Griffin and Belvoir announce new partnership and residency for 2026

Griffin will undertake a year-long residency and present its 2026 season at Belvoir while its Kings Cross home undergoes major reconstruction.
L-R: Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director Declan Greene (photo: Brett Boardman) and Belvoir Artistic Director Eamon Black (photo: Daniel Boud). Two fair-skinned men sit for the camera. Greene is sitting on a four-legged stool and faces the camera directly; his hands are clasped in his lap. Flack leans back on his chair and is photographed in profile, though his head is turned towards the camera.

Griffin Theatre Company will stage its 2026 season of new Australian stories at Belvoir St Theatre’s Downstairs Theatre, as part of a newly announced year-long residency.

Griffin’s Kings Cross home, the SBW Stables Theatre, is currently being rebuilt from the ground up to ensure its accessibility and expand its seating capacity by 44%. The new theatre is due to reopen in 2027.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts