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.
“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).
