Garry Starr – Classic Penguins
Winner of the Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025, and fresh from a sell out season at London’s West End, Garry Starr returns with a literary adventure like no other through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. In just one hour,...
Balloon Dog at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
Merrigong Theatre Company are thrilled to present Indian Ink Theatre Company’s Balloon Dog, a beautifully tender dramatic comedy by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, from 1 – 5 July2026, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Aotearoa New Zealand’s legendary Indian Ink...
Families at Arts Centre Melbourne
From the creators of international smash hits The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer and It’s Dark Outside comes New Owner, performed at Arts Centre Melbourne from 17 – 18 July. The sensitive show about loss, friendship and new beginnings is presented by...
Arts Centre Melbourne presents the Victorian premiere for New Owner, The Last Great Hunt
Knowing that dogs are the best medicine, Mabel adopts Bart from the animal shelter to help heal her widowed heart. But Mabel is old, and Bart is young, and not all love can last forever. Suddenly alone, Bart embarks on an urban odyssey of towering hot dog carts,...
Spamalot announces Melbourne and Sydney seasons
The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia! After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has today announced that the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, will gallop...
Opening tonight – Bell Shakespeare’s world premiere production Mackenzie
Bell Shakespeare’s world premiere production Mackenzie opens tonight in Sydney at The Neilson Nutshell, running until 18 July, before touring to Arts Centre Melbourne from 23 July – 9 August. This new play, with four original songs, by visionary creator Yve Blake is a...
Spiegel Haus Melbourne announces closing date and final extension for Blanc de Blanc Encore
Melburnians have flocked to the city’s exciting and invigorating city entertainment site, Spiegel Haus Melbourne, since it opened in late October 2025. Over 100,000 people have experienced its many delights, including cabaret, comedy, burlesque, jazz, dance parties,...
Celia Pacquola – Gift Horse
Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday… So here we are. A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate. Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian...
Lewis Major’s internationally acclaimed dance work Triptych set for Victorian premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne
Following critically acclaimed international seasons, Bungandidj and Ngarrindjeri choreographer Lewis Major’s work Triptych makes its Victorian premiere at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne from 22 - 26 September 2026. Presenting three luminous short works –...
Stage Door Matters
By Nic Conolly This week’s entertainment spotlight takes centre stage with a distinct focus; celebrating cabaret, live performance, Australian Broadway talent, and behind-the-scenes storytelling. Together, these stories show how the performing arts...
And What Will People Say
A powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty, cultural depth, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. Winner of two Sydney Fringe 2025 awards — Best in Category (Spoken Word)...
Theatre Works – THE WOLVES Opens This Week!
Before the whistle blows... we are the wolves. WE ARE THE WOLVES. Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of...
Arts Centre Melbourne: Eddie Izzard performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet
This production comes directly from her critically acclaimed solo performances of Shakespeare’s HAMLET, which were triple-extended in New York, Chicago and London. Nominated for New York’s: Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award and Outer Critic’s Circle...
Victorian Opera – The Coronation of Poppea
Step into ancient Rome, where Emperor Nero and his obsession Poppea ruthlessly pursue their forbidden love. Power, politics and passion collide in Monteverdi’s intoxicating masterpiece, as desire and betrayal claim centre stage. In Victorian Opera’s striking new...
Bring It On The Musical cast announced
Theatrical Inc Announces BRING IT ON in July! Melbourne’s renowned independent theatre group Theatrical Inc has today announced the cast for its upcoming staging of the smash hit musical Bring It On The Musical. The production is an electrifying, high flying...
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SHARK IS BROKEN
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SHARK IS BROKEN By Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon When the shark won’t work, the drama does ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Evening Standard ★ ★ ★ ★ The Times ★ ★ ★ ★ The Telegraph Producers have announced casting for the Australian debut of the Olivier...
MTC announces cast of Uncle Vanya
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY UNVEILS CAST FOR MAJOR NEW STAGING OF UNCLE VANYA Melbourne Theatre Company has announced an all-star cast of stage and screen performers for the centrepiece production of its 2026 season, Uncle Vanya, directed by Anne-Louise...
