11 Jul, 2019

Help shape what's next for Victoria's creative industries

Consultation is now open for the Victorian Government’s next creative industries strategy which will guide initiatives and investment from 2020-2024.

08 Jul, 2019

Sydney Theatre Company appoints three new board members

Sydney Theatre Company Chairman Ian Narev has announced that Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM, Mark Scott AO and Michael Triguboff have been appointed to the STC board.

05 Jul, 2019

West Australian Ballet in Jakarta – Building Cultural Bridges through Ballet

Ballet.id's collaboration with Jakarta Arts Council to present Historia: The Journey of Ballet in Indonesia, featured a performance by West Australian Ballet (WAB) and choreography by former WAB Demi-Soloist Christopher Hill, in celebration of Indonesia’s 174 year long history with the art form.

04 Jul, 2019

ACO Academy

Twenty-three talented school students from across Australia have been selected via a competitive audition process to participate in the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s (ACO) acclaimed ACO Academy program for 2019.

04 Jul, 2019

Gramophone's 50 Greatest Beethoven Recordings

Congratulations to Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2019 Artist-in-Residence Paul Lewis on taking home two spots in Gramophone's 50 Greatest Beethoven Recordings (2019 update).

04 Jul, 2019

The Jette Parker Young Artist Program

The Jette Parker Young Artist Program at Queensland Ballet is an apprenticeship program which fosters the talents of gifted young dancers at the start of their professional careers.

04 Jul, 2019

Louise Crossley Conducting Workshop particpants

Tasmania Symphony Orchestra have announced the six successful applicants for their second "Louise Crossley Conducting Workshop" - a fantastic training opportunity for aspiring female conductors. 

03 Jul, 2019

Young artists emerge from composer cocoon

Composition Project is one of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s most enduring and successful programs, providing young and emerging Western Australian composers with the opportunity to develop their skills in a professional orchestral environment.

03 Jul, 2019

MTC's 2019 First Peoples young artists program commences

Melbourne Theatre Company marked the first day of its 2019 First Peoples Young Artists Program with a welcome to country and smoking ceremony at MTC Headquarters in Southbank, performed by Janet Galpin and David Tournier from the Boon Wurrung Foundation.

03 Jul, 2019

Orchestra Victoria marks its milestone 50th birthday with a gala at the National Gallery of Victoria

To mark its milestone 50th anniversary this year, Orchestra Victoria will host a grand gala on Thursday 15 August in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria. The event will showcase a retrospective musical program that looks back on half a century of work and music that has inspired dancers, singers and audiences of Victoria and beyond.

03 Jul, 2019

Bell Shakespeare’s Women in Shakespeare program

Bell Shakespeare’s Women in Shakespeare program uses drama to explore and rewrite female characters’ stories in Shakespeare. It is delivered in ten-week residencies to culturally and linguistically diverse young women in Western Sydney schools.

26 Jun, 2019

Opera Australia announces sponsorship with industry leader Smartgroup

Employee benefits and administration services company, Smartgroup Corporation has signed a sponsorship agreement with Opera Australia, the country’s largest and most prestigious arts organisation this week.

25 Jun, 2019

Music won’t stop for Challis students

The band plays on at Armadale Senior High School thanks to Healthway and Musica Viva. Following the success of ABC TV’s Don’t Stop the Music, presented in partnership with Musica Viva Australia, teachers at Armadale Senior High School are creating opportunities for Challis Community Primary School students to continue their music education thanks to the establishment of a new year seven concert band program.

21 Jun, 2019

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to tour USA this October

For the first time in almost 50 years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is touring the United States of America, showcasing their artistry to new audiences in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Worcester (MA) and New York City this October.

19 Jun, 2019

Musica Viva In Schools launches a trio of new touring ensembles for 2019

Musica Viva Australia have premiered three new ensembles to inspire, educate and deliver joy to students and teachers in classrooms throughout Australian in 2019.

13 Jun, 2019

Lost Operas of Oz

State Opera South Australia is committed to supporting the creation and development of Australian works. Over the next three years, 2019 -2021 State Opera will present nine re-evaluations of some very important Australian works: The Lost Operas of Oz.

13 Jun, 2019

Sydney Coliseum Theatre welcomes Australia’s leading arts companies

West HQ Chief Executive Officer Richard Errington announced the new Sydney Coliseum Theatre’s Opening Program. 

