AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will reunite with one of Australia's most electrifying contemporary artists, Vera Blue, for a spectacular one-night only collision of intimacy and scale, where electronic pulse meets full symphonic force.

Chris Demos will star in the upcoming festival performance of CHIPS IN THE NIGHT, marking a notable return to the stage.

Elmo's Circus Dream is bringing its magical Big Top adventure to Dingley Village, Bayswater and Craigieburn for a limited season.

Additional performers have been announced who will play lead roles and ensemble in the Australian Premiere of Broadway's musical WAITRESS, which will ignite Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne.

Briefs Factory will present BRIEFS: THE WORKS at Spiegel Haus Melbourne from March 18 to April 19, 2026, featuring a blend of cabaret and provocative performance art.

The Green Room award-winning theatre company Bloomshed (Pride & Prejudice, Paradise Lost) will stage an epic rework of the famous Orwell fable Animal Farm at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio.

Celebrating 70 dazzling years since its glorious Broadway debut, Lerner and Loewe’s iconic My Fair Lady will be the first major musical to perform at Arts Centre Melbourne’s refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre when its season opens in November 2026.

Due to presale ticket demand for ​Freya Skye's Australian 'Stars Align Tour,' venues have been upgraded for the Sydney and Melbourne stops this June.

From 6th April – 19th April 2026, The Breakup Variety Hour, an electrifying show from Brooklyn artist Ariana and the Rose, makes its Australian debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, before heading to the Sydney Comedy Festival from 23rd – 24th April.

Victorian Opera will present NED KELLY: THE MUSICAL at Her Majesty's Theatre in Ballarat, featuring a cast of Australian musical-theatre greats for a limited two-performance run.

Featuring all the best songs from the hit Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, Twinkle Town shows the highs and lows of theatre life.

Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett will return to Melbourne for a strictly limited run, playing five shows only at the Comedy Theatre next month.

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BMW Opera For All will present a free concert featuring leading Australian artists at Federation Square on February 20, 2026.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and AWR Music Productions will present the internationally acclaimed concert experience Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY at Hamer Hall from 23 – 25 July.

Global Creatures has announced that MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL will return to Sydney in March 2027, promising another spectacular season of this beloved production.

Al Jardine will tour Australia in 2026 with The Pet Sounds Band, performing Beach Boys classics and deep cuts.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL has announced its cast for the Australian premiere, featuring Emma Caporaso and a mix of seasoned performers.

One of the most influential theatrical works of the 21st century, seen by over one million people worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages, Prima Facie returns to Australian stages in a landmark homecoming season.

Producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced the Australian cast of the smash-hit musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.

Following a summer of family programming that welcomed more than 24,000 visitors through the doors, Arts Centre Melbourne has announced a new season of distinctive and engaging works.

POSTMODERN JUKEBOX has announced a tour with their brand-new show, which will take them to cities across UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, to kick off their 2026 THE FUTURE IS VINTAGE World Tour.

Opera for the Dead | 祭歌 is a modern Chinese cyber-opera that delves into the connection between life, death and mourning as an embodied, multi-sensory ritual.

The cast has been revealed for the Australian Premiere of Broadway’s Waitress, which will light up Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne and the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

La Mama will host the final chapter of Glenn Shea's 'An Indigenous Trilogy', exploring deep-seated secrets through a Black gothic narrative at La Mama HQ.