Belvoir – Kate Dehnert: Echo
What do you do when your life explodes? A show that’ll slap, tickle, shock and bend you over with laughter. 1/3 play, 1/3 standup, 1/3 rave. Kate Dehnert’s life recently blew up. We’re talking: relationship; career; income; opportunities; visa; losing almost all of...
Sydney Theatre Company -Doubt
Making his Sydney Theatre Company debut, screen star Sam Reid (The Newsreader, Interview with the Vampire) faces up to stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (Wentworth) in one of the most memorable and electrifying plays of the twenty-first century. The Bronx, NY, 1964....
Kat Stewart and director Sarah Goodes reunite for gripping Australian drama
One of Australia’s most acclaimed directors, Sarah Goodes (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Julia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sunday), is reuniting with AACTA award-winner Kat Stewart (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Network Ten’s Five Bedrooms, Offspring) for the world...
RISING at Arts House – The Shepherds Opens Tomorrow
A dark and comedic dance work starring two lost sheep in a slaughter paddock, out to remake Australian mythmaking. Carly Sheppard and Alisdair Macindoe are intrepid dance makers with seven Green Room awards and a Helpmann between them. In this collaborative...
Troy Hawke at Arts Centre Melbourne
Following last year’s sellout world tour, Troy Hawke is back to his globe sweeping with new show Never Stop, Never Change! Bringing his roaring sense of humour to Melbourne audiences, you can expect angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound....
Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents Rabbit & Watson, a celestial love story
Award-winning playwright Shane Woon (A Guide To Being Immortal) continues his exploration of Chinese mythology and Australian culture with an epic love story that transcends space and time. Mixing Chinese fantasy cinema, Boy Love drama and the AFL, his new play is a...
Theatre Works Announces Appointment of New Artistic Director/CEO
Theatre Works is thrilled to announce the appointment of Krystalla Pearce as Artistic Director and CEO. Krystalla begins in the new Artistic Director role from 9 June and takes over management of the whole organisation from 13 July 2026. Krystalla will bring a rich...
Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello unite for Grey Gardens-inspired HOUSE OF ROT
Australian stage luminaries Paul Capsis (The Who’s Tommy) and Adam Noviello (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) are set to join forces in HOUSE OF ROT, a brand new theatrical song cycle from Green Door Theatre Company created by acclaimed director Dino Dimitriadis (Hedwig and...
Macy Gray returns to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall as part of her largest ever tour of Australia and New Zealand
Following her acclaimed sold-out 2024 tour, multi-award-winning singer Macy Gray returns to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on 11 September 2026 for one night only, as part of her largest ever tour of Australia and New Zealand. Kicking off in Melbourne in her...
Announcing 2026 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award recipient
Mezzo-soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award. Brisbane-born Xenia, a fast-rising star on the international stage, will receive AUD $25,000 in funding to support the next stage of her artistic...
Bangarra Dance Theatre – Sheltering
Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: Keeping Grounded, Brown Boys, and Sheoak, which honour Bangarra’s past while...
Bondi Festival returns bigger and better for 2026
Waverley Council is thrilled to announce the program for the 2026 Bondi Festival, bringing a fun and thought-provoking program of music, theatre, comedy, visual arts and immersive experiences to Bondi Beach from Friday 3 July to Sunday 19 July 2026. Taking over iconic...
Melbourne Magic Festival favourite returns with sold-out family show ‘Magia Magia’
Prepare to be whisked away into a world of wonder as The Great Armando, a beloved favourite of the Melbourne Magic Festival, returns with his enchanting family show, Magia Magia. Running for five shows only from July 7–11, 2026 at the Houdini Theatre as part of the...
New show-stopping exhibition ENCORE! to shine a spotlight on Australia’s dazzling stage history
Treasures from across Australia’s performing arts history will make a spectacular return to the spotlight once again in ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection. The new exhibition will be exclusively on display from 16 September 2026 – 9 May 2027 at the...
