for the young and the young at...

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Theatre Works – Australian Open

Theatre Works – Australian Open

Slicing across the Theatre Works stage in the heat of Melbourne tennis-mania, this Midsumma Festival don’t miss the chance to catch Angus Cameron’s wickedly funny play about elite tennis, family, and open relationships. It’s Felix’s 31st Birthday, but all his parents...

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Bondi Pavilion Announces 2026 Season

Bondi Pavilion Announces 2026 Season

Waverley Council is thrilled to unveil Bondi Pavilion’s 2026 Artistic Program, an inspiring celebration of creativity and culture, featuring an extraordinary line-up of world-class art, music, theatre and entertainment for all ages - it’s their biggest yet! In 2026,...

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Cast announced for Saturday Night Fever

Cast announced for Saturday Night Fever

    An exceptional Australian cast led by talented triple threat, Ethan Churchill, will bring the 1970s cult classic characters from SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER to life in this reimagined production at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre with performances starting on...

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Arts House Season 1, 2026

Arts House Season 1, 2026

Weaving from one year into the next rather than starting anew, Season 1, 2026 carries forth bold ideas whilst reminding us of the local, global and our proximities to one another.  We kick off with our Neighbourhood Gathering where we invite audiences to explore the...

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SIX The Musical returns

SIX The Musical returns

SIX THE MUSICAL CAUSING A SENSATION IN 2026   THE RECORD-BREAKING GLOBAL PHENOMENON WILL REIGN AGAIN LIVE ON STAGE IN AUSTRALIA! MELBOURNE COMEDY THEATRE FROM JULY 2026 THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY FROM OCTOBER 2026 BRISBANE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, QPAC FROM JANUARY 2027 MELBOURNE...

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2026 Adelaide Festival First Shows Announced

2026 Adelaide Festival First Shows Announced

International stage and screen star Isabelle Huppert as Mary Queen of Scots, and a three-concert series by renowned French choir and orchestra Ensemble Pygmalion, are the first on-sale events and Australian exclusives in the 2026 Adelaide Festival program. Last seen...

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PERTH FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST ARTISTS FOR 2026

PERTH FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST ARTISTS FOR 2026

Lacrima, a French theatre epic set in the cut-throat world of haute couture is the first work announced for Perth Festival 2026, alongside electronic composer Max Cooper, mercurial singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya, and the Australian return of UK rock band Black...

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The Lion King principal cast announced

The Lion King principal cast announced

  Disney today announced the principal performers that will lead THE LION KING cast when the global phenomenon returns to Australia next year.   Opening at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from April 2026, THE LION KING is the world’s #1 musical and has been...

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Cast announced for Pirates of Penzance

Cast announced for Pirates of Penzance

VICTORIAN OPERA ANNOUNCES THE FULL CAST FOR THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 31 January – 6 February Palais Theatre Tickets: $39 – $165 Book Now: www.victorianopera.com.au   “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser.” — ★★★★★, ARTSHUB  ...

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Waitress to open in Melbourne

Waitress to open in Melbourne

WAITRESS IS COMING TO MELBOURNE NEXT YEAR   Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS will be baking its way to Melbourne in 2026. The inspiring musical from pop sensation Sara Bareilles will open at Her...

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Sydney Premiere of the heartfelt play Dear Son

Sydney Premiere of the heartfelt play Dear Son

After extended hit seasons in Brisbane and Adelaide, Belvoir and Sydney Festival are thrilled to present the Sydney debut of Dear Son, a deeply moving celebration of First Nations fathers and sons, from 8th to 25th January 2026. Directed by Noongar man Isaac Drandic...

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AFTERGLOW TO RECEIVE ITS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE IN 2026

AFTERGLOW TO RECEIVE ITS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE IN 2026

The climax is just the beginning. Asher Gelman’s international hit play AFTERGLOW is heading down under for its highly anticipated Australian premiere! AFTERGLOW will play at Melbourne’s Chapel off Chapel from 30 January and at the Eternity Playhouse, Sydney from 26...

