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Get ready for an evening of ballet brilliance with The Australian Ballet School!
Prepare for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's mind-melting Phantom Island Orchestral Tour.
Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproarious operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.
Iconic Canadian band The Tea Party are heading back to Australia in February 2026, bringing a unique show to Hamer Hall for the first time with Orchestra Victoria.
The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre present Flora, an exciting and bold new dance collaboration.
The Southbank Series opens its 2026 season with a program that journeys through myth, legacy and cosmic wonder.
Meet @ the Market opens its 2026 season with a trip through myth, magic and the cosmos.
Introduce your children to the magic of live music with Orchestra Victoria!
Violetta is a coveted courtesan, the toast of Paris, desired by many. When she meets the ardent Alfredo, her life changes forever and she longs to break free of her past.
From not-so-fearsome pirates with a flair for melody, to bewigged Lords of the House tangled in mischief, to lovelorn tailors in an imagined, topsy-turvy Japan. Take a seat, suspend disbelief, and prepare to laugh.
In the history of dance, there are only a handful of productions that translate Shakespeare’s story of tragic love into compelling ballet form. John Cranko’s majestic version is one of them.
Australian theatrical legend Caroline O’Connor AM has delighted audiences across the globe: on London’s West End, Broadway in New York and throughout Australia on our stages and on our screens.
The second concert in the Southbank Series draws together four composers across three centuries, each with a distinct voice.
This program is all about energy, variety and personality.
Henry James’ gothic novella The Turn of the Screw is brought to life in Bejamin Britten’s opera, where sinister forces may – or may not – be lurking.
They have love. They have art. They have each other. But you can’t eat poetry, and philosophy won’t warm a bitter winter.
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale.
Meet Louis, a young swan born without a voice. With the help of a boy named Sam and a stolen trumpet, Louis sets out to prove that even the quietest among us can make the loudest impact.
The final concert of the 2026 Southbank Series brings the season to a deeply reflective close.
A program of profound feeling, the music we’ll explore conveys the darkest shades of grief and nostalgia, but moves towards hope, joy and renewal.
