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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Live at Yours opens its 2026 season with an artistic gesture that is both culturally resonant and architecturally bold: immersive concerts presented inside two heritage-listed architectural masterpieces.

Following sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof is set to tour Australia in 2026, with its inaugural premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney from July 2026.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will present Emma Donovan: Take Me To The River as its 2026 NAIDOC Week celebration — a powerful concert of soul, story and cultural connection led by one of Australia's most distinctive voices.

To celebrate 10 years of creating art that moves the heart, Lion Heart Dance Company is premiering What The Flock, a brand new work by Green Room Award nominated choreographer, Benjamin Curé, at Chapel Off Chapel from 4-8 March 2026.

Arts House will present the world premiere of Specials, a new work by playwright Kath Duncan developed through the Warehouse Residency program.

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra will kick off its 2026 season with Flexible Sky, featuring guitarist Slava Grigoryan and two world premieres, showcasing a blend of classical innovation and virtuosity.

The Australian Contemporary Opera Company will present Grammy-nominated Emma O'Halloran's double-bill Mary Motorhead & Trade at The Malthouse this March, directed by award-winning filmmaker Greta Nash.

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Evie Ferris, ex The Australian Ballet dancer and current Yellow Wiggle will be the host for The Australian Ballet's Ballet Under the Stars event on on Saturday, February 21 at the Horsham Recreation Reserve.

Now celebrating 10 years of wowing audiences across Australia, Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after smash hit, sell-out runs in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane.

Due to popular demand, new performances have been added to the Australian leg of global dance phenomenon The Next Step: Legacy World Tour.

Arts House will present 'WHEN YOUR NUMBER'S UP' by Rel Pham, a compelling new work set to run from February 12 to March 6, 2026.

Celebrating the announcement of her forthcoming third studio album, Florescence, Maisie Peters will return to Australia with two intimate shows in Sydney and Melbourne this March, part of a global ‘Before The Bloom’ theatre run.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition, is heading into its last few weeks in Melbourne since opening last April 2025.

La Mama will present Antipodes Theatre Company’s Back to Te Maunga in March.