12 Jun, 2019

Honours list acknowledges many in the arts, with strong recognition for benefactors

As always, we offer our congratulations to everyone on the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, and we take delight in singling out and celebrating a few of our own for their outstanding contribution to the arts.

12 Jun, 2019

2019 Helpmann Awards nominations

Live Performance Australia (LPA) have announced the Helpmann Awards Nominees ahead of the Helpman Awards 2019 to be held in Melbourne next month, 14 and 15 July.

12 Jun, 2019

Rusty Orchestra in tune with WASO

Involvement in music and the arts has proven benefits for mental health and emotional well-being, so this is a really special program. Each year, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra make dreams of being centre stage with a world class orchestra a reality for a lucky few.

07 Jun, 2019

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Community Centre Concert Series 2019

The Community Centre concert series enabled Adelaide Symphony Orchestra to enrich and create many lasting impacts on the lives of South Australians who face a range of seemingly insurmountable barriers to attend mainstage concerts.

07 Jun, 2019

SSO and ACO free performances for worldwide Make Music Day

Australian Chamber Orchestra Quartet will perform a free concert at the Art Gallery of NSW and Sydney Symphony Orchestra will broadcast their performance to the world on 21 June - Make Music Day. A free celebration of music making now held in more in 120 countries worldwide.

07 Jun, 2019

AMPAG Board announcements

AMPAG warmly welcomes two new Board members and the return of three serving directors following formal proceeding at AMPAG's AGM, held on the 31 May.

07 Jun, 2019

Brandenburg in Toowoomba

Toowoomba’s reputation as the Darling Downs cultural capital has been further enhanced with the return of the world-renowned Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for a fifth year, this time celebrating 30 years of Baroque.

07 Jun, 2019

Meet one of ASO's longest subscribers – 73 years and counting

87 year old ASO subscriber Richard Willing was just 14 years old when he attended the Beethoven festival in 1945 with his birthday money, and has been attending ASO concerts ever since.

06 Jun, 2019

Major new recording, The Environmental Symphony- performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Released on United Nations World Environment Day, Wednesday June 5, ABC Classic presents The Environmental Symphony, an ambitious and epic work that spans five billion years, from the formation of the planet through to the devastation of our current age.

06 Jun, 2019

May Sneak Peeks 2019

This month we have a pulse-racing mix of the classics, the rare and the sensational. We peek behind the scenes at Melbourne Theatre Company’s rehearsal room as the cast prepare for The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You; and we eavesdrop on a conversation with playwright Jane Brodie and actor Igor Sas about Black Swan State Theatre Company’s production of Brodie’s Water, premiering this month.

06 Jun, 2019

The University of Melbourne becomes the official university partner of the ACO

Students and staff at the University of Melbourne will have unparalleled access to education and research opportunities with a $1 million partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

05 Jun, 2019

Noongar Shakespeare Project

Bell Shakespeare has proudly partnered with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company supported by Wesfarmers Arts as they work on an educational cultural language program that includes the development and presentation of a full-length adaptation and translation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Noongar language.

04 Jun, 2019

Paul Kildea announced as Musica Viva's incoming Artistic Director

The internationally acclaimed musician and author will assume artistic leadership of the organisation in mid-2019 following the remarkable twenty-year tenure of Carl Vine AO, which concludes at the end of this year.

29 May, 2019

Seniors' creativity recognised and engaged through Ballet

The Australian Ballet and NurseWatch partnered to host special dance workshops so senior people can positively engage in ballet.

29 May, 2019

West Australian Opera partners with the City of Joondalup for OUR VOICES

OUR VOICES is a collaborative, community based project that will take place over a 6 week period suitable for teachers, choir leaders and singers alike.

29 May, 2019

Boy Swallows Universe takes to the stage

In a huge coup, Queensland Theatre has secured the rights for the world premiere of the stage version of Brisbane-born Australian author Trent Dalton’s breakout mega-hit novel, Boy Swallows Universe.

29 May, 2019

Bangarra appoints new Associate Artistic Director

Bangarra Dance Theatre is thrilled to announce the appointment of Frances Rings to the newly created position of Associate Artistic Director, working closely alongside Artistic Director Stephen Page.