Tootsie opens in Sydney
THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF TOOTSIE OPENS TONIGHT AT TEATRO AT THE ITALIAN FORUM FIRST LOOK AT THE AUSTRALIAN CAST ON STAGE The Australian Premiere of the smash-hit Broadway musical Tootsie, officially opens at Teatro at the Italian Forum tonight. Preview...
The Songs of John Farnham Concert announced
THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND THE CELEBRATION CONCERT Helping raise funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER AT ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE TICKETS ON SALE AT 10AM ON TUESDAY 2nd JUNE FROM TICKETEK 120 Artists...
Malthouse – House of Rot
Starring Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello, HOUSE OF ROT is a cabaret invocation: part unholy communion, part elegy in heels. Created by director Dino Dimitriadis and musical director Victoria Falconer this premiere work weaves original compositions with new...
Jason Donovan to star in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
JASON DONOVAN RETURNS HOME TO MELBOURNE STARRING IN ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST A BOLD NEW PRODUCTION OF THE LEGENDARY MASTERPIECE COMES EXCLUSIVELY TO MELBOURNE ATHENAEUM THEATRE FROM NOVEMBER 13 STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW...
Lose to Win at Belvoir
“In this country, you think it’s your right to have three meals a day. Me, where I came from? I think it’s a miracle.” From South Sudan to Egypt to Belvoir St to an Australian tour, this is the extraordinary journey of Mandela Mathia. Fleeing his war-torn home as a...
Belvoir Theatre – The Jungle and the Sea
The smash hit play by the team that made Counting and Cracking returns for a limited Sydney season. When violence escalates between the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Gowrie does everything she can to keep her...
Perth cast announced for Beetlejuice
TONY AWARD®-NOMINATED BROADWAY HIT BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL OPENS FROM 16 AUGUST AT CROWN PERTH A WICKEDLY FUNNY STAGE SPECTACLE PACKED WITH PUPPETRY, MAGIC AND SUPERNATURAL MISCHIEF NEW TICKETS RELEASED AND PERTH CAST ANNOUNCED The countdown is officially on for the...
MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune!
Set between 1990s Manila and contemporary Melbourne, MR BIG follows Diana, a trans Filipina woman juggling her upcoming wedding and the funeral of her estranged father. Her plans fall apart when her late father reappears as a singing ghost who will not stop belting...
Fiddler on the Roof cast announced
STARS TROY SUSSMAN ALEXIS FISHMAN WITH SIGRID THORNTON LEAD AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF LONDON’S TWICE SOLD OUT NEW PRODUCTION OF FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Following record-breaking, sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the multi award winning critically...
NEW INITIATIVES FOR THE ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT
Following the success of the Industry Audition Insights Workshops held in Sydney and Melbourne in 2025, the Rob Guest Endowment is convening new Industry Insights Workshops in both cities this year, with expanded new offerings. Led by Australia’s leading...
SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 AWARD WINNERS
On Sunday 17 May, Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event, the Sydney Comedy Festival, came to a close with the announcement of its 2026 award winners: Sean Collier, The Burton Brothers, Reuben Kaye and Frankie McNair who each took home a trophy along with a $1500 prize....
Ensemble Theatre presents The Dapto Chaser
Ensemble Theatre is excited to present the quintessentially Australian play by award winning playwright Mary Rachel Brown, The Dapto Chaser, a biting black comedy about chasing dreams, racking up debts, and the cut-throat world of greyhound racing, showing from 29...
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is coming to Sydney
“Broadway’s Will Swenson electrifies audiences. Close your eyes and you’d swear that Diamond himself is on stage performing his string of hits.” FORBES “So Good, So Good, So Good!” Entertainment Weekly “It sends you home hungry to hear the albums again and...
