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- [Announcing Sydney Dance Company 2027 Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sydney-dance-company-2027-program/): In 2027 Sydney Dance Company builds on its artistic legacy with a program that celebrates collaboration and the evolving possibilities of contemporary dance.
- [Film Review: Bad Apples 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-bad-apples-2026-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): It is inexorably compelling, almost darkly delicious, to watch British Film Festival's Bad Apples which sees a sympathetic teacher cross over to the dark side.
- [Review: Thank God You're Queer 2026 Melt Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-thank-god-youre-queer-2026-melt-festival/): No matter how you identify, Thank God You’re Queer is a fun night out for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, a little improvisational chaos and a gay gag or two.
- [Film Review: Extra Geography 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-extra-geography-2026-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): Extra Geography is a funny saga, perfect for fans of teenage-girl, coming-of-age films, but with a more introspective twist, screening for British Film Festival
- [Announcing Little Shop Of Horrors For Canberra 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-little-shop-of-horrors-for-canberra-2027/): Woodward Productions has confirmed that Little Shop of Horrors will sink its teeth into Canberra Theatre Centre from June 2027 for a strictly limited season.
- [Announcing Little Shop of Horrors 2027 Australian Tour](https://thescoop.au/announcing-little-shop-of-horrors-2027-australian-tour/): Woodward Productions has today confirmed that the much-loved Little Shop of Horrors musical is on the move, set to play Hobart, Melbourne and Wollongong in 2027
- [Announcing A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical For Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/announcing-a-beautiful-noise-the-neil-diamond-musical-for-adelaide/): In news that is “so good, so good” for South Australians, the smash-hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is headed to Adelaide.
- [Wind In The Willows Celebrates 40 Years At The Royal Botanic Gardens](https://thescoop.au/wind-in-the-willows-celebrates-40-years-at-the-royal-botanic-gardens/): The Australian Shakespeare Company’s The Wind in the Willows production will mark its 40th anniversary this summer at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
- [Review: The Book Of Mormon Converts Perth, One Laugh At A Time](https://thescoop.au/review-the-book-of-mormon-converts-perth-one-laugh-at-a-time/): If you love comedic musicals that pull at the threads of topics it feels naughty to even address, The Book of Mormon, on now in Perth, is the musical for you.
- [Review: Cirque KOOZA Brings Big Top Wonder To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-kooza-brings-big-top-wonder-to-sydney/): The world of Cirque du Soleil KOOZA offers somewhat of a Cirque origin story, showcasing acrobatic showstoppers and grounding them with clowning traditions.
- [Review: Trophy Boys Takes A Sharp Look At Privilege & Power](https://thescoop.au/review-trophy-boys-takes-a-sharp-look-at-privilege-power/): Written by Emmanuelle Mattana, Trophy Boys, presented by PIP Theatre, follows four Year 12 private school students as they prepare for their debating finals.
- [Announcing Murder On The Orient Express For 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-murder-on-the-orient-express-for-2027/): John Frost will bring another Agatha Christie classic to the stage in 2027 with Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS to open in Melbourne.
- [Yeah Nah Brings Lucky To Queensland Theatre's DOOR 3](https://thescoop.au/yeah-nah-brings-lucky-to-queensland-theatres-door-3/): A razor-sharp Queensland table drama where friendship, ideology and conviction collide, and certainty comes at a cost. Lucky is a darkly funny, bruising new Australian play by Queensland playwright Liam Lowth. This November, Brisbane independent theatre company Yeah Nah Theatre brings Lucky by Liam Lowth to the intimate Diane Cilento Studio as part of Queensland Theatre’s
- [Film Review: Fallen Angels Is A Gloriously Tipsy Broadway Romp](https://thescoop.au/film-review-fallen-angels-is-a-gloriously-tipsy-broadway-romp/): Conceived by English playwright Noël Coward in 1925, Fallen Angels is a quicker-than-quick 90-minute knockabout comedy, coming to the big screen nationally.
- [Review: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Sparkles In Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-sparkles-in-perth/): ★★★★★ First debuting as a movie in 1994, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert the musical, presented by HAMA Productions, draws upon the gaudy, glitzy glamour in all the best possible ways. Under Olivia Collier’s astute direction, the cast is amazing, the costuming as decadent as you might expect, and there’s a lot of laughs to
- [Win Tickets To Pressure In Cinemas 29 October](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-pressure-in-cinemas-29-october/): In the 72 hours before D-Day, and with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, PRESSURE follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg.
- [Review: Sacred and Profane Is A Classical Collision Of Circus & Music](https://thescoop.au/review-sacred-and-profane-is-a-classical-collision-of-circus-music/): Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) sacred and profane is the classical music and circus collision I needed, and the final performance in the 2026 QPAC Concert Series
- [Announcing The Kerrigans In The Castle On Stage](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-kerrigans-in-the-castle-on-stage/): Producers Michael Cassel and Working Dog have today revealed the actors bringing the Kerrigans to life in the adaptation of THE CASTLE opening in Melbourne.
- [Announcing Stage Adaptation Of Beloved Film 'The Castle'](https://thescoop.au/announcing-stage-adaptation-of-beloved-film-the-castle/): Michael Cassel Group and Working Dog have announced beloved film, THE CASTLE, will be reimagined for the stage in Melbourne at Her Majesty’s Theatre from March.
- [Review: New Stocktake Play Is Pure Comedy Horror Gold](https://thescoop.au/review-new-stocktake-play-is-pure-comedy-horror-gold/): Written by former retail assistant manager turned playwright Jess Zlotnick, Stocktake premieres at Belvoir by tapping into our love of workplace satires.
- [The Choir Of Man Brings Its World-Famous Pub Back To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/the-choir-of-man-brings-its-world-famous-pub-back-to-melbourne/): The Choir of Man returns to Melbourne from 3–21 February 2027, taking over Crown LIVE, Melbourne’s newest entertainment venue, for a strictly limited season.
- [Review: State Opera's Carmen Finds A Formidable Voice For Freedom](https://thescoop.au/review-state-operas-carmen-finds-a-formidable-voice-for-freedom/): A richly detailed and dramatically lucid Carmen, presented by State Opera South Australia, is led by a singer whose smallest gesture commands attention.
- [West Australian Opera Announces 60th Anniversary Season](https://thescoop.au/west-australian-opera-announces-60th-anniversary-season/): The West Australian Opera 2027 Season offers a variety of beloved classics, new works, and ground-breaking firsts for the company in their 60th anniversary year
- [Review: Small Mouth Sounds Asks Its Audience To Just Listen](https://thescoop.au/review-small-mouth-sounds-asks-its-audience-to-just-listen/): The most important thing you’ll be needing at Queensland Theatre Company's latest play Small Mouth Sounds isn’t a program or a drink. It’s a pair of headphones.
- [2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival Full Program Revealed](https://thescoop.au/2026-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival-full-program-revealed/): Announced today is the spectacular programme of thirty-six films, including five retrospectives featuring in the 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival.
- [Review: The Shark Is Broken Serves Big Bites & Bigger Laughs](https://thescoop.au/review-the-shark-is-broken-serves-big-bites-bigger-laughs/): The Shark Is Broken is a fictionalised, behind-the-scenes style comedy about the making of the first Jaws movie, on now at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne.
- [Review: Roméo et Juliette Makes A Classic Feel New](https://thescoop.au/review-romeo-et-juliette-makes-a-classic-feel-new/): West Australian Opera's co-production of Roméo et Juliette combines the richness and complexity of Shakespeare with contemporary costuming and stage design.
- [Review: We Are The Tigers Is A Truly Unique Musical Treat](https://thescoop.au/review-we-are-the-tigers-is-a-truly-unique-musical-treat/): We Are The Tigers mixes camp and morbid. Fans of Heathers or SIX will be delighted to see Cheer Productions' rendition, on now at Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney.
- [Review: SIX The Musical Brings The Revolution Back To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-six-the-musical-brings-the-revolution-back-to-sydney/): Amongst Sydney theatre, SIX The Musical stands out as an unstoppable, crown-shattering triumph that will leave you feeling like you’re a part of the revolution.
- [Film Review: La Bola Negra Is An Epic Masterpiece](https://thescoop.au/film-review-la-bola-negra-is-an-epic-masterpiece/): La Bola Negra tells the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and inheritance, across three different eras in history.
- [Announcing Paddington The Musical For Sydney 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-paddington-the-musical-for-sydney-2027/): It was announced today that the record-breaking, smash hit, seven-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical PADDINGTON will open in Sydney, September 2027.
- [Film Review: Steal This Story, Please! Refuses To Let Power Close The Door](https://thescoop.au/film-review-steal-this-story-please-refuses-to-let-power-close-the-door/): ★★★★★ Amy Goodman follows a Trump official through a climate conference, microphone extended, questions flowing. He keeps walking. She keeps asking. Eventually, he reaches a door he can close. Goodman continues addressing the other side. It’s a funny, infuriating, and efficient introduction to a journalist whose career has involved refusing to accept that access belongs
- [Announcing Reuben Kaye, Erin Clare & Nigel Huckle For Moulin Rouge!](https://thescoop.au/announcing-reuben-kaye-erin-clare-nigel-huckle-for-moulin-rouge/): Global Creatures today reveals the three stars of the spectacular new Australian company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, opening at the Sydney Lyric in March 2027
- [Cape Ballet Brings Swan Lake To Australia in 2027](https://thescoop.au/cape-ballet-brings-swan-lake-to-australia-in-2027/): Cape Ballet arrives in Australia in April 2027 with the world’s most loved ballet, SWAN LAKE. The company will perform seasons in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne.
- [Helen Dallimore Defies Gravity: From Wicked To A World Of Stories](https://thescoop.au/helen-dallimore-defies-gravity-from-wicked-to-a-world-of-stories/): Helen Dallimore looks back on her Wicked beginnings, revisits the magic of the 20th anniversary celebration, and explores her love of making young readers laugh
- [Announcing Les Misérables To Storm Sydney Opera House In 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-les-miserables-to-storm-sydney-opera-house-in-2027/): Opera Australia today announced that it is bringing one of the world’s most legendary musicals, Les Misérables, to the Sydney Opera House in August 2027.
- [Review: Fiddler On The Roof Is The Must-See Show Of 2026](https://thescoop.au/review-fiddler-on-the-roof-is-the-must-see-show-of-2026/): Fiddler on the Roof is a gut-punch of laughter, heartbreak and top-tier violin, currently tearing through QPAC in Brisbane, presented by Woodward Productions.
- [A Little Chaos Before Curtain Up: Janaki Gerard On The First Night](https://thescoop.au/a-little-chaos-before-curtain-up-janaki-gerard-on-the-first-night/): The First Night (of the One Day of the Year) is presented by Ad Astra Theatre Company in Brisbane and The Scoop sat down with one of the stars, Janaki Gerard.
- [Announcing The Last Five Years Musical For Sydney & Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-last-five-years-musical-for-sydney-melbourne/): Jason Robert Brown’s defining musical The Last Five Years, starring Mackenzie Dunn and Javon King, will premiere in Sydney and Melbourne from January 2027.
- [Review: Human Centipede Musical A Must-See For A Good Laugh](https://thescoop.au/review-human-centipede-musical-a-must-see-for-a-good-laugh/): ★★★★★ Last performed at the Anywhere Festival in Brisbane and at the Alex Theatre in Melbourne back in 2023, The Human Centipede Parody Musical returns to Brisbane for a limited run at the PIP Theatre. Inspired by the 2009 horror film The Human Centipede, it may not be the most obvious choice for a musical.
- [Announcing The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Tour For 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-tour-for-2027/): The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will begin its next chapter in Australasia, with a major tour of New Zealand and Australia from May through to October 2027.
- [Review: Come From Away Celebrates Hope, Humanity & Community](https://thescoop.au/review-come-from-away-celebrates-hope-humanity-community/): CLOC Musical Theatre’s Come From Away is a show that inspires audiences with messages of hope, compassion and community, but it also marks 25 years since 9/11.
- [Win Tickets To See Wildwood In Cinemas 22 October](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-wildwood-in-cinemas-22-october/): From the creators of Coraline, Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning LAIKA presents WILDWOOD, a film that transports audiences into a secret and magical world .
- [Review: & Juliet Brings Pure Joy To The Elder Con Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/review-juliet-brings-pure-joy-to-the-elder-con-adelaide/): & Juliet is a joyful piece of commercial musical theatre that just forces everyone to have a good time, no matter how silly the segue into the song may seem.
- [Announcing Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-adelaide-symphony-orchestra-2027-season/): Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has unveiled its 2027 Season, featuring a bold program bringing together the great symphonic repertoire and world premieres.
- [ONCE Musical To Make Brisbane Debut At QPAC In January](https://thescoop.au/once-musical-to-make-brisbane-debut-at-qpac-in-january/): QPAC, in association with Woodward Productions, announced a new revival of the musical Once, to make its Brisbane debut in the Cremorne Theatre from January.
- [Announcing Black Swan State Theatre Company 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-black-swan-state-theatre-company-2027-season/): Black Swan State Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its 2027 Season, celebrating the breadth of storytelling and creative talent shaping WA theatre.
- [Announcing Queensland Theatre Company 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-queensland-theatre-company-2027-season/): In 2027 Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) again presents an iconic season of unmissable theatre: still All Feeling but now at Full Volume in a landmark year.
- [Announcing Operation Mincemeat Australian Premiere Tour in 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-operation-mincemeat-australian-premiere-tour-in-2027/): OPERATION MINCEMEAT will premiere at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne in September 2027, before continuing its Australian Tour, with further cities to be announced
- [Announcing West Australian Ballet Season 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-west-australian-ballet-season-2027/): West Australian Ballet will mark its 75th anniversary in 2027 with a season spanning the company’s beginnings to the artists and ideas shaping its future.
- [Announcing Foo Fighters For One Night Only At Crown Live](https://thescoop.au/announcing-foo-fighters-for-one-night-only-at-crown-live/): Foo Fighters will play an exclusive and intimate show at Crown LIVE on 16 November, bringing their stadium sound to a venue designed for up-close moments.
- [Announcing Avenue Q Australian Tour For 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-avenue-q-australian-tour-for-2027/): Packed with bad behaviour, political incorrectness and songs you shouldn’t sing at work, the award winning musical Avenue Q is returning to Australia in 2027.
- [Announcing Queensland Ballet 2027 Season & Annual Giving Day](https://thescoop.au/announcing-queensland-ballet-2027-season-annual-giving-day/): Queensland Ballet has unveiled its ambitious 2027 Season as the Company marks its annual Giving Day with a major fundraising drive to support its productions.
- [Review: Romeo + Juliet Film In Concert Breathes New Life Into A Modern Classic](https://thescoop.au/review-romeo-juliet-film-in-concert-breathes-new-life-into-a-modern-classic/): William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet Film in Concert is an absolute triumph, breathing exhilarating new life into a cinematic classic that must be seen live.
- [Announcing State Theatre Company 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-state-theatre-company-2027-season/): Local stories take the spotlight in State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2027 season, with a strong focus on Australian writers and world premieres.
- [Announcing Malthouse Theatre 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-malthouse-theatre-2027-season/): Malthouse Theatre has launched its 2027 season, the first full program from Dean Bryant – featuring all new Australian works and seven of them world premieres.
- [Review: The Unfriend Is The Escape We Need Right Now](https://thescoop.au/review-the-unfriend-is-the-escape-we-need-right-now/): Sydney Theatre Company’s latest production of The Unfriend, written be Steven Moffat, elaborates on what is apparently a true story to wonderful comic effect.
- [Review: Eliza Is A Trippy Thriller Masterpiece](https://thescoop.au/review-eliza-is-a-trippy-thriller-masterpiece/): Shedding light on a true tale forgotten in today’s saturated tech world, Eliza, directed by Paige Rattray, follows the troubled journey of Dr Joseph Weizenbaum.
- [Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) Embraces The Giddy Chaos Of Girlhood](https://thescoop.au/review-pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-embraces-the-giddy-chaos-of-girlhood/): Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a regency romp that gives a middle finger to tradition and embraces the giddy chaos of girlhood, its final tour stop at QPAC.
- [The Bachelor of Acting Class of 2026 Takes Their Final Bow At Showcase](https://thescoop.au/the-bachelor-of-acting-class-of-2026-takes-their-final-bow-at-showcase/): For the third-year Acting students of Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, the 2026 Bachelor of Acting Showcase is a celebration of artistic growth.
- [Review: August Osage County Heralds Theatre's Next Generation](https://thescoop.au/review-august-osage-county-heralds-theatres-next-generation/): I walked into August: Osage County at Metro Arts with no prior knowledge. Nothing, however, could have prepared me for the storytelling I was about to witness.