29 May, 2019

Opera Australia announces world’s first fully digital Ring Cycle for Brisbane 2020

In a world first, Opera Australia, in partnership with the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, announced it will stage one of its most ambitious projects to date, a brand new, fully digital production of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, in November 2020.

29 May, 2019

MSO wins prestigious Australia-China Business Award

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has won the 2019 AusCham Westpac Australia-China Business Award for Business Innovation, Creative Industries and the Digital Economy.

28 May, 2019

Artistic Director and Co-CEO Rob Tannion will leave after transforming the company

Circus Oz announce has annouced that Artistic Director and Co-CEO Rob Tannion will leave the company on Friday, 28 June 2019 as he accepts a fantastic opportunity with Cirque du Soleil.

24 May, 2019

David McAllister steps down

Graig Dunn, Chair of The Australian Ballet has announced that Artistic Director David McAllister AM will step down from this role at the end of 2020.

23 May, 2019

WASO returns to the regions

WASO is hitting the road this October and November with a touring party of over 70 musicians to share a complete live symphony orchestra experience in Esperance and Albany.

22 May, 2019

Opera Australia launches 2019 Victorian Schools Tour

Opera Australia launched its 2019 Victorian Schools Tour with a performance of The Barber of Seville at South Melbourne Park Primary. Thousands of Victorian primary school students will attend more than 80 performances between 20 May and 23 August.

22 May, 2019

Circus Oz welcomes new Board members and recruits for an Executive Director

At the recent Annual General Meeting, Circus Oz welcomed three new Board members.

22 May, 2019

Richard Tognetti and Bill Henson reunite to present Luminous

In August, the ACO will continue its exploration of multi-sensory performances as it reunites with one of Australia’s most revered and influential artists, photographer Bill Henson, to present Luminous, a musical and visual feast that pairs the music of Pēteris Vasks, Benjamin Britten and R.E.M. with Henson’s hauntingly dramatic photography.

22 May, 2019

An opportunity to inspire and engage women conductors

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra announces the second Louise Crossley Conducting Workshop, a conductor training opportunity for female conductors, will take place on September 28 in Hobart.

16 May, 2019

The Greens' Arts Policy and the 2019 Election

The Greens, in releasing their Arts Policy on 28 April, are calling for an end to cuts in the sector, including a restoration and ongoing indexation of Australia Council funding, as well as proposing new initiatives, including:

16 May, 2019

Arts are back on the agenda

Launched Saturday 11 May, the ALP’s ambitious cultural policy puts Arts back on the agenda. AMPAG welcomes the policy as a valuable starting point for a renewed conversation around the Arts in Australia.

15 May, 2019

Senate and independent candidates pledge Arts support.

Centre Alliance, Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party and independents Kerryn Phelps and Zali Steggall have expressed their support for the Arts in the lead up to the election this Saturday. We welcome additional candidate updates.

15 May, 2019

New works by Lior, Ade Vincent and Mark Holdsworth

World premieres by three of the most exciting young composers on the Australian music scene headlined the 2019 Metropolis New Music Festival, where the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra celebrated the finest national and international living composers.

15 May, 2019

Harding Miller Foundation Opera Scholarship 2019

Soprano and Principal Artist with Opera Australia Natalie Aroyan has been announced as the recipient of the Harding Miller Foundation Opera Scholarship 2019.

15 May, 2019

Musica Viva donor Dr Suzanne Packer AM on healing through music

Long-time Musica Viva subscriber, donor – and 2019 Senior Australian of the Year – Dr Suzanne Packer AM is unequivocal. Music and music education should be available to every child. As a paediatrician who has worked for many years with disadvantaged children, she came to recognise the special place that music can play in helping children to heal. But the genesis of this passion for promoting the power of music started at an early age.

15 May, 2019

A standing ovation in NYC

The Australian Ballet’s 2019 New York City tour has been a wonderful success. They began their short season at the legendary Joyce Theater last Wednesday night with a Gala Program and then performed a 7-show season of works by three of our resident choreographers, taking our final curtain call on Sunday evening before heading home to Australia.

14 May, 2019

SDC International tour

In June Sydney Dance Company will embark on an extensive European tour to Austria, Finland, Poland and Spain with Rafael Bonachela’s critically acclaimed ab [intra].

