Month: May 2026
Bleach Festival Blooms: Returning In 2026 With Spring Energy
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The Gold Coast’s leading contemporary arts celebration, BLEACH Festival, is back in 2026 with a bold new chapter and seasonal shift, moving to October for a vibrant spring awakening for the city. BLEACH Festival will feature 11 days and nights of transformative experiences from 1-11 October, with a sneak peak…
Review: Tootsie Makes A Triumphant Premiere In Sydney
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★★★★★ How far are you willing to go in pursuit of a dream? Tootsie, the stage adaptation of the 1982 film, combines comedy and heart in its exploration of this question, set against the stunning backdrop of the New York City theatre scene. The Australian premiere of this phenomenal show,…
Film Review: The Audience National Theatre Live
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★★★★½ Prime Minister…The Queen is waiting. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has screened world-class filmed productions across the globe. Australian audiences can experience Dame Helen Mirren at the height of her powers when the celebrated 2013 production of The Audience makes its return to the screen. Each week at approximately…
Announcing 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival First Highlights
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The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, presented by Palace, offers a cosy refuge from the depths of winter this July to August at Palace, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas. Featuring the best new cinema from the Nordic region – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – this year’s sensational…
Review: Eurydice Sees Love Echo Beyond Death
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★★★★☆ The Melbourne Shakespeare Company continues its 2026 season with a production of Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Gary Abrahams, Eurydice is a compelling reinterpretation of the Greek myth thanks to its beautiful production design, impressive use of live music and stellar performances. In the original myth, Eurydice, as a character,…
Review: Funny Girl Shines With The Star Quality Of Fanny Brice
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★★★★★ I will start simply. You must see this production. It is truly exceptional in every way. In the words of Fanny Brice, she is “the greatest star,” and this production shines with that star quality. Funny Girl is forever linked to the icon that is Barbra Streisand. Featuring some of…
Review: How To Succeed In Business Pulteney Grammar
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Pulteney Grammar School’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened at the Future Events Centre in Paradise with a spectacle before the curtain had even risen. The foyer was filled with branded snack cups, a videographer, and a balloon-festooned photo backdrop complete with props, setting the…
Win Tickets To Primavera In Cinemas From 11 June
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Rialto Distribution is excited to announce that the lush, historical drama PRIMAVERA is coming to select cinemas from 11 June 2026. Set against the breathtaking beauty of 18th century Venice, PRIMAVERA is inspired by the life and music of Antonio Vivaldi. At the famed Ospedale della Pietà orphanage, gifted young women are trained to perform…
Review: The Almighty Sometimes Is A Brilliant Study Of Love & Despair
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★★★★★ In Eels’ Climbing To The Moon, Mark Oliver Everett sings of the self becoming blurred: where one person ends, and what others are making of them begins. It could almost be an unofficial epigraph for The Almighty Sometimes, presented by Independent Theatre. Kendall Feaver’s play lives inside that same…
Review: Continuity Finds Comedy At The End Of The World
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★★★☆☆ On an unseasonably warm, wet, almost-winter’s night, we are appropriately at New Theatre’s production of writer Bess Wohl’s much-performed play Continuity. Directed with verve by Sahn Millington, it’s light and frothy and funny but with a sober message. Unlike the artificial world of a movie set, where continuity is a…
Announcing The Songs of John Farnham, A Celebration Concert
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Minister for Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos, together with producers Tony Cochrane AM and Thea Jeanes-Cochrane of Cochrane Entertainment Collective and Paul Dainty AO of TEG Dainty, today announced a once-in-a-generation Melbourne only concert event. THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND THE CELEBRATION CONCERT will take centre stage at Rod Laver…
Review: Edward Albee’s At Home At The Zoo
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A second act, 45 years later. Edward Albee’s first play, The Zoo Story, featured two strangers, Peter and Jerry, in a one-act story set in 1959. In 2004, the American playwright came back with At Home At The Zoo, which takes place right before the first one. Presented by Joe…
Review: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Is Too Charming Not To Love
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★★★★★ Some villains are simply too charming not to love. But what kind of chaos unfolds when you put a few of them in the same small town? We find out in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a dazzling musical presented by Redfern Lane Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co. Based…
Review: Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Is A Spectacular Circus
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★★★★★ Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is the best night out in Sydney right now. This is a five-star show for me because it does everything I want art to do. It woke up my inner child, and for an hour and a half, every person inside that…
Announcing Cast For Bring It On The Musical Melbourne
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Melbourne’s renowned independent theatre group Theatrical Inc has today announced the cast for its upcoming staging of the smash hit, Bring It On The Musical. The production is an electrifying, high flying adaption of the beloved cult film, scheduled for a strictly limited run at the National Theatre in Melbourne this July. The stage…
Sydney Theatre Co Announces 26th Patrick White Playwrights Award & Fellowship