- [Announcing New Work Wild Abandon For Melt Festival](https://thescoop.au/announcing-new-work-wild-abandon-for-melt-festival/): Wild Abandon is coming to 2026 MELT Festival by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong, and is a daring, funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender new work.
- [Announcing Stars Of Breaking Bad For Australian Tour 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-stars-of-breaking-bad-for-australian-tour-2027/): The stars of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, are heading to Australia in January 2027 with stops planned for Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.
- [Announcing The Picture Of Dorian Gray: A 2027 Homecoming](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-a-2027-homecoming/): The Sydney Theatre Company Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit, Kip Williams’ cine-theatre adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray returns to Australia in 2027.
- [Film Review: The Great Arch Finds The Fault Line Between Vision & Compromise](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-great-arch-finds-the-fault-line-between-vision-compromise/): Stéphane Demoustier’s The Great Arch returns to François Mitterrand’s Paris of the 1980s in a film dramatises the creation of the Grande Arche at La Défense.
- [Review: Les Femmes Brings Fresh Energy To Classic Hits](https://thescoop.au/review-les-femmes-brings-fresh-energy-to-classic-hits/): Reimagining songs originally made famous by men, Les Femmes puts a fun feminist spin on classics, transforming familiar tracks into something entirely their own
- [Bespoke By Queensland Ballet Opens This Week](https://thescoop.au/bespoke-by-queensland-ballet-opens-this-week/): The annual Queensland Ballet Bespoke season presents three new contemporary works by experienced choreographers Claire Voss, Paul Knobloch and Victor Zarallo.
- [Announcing S,B&W Foundation Grants In Celebration of 40th Anniversary](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sbw-foundation-grants-in-celebration-of-40th-anniversary/): Last week the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation will celebrate its 40th Anniversary year by announcing $400,000 in Grants for projects scheduled for 2027.
- [Announcing NIDA Spring Production Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-nida-spring-production-season/): NIDA has announced its 2026 Spring Season, featuring landmark works helmed by acclaimed female directors that celebrate the next generation of creative talent.
- [Review: Death Of A Salesman Buries The Great Myth](https://thescoop.au/review-death-of-a-salesman-buries-the-great-myth/): In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman empties soil and spreads it into a mound. The image gathers everything Neil Armfield’s production has spent hours uncovering
- [Review: Cirque Alice Takes Sydney Down The Rabbit Hole](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-alice-takes-sydney-down-the-rabbit-hole/): What could be better for a night of extravagant circus than the wild world of Alice in Wonderland? Carroll’s novel takes shape with the Cirque Alice cast.
- [Announcing Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-queensland-symphony-orchestra-2027-season/): Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2027, inviting audiences to revel in a program of works that include cultural milestones.
- [From The Greatest Showman To The Stage: The Circus is Calling Des Flanagan](https://thescoop.au/from-the-greatest-showman-to-the-stage-the-circus-is-calling-des-flanagan/): Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular premiered in Sydney earlier this year and The Scoop chatted to its star, Des Flanagan, while in Perth.
- [Review: My Fair Lady Returns With All Its Classic Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-my-fair-lady-returns-with-all-its-classic-magic/): It’s an absolute delight to see My Fair Lady grace the Sydney Opera House stage once again. Beautifully brought to life, this is a production not to be missed.
- [Review: She Kills Monsters 2026 Sydney Fringe Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-she-kills-monsters-2026-sydney-fringe-festival/): She Kills Monsters by Epiphany Arts Inc. combines the brevity of the play’s ‘Young Adventurers Edition’ with the risqué humour of the original 2011 script.
- [ENCORE! Exhibition Puts Our Stage Treasures In The Spotlight](https://thescoop.au/encore-exhibition-puts-our-stage-treasures-in-the-spotlight/): The Australian Museum of Performing Arts’ new exhibition, ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection., is open, bringing 50 extraordinary pieces to Melbourne.
- [Review: Escape by Diavolo 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-escape-by-diavolo-2026-brisbane-festival/): ★★★★☆ When I told people I was going to see Escape for Brisbane Festival and they asked me what it was about, I didn’t quite know how to answer. Is it movement using structures onstage? Having now seen the production, presented by Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, I realise Escape is so much more than that. It
- [Review: Make, Believe, Magic, The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-make-believe-magic-the-worlds-of-the-jim-henson-company-2026-brisbane-festival/): Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of the Jim Henson Company has officially landed in Brisbane at QAGOMA as part of Brisbane Festival, and it's definitely magic!
- [Review: Girls & Boys Delivers A Whiplash You Don't See Coming](https://thescoop.au/review-girls-boys-delivers-a-whiplash-you-dont-see-coming/): Sydney Theatre Company's Girls & Boys creates an illusion of safety and comfort, then takes it apart. Justine Clarke has us spellbound in Dennis Kelly's play.
- [Rhonda Burchmore: 45 Years of Musical Theatre and Counting](https://thescoop.au/rhonda-burchmore-45-years-of-musical-theatre-and-counting/): The Scoop caught up with Rhonda Burchmore to talk all things Anastasia, including touring, working alongside Hayes, and the roles still left on her bucket list.
- [Review: Anastasia Brings Theatrical Magic To Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/review-anastasia-brings-theatrical-magic-to-brisbane/): ★★★★★ Anastasia joins the list of major touring musicals to make their final stops in Brisbane, following CATS, Annie and Jesus Christ Superstar. Perhaps that is one reason cast and creatives so often remark on the warmth and enthusiasm they receive from Brisbane audiences. The Scoop has followed the Anastasia tour since it opened in Melbourne just after
- [Announcing Bell Shakespeare 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-bell-shakespeare-2027-season/): Bell Shakespeare has announced its 2027 Season, with three productions presented around the country including As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and Mackenzie
- [Review: Living In The '70s by The 60 Four 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-living-in-the-70s-by-the-60-four-2026-adelaide-fringe/): If you’re desiring a trip down memory lane or an evening of funky ‘70s music, Living in the ‘70s by The 60 Four delivers an experience with energy and colour.
- [Review: The Homecoming Finds Dark Humour In A Family At War](https://thescoop.au/review-the-homecoming-finds-dark-humour-in-a-family-at-war/): The Australian Shakespeare Company has opened their season of the revered dark comedy play The Homecoming by Harold Pinter at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne.
- [Review: Housework Brings Scandal, Ambition & Aussie Wit To The Stage](https://thescoop.au/review-housework-brings-scandal-ambition-aussie-wit-to-the-stage/): Emily Steel's Housework, presented by Sydney Theatre Company, has everything you love about your classic political romp, but with a distinctly Australian twist.
- [Review: LUKE Is A Provocative New Voice In Australian Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-luke-is-a-provocative-new-voice-in-australian-theatre/): LUKE by Angus Cameron is an extraordinary queer Australian story premiering at Red Stitch Theatre in Melbourne and it stirs the pot in just the right way.
- [Review: Spamalot Is A Gleeful Ride To The Holy Grail](https://thescoop.au/review-spamalot-is-a-gleeful-ride-to-the-holy-grail/): Monty Python’s Spamalot by Drew Anthony Creative is a collision of classic Python absurdity and musical theatre spectacle, a must-see for devotees and newcomers
- [Announcing Melbourne Theatre Company 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-melbourne-theatre-company-2027-season/): Melbourne Theatre Company reveals the Company's ambitious 2027 Season – eleven productions spanning bold new Australian work, sharp provocations on classics, compelling dramas and international hits.
- [Announcing Cirque Empire For Sydney This January](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cirque-empire-for-sydney-this-january/): The Coliseum Theatre announces the world premiere season of Cirque Empire, which will transform the Coliseum Theatre in Sydney into a 1920s party from January.
- [Film Review: Life Is Life 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-life-is-life-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival/): Can an 80-year-old, 4th-grade-educated shepherd stand up against a pushy multimillion-dollar juggernaut and win? Riccardo Milani's Life is Life poses just that.
- [Film Review: Holy Cannoli 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-holy-cannoli-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival/): Holy Cannoli, co-written, directed and starring Pierfrancesco 'Pif' Diliberto, opens the 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival in its Australian premiere.