13 May, 2019

Next Stage Writers in Residence applications open

With a $4.6 million investment by MTC and MTC’s Playwrights Giving Circle, the NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program will introduce the most rigorous playwright commissioning and development process ever undertaken by the Company, setting a new benchmark for play development in Australia.

10 May, 2019

Malthouse Solaris Aus/UK co-production

A co-production between The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Solaris is opening at Malthouse Theatre in June before transferring to The Lyceum later in September.

10 May, 2019

Victorian Opera Announces New CEO

Victorian Opera has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Hill-Cooper as the organisation’s new CEO.

10 May, 2019

New move for Philippe Magid

Michael McDaniel announces Bangarra’s Executive Director Philippe Magid's new role.

09 May, 2019

STC 2019 Emerging Writers Group announced

Sydney Theatre Company welcome James Elazzi, Jordyn Fulcher, Enoch Mailangi and Wendy Mocke who together make up STC's 2019 Emerging Writers Group.

09 May, 2019

Nakkiah Lui awarded Patrick White Playwrights Fellow and Mark Rogers wins the playwright award

The $25,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to an established playwright in recognition of their excellent body of work and achievements along with the 2018 Patrick White Playwrights Award, a prize of $7500 for an original, unproduced play.

08 May, 2019

WA investment into arts and culture supports regional growth

The new Regional Arts and Culture Investment Program will deliver almost $20 million in funding to regional Western Australia, including Kalgoorlie, over the next four years.

08 May, 2019

TAB take to the stage in NYC

The Australian Ballet is heading to the United States to present three original works by our resident choreographers, including one world premiere, at The Joyce Theater in New York City as part of a two-week celebration of Australian dance.

08 May, 2019

Western Australian of the Year Awards

Congratulations to Black Swan State Theatre Company's founding artistic director Andrew Ross and Black Swan actor and resident artist Ian Michael and West Australian Symphony Orchestra's Mark Coughlan (Chief Executive) for making the finals in 2019 Western Australian of the Year.

08 May, 2019

SSO tour to regional NSW

Over 50 Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians will embark on its annual Regional New South Wales Tour, performing in Port Macquarie, Taree and Newcastle.

02 May, 2019

What does sustainability mean in the performing arts?

New research: University of Queensland researchers are exploring what ‘sustainability’ means in the performing arts, and will look for new and effective ways of communicating the unique value, contributions and support needs of the performing arts to funding bodies, corporate sponsors, audiences, and the Australian public and call for sector participation to inform their work.

01 May, 2019

Victorian Opera unveils Hemstritch Studio

Victorian Opera has honoured the major philanthropic contributions of former Chairman Jane Hemstritch with the dedication of its performing, rehearsal and event space in her name: the Hemstritch Studio.

01 May, 2019

Melbourne Theatre Company tours to regional Victoria and Tasmania

MTC Education hits the road this month with a regional tour in Victoria and Tasmania of The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You with the support of Crown Resorts Foundationand the Packer Family Foundation.

01 May, 2019

ACO return from critically acclaimed US tour

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has returned from a two-week tour of North America, during which it travelled from the west to east coasts to perform eight critically acclaimed concerts over 15 days.

26 Apr, 2019

Four days of fun in Chinchilla with QB

Since 2015, Queensland Ballet has been delivering four-day Dance Camps to regional areas during school holidays.

18 Apr, 2019

Statement from Confederation of Australian State Theatres (CAST)

The entire performing arts industry is in the process of cultural change. It’s painful, and it’s overdue, but individuals and organisations are focused like never before on ensuring our work places are safe and our professional relationships are respectful, responsible and kind.

16 Apr, 2019

MPA Youth Programs Snapshot

The following table provides a snapshot of AMPAG’s youth programs. It is not exhaustive, but gives some idea of the depth and breadth our members’ offerings — which range in character from youth ambassadorships and work experience programs to award-winning drama programs and circus skills workshops — and in duration from pre-performance workshops to year-long programs.

12 Apr, 2019

Deaf Community Day: Opera Australia presents Auslan-interpreted performance

Opera Australia has announced a public, Auslan-interpreted performance of their hugely successful schools touring production of By the Light of the Moon at its Sydney headquarters on Saturday 27 April.