The Melbourne Magic Festival celebrates 19 years at the top
The Melbourne Magic Festival returns to Melbourne this winter, from June 29 to July 11, for 14 days of spellbinding performances unlike anything you have seen before. Australia’s greatest magicians take the stage alongside confirmed international guests, delivering...
VABT ANNOUNCES NEW TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER
After the roaring success of the inaugural VABT Trivia Night in 2025, the demand was overwhelming to stage another similar event and so the VABT are delighted to announce A VERY APPEALING SHOWBIZ TRIVIA FUNDRAISER 2026 to be held on Saturday 13th June 2026. In what...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame opens
The Hunchback of Notre Dame opens at The National Theatre, St Kilda tonight, Friday 15 May An epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero opens tonight at The National Theatre, St Kilda from 15 - 30 May 2026. CLOC Musical...
Australian World Orchestra Melbourne and Sydney
Following the resounding success of our 2025 season of Mahler’s 4th and 5th Symphonies, AWO’s co-founder, Alexander Briger, returns with Australia’s finest for an unforgettable birthday celebration and 2026 program. The AWO celebrates its 15th Anniversary with two...
Shooting Hedda Gabler
Seymour Centre and Secret House present the Australian premiere of Shooting Hedda Gabler by Nina Segal—a darkly unsettling, wickedly funny examination of ambition, manipulation and coercive control. When offered the lead part in a Norwegian film adaptation of Hedda...
Sydney Dance Company returns to the Sydney Opera House with Engine
Sydney Dance Company takes to Sydney Opera House with a high-impact triple bill celebrating the strength, precision, and expressive power of the human body. Engine unites three extraordinary choreographers – Rafael Bonachela, Fran Díaz and Melanie Lane – in an...
Steel Magnolias Opens in Sydney Tomorrow
After a hugely successful Brisbane season, the play that inspired the iconic film, Steel Magnolias opens at Theatre Royal Sydney tomorrow. This beloved Southern classic features an extraordinary line up of Australian TV royalty starring Lisa McCune, Belinda Giblin,...
The Big Bubble Show…. In Space! Heads to Coliseum Theatre This July
Bubble Laboratory in association with Ethan Walker and Coliseum Theatre are thrilled to announce The Big Bubble Show… In Space! is arriving exclusively to the Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney this July. Tickets go on presale from today and general sale from this...
NGOs meet Tinder in SAVIOR – Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company is thrilled to present the world-premiere of Filipino Australian playwright, comedian and improviser Happy Feraren’s, SAVIOR, from Saturday 16 May to Sunday 14 June 2026 at Belvoir’s Downstairs Theatre. Inspired by Feraren’s experience working...
Rakali
Shapeshifting water rat wants to eat a baby… Rakali is an award winning horror-black comedy from the team behind Robert the Octopus. A millennial couple move from Melbourne to a houseboat in a remote part of Tasmania with their newborn. They think they’ve found...
The Victorian State Ballet present Aladdin
The Victorian State Ballet will present Aladdin, a dazzling ballet production at The Concourse Theatre, Chatswood on Friday 19 June and Saturday 20 June 2026. Created by the company’s directors, Michelle Cassar de Sierra and Martin Sierra, Aladdin reimagines one of...
Australian Premiere of Jen Silverman’s ‘The Roommate’ at Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre is delighted to present the Australian premiere of The Roommate a witty and surprising dark comedy by acclaimed playwright Jen Silverman, running from 19 June to 25 July 2026 Directed by Lee Lewis and starring Australian stage and screen legends Lucy...
THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER vs JOHN WILLIAMS – HAMER HALL
Following sold-out performances across the UK, Ireland and Europe, the global concert sensation The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams makes its highly anticipated Australian premiere this September, with two exclusive performances at Hamer Hall on Sunday 6...
Anthony LaPaglia returns to Australia in acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman with Melbourne and Brisbane seasons
Following triumphant seasons, five-star reviews and widespread acclaim in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth in 2023-2024, GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents are proud to announce Arthur Miller's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Death of a Salesman will...
