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The National Gallery of Australia has launched the Wayanha: First Nations Advanced Leadership Program, a new initiative supporting the ongoing development of leading First Nations arts professionals from across the country.

Step into a world where love is chaotic, magic is real, and anything can happen under the moonlight! Shakespeare's most beloved and accessible comedy comes to life in Casula with a dazzling new production set in a stylish 1980s world.

The ever-popular Broadway musical Annie is offering audience members at Wednesday and Thursday evening performances in May a unique, never-before-seen opportunity — and it's all included in the ticket price.

Following seasons in Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra, the joyous, life affirming comedy Shirley Valentine is heading to Sydney and Brisbane for strictly limited seasons.

Grab your Vegemite sandwiches, load-up your fried-out Kombis, and prepare for an extraordinary performance of quintessential Aussie hits, as the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir presents Under the Milky Way at Petersham Town Hall.

Griffin Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Koreaboo, the debut play of one of Australia’s best-loved performers, award-winning actor and Play School presenter Michelle Lim Davidson.

Short+Sweet Sydney – the world's largest short play festival will continue this week Fri 9 to Sun 11 May with an all-singing, dancing bite-sized selection of tasty treats!   Learn more here!

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Claude-Michel Schönberg (Music) and Herbert Kretzmer musical theatre adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR is a captivating, staged concert designed for large venues.

SIMA’s 2025 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival Opening Night will feature fearless musical innovator and GRAMMY-winning pianist, Hiromi, who is widely regarded as one of Japan’s most extraordinary artists.

Ryan Maxwell Event will present Folk Reimagined: East in Symphony, a ground-breaking, new musical collaboration between the Guizhou Chinese Orchestra and The Australia Orchestra

Following their critically acclaimed debut national tour, Bach Akademie Australia is thrilled to announce the second program in its stellar 2025 season, The Class of ’85.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre has announced a free program of community events to reach more Queenslanders than ever as part of this year's QPAC International Series – an exclusive Australian season of Ballet Preljocaj's Swan Lake in the Lyric Theatre from Saturday 31 May to Saturday 7 June

For decades, the sharp-tongued Marquess de Merteuil and rakish Viscount de Valmont have delighted in emotional manipulation and psychological warfare, with seemingly no regard for those who get swept up in their games.

Experience the infectious hilarity of polarising school politics as Outhouse Theatre Co and Seymour Centre present the hotly anticipated Sydney premiere of Jonathan Spector’s shrewd social satire, Eureka Day.

Presented as part of Herstory Arts Festival, Rebecca McNamee’s (Playwright & Director) ABIGAIL WILLIAMS is a response to Arthur Miller’s 1953 THE CRUCIBLE where the young woman is finally given the chance to tell her story.

The Australian Musical Theatre Festival has announced a dynamic lineup of Tasmanian performers set to shine at this year's event, including a bold new staging of the Broadway classic, Working – A Musical.

Following a season at the Adelaide Festival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch will come to Sydney's Carriageworks this July.