Deborah Cheetham Fraillon has been named as the recipient of the prestigious Don Banks Music Award in the first round of Creative Australia Awards.

Opening in October, The Round will house a 600-seat and 200-seat theatre, as well as rehearsal studios and function spaces.

Chinese-Australian conductor Dane Lam has been appointed as the new Artistic Director. Championing Australian artists is central to his vision for the company.

The 15-play season, 11 by Australian writers, includes a 'cine-theatre' staging of Dracula, a co-pro with Dublin's Gate Theatre, and a new production of the musical Dear Evan Hansen.

Opera Australia will bring back its 2019 production of West Side Story, the most successful staging in Handa Opera history.

New Zealand-born Ty King-Wall, a former Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet, will move to Wellington in November to head the company.

Australian works are "front and centre" in Melbourne Theatre Company’s 12-play 2024 season, says Anne-Louise Sarks.

This month's features explore OA's new 'Digital Ring', the stage adaptation of The Dictionary of Lost Words, Mahler's Ninth, and Sir Eugene Goossens' push for the SOH.

Speak Percussion founder and director Eugene Ughetti will take over from Roland Peelman after the 2024 festival.

The program includes a new ballet by Christopher Wheeldon about Oscar Wilde, exclusive to TAB, a new Stephanie Lake work and the return of some favourites.

Melbourne-based percussionist Sofia Carbonara will work with the AAO to develop their skills in creative practice and arts administration.

Kaylie Melville will serve as Co-Artistic Director with Eugene Ughetti after 10 years of collaboration with the ensemble.