11 Apr, 2019

Cultivating the audiences and performers of the future

Youth is front and centre this month with National Youth Week. AMPAG finds out how two AMPAG members — one from the west (WAO) and one from the south (ASO) — are attracting a new generation by inviting them to help shape their offering and deepening and broadening engagement.

11 Apr, 2019

MPA Framework-summary of the second phase public consultation outcomes released

A summary of the outcomes of the second phase of consultation on opportunities to strengthen the National Framework for Governments’ Support of the Major Performing Arts Sector (MPA Framework) has been released.

11 Apr, 2019

Australian Music Industry Report

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts presented its report on the Australian music industry. The committee has made 16 recommendations to ensure the future growth and sustainability of this sector.

11 Apr, 2019

The Australian Ballet head to New York with 3 original works

This May, 12 dancers and three resident choreographers from The Australian Ballet will head to New York to present three original works, including one world premiere, at The Joyce Theater as part of a two-week celebration of Australian dance.

10 Apr, 2019

Kim Beazley announced as WASO Patron

The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia has accepted the invitation to become patron of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra .

10 Apr, 2019

FutureMakers artists take residency at Monash University

Musica Viva’s current FutureMakers artists Aura Go and Matthias Schack-Arnott are offering Monash music students an open door into their individual artistic practice as part of a two-year education partnership between Musica Viva and Monash University.

10 Apr, 2019

MSO extends historic cultural partnership with Indonesia

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia have renewed their historic cultural partnership for an additional three years to 2021.

10 Apr, 2019

Emerging Female Classical Choreographer Initiative

The Australian Ballet, in collaboration with Sydney Opera House and Dance Australia magazine, have announced the recipient of the Emerging Female Classical Choreographer Initiative.

10 Apr, 2019

April Sneak Peeks 2019

This month, to celebrate National Youth Week, we’ve highlighted a few initiatives guaranteed to capture the hearts of young people, such as Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Orchestra Fantastica!, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Mother Goose Jam and Circus Oz’s Bubblegum Cabaret at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

10 Apr, 2019

Bran Nue Dae to tour in 2020

Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia and the West Australian Opera have joined forces, under the Opera Conference banner, to produce the first major revival of the hit musical Bran Nue Dae, opening in Sydney in January 2020 and touring to Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

03 Apr, 2019

Green Room Awards 2019

Melbourne Arts industry celebrated and applauded the achievements across the locla performing arts sector at the 36th Green Room Awards.

03 Apr, 2019

New music and culture investments welcomed – but where is the creative road map?

The 2019 Budget highlights the urgent need for a roadmap for the future of the whole of the Australian Arts. AMPAG welcomes the Morrison Government’s commitment to addressing key gaps and challenges in the contemporary live music sector, but the Budget falls short of meaningful reform or investment for the whole of the Arts industry.

29 Mar, 2019

Queensland Theatre’s Sam Strong to take a final bow in November

After four incredibly successful years at the helm, Artistic Director Sam Strong will leave Queensland Theatre in November, after achieving artistic and ticketing records and transforming the company through a new identity and a new theatre.

29 Mar, 2019

How an owl and a pussycat captivate children from the first operatic note

Opera Australia continues its mission to inspire schoolchildren with its Schools Tour program extending its reach to over 55,000 this year.

28 Mar, 2019

New ABS data reveals Australian arts and cultural participation is growing

Australian adult arts and cultural participation grew by 4.4% between 2013/14 and 2017/18 with women's participation a driving force, up 6.1% while men's participation rates were up 2.4% according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2017-18 Australian youth participation rates in creative activities totalled 63.4% and that adult participation rates are highest for people between the ages of 15-34.

28 Mar, 2019

The tightrope between who we are and who we might become

Circus Oz and Company 2 collaborate to create a mesmerising world with the international premiere of Wunderage – an astonishing spectacle told through breathtaking physical feats, heart-stirring live music and honest humour.

28 Mar, 2019

Black Swan State Theatre Company wins Diversity Excellence Award

Congratulations to BSSTC on winning the Perdaman-sponsored Workplace Diversity Excellence Award at the AIM WA Pinnacle Awards.

28 Mar, 2019

The Secret River to tour the United Kingdom

STC is thrilled to announce that The Secret River will tour the United Kingdom in August and September this year, with dates at The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and at the National Theatre in London.

