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News, Theatre
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Sport for Jove pauses summer season citing rising costs

"Sustaining ambitious, professional, independent theatre in Australia has become increasingly difficult," says company founder Damien Ryan.

November 6, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Dracula (Shake & Stir Theatre Co)

Shake & Stir conjure Bram Stoker's count in a gothic world of shadows and smoke.

November 2, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Jacky (Black Swan State Theatre Company & Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company)

Declan Furber Gillick's biting comic portrait of racial and economic exploitation turns the mirror on the arts industry, too.

November 1, 2026
Dance, Festivals, News, Opera, Theatre
news

Perth Festival 2027: Mischief, beauty, intensity

The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.

October 29, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Strong Is the New Pretty (Sydney Theatre Company)

For a playwright who has previously commanded the stage with such force, Strong Is the New Pretty feels like a missed opportunity.

October 28, 2026
Chamber, Dance, Festivals, Opera, Theatre
news

Adelaide Festival unveils 2027 program

Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.

October 27, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: We Are The Tigers (Cheers Productions & Hayes Theatre Co)

This comedy-horror musical in which a group of cheerleaders encounter a slasher feels unfocused, but you can't fault the terrific production.

October 19, 2026
Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre
news

The November 2026 issue of Limelight is now available

The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.

October 19, 2026
Theatre
features

An Old Masters Mystery

Jonathan Biggins talks to Deborah Jones about his new novel, Near Death in Venice  – the first in a cosy crime series.

October 19, 2026
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Spamalot (Drew Anthony Creative)

Monty Python fans will doubtless embrace it, but Spamalot feels dated, not helped by modest production values.

October 17, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Catch as Catch Can (Empress Theatre & Old Fitzroy Theatre)

A superb cast makes light work of Mia Chung's knotty portrait of two working-class American families.

October 14, 2026
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News, Theatre
news

Les Misérables to make Sydney Opera House debut in 2027

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production returns to Australia for the first time in more than a decade, opening 40 years after its local premiere.

October 13, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Next to Godliness (New Theatre)

This staging of the 2023 Silver Gull Award-winner reminds us that when it comes to the boys’ club, it’s women who have to clean up the mess.

October 10, 2026

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