Performing Arts
From sheepshearing to the world stage: Lewis Major’s unlikely dance journey
Leading Australian choreographer Lewis Major is on a mission to make contemporary dance less intimidating.
Zilla & Brook
Aaron Searle Album Launch
Celebrate the launch of Aaron Searle's landmark fifth album, Tales of Midtown—his first recording for big band and an ambitious…
Who gets to survive the apocalypse? How to Eat Rabbit offers something fresh to chew on
It’s the end of the world and no one feels fine in this dystopian drama, playing as part of Melbourne's…
No One Gets Out of Here Alive dances with death: ‘We want it to go beyond words’
Playing Brisbane Festival and then Bleach Festival, No One Gets Out of Here Alive is a dance-theatre work about an…
Vale Rachel Burke, visionary lighting designer who illuminated Australian theatre
Rachel Burke's life and work will be celebrated at a memorial gathering in Melbourne on 15 September.
Megan Wilding’s hit rom-com revenge thriller heads up Belvoir’s 2027 season
Game. Set. Match. sets sights on Sydney as Belvoir refuses to play it safe with a bold 2027 season.
Melbourne Fringe is fighting to fill the gaps in a shrinking sector
As festivals fold and tensions rise, Melbourne Fringe weighs what artists need in 2026 and the role it must play…
Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is a play for our times
A fascinating thought experiment about the struggle to connect, the new play Day (After Day) in the Life of the…
Yarra Ranges Council
Ella Thompson
Ella Thompson is coming to The Memo Healesville!
Melbourne Fringe director’s picks: 11 shows to put on your radar
Don't know what to see at Melbourne Fringe in 2026? Start here.