27 Mar, 2019

Australian Festival of Chamber Music welcomes three new Directors

As 40 of the world’s best chamber musicians prepare to travel to Townsville for the famous Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) in July, Chair of the famed event Sandra Yates AO has welcomed three new Directors to the Board in Mary Jo Capps, Judy Higgins-Olsen and Timothy Kelly.

22 Mar, 2019

Australia Council welcomes Tina Arena and Mario D'Orazio to Board

Ms Tina Arena AM and Mr Mario D'Orazio have been appointed as members of the Australia Council Board for three year terms, and reappointed the Deputy Chair, Ms Lee‑Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, and board members Mr Leigh Carmichael and Ms Zoe McKenzie. Mr Khoa Do, Ms Sophie Mitchell, Ms Christine Simpson Stokes and Ms Rebecca Weisser were also recently reappointed.

22 Mar, 2019

Performing Arts WA nominees

Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2018 Performing Arts WA Awards. The achievements of the WA local art sector will be celebrated on the 29 April at the 2018 Performing Arts WA Awards ceremony.

22 Mar, 2019

ACO return to the Barbican

Following their sell-out first season in-residence at London’s Barbican Centre last year, ACO announce their 2019 season at the Barbican Centre’s International Associate Ensemble at Milton Court.

21 Mar, 2019

Bangarra to tour Canada and the United States

Bangarra will travel to Canada and the United States in October and November of this year, to present the company’s 27th international tour, in its 30th anniversary year. Complementing their on-stage performances, the company will deliver some of the largest First Nations community engagement experiences in its 30-year history.

20 Mar, 2019

Kate Gould joins Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as Chair

ASO share Kate's first interview as Chair outlining her vision and passion for the ASO and her deep and impactful ongoing relationship with the arts.

20 Mar, 2019

Orange set to be a music hub

Musica Viva will present a diverse range of music programs and initiatives amking the city of Orange in central-western NSW a music hub thanks to the support of two local music trusts, dedicated to the Orange region.

20 Mar, 2019

Live streaming Opera into schools

Victorian Opera’s Access All Areas: Livestream Program is revolutionising arts education using online technology, and has given 1,400 primary school students state-wide their first taste of opera.

15 Mar, 2019

ABC Classic and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra announce WASO LIVE!

ABC Classic and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra announce the launch of WASO LIVE!, a new series of digital albums that will showcase the very best of this powerhouse ensemble’s live concerts, vividly recorded by the ABC Classic’s team of live music engineers.

14 Mar, 2019

March Sneak Peeks 2019

March is set to kick off autumn with a strong theatre line-up. Bell Shakespeare’s founder John Bell will be directed by Peter Evans in Molière’s ribald satire, The Miser; gifted Kate Mulvany enlists the help of the audience to share the story in Belvoir’s production of Every Brilliant Thing; Julie Hales’ joyful You Know We Belong Together is back by popular demand at Black Swan State Theatre Company; and Renato Musolino’s blistering, and timely, one-man version of Orwell’s Animal Farm will be directed by Geordie Brookman in his final production as Artistic Director of State Theatre Company South Australia.

14 Mar, 2019

Feb Sneak Peeks 2019

February may be short, but it will pack a punch. Theatre offers a powerful mix of timeless classics and contemporary works, including Alan Bennett’s uplifting The Lady in the Van (Melbourne Theatre Company), Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning Our Town (Black Swan State Theatre Company), Arthur Miller’s incomparable Death of a Salesman (Queensland Theatre), a stinging new satire — How to Rule the World (Sydney Theatre Company), and Belvoir's high-octane Barbara and the Camp Dogs, set to rock out at the Malthouse Theatre this month and Queensland Theatre in March after a sell-out season in Sydney.

14 Mar, 2019

Jan Sneak Peeks 2019

Talk about a happy New Year! 2019 has kicked off with loads of fun and festival fare for all. Parramatta will be abuzz with Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s free Symphony under the Stars, and Rock Bang — Circus Oz’s circus opera collaboration with Otto & Astrid — as part of Sydney Festival offerings. Summer fun continues as young dancers and circus performers from in and around Australia develop their skills at Sydney Dance Company, West Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet and Circus Oz workshops.