• 2026 Red Poppy Film Festival

    Veterans Film Foundation: 2026 Red Poppy Film Festival

    Art Gallery of NSW Art Gallery Road, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The 2026 Red Poppy Film Festival will be a landmark international celebration of storytelling, creativity, and remembrance — dedicated to films made by veterans, and to filmmakers who explore the experiences of war, service, and their profound effects on individuals, families, and communities. The festival will shine a light on…
    AFTERGLOW

    Midnight Theatricals: AFTERGLOW

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    The climax is just the beginning. S. Asher Gelman international hit play AFTERGLOW is finally heading to Sydney! When Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed for a night, a new and intimate connection is ignited. As all three men come…
    Editor's Choice The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Red Stitch Actors' Theatre Rear 2 Chapel Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    When Ray Lawler’s play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll premiered in 1955, it was a watershed moment in Australian theatre, given its groundbreaking portrayal of distinctly Australian characters. Set in Melbourne in 1953, it features cane cutters Roo and Barney, who return to the city between harvests to spend time with Olive and Nancy.…
    Tape Face: 20

    Adelaide Fringe: Tape Face: 20

    The Garden of Unearthly Delights Rundle Park, East Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Celebrating 20 years of Tape Face, the show celebrates where this worldwide journey began. Mime with noise, stand-up with no talking – drama with no acting. Las Vegas headliner Tape Face has become a global sensation. See the critically award-winning show that started it all. Physical comedy, mime and silent…
    Lano & Woodley: Work In Progress

    Frankston Arts Centre: Lano & Woodley: Work In Progress

    Frankston Arts Centre 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston, VIC, Australia
    Something very exciting is coming… In 2026 Lano & Woodley will be touring a brand new show all around Australia. Before they head out on the road join them at the Frankston Arts Centre as they present these very special Work in Progress showings of their latest Opus.
    The Taming of the Shrew

    Melbourne Shakespeare Company: The Taming of the Shrew

    Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
    This March, Melbourne Shakespeare Company kicks off their 2026 season with a vibrant outdoor musical production of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Central Park, Malvern, this lively new adaptation blends witty wordplay, toe-tapping tunes, and dazzling choreography to turn one of Shakespeare’s most…
    GENIUS

    Brown’s Mart Theatre: GENIUS

    Brown's Mart Theatre Festival Park, Corner Smith St & Harry Chan Ave, Darwin, NT, Australia
    A modern retelling of a centuries-old story #stillrelevanttoday. Enter the world of renowned Italian Baroque painter, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–c.1653) as retold by street-smart, paint-splattered rising graffiti star, Miss Ella from today (2026). Artemisia, renowned for her skilful, vivid depictions of powerful, female figures, pushed boundaries, carving her own path that…
    My Brilliant Career

    Melbourne Theatre Company: My Brilliant Career

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Hailed as a ‘funny, feminist triumph’ (The Guardian) and earning multiple five-star reviews in its sold-out 2024 Melbourne season, the joyous My Brilliant Career arrives in Canberra for a limited run. Led by the formidable Kala Gare (SIX the musical) – and featuring a dynamic cast of actor/musicians – this smash-hit musical earned critical acclaim and five…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Simone Young conducts Britten & Vaughan Williams

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Written in the aftermath of the Second World War, it burns with unrest. The final movement dissolves into a ghostlike hush that drifts toward silence and stays with you long after. After acclaimed performances of his Eighth and Third symphonies in recent seasons, Simone Young continues her exploration of these…
    Julius Caesar

    Bell Shakespeare: Julius Caesar

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Betrayal and chaos rock the republic as Rome teeters on the brink of collapse It’s been more than 450 years since a monarch ruled in Rome. But now, in the senate and the streets, the forum and the marketplace, the word ‘king’ is being whispered again. Julius Caesar has triumphed…

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where it first sprang to inglorious life. Steve J. Spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin scandalised and mesmerised in equal measure when it premiered in 1976, touring across the world and collecting awards everywhere it ventured. Now, on its 50th…
    Fair Play

    Lost Thought: Fair Play

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    Fair Play is a blistering, urgent two-hander about ambition, friendship, and the brutal cost of elite sport. Set in the high-pressure world of competitive middle-distance running, the play follows teenage athletes Ann and Sophie as they train, race, and grow up together — until success, scrutiny, and institutional power threaten…