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News: Michael Paynter to play John Farnham in ‘Whispering Jack’

Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley today announced Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical in Sydney Theatre Company’s World Premiere season at Roslyn Packer Theatre this November.

News: ‘Beetlejuice The Musical’ to open in Perth

Western Australian theatre fans have chanted “Beetlejuice” three times and the most mischievous ghost in the history of musicals has responded.

News: New Performances Added to ‘The Next Step: Legacy World Tour’

Due to popular demand, new performances have been added to the Australian leg of global dance phenomenon The Next Step: Legacy World Tour.

News: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ in Brunswick Must Close This Sunday, February 1

Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Fever Exhibition and Experience Centre in Brunswick must close this Sunday, February 1, 2026. This is the final week, your final chance to check out this fabulous exhibition.

News: ‘Balloon Story’ to make Australian debut in Melbourne and Sydney

Balloon Story – a breathtaking, immersive installation where every world, creature and moment is crafted entirely from balloons – will make its Australian debut in Melbourne and Sydney in January 2026.

News: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ Has Been Further Extended Until February 1

Due to popular demand, Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Fever Exhibition and Experience Centre in Brunswick has been extended until 1 February 2026.

News: Shakespeare Under the Stars: ‘Twelfth Night’ – A night of midsummer madness, laughter, love and lyrical mayhem

From 24 January – 28 February 2026, Melbourne’s summer nights will come alive with Twelfth Night, one Shakespeare’s most beloved and mischievous comedies.

News: Victorian Opera Announces The Full Cast For ‘The Pirates of Penzance’

Victorian Opera sets sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproarious The Pirates of Penzance storms the Palais Theatre from 31 January to 6 February. Bursting with much-loved music, Gilbert and Sulivan’s operetta has long remained a crowd favourite with classics including I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Poor Wandering One and I am the Pirate King.

News: ‘SIX The Musical’ Will Reign Again Live On Stage In Australia!

After triumphantly taking the West End, Broadway, and stages across the globe by storm, the international smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical will make its royal return to Australia in 2026, with seasons confirmed at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 2026, Theatre Royal Sydney from October 2026 and QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre in Brisbane from January 2027.