• Mitch Cairns: Artist’s Mouth

    National Art School: Mitch Cairns: Artist’s Mouth

    National Art School Corner of Forbes and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    From 1 May to 11 July 2026, the National Art School Gallery will present  Mitch Cairns: Artist's Mouth, a major survey exhibition of work by Sydney-based painter and Archibald Prize winner Mitch Cairns, celebrating his twenty-year artistic career since graduating from the National Art School (NAS) in 2006. It features some 48 works, mostly from institutional and…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Vitality

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    From hushed lyricism to fiery folk rhythms, this concert celebrates the incredible versatility of the ASO’s string players. Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto No.9 is a joyful window into the bright and energising performance styles of 18th-century France. Dvořák’s Nocturne offers a moment of tenderness and quiet melancholy before Bartók’s Divertimento…
    Editor's Choice STELLA – A New Australian Musical

    Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

    Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, VIC, Australia
    We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…
    Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

    Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

    Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre
    The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…
    Editor's Choice Prima Facie

    Sydney Theatre Company: Prima Facie

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Suzie Miller’s play Prima Facie had its world premiere at Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company in 2019. Directed by Lee Lewis, the riveting production starred Sheridan Harbridge (read our feature on page 30). Since then, the one-woman play has been produced in nearly 50 countries and published as a novel. Jodie…
    Hair

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Hair

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrating the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory, one of the most famous musicals of all time featuring “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” “Hair,” “I Got Life” and “Let The Sunshine In.” Identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what…
    Editor's Choice Steel Magnolias

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Steel Magnolias

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Steel Magnolias received glowing reviews when it began its tour in Brisbane, with critics saying that the production exudes humour, heart and plenty of emotion. Robert Harling wrote his 1987 play (later turned into a 1989 film) after his sister died from complications relating to diabetes following the birth of her son.…
    Editor's Choice Steel Magnolias

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Steel Magnolias

    IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Steel Magnolias received glowing reviews when it began its tour in Brisbane, with critics saying that the production exudes humour, heart and plenty of emotion. Robert Harling wrote his 1987 play (later turned into a 1989 film) after his sister died from complications relating to diabetes following the birth of her son.…

    Tasmanian String Quartet: Peter and the Wolf & other stories

    Albert Hall, Launceston 47 Tamar St, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    A menacing wolf, animal friends and a brave young boy – Peter and the Wolf is a musical fairy tale adventure. Young Peter lives with his grandfather in the countryside. Despite his grandfather’s warning of a wolf on the prowl, Peter goes out into the meadow one day and encounters…

    Tasmanian String Quartet: Peter and the Wolf & other stories

    Burnie Arts and Function Centre 77-79 Wilmot Street,, Burnie, TAS, Australia
    A menacing wolf, animal friends and a brave young boy – Peter and the Wolf is a musical fairy tale adventure. Young Peter lives with his grandfather in the countryside. Despite his grandfather’s warning of a wolf on the prowl, Peter goes out into the meadow one day and encounters…
    Ride or Die

    The Almost Collective: Ride or Die

    The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Strap yourself in for Perth’s latest and greatest attraction, Venture Land! Infiltrate the city’s greatest asset to experience dazzling grandeur, magical memories and thrilling free falls as your worries drift away … What’s that? The park is under attack?   Venture Land has been compromised on its opening day, rattling both…
    BURGERZ

    Carriageworks: BURGERZ

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Winner of the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BURGERZ has been a sell-out sensation across the world since 2018. After someone threw a burger at them and shouted a transphobic slur, performance artist Travis Alabanza became obsessed with burgers. How they are made, how they feel, and…