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Australian theatre in 2027

Log Boy hits the stage as part of State Theatre Company SA's SPARK program. Photo: Jonathan VDK.
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Adelaide can’t live on festivals alone – and that’s why State Theatre Company SA is stepping up

Artistic Director Petra Kalive is making Adelaide's leading theatre company weirder, fresher and more Australian.

Woodward Productions' Little Shop of Horrors (Brisbane 2026). Photo: Supplied.
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Little Shop of Horrors to tour Australia following sell-out Brisbane season

Woodward Productions is taking the cult musical on the road, with audiences hungry for more.

Eddie Perfect and Karis Oka star in The Tartuffe. Photo: Giulia McGauran.
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Eddie Perfect brings a new comedy to Malthouse as Dean Bryant unveils his first season

An appetite for new Australian stories meets a robot hairdresser, gothic horror, and karaoke in Malthouse Theatre’s 2027 season.

Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer are preparing to hand over the reins of Hayes Theatre Co. Photo: Harvey House Productions.
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Australia needs an Off-Broadway. The Hayes Theatre is the answer.

For Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer, musical theatre isn't a commercial pursuit – it's a living, unruly art form.

Kate Mulvany will star in a new solo production of Richard III. Photo: Jo Duck / MTC.
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Kate Mulvany will play every character in MTC’s ambitious new take on Richard III

Melbourne Theatre Company's ambitious 2027 season sees a solo tour de force from Kate Mulvany, along with the return of…

Bell Shakespeare's Mackenzie returns for a 2027 national tour. Photo: Supplied.
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Mackenzie found a new generation of Shakespeare fans – now, it’s going national

In 2027, Bell Shakespeare is taking Yve Blake's Y2K twist on Macbeth on the road.

Nikki Shiels stars in the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Photo: Holly Ward / STC.
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Sydney Theatre Company brings Dorian Gray home to hero huge 2027 season

Nikki Shiels, Miss Fisher and Tim Minchin headline 2027 season as STC emerges from two years of losses.

Sydney Theatre Awards 2025 winners - Lincoln Elliott and Joel Granger Phar Lap The Electro-Swing Musical (c) Robert Catto
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Bonkers, award-winning Phar Lap musical races back for a national tour in 2027

Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical will return with an expanded Sydney season before touring Australia.

Megan Wilding's Game. Set. Match. leads Belvoir's 2027 Season. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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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.