- [Jason Goes Crazy After Kylie Doco: Announcing Cuckoo's Nest](https://thescoop.au/jason-goes-crazy-after-kylie-doco-announcing-cuckoos-nest/): Internationally acclaimed entertainer Jason Donovan returns home where his career first began to star in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
- [Announcing Full Cast For One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Next](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-next/): Internationally acclaimed entertainer Jason Donovan returns home to the city where his career began to star in new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- [Win Tickets To Shaun The Sheep In Cinemas 24 September](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-shaun-the-sheep-in-cinemas-24-september/): Win tickets to SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, a brand-new fun, hilarious and spooky adventure for the family, only in cinemas 24 September 2026.
- [Announcing Moulin Rouge! Ensemble & Swing Cast](https://thescoop.au/announcing-moulin-rouge-ensemble-swing-cast/): Global Creatures today reveals the ensemble members that will take to the stage in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, opening at the Sydney Lyric in March 2027.
- [Announcing Male Cast For The Shawshank Redemption](https://thescoop.au/announcing-male-cast-for-the-shawshank-redemption/): As final performances for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons for the Australian tour of The Shawshank Redemption go on sale, additional cast members were revealed
- [Film Review: Sweetheart 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-sweetheart-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival/): Margherita Spampinato's exquisitely rendered debut Sweetheart (Gioia Mia) asks us to stop and hold the moments in between the rush of life, however fleeting.
- [Hayes In New Places: Announcing Hayes Theatre Co 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/hayes-in-new-places-announcing-hayes-theatre-co-2027-season/): As they prepare for their final year as Artistic Directors, Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer have announced Hayes Theatre Co’s biggest season yet for 2027.
- [Review: Class Of 2026 Musical Theatre Showcase Queensland Academy](https://thescoop.au/review-class-of-2026-musical-theatre-showcase-queensland-academy/): For the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre (QAEMT) Class of 2026, Showcase marks the culmination of three years of intensive training.
- [Announcing Sydney Theatre Company 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sydney-theatre-company-2027-season/): Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Mitchell Butel has announced the Company's 2027 Season, his second as AD, which includes 13 productions across 3 venues
- [Announcing Cast For We Will Rock You Geelong](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-we-will-rock-you-geelong/): Geelong audiences are about to experience the explosive rock musical We Will Rock You, bringing Queen’s legendary music to Costa Hall on 26 and 27 February 2027
- [Announcing First Highlights Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/announcing-first-highlights-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): Some of Britain's finest stars feature in the first highlights of the 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival, presented by Palace Cinemas from 28 October.
- [Review: The Heartbreak Choir Sings From The Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-the-heartbreak-choir-sings-from-the-heart/): The Heartbreak Choir is PIP Theatre’s yearly self-produced mainstage musical and the venue is so welcoming, it has an atmosphere that feels like home.
- [Hold Your Horses! Phar Lap Races Again In 2027](https://thescoop.au/hold-your-horses-phar-lap-races-again-in-2027/): Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to announce the award-winning sold-out hit of 2025, Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical, will return to Sydney and tour in 2027.
- [Review: Sweeney Todd Breathes New Life Into A Classic](https://thescoop.au/review-sweeney-todd-breathes-new-life-into-a-classic/): Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, presented by Soundworks Productions is showing for a limited season at Melbourne’s historic Chapel Off Chapel.
- [Review: Dracula Dances Into Melbourne In A Mesmerising Gothic Spectacle](https://thescoop.au/review-dracula-dances-into-melbourne-in-a-mesmerising-gothic-spectacle/): Dracula is hypnotic from beginning to end, drawing you into its gothic world through movement, music and some of the most striking production design I have seen
- [Win Tickets To The Weight In Cinemas 17 September](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-weight-in-cinemas-17-september/): After a premiere at 2026 Sundance Film Festival, THE WEIGHT starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, directed by Padraic McKinley, comes to cinemas in September.
- [The Scoop 2026 Guide To Australian Musical Theatre](https://thescoop.au/the-scoop-2026-guide-to-australian-musical-theatre/): The New Year has arrived, and The Scoop has put together a 2026 Musical Theatre Guide to assist those planning and budgeting for their interstate musical trips.
- [Film Review: Coyote vs. Acme Sees The Ultimate Underdog Take On Corporate America](https://thescoop.au/film-review-coyote-vs-acme-sees-the-ultimate-underdog-take-on-corporate-america/): Wile E. Coyote has spent decades falling from cliffs, swallowing explosives and being crushed by anvils. In Coyote vs. Acme, he's realised who should pay for it
- [Ruby Day: A New Sensation In Queensland Ballet’s Elegantly Wasted](https://thescoop.au/ruby-day-a-new-sensation-in-queensland-ballets-elegantly-wasted/): The Scoop talks with Queensland Ballet Company Artist Ruby Day about stepping into the world premiere of Elegantly Wasted and dancing to the music of INXS.
- [Review: Elegantly Wasted Triumphs In A Bold New Fusion](https://thescoop.au/review-elegantly-wasted-triumphs-in-a-bold-new-fusion/): Elegantly Wasted, featuring the songs of INXS, is the second instalment of a three-year partnership between Queensland Ballet and HOTA on the Gold Coast.
- [Review: The Sunshine Boys Sees Old Friends, Feuds & Great Comedy](https://thescoop.au/review-the-sunshine-boys-sees-old-friends-feuds-great-comedy/): Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s The Sunshine Boys, directed by Peter Goers, finds the loneliness beneath the small victories of two men who once had audiences.
- [Review: Scenes With Girls 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-scenes-with-girls-2026-brisbane-festival/): ★★★½ Following a sold-out 2024 season, Scenes with Girls returns, this time as part of Queensland Theatre’s 2026 DOOR 3 program in a season for Brisbane Festival. Written by Miriam Battye and presented by Matilda Award-winning independent theatre company Salad Days Collective, Scenes With Girls explores the raw and emotional fragility of modern female friendships.
- [New Australian Musical Silver Tongue Announces Cast Ahead of World Premiere](https://thescoop.au/new-australian-musical-silver-tongue-announces-cast-ahead-of-world-premiere/): Hayes Theatre Co is set to welcome a bold new Australian musical with the full cast announcement for Silver Tongue a new work by breakout Australian talents.
- [Review: Gilbert & Sullivan A Soirée Of Song & Satire](https://thescoop.au/review-gilbert-sullivan-a-soiree-of-song-satire/): Prospero Arts' A Soirée of Song & Satire proves that the music of Gilbert & Sullivan can still feel fresh and utterly enjoyable decades after gracing the stage.
- [Win Tickets To Coyote vs. Acme In Cinemas 17 September](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-coyote-vs-acme-in-cinemas-17-september/): COYOTE VS. ACME stars your favourite Looney Tunes characters on screen in a hilarious and action packed adventure…...only in cinemas from 17 September 2026.
- [Review: Tangalooma Dunes Cabana Club: Our New Favourite Beach Spot](https://thescoop.au/review-tangalooma-dunes-cabana-club-our-new-favourite-beach-spot/): Tangalooma Dunes Cabana Club may be my new favourite spot in Queensland, located on an island so beautiful you’ll forget where in the world you actually are.
- [The Empire Starts Search For Jesus Christ Superstar Creative Team](https://thescoop.au/the-empire-starts-search-for-jesus-christ-superstar-creative-team/): The Empire has begun the search for an exceptional creative team to lead its 2027 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical, Jesus Christ Superstar.
- [Announcing Junior Theatre Festival Move To Melbourne In 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-junior-theatre-festival-move-to-melbourne-in-2027/): The Junior Theatre Festival Australia will relocate from Newcastle to a bigger stage at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from October 2027.
- [Win Tickets To The 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival/): The Scoop is giving away tickets to the 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival, the largest festival of Italian cinema in the world, presented by Palace Cinemas.
- [Announcing Belvoir St Theatre 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-belvoir-st-theatre-2027-season/): Belvoir St Theatre has announced its 2027 Season with nine mainstage productions, two late-night shows and more than a hundred artists bring the season to life.
- [Review: Mamma Mia! Brings Joy To The Gold Coast](https://thescoop.au/review-mamma-mia-brings-joy-to-the-gold-coast/): Mamma Mia!, a musical with ABBA hits intertwined throughout the story: what’s not to love? The Very Popular Theatre Company brings the classic to the Gold Coast
- [Review: Koreaboo La Boite Theatre 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-koreaboo-la-boite-theatre-2026-brisbane-festival/): La Boite Theatre presents Koreaboo for 2026 Brisbane Festival, an enlightening perspective on adoptee reconnection and coming to grips with one’s identity.
