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Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) Musical Comedy To Tour In 2026

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is heading Down Under. The 2026 Australian tour will play at Melbourne’s Atheneum Theatre from 18 June, Sydney Opera House from 16 July, IPAC Wollongong from 2 September, Canberra Theatre Centre from 16 September and QPAC, Brisbane from 30 September.

Perth Festival 2026

Image: East Perth Power Station. Image credit: Jessica Wyld Photography.

Cluedo Cast Announced

Image (above): Cluedo North American cast. Photo by Evan Zimmerman

The Australian cast has been revealed today for the premiere of Cluedo, the world’s favourite murder mystery board game which is coming to life on Australian stages from January 2026. 

Putting It Together At Sydney’s Foundry Theatre

Image: Bert LaBonte, Nigel Huckle, Caroline O'Connor, Michael Cormick and Stefanie Caccamo.

A celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest work, Putting It Together, is coming to Sydney’s Foundry Theatre in January. Set at a glamorous cocktail party, the show blends wit, charm and razor-sharp insight as the cast navigate the complexities of love, ambition and desire.

Australian Ensemble Cast Revealed for Anastasia

Producers of the Broadway musical ANASTASIA have revealed the ensemble members who will be joining the musical for its Australian debut season, opening in December at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre.

The musical will then travel to Crown Theatre Perth in March and Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in April 2026.

Waitress to Premiere in Melbourne in 2026

Update

Broadway musical hit WAITRESS is headed to Australia for the very first time, and will premiere at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in May, ahead of a Sydney season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from August 2026.

ART by Yasmina Reza to Tour in 2026

Richard Roxburgh (Rake, The Correspondent, Elvis), Damon Herriman (Better Man, Mr Inbetween, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Ryan Corr (House of the Dragon, Holding the Man, Kangaroo) will star together in the internationally award-winning play ART by Yasmina Reza translated by Chrispher Hampton, a razor-sharp comedy about friendship, ego and the chaos a single opinion can cause.

Will Swenson to Lead Cast of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

When Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL has its Australian premiere in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre, producers Paul Dainty AO and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport, Bob Gaudio have announced that Broadway star Will Swenson, who originated the role of Neil Diamond on Broadway, will lead the cast.  

Additional Casting Announced for Anastasia Musical Premiere

The producers have announced that Robert Tripolino, Joshua Robson, Rodney Dobson, Rhonda Burchmore and Nancye Hayes AM will join Georgina Hopson in leading the cast of ANASTASIA, which will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December 2025 before touring to Perth and Sydney in 2026. 

Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical to Premiere in 2026

Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley, together with Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director, Mitchell Butel, today announced that the world premiere of WHISPERING JACK: THE JOHN FARNHAM MUSICAL will debut at Sydney Theatre Company in November 2026, as part of the Company’s 2026 Season.

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