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Arts Centre Melbourne today announced its venues and building will remain closed to 30 June 2020.

The Yarra Valley Writers Festival will go virtual with a live stream this May.

According to ArtsReview, Melbourne Fringe is moving its 2020 festival dates and offering support to artists who are facing challenges due to the current health crisis.

Live Performance Australia (LPA) has today announced that the annual Helpmann Awards will not be presented in 2020.

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival was cancelled due to the current health crisis.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to keep the music going with a special online premiere concert series every Thursday evening at 7.

Melbourne Theatre Company today announced the cancellation of its next six productions in a bid to ensure business continuity during this global health crisis.

In times of crisis, the show must go on.

As QPAC's theatres remain closed until 30 April 2020 due to government restrictions on mass gatherings and social distancing, the Centre is continuing to work with companies, artists and producers to review the Centre's future program beyond this date and provide updates as new information arises.

Due to the ongoing health crisis, the Australian government has ordered all cinemas to close, according to Variety.

Potts Entertainment, Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring announce the cancellation of CMC Rocks QLD 2020.

Workers in the performing arts across the state are experiencing the immediate and devastating impact of event cancellations and venue closures due to COVID-19.

Arts Centre Melbourne will start to broadcast upcoming Arts Centre Melbourne performances online where possible.

Opera Australia has announced the cancellation of the Melbourne Autumn Season.

In response to the current situation sweeping across the world and the arts community as a whole, fortyfivedownstairs' Board and staff have determined some drastic changes to operations.

Statement on Glyndebourne Festival 2020

Palace Cinemas have announced they are temporarily shutting down.

Performing Arts Connections Australia today said performing arts centres across the country are dealing with the prospect of ongoing, long-term shutdowns, with the extension of the ban on events and gatherings across the country.

Scheduled to be programmed this winter, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) in its current form will be cancelled in response to ongoing developments regarding the threat of COVID-19.

Clovelly Fox will be postponing their production of When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell.

After careful consideration and in the best interests of everyone, the decision has been made to cancel this weekend's performances of 'Playhouse Creatures' and the 'One Act plays' auditions at Sandgate Theatre.

QPAC has announced the closure of its theatres through April 30.

Award-winning filmmaker and author David Raynor today launched SPSCloud, a new Web app created for screenwriters, specifically designed to streamline and simplify the process of writing for film and television.

According to Aussie Theatre, Melbourne Shakespeare Company has cancelled its production of As You Like It.

Victorian Opera has announced the cast of The Who's Tommy.