- [Black Swan Perth Premieres New Work Day (After Day) In The Life Of The Useless](https://thescoop.au/black-swan-perth-premieres-new-work-day-after-day-in-the-life-of-the-useless/): Black Swan State Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Day (After Day) In The Life Of The Useless, a razor sharp and unexpectedly moving new comedy.
- [Review: High School Musical Keeps The Wildcats Spirit Alive](https://thescoop.au/review-high-school-musical-keeps-the-wildcats-spirit-alive/): A sparkling production of High School Musical by James Terry Collective is breaking free at the National Theatre in St Kilda, live on stage for a limited season
- [Review: Strong Is The New Pretty 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-strong-is-the-new-pretty-2026-brisbane-festival/): Strong Is The New Pretty is the new play revolving around the Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW), making its world premiere for 2026 Brisbane Festival.
- [Review: The Choir Of Man 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-choir-of-man-2026-brisbane-festival/): Last night The Choir of Man opened Brisbane Festival in the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent featuring a fully functioning pub and 75 minutes of absolute bangers.
- [New Eddie Perfect Record Label Will Release Beetlejuice Australian Cast Recording](https://thescoop.au/new-eddie-perfect-record-label-will-release-beetlejuice-australian-cast-recording/): Excited Animal Records proudly announces the release of Beetlejuice The Musical Live at the Regent Theatre Melbourne available just in time for Halloween.
- [Review: How To Succeed Proves Some Things Never Change, & Others Really Should](https://thescoop.au/review-how-to-succeed-proves-some-things-never-change-others-really-should/): Bounding out of the time vault comes LPD Productions' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, directed and choreographed by Cameron Mitchell.
- [Review: Strategic Love Play Explores Dating & The Art Of Not Knowing](https://thescoop.au/review-strategic-love-play-explores-dating-the-art-of-not-knowing/): Strategic Love Play, presented by Sharehouse Productions, sees playwright Miriam Battye turn the awkwardness of a first date into something more unpredictable.
- [Announcing Brisbane Season For The Shawshank Redemption](https://thescoop.au/announcing-brisbane-season-for-the-shawshank-redemption/): A Brisbane season for the Australian tour of the stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption has been announced today, with a April 2027 season at QPAC.
- [Review: Heathers Opens In Sydney To Viral Online Video](https://thescoop.au/review-heathers-opens-in-sydney-to-viral-online-video/): The thunderous applause on opening night in Sydney was testament to just how eagerly theatre lovers had been waiting for Heathers: The Musical to hit our shores
- [Riverfire By Australian Retirement Trust Expands For 2026 Brisbane Festival](https://thescoop.au/riverfire-by-australian-retirement-trust-expands-for-2026-brisbane-festival/): On Saturday 5 September, Brisbane Festival bursts to life with Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust, a fusion of community spirit and world-class creativity
- [Brisbane Festival 2026 Comes Alive Today](https://thescoop.au/brisbane-festival-2026-comes-alive-today/): Today marks the opening of Brisbane Festival 2026, launching 23 days of performance, art and participation under the banner Switch On, Light Up, Come Alive.
- [Announcing Little Anastasia Cast For Brisbane Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-little-anastasia-cast-for-brisbane-season/): Producers of ANASTASIA have revealed the young Queensland performers who will be sharing the role of Little Anastasia in the musical opening at QPAC in Brisbane
- [Film Review: De Gaulle Résistance Takes A Fascinating Journey Into France's Fight For Freedom](https://thescoop.au/film-review-de-gaulle-resistance-takes-a-fascinating-journey-into-frances-fight-for-freedom/): We hear about the French Resistance, but what happened to the French military after France fell? Until watching De Gaulle: Résistance, I realised I didn’t know.
- [The Monologue Collective Is Giving Real Teenagers A Voice](https://thescoop.au/the-monologue-collective-is-giving-real-teenagers-a-voice/): The Monologue Collective returns for its second season at PHIVE Parramatta, presented by Riverside Live featuring nine new monologues, all written by teenagers.
- [Review: Death Of A Salesman Asks Whether The Life We Are Chasing Is Actually Worth Having](https://thescoop.au/review-death-of-a-salesman-asks-whether-the-life-we-are-chasing-is-actually-worth-having/): The Brisbane premiere of Death of a Salesman opened at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, on a Sunday afternoon, which turned out to be the perfect time to see it.
- [Announcing Full Cast For Elf The Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-elf-the-musical/): Elf The Musical today reveals that Colin Lane joins a full Australian cast to bring the beloved Christmas film to life at CROWN LIVE from 27 November 2026.
- [Announcing Elf The Musical To Premiere Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-elf-the-musical-to-premiere-melbourne/): Christmas has come early with the announcement today that Elf The Musical will premiere in Melbourne in the new theatre, CROWN LIVE, from 27 November 2026.
- [Alison Whyte: We Need Human Stories Now More Than Ever](https://thescoop.au/alison-whyte-we-need-human-stories-now-more-than-ever/): Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Death of a Salesman starring Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte returns to Melbourne, before making its Brisbane debut.
- [Review: Death Of A Salesman Is A Devastating Reminder Of The Cost Of Success](https://thescoop.au/review-death-of-a-salesman-is-a-devastating-reminder-of-the-cost-of-success/): ★★★★☆ Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman may have premiered in 1949, but Neil Armfield’s devastating production makes it abundantly clear that Willy Loman’s struggle is far from a relic of post-war America. More than seven decades later, we are still chasing the promise of success, measuring ourselves by titles, salaries and status, even when they bear
- [Review: GRIMM Is A Dazzling Display Of Pure Pandemonium](https://thescoop.au/review-grimm-is-a-dazzling-display-of-pure-pandemonium/): Occupying the sinister space between Disney sunshine and scandalous Sondheim, GRIMM drags us into a desolate forest, where familiar faces lurk in the shadows.
- [Review: The Book Of Everything Reminds Us That Life Doesn't Need To Be Complicated](https://thescoop.au/review-the-book-of-everything-reminds-us-that-life-doesnt-need-to-be-complicated/): The Book of Everything at Belvoir St Theatre is a joyous, playful delight. It's a totally refreshing production in a world of constant push for faster is better
- [Ian Potter State Theatre To Reopen With Free Program Housewarming](https://thescoop.au/ian-potter-state-theatre-to-reopen-with-free-program-housewarming/): To celebrate the reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne have announced Housewarming, 9 - 12 October, a series of free performances.
- [Win Tickets To De Gaulle: Résistance In Cinemas 3 September](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-de-gaulle-resistance-in-cinemas-3-september/): The Scoop is giving away tickets to DE GAULLE: Resistance, a powerful account of Charles de Gaulle’s journey during World War II, told in a two-part epic.
- [Announcing An Iliad Starring David Wenham For Melbourne 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-an-iliad-starring-david-wenham-for-melbourne-2027/): Sydney Theatre Company’s 2026 hit production An Iliad starring David Wenham will run at Arts Centre Melbourne for a strictly limited season from March 2027.
- [Review: Highway To Hell 2026 Wynnum Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-highway-to-hell-2026-wynnum-fringe/): ★★★★½ There are festival openings, and then there are festival openings that make you wonder whether the roof of the Augathella Spiegeltent has its own insurance policy. Highway to Hell: The Rock 'N' Roll Circus, which opened the 7th annual Wynnum Fringe Festival last night, belongs firmly in the second category. Produced and directed by
- [Announcing Sherlock Holmes To Return To The QPAC Stage](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sherlock-holmes-to-return-to-the-qpac-stage/): QPAC, with Woodward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions, have announced that Sherlock Holmes - The Mystery of the Valkyrie is returning in November.
- [Review: Commentary Asks Who Gets The Tell The Story When Everyone Is Watching](https://thescoop.au/review-commentary-asks-who-gets-the-tell-the-story-when-everyone-is-watching/): Like all good theatre, Ash Flanders' Commentary, presented by STCSA, turns our inner monologues back upon us. What have we learned from the harm we have caused?
- [Announcing Moulin Rouge! The Musical First Cast](https://thescoop.au/announcing-moulin-rouge-the-musical-first-cast/): Global Creatures revealed the first artists who will bring Moulin Rouge! The Musical to life when the acclaimed production returns to Sydney in March 2027.
- [Review: Anastasia Finds Its Way To Adelaide In Glorious Style](https://thescoop.au/review-anastasia-finds-its-way-to-adelaide-in-glorious-style/): Anastasia the Musical arrives in Adelaide as part of a national tour. Grown from the beloved animated film, it is family theatre with history’s teeth left in.
