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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.
13 Sep 2025 16:46
Richard Watts
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.

L-R: Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director Declan Greene (photo: Brett Boardman) and Belvoir Artistic Director Eamon Black (photo: Daniel Boud).

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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

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

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