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 Stables Theatre, Griffin presents an unforgettable line up of intimate stories, including the revival of Steve J. Spears’ classic The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin starring Simon Burke, the mainstage debut of Iolanthe’s cult smash-hit SISTREN, Happy Feraren’s genre-melding debut play SAVIOR, Declan Greene & Zahra Newman’s acclaimed reimagining of iconic Australian Gothic horror Wake in Fright, and a brand-new comedy Mum Club by Budawang/Yuin woman Jorjia Gillis.
Alongside the main season is Griffin’s artist development program Griffin Lookout. Griffin Lookout provides Sydney’s most exciting independent theatre makers with a season at Griffin as well as producing and artistic support from the Griffin team. Past Griffin Lookout shows include notable works such as SISTREN by Iolanthe, Birdsong of Tomorrow by Nathan Harrison, UFO by re:group, A is for Apple by Jessica Bellamy, Mother May We by Mel Ree and Jali by Oliver Twist.
The 2026 Griffin Lookout season continues with two groundbreaking new works: Afterglow by up-and-comers Sheanna Parker Russon and Lillian M. Hearne, and Iacuna by emerging Chinese Australian playwright Eric Jiang.
For mor information and subscriptions please visit: griffintheatre.com.au.
