• The Elevator

    Ensemble Theatre: The Elevator

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Ensemble Theatre presents the world premiere of ‘The Elevator’ by Eloise Snape, a sharp, funny and fearless new Australian comedy, from 18 September - 18 October 2026. Starring Leeanna Walsman making her Ensemble debut and directed by Anthea Williams, ‘The Elevator’ is a no-fluff office satire filled with a whirlwind…
    Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto – Legends & Luminaries

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Pekka Kuusisto returns to the ACO after nearly a decade to direct music from four prodigious talents. Kuusisto is an artist unbound by convention, who embodies an artistic freedom that is unexpected and thrilling. As a renowned virtuoso and boundary-crossing composer, he pushes the limits of performance into exciting new…
    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Stuttgart Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Performing in Australia for the first time in decades, Germany’s premier ballet company, The Stuttgart Ballet, brings Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty exclusively to Melbourne, by special invitation from The Australian Ballet. Proving that dreams do come true, guest company The Stuttgart Ballet bring The Sleeping Beauty to Melbourne. At the Regent…
    Editor's Choice The Unfriend

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Unfriend

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This deliciously dark comedy marked the stage debut of British TV titan Steven Moffat – the celebrated showrunner of Doctor Who and creator of Press Gang, Coupling, Sherlock and Douglas is Cancelled – and became a West End hit. While holidaying on a cruise ship, timorous, middle-class couple Peter and Debbie befriend…
    Young Frankenstein

    Theatre Works: Young Frankenstein

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    From the outrageous mind of Mel Brooks comes Young Frankenstein, the gloriously silly, lightning-powered musical comedy that celebrates everything wonderfully ridiculous about classic horror and big Broadway spectacle. When the impeccably serious Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (…that’s “Fronk-en-steen,” if you please) inherits his family’s eerie Transylvanian estate, he is determined to…

    The Concourse: Sydney Mozart Society – Selby & Friends

    The Concourse Lounge
    Kathryn Selby AM, one of Australia’s highly acclaimed chamber musicians, closes our season at the end of her first year as Patron of the Society. Alexandra Osborne (violin) and Simon Cobcroft (cello) make up the trio. Both are relatively recently appointed to the Sydney S­­ymphony Orchestra and also known as skilled, experienced…
    Kauboj

    Melbourne Fringe Festival: Kauboj

    The Motley Bauhaus - Cabaret Stage, 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    From the Wild West of Dalmatia to the high-stakes kitchens of Sydney, Kauboj is a riotous and heartfelt musical journey through the life of Jakov—a chef-slash-cowboy whose adventures are as unpredictable as a misbehaving mechanical bull. With original music woven from Balkan folk melodies with the charming twang of country…
    Piss Be With You

    Melbourne Fringe Festival: Piss Be With You

    Grouse Melbourne 171 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Stepping out pelvis-proud with a glow in her heart; Cleo's thirsty to meet babes and make it rain. While riding the pleasure pipeline, cracks appear and leaks form. Things get wetter and wilder as she dives deeper. Can she swim through the Punani Tsunami to the place that is warm…
    Brisbane Festival

    : Make, Believe, Magic

    QAGOMA
    An unprecedented exhibition exploring the imaginative storytelling and world-building of The Jim Henson Company. Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is an immense and immersive journey through the creative process behind some of the most cherished characters and stories in screen history and popular culture. Highlights include, Fraggle Rock and Fraggle Rock:…
    People, Place, Portraits Exhibition

    Big hART: People, Place, Portraits Exhibition

    Parliament House Parliament Drive, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    For more than thirty years, Robert Hannaford has painted prime ministers, governors-general, judges and many of Australia’s significant public figures. Through his long partnership with Big hART, he has also created an extraordinary body of work portraying Australians whose stories are less often represented in our national institutions. People, Place,…
    Sculptures in the Garden

    Kay Norton-Knight, Rosby Wines and Gallery: Sculptures in the Garden

    Rosby Wines and Gallery 122 Strikes Lane, Eurunderee, Mudgee, NSW, Australia
    Spend a day among more than 300 sculptures in the stunning spring gardens of Rosby Wines & Gallery, Mudgee. Regional NSW’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition brings together artists from across Australia, with live music, great food and wine, workshops, and something for the whole family. This year, don’t miss My…

    The Lester Prize: The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2026 Main Awards Exhibition

    WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, Australia
    Discover the remarkable diversity of contemporary Australian portraiture at The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2026 Main Awards, presented at WA Museum Boola Bardip. Selected from a record-breaking 1,177 entries, the exhibition brings together 40 finalist artists from across Australia, each offering a distinctive interpretation of portraiture, identity and the human…