Kris Nelson will assume the role of Festival Director for Sydney Festival from 2026 to 2029, leading the festival into its milestone 50th edition in 2026. The Sydney Festival Board shared the exciting news today, with Nelson joining the fold following a six-and-a-half year stint as Artistic Director and CEO at the prestigious London International […]

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Merrigong Theatre Company will present Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 29 to 31 August. Throbbing with sadness, anger, joy and resistance, Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] is a powerful and provocative new dance, sound and installation work that interrogates Australia’s capacity to lock away and isolate that which we fear. […]

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Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of five Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group, written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Adams Family), with music by Wayne Barker, this all-new production is directed by David Morton (Holding Achilles, The Wider Earth).   Peter and the Starcatcher is the untold story of Neverland. Before […]

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How would you feel if your home was being erased? Inundated. For most, this is a rhetorical question; yet, for the people of the Torres Strait (and in places like Tuvalu and Bangladesh), it is existential. The ocean is rising. Homelands are disappearing. Zoom closer, dig deeper, and we meet people whose countries are being […]

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The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. Once again, Sydneysiders and visitors are invited to rediscover their city differently – from […]

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For the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023, with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts, the State Government of Victoria, Melbourne Fringe and the City of Stonnington. NICA will support independent artists and small to medium companies to present works within NICA’s renowned venue, […]

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Stephanie Lake’s explosive Manifesto is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse from 25 – 28 October much to the delight of Melbourne audiences who may missed out on the hottest ticket in town back in 2022. “I am beyond thrilled that we have the chance to bring Manifesto back to our home city and onto the beautiful Playhouse stage. After an incredible […]

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Sydney Festival, Carriageworks.19 January 2023. Meryl Tankard AO’s long-awaited collaboration with composer Elena Kats-Chernin AO and visual artist Régis Lansac OAM has finally graced the stage for the Sydney Festival 2023 program. Kairos, from the ancient Greek, meaning “the right or opportune moment for doing, a moment that cannot be scheduled” is a work that explores aspects of the recent times, the scattering experience of […]

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Campbelltown Arts Centre (C-A-C) is proud to present The Other Side, a new performance piece that is a physical, sonic and visual explosion of artistry to suit our times. Combining the talents of Brianna Kell, Party Dozen and Jodie Whalen, The Other Side is part music gig, part state-driven dance work. Created to push the […]

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After an incredibly successful six years, Force Majeure’s Executive Director Colm O’Callaghan has announced he will be leaving the company to take up the prestigious position of Executive Director of The Gate Theatre in Dublin. The Board of Force Majeure and staff are delighted for O’Callaghan and this exciting new chapter. O’Callaghan helped to steer […]

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