Andy Griffiths’ YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things
The team behind the 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses brings Andy Griffiths and Bill Hopes’ brilliantly bonkers book to the stage in a hilarious new theatrical adventure for children aged 6–12 and their adults. YOU and ME have lost something important. Well…...
MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! by Dax Carnay-Hanrahan at fortyfivedownstairs.
A ghost that will not stop singing. A bride with a funeral to plan. A 90s love song that refuses to die. From award-winning playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan, MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! is a darkly comedic and musically haunted new theatre work....
Reimagining the myth of the pontianak – Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents In Shadows
This June, Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang), a haunting new work that reimagines the myth of the pontianak at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre. The pontianak is one of Southeast Asian folklore's most enduring figures: a spirit born of...
Beetlejuice announces Sydney season
Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced today that the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will conclude its national tour in Sydney. BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will play the...
Beetlejuice announces Adelaide season
TONY AWARD-NOMINATED BROADWAY HIT BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL ARRIVES IN ADELAIDE FROM OCTOBER 2026 A WICKEDLY FUNNY STAGE SPECTACLE PACKED WITH PUPPETRY, MAGIC AND SUPERNATURAL MISCHIEF TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY BEETLEJUICETHEMUSICAL.COM.AU Michael...
Claire Lyon to play Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady
Australia, meet your Eliza! Claire Lyon confirmed to play Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady’s historic 70th Anniversary Australian season Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that renowned Australian soprano...
GRIMM to premiere in Melbourne
The smash-hit, deliciously-twisted production GRIMM now casts its spell over Melbourne from 25 August to 12 September 2026. Within shadowy corridors and haunting landscapes, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and an array of familiar figures emerge to reveal the...
World premiere cast of Stella announced
The world premiere of STELLA has unveiled its cast, bringing together a powerhouse line-up of Australian stage and screen talent to tell the remarkable story of Miles Franklin. The production features Geraldine Hakewill (Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder...
Beasts of Burden and Other Party Guests
Miss Friby premieres immersive cabaret spectacle Beasts of Burden and Other Party Guests. Multi-award winning cabaret artist, Miss Friby, invites audiences into a bold new immersive performance, Beasts of Burden and Other Party Guests, taking over the historic...
West End hit ANNA X makes Australian premiere at Red Stitch
This May, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Anna X, a razor-sharp, high-octane satire inspired by the true story of infamous socialite-con artist Anna Delvey. Opening Wednesday 27 May at Red Stitch’s home in St Kilda East, the electrifying...
Arts Centre Melbourne is set to break new ground with innovative new workshops – Neurovision, Improvising Care and more
Arts Centre Melbourne has unveiled new workshops that will push the boundaries of performance practice, with workshops exploring neurodiversity, dementia and more. Open to all different ability levels, the workshops are part of PLAY, a dynamic program of creative...
Ensemble Theatre Launches Brand-New Creative Hub for Young Storytellers
Ensemble Theatre is proud to launch ENSEMBLE YOUTH STUDIO (EYS), a bold new initiative designed to inspire the next generation of storytellers, alongside its inaugural Winter School Holiday Drama Workshops. Inspired by Ensemble’s history as a training ground for...
Cast of SIX announced
THE RECORD-BREAKING GLOBAL PHENOMENON REIGNS AGAIN IN AUSTRALIA! TICKETS ON SALE NOW MELBOURNE COMEDY THEATRE FROM JULY 24 2026 THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY FROM OCTOBER 9 2026 BRISBANE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, QPAC FROM JANUARY 2 2027 SIXTHEMUSICAL.COM.AU While...
Between The Lines – The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters
Now in their 32nd year of celebrating this much-loved worldwide event, Bloomsday in Melbourne proudly bring their latest season, Between The Lines - The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters, to fortyfivedownstairs in the CBD. An annual commemoration of Irish writer James...
Back to Back Theatre’s landmark production Ganesh Versus the Third Reich returns exclusively to UMAC
UMAC will present the exclusive return of Back to Back Theatre’s landmark production Ganesh Versus the Third Reich this June, bringing one of Australia’s most acclaimed and internationally celebrated works of contemporary theatre back to the stage after more than a...
