The Flying Nun is encouraging experimentation in Sydney

Running until November, The Flying Nun's latest performance program spans everything from breakdancing to comedy lectures on brutalism.
Brendan Maclean's latest performance work is part of The Flying Nun's 2026 program. Photo: Supplied.

With all the talk of crisis in Australian theatre circles, you’d think there’d be nothing left for hungry Sydney theatregoers to be excited about. Never fear, there’s always something on the fringes worth seeking out.

In this season particularly, the artists are already working performance artists, and the work they’re developing is something they might not have been able to stage anywhere else. You, the audience, then become the final part of the project, giving live feedback on something new, something rebellious.

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Charlotte Smee is a theatre critic, poet and industrial relations lawyer working and playing on Gadigal land. They are the editor of Kaleidoscope Arts Journal (on Instagram @kaleidoscopeartsjournal). Charlotte is passionate about bringing new audiences (and voices) to the theatre and does so every week by dragging her housemates, workmates and other mates to theatres all over Sydney. Find their website at charlottesmee.com.