- [Lynn Ahrens On The Enduring Magic Of Anastasia](https://thescoop.au/lynn-ahrens-on-the-enduring-magic-of-anastasia/): The beloved musical Anastasia has arrived in Sydney as part of its Australian tour, following a celebrated premiere season in Melbourne and recent run in Perth.
- [Announcing Full Cast For Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-whispering-jack-the-john-farnham-musical/): Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley revealed the full cast for Sydney Theatre Company's Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical.
- [Sydney Theatre Company Announces New Cast & Dates: Whispering Jack Musical](https://thescoop.au/sydney-theatre-company-announces-new-cast-dates-whispering-jack-musical/): Sydney Theatre Company has added nine performances of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, extending the season for a second time due to popular demand.
- [Win Tickets To See Hadestown At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-hadestown-at-dendy-cinemas/): Go way down to Hadestown because the international hit HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL is coming to the big screen and The Scoop has a double pass to give away!
- [Review: Cleopatra & Antony Brings New Perspectives To An Old Tragedy](https://thescoop.au/review-cleopatra-antony-brings-new-perspectives-to-an-old-tragedy/): Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to fortyfivedownstairs with Cleopatra & Antony, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s historical tragedy by Sonya Suares.
- [Scenes With Girls Returns With Guts, Chaos, Laughter & Heartbreak](https://thescoop.au/scenes-with-girls-returns-with-guts-chaos-laughter-heartbreak/): Salad Days Collective brings Scenes With Girls back to Brisbane in September as part of DOOR 3 for a new season filled with guts, chaos, laughter and heartbreak
- [Drac Is Back: BIG Live Brings Dracula Ballet To Melbourne & Sydney In 2026](https://thescoop.au/drac-is-back-big-live-brings-dracula-ballet-to-melbourne-sydney-in-2026/): Following sold-out seasons in the West End and the US, and tours across Australia and New Zealand, BIG Live’s Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest will return home.
- [Review: Dracula The Ballet Is Love At First Bite](https://thescoop.au/review-dracula-the-ballet-is-love-at-first-bite/): For over a century, Dracula has lured audiences with its tale of desire, fear, and the eternal hunger for power. BIG Live's new interpretation is unforgettable.
- [Announcing Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soirée Of Song & Satire](https://thescoop.au/announcing-gilbert-sullivan-a-soiree-of-song-satire/): Prospero Arts has announced the arrival of Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soiree of Song & Satire, coming to the Concert Hall, QPAC in Brisbane from 6 - 9 September.
- [Announcing A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical For Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-a-beautiful-noise-the-neil-diamond-musical-for-brisbane/): The smash-hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is heading to Brisbane, with shows opening at the Lyric Theatre QPAC in March 2027.
- [Review: State Opera Takes A Magical Journey Into The Woods](https://thescoop.au/review-state-opera-takes-a-magical-journey-into-the-woods/): I am thrilled that one of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest musicals, Into The Woods, has been chosen for State Opera South Australia’s Golden Jubilee Season.
- [Review: She Loves Me Brings Letters, Love & Lots Of Laughter](https://thescoop.au/review-she-loves-me-brings-letters-love-lots-of-laughter/): She Loves Me by the Phoenix Ensemble is once again giving audiences plenty of opportunity to laugh, escape for a couple of hours and simply enjoy themselves.
- [Review: VISTA Is A Powerful Reframing Of Reality](https://thescoop.au/review-vista-is-a-powerful-reframing-of-reality/): Stephanie Lake Company’s powerful dance work VISTA asks us to look once, look again, and wonder: are things as they seem, or should we change our perspective?
- [Review: Hansel & Gretel Is A Dollhouse Nightmare With A Lullaby At Its Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-hansel-gretel-is-a-dollhouse-nightmare-with-a-lullaby-at-its-heart/): Fairy tales like Hansel & Gretel endure because they allow children to name what adults have normalised and to imagine that the world might turn again.
- [Review: Ride The Cyclone Is Alive With Dark Humour](https://thescoop.au/review-ride-the-cyclone-is-alive-with-dark-humour/): Since its 2009 premiere, Ride The Cyclone has garnered a cult following. Produced by Rising Arts Productions, this rendition remains faithful to the original.
- [Announcing 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival Full Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival-full-program/): Palace Cinemas has announced the full line up of the 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival, the largest festival of Italian cinema in the world, from 16 September.
- [Review: The Gospel According To Paul Has Plenty To Preach About](https://thescoop.au/review-the-gospel-according-to-paul-has-plenty-to-preach-about/): The Gospel According to Paul by Jonathan Biggins is a wonderfully sharp one-man tribute to Australia’s 24th Prime Minister, now showing at the Playhouse QPAC.
- [Announcing Elegantly Wasted By Queensland Ballet & HOTA With Music Of INXS](https://thescoop.au/announcing-elegantly-wasted-by-queensland-ballet-hota-with-music-of-inxs/): Queensland Ballet and HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, have announced the world premiere of Elegantly Wasted, a contemporary ballet set to the songs of INXS.
- [Ruby Day: New Company Artist To Perform in Romeo & Juliet](https://thescoop.au/ruby-day-new-company-artist-to-perform-in-romeo-juliet/): Following her success at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, Queensland Ballet Company Artist Ruby Day will take the stage in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet.
- [Review: The Jungle and The Sea Is A Sweeping Story Of Family, War & Survival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-jungle-and-the-sea-is-a-sweeping-story-of-family-war-survival/): The Jungle and The Sea, Belvoir St Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company’s ambitious yet sweeping and stunning new production delivers across the board.
- [Announcing Matilda The Musical For Melbourne In October 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-matilda-the-musical-for-melbourne-in-october-2027/): Matilda The Musical opens at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne from October 2027, before travelling to the Sydney Lyric and the Lyric Theatre QPAC in Brisbane.
- [Film Review: Digby & Camille 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-digby-camille-2026-melbourne-international-film-festival/): Full of affection and personality, Digby & Camille is a sweet documentary about a couple living with Down syndrome, premiering at Melbourne Film Festival.
- [From Glinda to Miranda: Suzie Mathers Enters A New Chapter With Mrs. Doubtfire](https://thescoop.au/from-glinda-to-miranda-suzie-mathers-enters-a-new-chapter-with-mrs-doubtfire/): We chatted to Suzie Mathers, returning to the stage as Miranda Hillard in the Australian premiere of Mrs. Doubtfire, the hit musical based on the beloved film.
- [Paramount Distributes 'The F Ward' To 100 Markets: Fastest-Selling Australian Drama Ever](https://thescoop.au/paramount-distributes-the-f-ward-to-100-markets-fastest-selling-australian-drama-ever/): Paramount Global Content Distribution has secured licensing in 100 international territories for THE F WARD the fastest-selling Australian drama pre-launch ever
- [Announcing Mrs. Doubtfire Musical Australian Cast](https://thescoop.au/announcing-mrs-doubtfire-musical-australian-cast/): The final cast members have been announced for the Australian premiere of the comedy musical MRS. DOUBTFIRE, based on the beloved film starring Robin Williams.
- [Review: Into The Woods Finds The Magic In Happily Ever After](https://thescoop.au/review-into-the-woods-finds-the-magic-in-happily-ever-after/): Company of Dramatic Arts (CODA) presents a delightful Into The Woods, exploring the age-old idea that a happy ending does not always look the way we think.
- [Get To Know The Stars Of The Shawshank Redemption](https://thescoop.au/get-to-know-the-stars-of-the-shawshank-redemption/): The Scoop sat down for a chat with David Berry and Bert LaBonté who are taking on the iconic roles of Andy Dufresne and Red Redding in The Shawshank Redemption.
- [Review: Animal Farm Finds New Bite In Orwell's Warning](https://thescoop.au/review-animal-farm-finds-new-bite-in-orwells-warning/): Bloomshed has opened their new season of Animal Farm, based on the novella by George Orwell, delivering a surprisingly potent message on our current times.
- [Review: Do Not Go Gentle Refuses To Go Quietly](https://thescoop.au/review-do-not-go-gentle-refuses-to-go-quietly/): Do Not Go Gentle by Patricia Cornelius sees five senior residents living with dementia navigate their past via a strange obsession with a failed mission.
- [Announcing Cast For Mamma Mia! At The Star Gold Coast](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-mamma-mia-at-the-star-gold-coast/): Favourite feel good musical Mamma Mia! is coming to The Star Gold Coast for a limited season from 4 September, presented by The Very Popular Theatre Company.