Rosemarie Milsom announced as new Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week
Adelaide Festival Corporation is delighted to announce the appointment of Rosemarie Milsom as the Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week for the 2027-2029 festivals. A respected leader in Australian literary culture, Rosemarie Milsom is the long-serving founding director...
SUSAN PROVAN TO STEP DOWN AS FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND CEO OF MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
After an extraordinary, three-decade tenure shaping one of the world’s most celebrated comedy events, Melbourne International Comedy Festival has announced Susan Provan will step down as Festival Director. Since taking on the role in 1995, Provan has led the...
Spiegel Haus Melbourne is the city’s most popular new entertainment destination
Spiegel Haus Melbourne cements itself as the city’s most popular new entertainment destination, with decadent cabaret show Blanc de Blanc Encore extending for a third time Lord Mayor Nick Reese and Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks lauded the enormous...
2026 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS – CELIA PACQUOLA WINS MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW
The 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award winners were announced today at a special ceremony hosted by Josh Thomas. Winners including Celia Pacquola, Nathan Chin, Kitty Flanagan, Lizzy Hoo, Bron Lewis, Laura Davis, Nath Valvo and Kate Dolan, demonstrate...
YIRRAMBOI Announces Major New Commissions to Debut on the World Stage in 2027
YIRRAMBOI has unveiled four major new commissions, marking the next chapter for a festival that has become a leading platform for First Nations evolutionary and experimental arts. Spanning experimental sound, street theatre, movement, language rematriation, film and...
Full Cast Announced for ‘ONCE’ To Open Melbourne In May!
An exceptional Australian cast led by award-winning director and performer Mark Taylor, and The Voice finalist Sian Fuller, will bring the eight-time Tony award-winning characters from Once to life in this cleverly reimagined production under the stewardship of...
FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL CAST ANNOUNCED
After much anticipation, the ‘80s phenomenon Footloose: The Musical is touring Australia with a Brisbane premiere on 24 April, followed by seasons in major venues across Canberra, Newcastle and Perth. An all-Australian cast will bring this high-energy production to...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF CONFIRMS MELBOURNE DATES
Following record-breaking, sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof has announced it will play Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre from 31 October, 2026. The Australian tour will commence at Theatre Royal Sydney from...
Anastasia opens in Sydney this week
HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL ANASTASIA OPENING IN SYDNEY THIS WEEK ★ ★ ★ ★ “Theatrical Magic” – Time Out Melbourne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “A wonderful, uplifting evening’s entertainment” - Theatre Matters ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ “Visually stunning, costuming is divine and the cast are fantastic...
Helpmann Award Winning Play ‘Toy Symphony’ Returns to Sydney
This June, The Sutherland Pavilion will make a significant theatrical debut, presenting the Helpmann Award-winning play Toy Symphony, written and directed by Michael Gow. Presented exclusively for the venue’s 50th anniversary, the production marks the first...
Real stories of young people who have experienced the youth justice system on stage in Saplings at Arts Centre Melbourne
The Australian Theatre for Young People's (ATYP) acclaimed production, Saplings, is set to make its Victorian premiere at The Show Room, Arts Centre Melbourne from 28 July to 1 August, 2026. Written by Yuwaalaraay playwright Hannah Belanszky and directed by proud...
Melbourne season of Ned Kelly: The Musical
VICTORIAN OPERA ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SEASON OF REG LIVERMORE’S NED KELLY: THE MUSICAL REG LIVERMORE’S NED KELLY: THE MUSICAL 24 - 25 July Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne Tickets: $39 – $90 Book Now: www.victorianopera.com.au Victorian Opera is...
The Magicians Table Is Coming to Melbourne This May
Step into London's only immersive, close-up magic experience at The Magicians Table. Set in the private warehouse of a deceased, famed magician, you'll enjoy two hours of incredible magic performed inches from your nose, live theatre and music. Expect a unique blend...
