Stage Briefs

‘How to Review Live Performance’ Workshop for Darwin Fringe Festival

Stage Whispers and the Darwin Fringe Festival have announced their collaboration on a free workshop during this year’s festival – ‘How to Review Live Performance’. Presented by our Darwin-based reviewer, Geoffrey Williams, the workshop will explore the craft of theatre reviewing through structure, voice, analysis, and ethics, helping participants develop the confidence to respond thoughtfully to live performance.

Little Miss Typecast takes on Pride Fest

From child star to... adult child star?

Cabaret performer Chloe Halley brings her smash-hit solo show Little Miss Typecast to Pride Fest this June, playing at The Substation at Qtopia Sydney.

Take Your Performing Career Global with AIDA Cruises

Auditions in Sydney & Melbourne

Ready to take your passion to the world stage? AIDA Cruises are auditioning in Sydney and Melbourne, and this could be your next major career move!

Basement Baroque Carries Classical Music Out of the Concert Hall and Into the Underground

Brisbane, Australia — Audiences are invited to experience classical music like never before with Basement Baroque, a daring and immersive performance produced by Evalyn Legried as part of the Anywhere Festival 2026 program.

Set in the shadows of Yeronga’s old Paint Factory, Basement Baroque reimagines the grandeur of Baroque-era music within an intimate and unconventional performance space.

Adelaide Season Announced for Beetlejuice

Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced today that the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Beetlejuice The Musical will play Adelaide in October.

Beetlejuice The Musical will play the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre from 10 October 2026, with tickets on sale this Thursday 7 May.

Beetlejuice The Musical features music and lyrics by Australia’s own Eddie Perfect which earned him a Tony Award nomination.

Uked! The First Play-Along Ukulele Musical at Bondi Beach

Ian Stenlake, one of Australia’s most popular performers, will star in the Sydney premiere of Uked! – The first play-along ukulele musical, with the Bondi Theatre Company from June 18-28, alongside singer songwriter and actor Josephine Birch.

Uked! is Melbourne playwright Jane Cafarella’s love letter to the humble ukulele.

Hayes Theatre Co Pirates Sails Into The Foundry

For the first time ever, Hayes Theatre Co brings one of its productions to the Foundry Theatre stage. After a sold-out extended season at Hayes in 2025, plus visits to Wyong, Wollongong and Canberra, Hayes Theatre Co-Artistic Directors Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer will raise the Jolly Roger once again as they revive their version of The Pirates of Penzance.

Melbourne Season Announced for My Fair Lady

Celebrating 70 years since its Broadway debut, Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady will be the first major musical to perform at Arts Centre Melbourne’s refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre when its season opens in November 2026.

From its Broadway debut to the Oscar‑winning film, My Fair Lady remains one of the world’s most enduring and loved musical treasures, with this lavish recreation based on the 2016 Australian production which was directed by Julie Andrews.

I HATE MEN As Read By Men

Stoddart Entertainment Group (SEG) has announced the director and cast for the world premiere of I HATE MEN As Read By Men, a provocative new theatrical work based on I Hate Men by French feminist author Pauline Harmange, presented as part of the Newcastle Fringe Festival in March 2026.

Brisbane Season for Anastasia.

Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia have announced that Broadway musical ANASTASIA will premiere in Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre at QPAC from September 2026. 

The musical made its Australian debut in December at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre. Tickets will go on pre-sale for the Brisbane season to those who have signed up to the waitlist on Monday 2 March and to the general public from Friday 6 March.