- [Review: The Sound Inside Listens To The Stories We Tell Ourselves](https://thescoop.au/review-the-sound-inside-listens-to-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/): The Sound Inside, Adam Rapp’s intimate two-hander presented by Holden Street Theatres Adelaide, explores the voice within us and the things we use to escape it.
- [Announcing The Choir Of Man For Sydney This Summer](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-choir-of-man-for-sydney-this-summer/): Raise a glass this summer as international smash hit The Choir of Man opens its doors at the Sydney Opera House, with performances from 11 December 2026.
- [Announcing The Lion King Musical For Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-lion-king-musical-for-melbourne/): One of the world's most beloved musicals will arrive in Melbourne when Disney's THE LION KING opens its internationally acclaimed production from 25 March 2027.
- [Review: Memento by Hear My Eyes Puts New Twist On Old Favourite](https://thescoop.au/review-memento-by-hear-my-eyes-puts-new-twist-on-old-favourite/): Hear My Eyes returned to Melbourne in partnership with Melbourne International Film Festival to bring a re-imagining of another cult classic film, Memento.
- [Announcing Lead Cast For Shawshank Redemption](https://thescoop.au/announcing-lead-cast-for-shawshank-redemption/): The lead cast for the Australian tour of the stage adaptation of one of the most popular films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, has been announced.
- [Announcing Melt Festival 2026 Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-melt-festival-2026-program/): Melt Festival, the biggest celebration of Queer arts and culture in Brisbane, returns with 100+ events across 70+ venues from 21 October – 8 November 2026.
- [Film Review: The Latcher 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-latcher-2026-melbourne-international-film-festival/): A story of grief and female trauma, The Latcher tells the story of a midwife haunted by an entity that materialises after the loss of her baby postpartum.
- [Review: Second Coming Is Saving The Planet, One Laugh At A Time](https://thescoop.au/review-second-coming-is-saving-the-planet-one-laugh-at-a-time/): La Boite Theatre and Playlab Theatre present Kathryn Marquet's world premiere Second Coming, a spectacular and humorous take on leaving this world for another.
- [Review: A Beautiful Noise The Neil Diamond Musical](https://thescoop.au/review-a-beautiful-noise-the-neil-diamond-musical/): Staged in the Princess Theatre Melbourne, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical demonstrates just how powerful a finely crafted jukebox musical can be.
- [Announcing Ensemble Theatre 2027 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-ensemble-theatre-2027-season/): Ensemble Theatre is delighted to present its 2027 season, featuring ten extraordinary productions placing exceptional stories at the heart of every performance.
- [Review: Reservoir Dogs Meets Shakespeare In Playful Mash Up](https://thescoop.au/review-reservoir-dogs-meets-shakespeare-in-playful-mash-up/): The lyrical genius of Shakespeare collides with razor‑edged storytelling of Tarantino in The Ghostlight League’s return to William Shakespeare’s Reservoir Dogs.
- [Review: A View From The Bridge Is A Must See At New Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-a-view-from-the-bridge-is-a-must-see-at-new-theatre/): New Theatre Sydney's production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller is a powerful exploration of the fallacies of masculinity and it is simply unmissable
- [Review: Queensland Symphony Orchestra Levels Up With The Music Of Video Games](https://thescoop.au/review-queensland-symphony-orchestra-levels-up-with-the-music-of-video-games/): ★★★★☆ With no gaming enthusiasts among The Scoop’s Brisbane reviewing team, I approached The Music of Video Games by Queensland Symphony Orchestra from the perspective of a curious outsider. As a Gen Xer, my regular gaming days are long behind me, but this concert proves you don’t need an encyclopaedic knowledge of video games to
- [Review: Cirque KOOZA Is The Blockbuster You Need To See Live](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-kooza-is-the-blockbuster-you-need-to-see-live/): Attending Cirque du Soleil has become something of an annual highlight, but KOOZA this year came with an unexpected upgrade: a ticket in a front-row seat.
- [Review: Cirque KOOZA Dazzles Melbourne With Larger Than Life Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-kooza-dazzles-melbourne-with-larger-than-life-magic/): Prepare to have your jaw planted on the floor, as Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA arrives, bringing an explosion of acrobatics, colour and larger-than-life magic.
- [Review: Gunawarra Re-Creation, 2026 Clancestry Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-gunawarra-re-creation-2026-clancestry-festival/): Gunawarra Re-Creation, presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company, is an apt reminder of Blak women's strength, their definitive authority, their innate wisdom.
- [Review: Top Silk Peels Back The Gloss On 80s Ambition](https://thescoop.au/review-top-silk-peels-back-the-gloss-on-80s-ambition/): Top Silk, presented by Ensemble Theatre Sydney, is a family drama that captures the gilded surface and corrupt underbelly of the 1980s in true Williamson form.
- [Sabrina Wall Talks Triple Bill & The Growth of Voxalis Opera](https://thescoop.au/sabrina-wall-talks-triple-bill-the-growth-of-voxalis-opera/): Soprano Sabrina Wall discusses Triple Bill, presented by Voxalis Opera, and how this intimate program is helping redefine what opera can be for modern audiences
- [Review: The Book of Mormon Blesses Brisbane Once More](https://thescoop.au/review-the-book-of-mormon-blesses-brisbane-once-more/): The Book of Mormon brings one of musical theatre's biggest comedy hits back to Brisbane as the first major touring musical in the sparkling Glasshouse Theatre.
- [Review: Fiddler On The Roof Celebrates Resilience, Faith & Love](https://thescoop.au/review-fiddler-on-the-roof-celebrates-resilience-faith-love/): Fiddler on the Roof returns to Sydney at the Theatre Royal, heaving with life and energy, giving full expression to the wonderfully perdurable lyrics and music.
- [Announcing New Musical Clancy Of The Outback](https://thescoop.au/announcing-new-musical-clancy-of-the-outback/): Stoddart Entertainment Group is proud to announce the commissioning of a new Australian musical, Clancy of the Outback, for development with a 2027 premiere.
- [Announcing Death Of A Salesman For Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/announcing-death-of-a-salesman-for-adelaide/): The critically acclaimed production Death of a Salesman, starring Anthony LaPaglia, has today announced it will tour to Adelaide from 26 September to 4 October.
- [Announcing Private Lives Play For Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-private-lives-play-for-melbourne/): Melbourne will welcome the record breaking new production of Noël Coward's comedy masterpiece Private Lives starring Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune in 2027.
- [Announcing Menopause The Musical 2026 Cast](https://thescoop.au/announcing-menopause-the-musical-2026-cast/): The global hit Menopause The Musical® has unveiled the cast for its 2026 Australian tour, returning across the country from August with a brand-new production.
- [The Gospel According To Paul Tour Opens This Month](https://thescoop.au/the-gospel-according-to-paul-tour-opens-this-month/): The Gospel According To Paul is returning for a victory lap – including hot new takes on today’s world – as Jonathan Biggins transforms into Paul Keating.
- [Sharehouse Productions Returns with New Play Strategic Love](https://thescoop.au/sharehouse-productions-returns-with-new-play-strategic-love/): Sharehouse Production Company in association with Flight Path Theatre is thrilled to present Strategic Love Play by Miriam Battye, running 25 - 29 August 2026.
- [Review: Bennelong In London Gives History A Powerful Voice](https://thescoop.au/review-bennelong-in-london-gives-history-a-powerful-voice/): Jane Harrison's Bennelong in London, directed by Ian Michael in its world premiere at Sydney Theatre Company, is a haunting, vital piece of truth-telling.
- [Review: & Juliet Brings Shakespeare To The Pop Era](https://thescoop.au/review-juliet-brings-shakespeare-to-the-pop-era/): What do you get when you mix pop hits, ’80s and ’90s fashion, and an insanely talented cast? The Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s & Juliet.
- [Review: Heathers Brings Big Fun To The Gold Coast](https://thescoop.au/review-heathers-brings-big-fun-to-the-gold-coast/): Wickedly funny, emotionally affecting and unapologetically bold, it's easy to see why Heathers inspires the kind of fan devotion usually reserved for pop icons.