Cast announced for Footloose: The Musical
Announcing a new Australian cast for the national tour of the smash-hit ‘80s musical with an iconic chart-topping soundtrack FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL After much anticipation, the ‘80s phenomenon Footloose: The Musical is touring Australia with...
Cast announced for Pride and Prejudice (sort of)
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MUSICAL COMEDY SENSATION PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of) The cast for the 2026 Australian tour of the musical comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) was announced today. The five performers who will portray the iconic roles of Elizabeth...
Melanie Tait announced as recipient of 2026 Suzie Miller Award (Griffin Theatre Company)
Griffin Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that Australian playwright, screenwriter and journalist Melanie Tait has been awarded the 2026 Suzie Miller Award. Based in Sydney, Tait’s plays include The Vegemite Tales (Riverside Studios and Leicester Square...
Theatre Royal Sydney celebrates 50 years
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY This year, Theatre Royal Sydney proudly marks the 50th anniversary of the current building on King Street, a milestone that honours a legacy of performance, architecture and community in the heart of the city. ...
Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela to conclude his tenure with Sydney Dance Company in 2028
“I will always be forever grateful and so proud to have led Sydney Dance Company, said Bonachela. “Together, we have cultivated a Company defined by collaboration, courage and generosity, commissioning new work, championing emerging and established choreographers, and...
Josh Burton in Signor Baffo
Interactive Theatre International (ITI) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of everyone’s favourite culinary clown, Signor Baffo, in his final Australian tour, from Friday 3rd April to Friday 17th July 2026. Winner of the ‘Best Kids and Family’ show...
The Shark is Broken to make Australian debut
THE SHARK IS BROKEN By Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon When the shark won’t work, the drama does ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Evening Standard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sunday Mirror ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sunday Express ★ ★ ★ ★ The Times ★ ★ ★ ★ The Telegraph Olivier Award nominated THE SHARK IS BROKEN will...
Tootsie cast announced
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF TOOTSIE AT TEATRO AT THE ITALIAN FORUM Producers today have announced the stellar cast of the hit Broadway musical Tootsie which will make its highly anticipated Australian premiere at Teatro at the Italian Forum in...
PAW Patrol™ Live! 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Nickelodeon, VStar Entertainment Group, and TEG Life Like Touring are thrilled to announce the return of PAW Patrol™ Live! "Race to the Rescue," celebrating 10 years of the iconic Broadway-style production. The PAW Patrol® are on a roll and LIVE on stage! The heroic...
Rehearsals underway for Gutenberg! The Musical!
REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN FOR HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL Rehearsals have commenced for the hilarious hit Broadway musical Gutenberg! The Musical! which opens at the Hayes Theatre on April 10. Directed by Richard Carroll (Pirates of Penzance, Murder for Two) this joyously...
MELBOURNE CHILD CAST ANNOUNCED FOR WAITRESS
Four young Melbourne actresses were announced today to play the role of Jenna’s daughter Lulu in the Melbourne season of Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS, which arrives at Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne from 1 May. Lulu will be played by Stevie...
The Book of Mormon to return to Perth
THE BOOK OF MORMON AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST EVER MUSICAL COMEDY HIT TO RETURN TO PERTH 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 Perth, the Mormons...
Teenage supernatural theatre work Monsteen makes premiere presentation at RISING 2026
Vampires, werewolves and witches will come to life in an immersive supernatural participatory theatre work Monsteen making its premiere presentation as part of RISING from 6 – 14 June 2026. Transforming the City of Melbourne’s dedicated youth space, SIGNAL into a...
Sold-out RISING hit Heartbreak Hotel returns to Arts Centre Melbourne
After rave reviews and multiple awards, the cathartic comedy Heartbreak Hotel is returning to Arts Centre Melbourne for one week only 14 – 19 July 2026 at the Fairfax Studio. The acclaimed show tracks a woman’s broken heart in a wrenching and relatable journey that’s...