“Funnier than Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts and far less Norwegian.” Shaun Micallef
Producer and writer Michael Ward has announced the cast members for his world premiere season of The Haunting of Spook Mansion (By Ghosts) at Chapel off Chapel this November.
Image: Drew Livingston, Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Christina O'Neill, Kala Gare, Lincoln Elliott, Victoria Falconer and Raj Labade in My Brilliant Career. Photo by Pia Johnson.
World Premieres, Major Adaptations, Classics Reimagined, and a West End Hit
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) invites audiences to Feel Every Note of its 2026 season, in a program that spans epic symphonic concerts to intimate recitals.
Image: Kat Stewart in Break of Day. Photographer: Sulaiman Enayatzada(2)
Malthouse Theatre has unveiled its 2026 program, inviting audiences into a year of intimate portraits, radical reimaginings, powerful new voices and unforgettable live experiences.
With works spanning contemporary drama, adaptations, comedy, and cabaret, Malthouse continues its commitment to presenting theatre that speaks to our times.
From the intimate to the epic, the classical to the radical and the playful to the political, State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2026 season – the first from new Artistic Director Petra Kalive (Pictured above) is a collection of world premieres, modern Australian masterworks and new takes on classics from the Western canon.
“The works in 2026 are each vital in their own way. They hold a mirror to our cultural and political present; you’ll squirm, laugh, and question in the same breath,” Kalive says.
Queensland Theatre Company’s (QTC) Season 2026 is a season of landmark collaborations, world premiere works, reimagined classics, fresh voices and trailblazing pioneers – a season that is All Feeling. No Filter.
Season 2026 marks the inaugural season programmed by QTC’s new Artistic Director, Daniel Evans (pictured above).
Coral Drouyn explores a new play which ponders what would have happened if the most famous victim of the Holocaust had lived?
Whether you’re old enough to have seen it at the movies, or on TV, or maybe classic video, who amongst us doesn’t remember the moment when the Nazi cars were heard outside that Amsterdam apartment? Millie Perkins (Anne Frank) and Richard Beymer (Peter Van Daan) fell into each other’s arms and kissed. The voice-over told us “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
Image: Leon Ford as Cassius in Julius Caesar. Photographer: Pierre Toussaint
Bell Shakespeare has announced its 2026 Season, with three productions to be presented around the country. A new production of Julius Caesar will open the year, followed by the world premiere of Mackenzie, a new play by Yve Blake, and an extensive national tour of the company’s 2023 production of Macbeth.
