The Frank Van Straten Fellowship 2026 will provide special access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection. Image: Supplied/Arts Centre Melbourne.
Applications are now open for Under Construction, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus’s established circus residency program, taking place between 27 July and 30 October 2026, which now includes residencies in Albury and at the Circus Centre Melbourne.
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus are proud to champion emerging and established circus and physical theatre artists living in Australia to develop innovative new work, with this program being an opportunity for creatives to test bold ideas in professional rehearsal spaces and to connect with the circus community.
Alannah Sue is a writer, editor, theatre critic and content creator with a passion for arts and culture and all that glitters. She relocated to Melbourne in 2025 after spending over a decade embedded in the Sydney arts landscape and finishing up her tenure as Arts & Culture Editor at Time Out. In addition to contributing to ArtsHub and ScreenHub, her freelance portfolio also expands to editorial and copywriting for lifestyle and arts publications such as Limelight and Urban List, cultural institutions like the Sydney Opera House, and marketing and publicity services for independent artists.
She is always keen to take a chance on weird performance art, theatre of all kinds, out-of-the-box exhibitions, queer venues, and cheap Prosecco. Give her half a chance, and she will get on a soapbox when it comes to topics like the magic of musical theatre, the importance of rigorous arts criticism, and the global cultural implications of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. Connect with Alannah on Instagram: @alannurgh.
