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Brown’s Mart Launches 2026 Season

Brown's Mart Season 2026 Launch. Image: Geoffrey Williams.

Geoffrey Williams went along to the launch of Brown’s Mart’s 2026 Season launch.

A near capacity audience has enthusiastically responded to the Brown’s Mart 2026 Season launch, which includes a world premiere written by Brown’s Mart’s Artistic Director Yvette Walker, a new play by the celebrated Darwin playwright Sandra Thibodeaux, and a new play by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Sarah Reuben.

Back to the Future Bombs

A national tour of Back to the Future the Musical has been cancelled and the season curtailed in Sydney after b

A Purr-fect Return

With CATS the Musical on the road in a national tour Coral Drouyn looks at the magic of both

La Boite Launches 2026 Season

La Boite Theatre turned 100 in 2025 and strides into its next century with a 2026 Season “grounded in big ideas and dreams, fuelled by fearlessness and filled with moments of profound beauty and understanding”.

A Ghostly Hat Trick

Coral Drouyn talks to multi award winning actor/writer/director Peter Houghton just before the World Premiere of Michael Ward’s new supernatural comedy.

Sydney Festival 2026

Image: Mama Does Derby

Sydney Festival marks its 50th anniversary in January 2026 with a diverse city-wide program that honours five decades of cultural transformation and looks ahead to the next generation of artistic innovation. From 8-25 January, Sydney becomes a playground of imagination, with theatre, dance, music, visual arts and immersive experiences taking over historic venues, pop-up spaces and unexpected corners of the city. 

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2026

Image: Mardi Gras Parade 2024. Photographer: Ann-marie Calilhanna.

The 48th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival invites everyone to step into ECSTATICA from 13 February to 1 March 2026, world where joy becomes movement, and celebration becomes power.

Sydney Dance Company 2026 Season

In 2026 Sydney Dance Company ignites new artistic collaboration and presents bold choreographic ideas in an empowering year that celebrates the evolving landscape of contemporary dance.

Across two Sydney seasons, national and international touring, and a suite of programs dedicated to supporting independent artists, 2026 continues the Company’s exploration into contemporary dance.

Broadway Star Andy Karl to Head Beetlejuice Cast in Brisbane

Australian theatre fans have chanted “Beetlejuice” three times and the most mischievous ghost in the history of musicals has responded.

Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions have announced that the eight-time Tony Award-nominated musical Beetlejuice The Musical will return to Australia in June 2026, following an international tour.

Saturday Night Fever Hits Melbourne in January 2026

Drew Anthony Creative will bring their production of the musical Saturday Night Fever to Melbourne, direct from a successful Perth season. This marks the return of Drew Anthony to Melbourne's stages after nearly two decades. This reimagined version of the show will have audiences grabbing their boogie shoes and dancing in the aisles.