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SCT in 2026

SCT in 2026

2026 is bold, bright and wildly entertaining Witness some of the world's best theatre makers live and up close in soul-stirring human stories, wicked comedies, award-winning international sensations and world-premiere Australian plays. More than 80 performers will...

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Sydney Festival unveils 2026 program

Sydney Festival unveils 2026 program

Sydney Festival marks its 50th anniversary in January 2026 with a diverse city-wide program that honours five decades of cultural transformation and looks ahead to the next generation of artistic innovation. From 8-25 January, Sydney becomes a playground of...

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Merrigong Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season

Merrigong Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season

Merrigong Theatre Company is delighted to unveil its 2026 season, featuring 10 Mainstage shows, and a line-up of strictly limited seasons of smash-hit productions. With a smorgasbord of local, national and international theatre, innovative new works from the...

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Sydney Dance Company announces 2026 Program

Sydney Dance Company announces 2026 Program

In 2026 Sydney Dance Company ignites new artistic collaboration and presents bold choreographic ideas in an empowering year that celebrates the evolving landscape of contemporary dance. 2026 will be an exhilarating year that reflects the Company’s legacy while forging...

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Beetlejuice The Musical to open in Brisbane

Beetlejuice The Musical to open in Brisbane

DEAD EXCITING NEWS - BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL TO GIVE BRISBANE THE FRIGHT OF ITS LIFE IN 2026   BROADWAY LEGEND ANDY KARL WILL STAR AS BEETLEJUICE     Australian theatre fans have chanted “Beetlejuice” three times and the most mischievous ghost in the history...

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Newcastle Fringe Fest 2026

Newcastle Fringe Fest 2026

Get ready, Newcastle - the city’s most colourful celebration of creativity is back! The artist applications are in, the program is in design, and the fringe team are gearing up for another cracking year! Newcastle Fringe Festival returns 14–29 March 2026, kicking off...

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Perth Festival announces full 2026 program

Perth Festival announces full 2026 program

The Perth Festival 2026 program – the second from Artistic Director Anna Reece – presents audiences with the works and artists of this time and place, repurposing Perth icons as works of art and inviting a journey into completely unexpected locations. From office...

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Full cast announced for The Phantom of the Opera

HANDA’s The Phantom of the Opera extends season

. Opera Australia announced today that for the first time in its history, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) will add an extra week to its annual four-week season in response to the huge demand for tickets for the record-breaking , opening 27 March next year. ....

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of) to tour Australia

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of) to tour Australia

THE FIVE-STAR MUSICAL COMEDY SENSATION PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of) TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN 2026   Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is heading Down Under. The 2026 Australian tour will play at Melbourne’s Atheneum Theatre from 18 June, Sydney Opera House from 16...

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Cast announced for Saturday Night Fever

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Comes to Melbourne!

  Drew Anthony Creative's Award-Winning Production Of  SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Comes to Melbourne!   Award-winning Drew Anthony Creative will bring the smash hit musical Saturday Night Fever to Melbourne, direct from a highly successful Perth season. This marks the...

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Adelaide Festival announces 2026 program

Adelaide Festival announces 2026 program

The 41st Adelaide Festival program, the first directed by Artistic Director Matthew Lutton OAM, is now on sale, featuring 17 days of art created by some of the most cutting edge minds in the world, crossing genres, eras and experiences with 59 events that truly make...

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Little Anastasia performers announced

Little Anastasia performers announced

  Producers of the hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA have announced the talented young Melbourne performers who will be sharing the role of Little Anastasia in the highly anticipated musical opening in December at Melbourne’s spectacular Regent Theatre.   All...

