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News: Arts Centre Melbourne to present landmark visual opera ‘OPERATION:ORFEO’

Arts Centre Melbourne has announced that OPERATION:ORFEO, a hypnotic depiction of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, will return to the Ian Potter State Theatre in February 2027, 30 years since its premiere Victorian season in the same venue. Part opera, part visual artwork, it takes audiences on a descent into the underworld in a work of astonishing precision and beauty.

News: ‘The Songs Of John Farnham’ Goes Live On The Big Screen, Only At Hoyts

More fans will now have the chance to be part of one of the most significant celebrations in Australian music history, with The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend – The Celebration Concert broadcasting live into HOYTS cinemas nationwide on Sunday 20 September.

News: ‘La Ronde’ And The Return Of ‘Briefs: The Works’ Among First Shows Announced For Season Two Of Spiegel Haus Melbourne

After a triumphant inaugural season, Spiegel Haus Melbourne returns to the CBD from 23 September, unveiling its first programming for season two with highlights including Briefs: The Works and La Ronde plus family shows, jazz, burlesque and comedy events.

News: ‘Matilda The Musical’ To Open in Melbourne in October 2027

Marking over a decade since Australian audiences first fell in love with the remarkable production, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will open at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from October 2027, before travelling to the Sydney Lyric and QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in Brisbane.

News: Vanessa Amorosi, Rob Farnham & Dannielle Gaha Join ‘The Farnham Celebration Concert Line Up’

Producers Tony Cochrane AM and Thea Jeanes-Cochrane of Cochrane Entertainment Collective, together with Paul Dainty AO of TEG Dainty, today announced three additional performers who will join the already star-studded line-up for The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend – The Celebration Concert, the special event created to celebrate John Farnham’s extraordinary contribution to Australia and, in part, to raise funds and awareness for Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

News: Lead Cast Announced For ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

The lead cast for the Australian tour of the stage adaptation of one of the most popular and enduring films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, was announced today.

News: Full Cast Announced For ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’

A major theatrical event is coming to Melbourne, with internationally acclaimed entertainer Jason Donovan returning home to the city where his career first began to star in a bold new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. One of Australia’s most beloved stage and screen stars, Donovan will take on the iconic role of Randle P. McMurphy, playing exclusively at Melbourne’s historic Athenaeum Theatre for a strictly limited season from 13 November.

News: ‘Menopause The Musical’ 2026 Tour Cast Announcement

The global hit Menopause The Musical has today unveiled the cast for its 2026 Australian tour, returning to stages across the country from August with a brand-new production.

The tour opens in Geelong next month before travelling to Parramatta, Melbourne, Newcastle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra, bringing audiences a night of uncontrollable laughter, uplifting celebration and shared sisterhood.

News: ‘The Castle’ Sets New Box Office Record at Her Majesty’s Theatre

Just over 24 hours after announcing that Australia’s most beloved film, The Castle, will be reimagined for the stage, the production has set a new box office record, achieving the highest first day ticket sales for a play in Her Majesty’s Theatre history.