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The Holy Grill German Film Festival

Film Review: The Holy Grill 2026 German Film Festival

May 15, 2026

Two men share a quiet moment outdoors at night: one standing with a bottle, the other seated and playing an acoustic guitar, lit by subtle garden lights in the background.

Film Review: Power Ballad Makes Music Out Of Moral Messiness

May 15, 2026

A small stage in a cozy pub with five musicians playing folk instruments: two guitarists, a violinist, a guitarist seated center, and an accordion player, under colored lights behind a sign reading 'THE BUSKER'S ARMS'.

Review: Once The Musical Sings With Quiet Beauty

May 14, 2026

Duck Pond Circa QPAC Brisbane

Review: Duck Pond Takes Flight With Astonishing Grace

May 14, 2026

The Shepherd's Hut Black Swan State Theatre Company

Review: The Shepherd’s Hut Brings New Theatrical Life To Winton’s Work

May 14, 2026

Shoelacer Chaser Melbourne Theatre Company

Review: Shoelace Chaser Races Through Grief & Growth

May 14, 2026

The Importance of Being Earnest State Theatre Company South Australia

Review: The Importance Of Being Earnest Is Wilde & Unbuttoned

May 13, 2026

The Run Stephen de Villiers

Film Review: The Run Asks What We Owe Each Other In A Collapsing World

May 11, 2026

Prosecution German Film Festival

Film Review: Prosecution 2026 German Film Festival

May 10, 2026

Once Upon A Mattress Hills Musical Company

Review: Once Upon A Mattress Bursts With Chaos & Fairytale Energy

May 9, 2026

Dancing at Lughnasa New Theatre

Review: Dancing At Lughnasa Finds Moments Of Wild Beauty

May 9, 2026

The Last Parma Night Clockwork Possum Productions

Review: The Last Parma Night Serves Up Laughs & Heart

May 9, 2026

WAITRESS the Musical

Review: Waitress Warms The Heart In A Sweet Australian Premiere

May 8, 2026

84 Charing Cross Road Ensemble Theatre

Review: 84 Charing Cross Road Is A Love Letter To Books

May 7, 2026

Ordinary Days Bold & Blunt Creative Flight Path Theatre

Review: Ordinary Days Celebrates The Enduring Power Of Connection

May 6, 2026

The Talented Mr F German Film Festival

Film Review: The Talented Mr F 2026 German Film Festival

May 5, 2026

Head On German Film Festival

Film Review: Head-On 2026 German Film Festival

May 4, 2026

You, Always Feature Film Netflix Jaggi Entertainment

Film Review: You, Always Delivers Romance, Warmth & A Touch Of Home

May 3, 2026

The Glass Menagerie Melbourne Theatre Company

Review: The Glass Menagerie Sees A Stunning Adaptation From MTC

May 3, 2026

35mm: A Musical Exhibition QAEMT Queensland Conservatorium

Review: 35MM A Musical Exhibition Makes Art From Life’s Snapshots

May 3, 2026

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2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival

Announcing 2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival Program

May 14, 2026

Power Ballad Paul Rudd Dendy Cinemas

Win Tickets To Power Ballad At Dendy Cinemas

May 14, 2026

Queensland Ballet Strings The Seventh Blue by Christian Spuck Photo Gregory Batardon

Strings: A Virtuosic Triple Bill By Queensland Ballet

May 13, 2026

Bloom Musical

MTI Welcomes Bloom To Its Growing Australian Catalogue

May 12, 2026

Australian Musical Theatre Festival Launceston

The Australian Musical Theatre Festival Returns This Month

May 10, 2026

Ensemble Youth

Ensemble Theatre Ignites Next Generation With New Youth Studio

May 10, 2026

Palais Theatre at night, pink-lit exterior with crowds gathered outside and poster banners along the entrance.

Announcing St Kilda Film Festival 2026 Line Up

May 10, 2026

NIDA 2026 Production Season

Announcing NIDA 2026 Student Production Season

May 10, 2026

Tootsie Australian Premiere May 2026 Teatro at the Italian Forum Sydney

Win Tickets To The Premiere of Tootsie!

May 10, 2026

GRIMM Shake & Stir Theatre Co

GRIMM: Tales From The Brothers Grimm Heads To Melbourne

May 9, 2026

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May 15, 2026

Eddie Perfect Beetlejuice the Musical

In Conversation With Eddie Perfect: Beetlejuice The Musical

May 12, 2026

My Fair Lady Opera Australia Claire Lyon

Meet Claire Lyon: My Fair Lady’s New Eliza Doolittle

May 8, 2026

Sarah Murr SIX the Musical

Sarah Murr Sets Sail On Her Next Big Adventure

May 6, 2026

WAITRESS Keanu Gonzalez

From Easy Street To Easy As Pie: Waitress Star Keanu Gonzalez On Playing Earl & Pushing His Craft

May 4, 2026

The Last Parma Night Chapel Off Chapel Melbourne

Inside The Last Parma Night: Mateship, Memory, & Moving On

April 19, 2026

Xanadu Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre Adelaide

Michael Ralph On Xanadu, Creativity & Bringing The Magic To Adelaide

April 17, 2026

Lynn Ahrens Anastasia the Musical Sydney

Lynn Ahrens On The Enduring Magic Of Anastasia

April 15, 2026

Three Sisters Last Waltz Productions Old Fitz Theatre

Three Sisters, One Vision: Last Waltz Dances With Chekhov

April 14, 2026

Innes Lloyd The Lost Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Elementary, My Dear Melbourne: Innes Lloyd Unleash Holmes’ Lost Casebook

March 16, 2026

Paige Fallu The Prom Sydney

Paige Fallu Finds Heart, Pride & Joy In The Prom

March 9, 2026

Waitress the Musical

Opinion: Why Are We So Quick To Judge Who Gets To Be Jenna?

February 19, 2026

Annie Stafford in Gia Ophelia

From Fringe Favourite to KXT Hit: Gia Ophelia Gets A Bold New Life

February 12, 2026

Faisal Hamza Belvoir St Theatre A Mirror

A Wedding As A Cover Story: Faisal Hamza On Belvoir’s Radical New Play, A Mirror

February 12, 2026

Caitlin Green Victor ZY Xu Tonsils + Tweezers Sharehouse Productions

No One Is Coming To Save You: Inside Sharehouse Productions Urgent Debut

February 10, 2026

Gente, gente! Productions Riders to the Sea

Bec Moret Invites New Audiences Into Opera With Gente, gente!

February 10, 2026

Kala Gare My Brilliant Career Melbourne Theatre Company

Kala Gare Relights The Fire In My Brilliant Career

January 28, 2026

Afterglow the play Matthew Predny

Matthew Predny On Love, Power & Afterglow

January 20, 2026

Kate Hudson-James & Juliet Empire Theatre Toowoomba

Kate Hudson-James Steps Into The Spotlight With & Juliet

January 19, 2026

Rachael Beck Cluedo Mrs White

Rachael Beck Trades Ballads For Bloodshed As Mrs White In Cluedo

January 11, 2026

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