The latest arts appointments and departures.

Renowned director Kate Champion will take over as Artistic Director, with Ian Booth stepping in as Chief Executive Officer.

Joanna Murray-Smith’s much-performed Honour gets a thoughtful revival and a little makeover.

The season includes seven plays, five of which are Australian and four of them world premieres, as well as three cabaret shows.

Six Australian plays, five of them new, a Tony Award-winning musical and contemporary writing from overseas – all relevant to today, says AD Brett Sheehy.

The line-up includes David Williamson's final play, a co-production with Sydney Festival, and seven plays written by women.

Colin Friels gives a passionate, moving performance as Galileo in Brecht’s play, which feels incredibly relevant right now.

Kate Mulvany is brilliant in this raw but heartfelt, life-affirming show.

Strong performances and some great tunes give us a moving new Australian musical with plenty of promise.

Highlights include an epic in Sydney Town Hall, a new play about the Packer Dynasty, and Colin Friels in Life of Galileo.

Moving away from dance theatre, Kate Champion directs the play That Eye, The Sky.

Three world premieres, a musical, radio murder mysteries, a stage adaptation of the film Baby Doll, and the return of Diplomacy are all on the bill.