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Multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed playwright Michelle Law has been named Sydney Theatre Company’s next Patrick White Fellow, and Disapol Savetsila is the 26th recipient of the Patrick White Playwrights Award for his play Ama and Nana. The Patrick White Fellowship is a year-long appointment that will see Michelle develop a new work for Sydney Theatre…
Alison Whyte: We Need Human Stories Now More Than Ever
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Following widespread acclaim in 2023-2024, Arthur Miller’s timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Death of a Salesman starring Anthony La Paglia and Alison Whyte will return to Melbourne for a limited season in August, before making its Brisbane debut, and then on to Adelaide. A gripping and emotional exploration of the American Dream and its consequences, Death…
Jason Goes Crazy After Kylie Doco: Announcing Cuckoo’s Nest
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A major theatrical event is coming to Melbourne, with internationally acclaimed entertainer Jason Donovan returning home to the city where his career first began to star in a bold new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. One of Australia’s most beloved stage and screen stars, Jason will take…
Film Review: Buffalo Kids Brims With Heart & Adventure
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★★★★☆ Inspired by a true sibling relationship, Buffalo Kids is a wholesome animated adventure film that contains just the right amount of slapstick humour to delight young audiences. It begins with a slip-sliding action sequence as a ship docks in New York. Among those on board are two young orphans, Tom (Conor…
Announcing The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring In Concert
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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Academy Award®-winning film, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring returns to the big screen in a spectacular live concert experience, coming to Melbourne and Sydney in September/October 2026. The concert will feature the officially-licensed production of Howard Shore’s original score performed live…
Acclaimed Hit FOUR PLAY To Make Australian Premiere In Melbourne
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Following a celebrated 2025 London revival, Taylor Made Productions is proud to announce the Australian premiere of Jake Brunger’s biting contemporary comedy, Four Play. Directed by Cal Robinson-Taylor, this provocative exploration of modern queer intimacy opens on Wednesday 24 June at Chapel Off Chapel for a strictly limited five-performance engagement.…
Announcing Nathaniel Parker As Henry Higgins In My Fair Lady
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Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker will star as Professor Henry Higgins in the upcoming 70th Anniversary season of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady. Best known to Australian audiences for his roles in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley…
Review: Lazarus Is A Powerful Story Of Survival & Strength
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Theatre Works St Kilda continues its packed 2026 season with Lazarus, written by John Harding and directed by Kamarra Bell-Wykes. A powerful and inspiring retelling of the life of Taungurung elder Larry Walsh, Lazarus remains an impressive production despite a few opening-night glitches. At the start of the night, the audience…
Win Tickets To Cirque Nouvelle In Brisbane & The Gold Coast!
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Get ready for an unforgettable school holiday experience as Cirque Nouvelle returns to Queensland for a strictly limited season, bringing its visually spectacular and high-energy contemporary circus to Brisbane on Friday 26 June and the Gold Coast on Saturday 27 June 2026. Following sell-out performances across Australia, this internationally acclaimed…
Review: Brace Brace Explores Survival After Disaster
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★★★★★ PIP Theatre presents Brace Brace by Oli Forsyth, a heart-pumping and deeply emotional play about surviving a life-altering event. Prepare to embark on a bumpy ride, as Brace Brace tackles terror and gratitude in the same breath. Newlyweds Ray (Henry Solomon) and Sylvia (Amelia Slatter) are heading to their…
Review: Savior Swipes Right In Sharp New Comedy
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★★★★★ Happy Feraren’s Savior, now in its world premiere at Griffin Theatre, presented in association with Belvoir St Theatre, is a deliciously sharp, fiercely intelligent comedy. Intoxicating, fast-moving, the show is full of unique, clever theatrical devices that keep you leaning in. Drawing on her own time working for NGOs in…
Review: Strings A Triple Bill By Queensland Ballet
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A mesmerised audience filled the QPAC Playhouse theatre on Friday night, as Queensland Ballet premiered its new triple bill, Strings. The blend of hypnotic movement and music, performed with precision across three distinct ballets, cast a spell over an appreciative crowd of dance and music lovers alike. Most Queensland Ballet seasons…
Review: An Evening With Fran Lebowitz
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On Thursday night, FANE hosted the iconic American author and commentator Fran Lebowitz for an In Conversation at The Regal Theatre in Perth. In attendance was a sold-out audience of people eager for a night of witty one-liners and sharp observations of contemporary society. Fran’s Australian and New Zealand tour…
Review: Prima Facie Leaves Its Audience In Silence
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★★★★★ There are some shows that are pure entertainment, and there are shows that imprint themselves on you. Prima Facie, at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne, is firmly the latter. It is haunting, devastating and thoughtful theatre that forces you to dismantle your own belief system and question the social norms that formed…
Review: Sainting Joan Brings Punk Energy To Joan Of Arc
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Independent theatre in Melbourne has always provided a safe space for bold risks, strange ideas, and the kind of creative bravery that rarely survives in bigger, more traditional institutions. Sainting Joan is a perfect example of why that ecosystem matters. Staged in Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory, tucked deep in the…
