Sydney Theatre Company News

The cast for the 2026 Australian tour of the musical comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) was announced today. The five performers who will portray the iconic roles of Elizabeth Bennet, Mr Darcy, Jane Bennet, Charles Bingley, Mr and Mrs Bennet and all other characters, will be Amy Lehpamer, Zoe Ioannou, Kaori Maeda-Judge, Ruby Shannon and Teo Vergara.

TV star Rick Davies (Offspring; RFDS) and comedic powerhouse Megan Wilding (Mystery Road; Gold Diggers) will go head-to-head in the world premiere of Wilding’s blistering new two-hander, Game. Set. Match. playing at Malthouse’s Beckett Theatre from 1-23 May.

Performances are underway for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis. Meet the cast of Fallen Angels here!

Heather Mitchell will be reviving her award-winning and critically acclaimed performance of the woman who changed the face of the American legal system: the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Rehearsals have commenced for the hilarious hit Broadway musical Gutenberg! The Musical! which opens at the Hayes Theatre on April 10. Learn more about the show here!

Following a sell-out run as part of Griffin Theatre Company's 2025 Lookout season, one of Australia's most exciting rising stars, Iolanthe will bring her cult-hit SISTREN to the Griffin mainstage.

The first footage of Cynthia Erivo in the West End's one-woman Dracula has been released. Watch the video of her playing 23 roles in the acclaimed London production from Kip Williams.

Two-time Tony Award-winning The Picture of Dorian Gray, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Award-winning actor David Wenham will make his highly anticipated return to the Sydney Theatre Company stage for the first time in over two decades to perform in An Iliad.

Theatre Channel has announced a new international partnership with Australian Theatre Live, bringing acclaimed Australian theatre to audiences worldwide. Learn more about the lineup here!

The world premiere of I HATE MEN As Read By Men comes to Newcastle Fringe Festival, 20–22 March 2026 - a daring new work in development that reimagines Pauline Harmange's once-banned essays for the stage.

Sydney Theatre Company's production of Jez Butterworth's The River starring Miranda Otto has proven popular with audiences and new performances are now on sale for an extended season.

All new photos have been released of Cynthia Erivo in DRACULA, now playing in London's West End. Learn more about the production and check out the photos here!

Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart remains a powerful, vital work 40 years on in this captivating Sydney Theatre Company production starring Mitchell Butel and directed by Dean Bryant.

Ahead of its Sydney premiere at Sydney Theatre Company's Roslyn Packer Theatre next month, the season for Melbourne Theatre Company's acclaimed musical adaptation of Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career has been extended.

A first look photo of Cynthia Erivo in the new London production of DRACULA has been revealed. The classic story has been adapted and directed for the stage by visionary theatre-maker Kip Williams.

Sydney Theatre Company's world premiere season of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, starring Michael Paynter, has been extended at Roslyn Packer Theatre.

Following the recent announcement that Michael Paynter will play John Farnham in Sydney Theatre Company's world premiere season of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, the season has been extended due to popular demand.

Joel Harper-Jackson will play Frank Sinatra in Sinatra The Musical – the West End premiere of the new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon.

Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical in Sydney Theatre Company's World Premiere season at Roslyn Packer Theatre this November.