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Cluedo to open this week in Brisbane

CAST REVEALED FOR CLUEDO

  THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE MURDER MYSTERY BOARD GAME NOW A NEW STAGE PLAY   FEATURING RHYS MULDOON, RACHAEL BECK, GENEVIEVE LEMON, OLIVIA DEEBLE AND GRANT PIRO   The Australian cast has been revealed today for the premiere of Cluedo, the world’s favourite...

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Morning Melodies star-studded 2026 program announced

Morning Melodies star-studded 2026 program announced

Caroline O'Connor, Silvie Paladino, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Georgia Wilkinson, Denis Walter and Claire Lyon are among the star-studded line-up set to perform at Hamer Hall as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s 2026 Morning Melodies program. Now in its 41st year, the beloved...

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MTC announce 2026 season

MTC announce 2026 season

WORLD PREMIERES, MAJOR ADAPTATIONS, CLASSICS REIMAGINED  AND A WEST END HIT: MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY UNVEILS BIG, BOLD SEASON 2026 A vital program of theatre that speaks to right now.    Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks...

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State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2026 season

State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2026 season

From the intimate to the epic, the classical to the radical and the playful to the political, State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2026 season – the first from new Artistic Director Petra Kalive – is a supercharged assortment of vivid theatre experiences. Launched...

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Ensemble cast announced for Anastasia

Ensemble cast announced for Anastasia

  Ensemble cast members revealed for hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA’s Australian premiere   Producers of the hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA have today revealed the ensemble members who will be joining the highly anticipated musical for its Australian debut...

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Waitress to open in Melbourne

WAITRESS TO PREMIERE IN SYDNEY IN 2026

  Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Australia for the very first time, premiering at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in July 2026.   Waitlist at WaitresstheMusical.com.au to be first in line to buy tickets when they go on sale later this...

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VICTORIAN OPERA LAUNCHES 21ST BIRTHDAY SEASON

VICTORIAN OPERA LAUNCHES 21ST BIRTHDAY SEASON

  Victorian Opera unveils its Season 2026, marking the company’s 21st anniversary. To celebrate, Artistic Director Stuart Maunder AM has programmed a season filled with swashbuckling pirates, haunting ghosts, Aussie classics and a world premiere.   The...

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Book of Mormon returns to Melbourne and Brisbane

Book of Mormon returns to Melbourne and Brisbane

THE BOOK OF MORMON AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST EVER MUSICAL COMEDY HIT TO RETURN TO MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE IN 2026   “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY. Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of that  improbable paradise called a musical comedy.” THE NEW YORK TIMES   The...

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MJ THE MUSICAL CONFIRMED FOR BRISBANE

MJ THE MUSICAL CONFIRMED FOR BRISBANE

GLOBAL SMASH HIT MJ THE MUSICAL CONFIRMED FOR BRISBANE SEASON   BOOK BY TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WRITER LYNN NOTTAGE, DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY OLIVIER AWARD WINNER CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON OBE   JOIN THE WAITLIST NOW AT MJTHEMUSICAL.COM.AU After thrilling more...

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MJ the Musical heading to Perth

MJ the Musical heading to Perth

GLOBAL SMASH HIT MJ THE MUSICAL CONFIRMED FOR PERTH SEASON   BOOK BY TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WRITER LYNN NOTTAGE, DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY OLIVIER AWARD WINNER CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON OBE   JOIN THE WAITLIST NOW AT MJTHEMUSICAL.COM.AU After thrilling more...

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Hair cast announced

Hair cast announced

  Producers today announced the cast for the new Australian production of HAIR, the revolutionary tribal love-rock musical phenomenon that changed the face of theatre forever.   Opening at the Athenaeum Theatre from 25 October 2025, this new production of...

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Griffin Theatre Season 2026

Griffin Theatre Season 2026

Griffin Theatre Company is thrilled to unveil its 2026 Season, a tour-de-force of exquisite Australian theatre featuring five incredible plays, fourteen extraordinary actors and some of the best new works in Australia today. In their final season outside of the SBW...

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