Melbourne’s Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre has unveiled its 2026 season, marking the company’s 25th anniversary with a program that reflects its legacy of risk-taking, excellence and artist-led storytelling.
Anchored by a landmark revival of Ray Lawler’sThe Doll Trilogy, the season also features new international works, and a world premiere as part of Red Stitch’s INK program, which champions original Australian writing.
Image above: The Construct (2025) – Fig Kershaw – Photographer: Nic Mollison
At professional Adelaide theatre company, No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability (No Strings), innate ability shines from every one of its productions as disabled performers reach for the stars. Former Stage Whispers SA Correspondent, Lesley Reed, now a Director on the No Strings Board, tells how the company will celebrate those fine performers in early December with an immersive film trilogy.
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.
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”.
Coral Drouyn talks to multi award winning actor/writer/director Peter Houghton just before the World Premiere of Michael Ward’s new supernatural comedy.
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.
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.
State Opera South Australia has unveiled its Golden Jubilee 2026 Season, a milestone year that marks fifty years of opera.
At its core, the program brings together four world-first, South Australian-made new productions: La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Hansel & Gretel, Into the Woods and Carmen – each re-envisioned for contemporary audiences while honouring the traditions that have shaped both the artform and the company’s first five decades.
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.
