Schools on Stage

The Little Mermaid

By Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater and Doug Wright. Holy Cross College. Directed by Shelly Miller. Swan Park Theatre Calisthenics Centre, Midvale WA. May 15-17, 2025

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Education Hub

Article by Nick Tranter, Learning Manager.

A Musical Town Like Alice

In the outback town of Alice Springs, a husband-and-wife team have just notched up their 25

How AI is Transforming Classrooms

Amara Jensen​​​​ explains how the integration of Artificial Intelligence into Australian drama classrooms c

Future Thinking Opera

A New Education, Learning and Participation Program from Opera Australia

The Lyrebird’s Voice

Victorian Opera will premiere

Meet the Newcastle's Triple Threat Producer

Newcastle’s Daniel Stoddart (left) is making a unique success of school, community and professional theat

SPARK2025

The 2025 School Performing Arts Resource Kit (SPARK) is out now.

The free on-line magazine includes a comprehensive national guide to shows that are available for school students for excursion and incursion.

Plus specials features to assist teachers staging a show with chapters on Sound and Light, Choosing a Show, Costumes, Props, Sets and Education Resources.

SPARK is available year round at www.stagewhispers.com.au/spark

Features include:

How to create a ensemble.

Freaky Friday

By Bridget Carpenter, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, based on the novel by Mary Rodgers. St Mark’s Anglican Community School. Directed by Chris McRae. Barbara Godwin Performing Arts Centre, Hillarys, WA. Jul 22 - 26, 2025

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical

Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Jack Feldman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Rosny College, Hobart. Directed by Clare Latham. Musical direction by Matthew Ives and Suze Quinn. Choreography by Hannah Marmion and Madison Heidenreich. Rosny College Dwight Brown Auditorium, Hobart. 21–31 May 2025