theatre – TINSEL and TAP SHOES

News: ‘The Wind in the Willows’ Celebrates 40 years

This summer, one of Melbourne’s most beloved family traditions will celebrate a remarkable milestone when The Australian Shakespeare Company’s The Wind in the Willows marks its 40th anniversary at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

News: Agatha Christie’s Classic Mystery Comes To Australia in 2027

Following acclaimed Australian tours of The Mousetrap and And Then There Were None, leading theatre producer John Frost will bring another Agatha Christie classic to the stage in 2027.

Presented in association with Fiery Angel and Agatha Christie Limited, Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express will open at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in June 2027, following a successful tour of the UK, Ireland and Mainland China.

News: ‘The Castle’ – Introducing the Kerrigans

Producers Michael Cassel and Working Dog have today revealed the actors who will bring Australia’s most beloved family, the Kerrigans, to life in the world premiere stage adaptation of The Castle, opening at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne from March 2027.

Review: ‘The Homecoming’ at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre 2 (2026)

The Homecoming is playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre 2 until October 3rd. More information and tickets via shakespeareaustralia.com.au

News: More Cast Revealed For ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

As final performances for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons for the Australian tour of The Shawshank Redemption go on sale today, additional cast members were revealed.

The stage adaptation of one of the most popular and enduring films of all times, The Shawshank Redemption will play in Sydney from 2-31 January 2027 and Melbourne from 3 February to 7 March, before moving to Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.

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: ‘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: 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.

Review: ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre (2026)

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical is playing at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre until November 9, 2026, before making its way to Sydney’s Lyric Theatre from November 14, 2026.

More information and tickets via theneildiamondmusical.com.au