- [Review: Heathers The Musical Is Candy Coated Big Fun](https://thescoop.au/review-heathers-the-musical-is-candy-coated-big-fun/): ★★★★½ Based on the 1989 film of the same name, Heathers has become a fan favourite for musical lovers in the last decade. Having major runs internationally, Australia is now lucky enough to be visited once again by the show after its first Australian tour in 2015. Directed by Andy Fickman, with choreography by Garry Lloyd, this
- [Review: Ya'Djin Spirit Women, 2026 Clancestry Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-yadjin-spirit-women-2026-clancestry-festival/): ★★★★★ “When you really hold up a mirror and see who we truly are, we come from this beauty, we’re a reflection of this beauty, it walks in us, it’s in us, f***! How can you be ugly when you come from that.” Aunty Chantay LinkA traditional smoking ceremony heralded the opening night of the
- [Review: Funeral Flowers Is A Beautiful Solo Tour De Force](https://thescoop.au/review-funeral-flowers-is-a-beautiful-solo-tour-de-force/): Funeral Flowers by Red Stitch is a testament to what can happen when exceptional writing, incisive direction, and a powerhouse performer collide.
- [Review: SIX Serves A Royal Flush Of Pop Perfection](https://thescoop.au/review-six-serves-a-royal-flush-of-pop-perfection/): SIX the Musical has blasted into Melbourne with an outstanding cast rocking the roof off the Comedy Theatre in a spectacular array of sparkle and colour.
- [William Shakespeare's Reservoir Dogs Returns To Melbourne In Bold Mash Up](https://thescoop.au/william-shakespeares-reservoir-dogs-returns-to-melbourne-in-bold-mash-up/): Theatre Works and The Ghostlight League bring the iconic dialogue of Shakespeare to the gritty underworld of Tarantino in William Shakespeare's Reservoir Dogs.
- [Review: Logan St Uncovers The Forgotten Histories Beneath Adelaide's Streets](https://thescoop.au/review-logan-st-uncovers-the-forgotten-histories-beneath-adelaides-streets/): Logan St is a profoundly moving work about who has been permitted to speak, who was forced to whisper and what Country remembers after archives fall silent.
- [Film Review: CatVideoFest 2026 Proves Cat Videos Are Even Better On The Big Screen](https://thescoop.au/film-review-catvideofest-2026-proves-cat-videos-are-even-better-on-the-big-screen/): Directed and curated by Will Braden, CatVideoFest 2026 is the purr-fect excuse to put your phone away and enjoy the internet's favourite animal together.
- [Win Tickets To CatVideoFest In Cinemas 13 August](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-catvideofest-in-cinemas-13-august/): CatVideoFest returns to Australian cinemas August with the funniest, most heartwarming cat videos and one-of-a-kind big-screen celebration of our feline friends
- [Step Into The Woods As Iconic Musical Returns To Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/step-into-the-woods-as-iconic-musical-returns-to-adelaide/): Adelaide is invited to step into the spellbinding world of Into the Woods, the Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim, presented by State Opera South Australia.
- [Christmas To Go Wrong In Sydney & The Gold Coast](https://thescoop.au/christmas-to-go-wrong-in-sydney-the-gold-coast/): The Australian premiere of festive fiasco Christmas Carol Goes Wrong will fill HOTA on the Gold Coast with joy and laughter, followed by the Sydney Opera House.
- [Meet Jake Speer: Your New Mrs. Doubtfire](https://thescoop.au/meet-jake-speer-your-new-mrs-doubtfire/): The Scoop chatted with Jake Speer, the star of the upcoming Australian premiere musical MRS. DOUBTFIRE, based on the beloved film starring Robin Williams.
- [Review: Perth Symphony Honours Fiona Stanley In WA Stories Chapter III](https://thescoop.au/review-perth-symphony-honours-fiona-stanley-in-wa-stories-chapter-iii/): WA Stories Chapter III: Fiona Stanley combines photos, quotes, videos, narration and the music to create a multi-sensorial and beautifully layered story.
- [Victorian State Schools Spectacular Returns In 2026 With New Show: This Is Me](https://thescoop.au/victorian-state-schools-spectacular-returns-in-2026-with-new-show-this-is-me/): The Victorian State Schools Spectacular returns to Melbourne on 29 August with its new production, This Is Me, celebrating Victorian government school students.
- [Review: I Hate People Or Timon Of Athens By Sport For Jove](https://thescoop.au/review-i-hate-people-or-timon-of-athens-by-sport-for-jove/): Adapted by Margaret Thanos and Damien Ryan, Sport For Jove’s I Hate People; or Timon of Athens returns for a short season, this time on the York Theatre stage.
- [Announcing Jake Speer As Mrs. Doubtfire In Australian Premiere Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-jake-speer-as-mrs-doubtfire-in-australian-premiere-musical/): Jake Speer has landed the coveted role of the Mrs. Doubtfire in the Australian tour, feel good comedy musical based on the beloved film starring Robin Williams.
- [Win Tickets To Ice Cream Man In Cinemas 6 August](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-ice-cream-man-in-cinemas-6-august/): Ice Cream Man tells the story of an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
- [Review: Uncle Vanya Is Beautifully Performed & Elegantly Staged](https://thescoop.au/review-uncle-vanya-is-beautifully-performed-elegantly-staged/): Since 1899, endless adaptations of Uncle Vanya speak to its eternal themes. Melbourne Theatre Company grapples with big ideas but doesn’t quite find a firm grip
- [Review: Steel Magnolias Returns To Melbourne In Full Bloom](https://thescoop.au/review-steel-magnolias-returns-to-melbourne-in-full-bloom/): Steel Magnolias returns to Melbourne in full bloom, with an astounding production and tremendous cast delivering a jubilant finale at the Athenaeum Theatre.
- [Review: Steel Magnolias Blossoms In Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-steel-magnolias-blossoms-in-perth/): It has been 39 years the premiere of the play Steel Magnolias, but the strength of women and female companionship feels as relevant in 2026 as it did then.
- [Jessica Redmayne Blossoms As Shelby In Steel Magnolias](https://thescoop.au/jessica-redmayne-blossoms-as-shelby-in-steel-magnolias/): The dazzling new Australian tour of of the hit play, Steel Magnolias, is well underway, and The Scoop sat down with Jessica Redmayne, who plays Shelby.
- [Review: Bell Shakespeare's Mackenzie Is Something Really Special](https://thescoop.au/review-bell-shakespeares-mackenzie-is-something-really-special/): Mackenzie, a new production from Bell Shakespeare, utterly reimagines Macbeth as a child star, ‘Mackenzie,’ with Lady Macbeth as her ruthless stage mum.
- [Announcing Landmark Partnership: The Second Cities Producing Consortium](https://thescoop.au/announcing-landmark-partnership-the-second-cities-producing-consortium/): Yesterday Creative Australia announced the next wave of Creative Futures Fund investments, including a grant for The Second Cities Producing Consortium.
- [Announcing Into The Woods Cast & Creative Team](https://thescoop.au/announcing-into-the-woods-cast-creative-team/): Opera Queensland and Queensland Theatre Company and have unveiled the cast and creative team Into the Woods, opening at the Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC in November
- [Review: Off Broadway Is A Vibrant Celebration Of Musical Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-off-broadway-is-a-vibrant-celebration-of-musical-theatre/): With a brilliant cast lighting up the stage, Off Broadway brings glitz and glamour, sparkles and sequins, inspiring electric energy and a flurry of feathers.
- [Review: Jesus Christ Superstar Rises To The Challenge](https://thescoop.au/review-jesus-christ-superstar-rises-to-the-challenge/): Therry Theatre has stepped into the breach with their production of Jesus Christ Superstar selling out its Adelaide season at the Arts Theatre before opening.
- [Announcing 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival First Highlights](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-st-ali-italian-film-festival-first-highlights/): Returning to cinemas September is the largest celebration of Italian culture and film outside Italy, the 2026 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace.
- [Win Tickets To See Holy Days In Cinemas From 6 August](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-holy-days-in-cinemas-from-6-august/): Win tickets to HOLY DAYS, a joyful and uplifting feel-good comedy film about an unexpected adventure starring Miriam Margolyes, Judy Davis and Jacki Weaver.
- [Win Tickets To A Tribute To Sam Neill At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-a-tribute-to-sam-neill-at-dendy-cinemas/): Dendy Cinemas announce their August special screenings, A Tribute to Sam Neill, in remembrance of one of the most enduring and beloved icons of modern cinema.
- [The Lion King Becomes Highest Selling Musical Presale At QPAC](https://thescoop.au/the-lion-king-becomes-highest-selling-musical-presale-at-qpac/): Disney’s THE LION KING has set a new record as the highest selling musical presale in QPAC history, beating the record set by its 2014 Brisbane season presale.
- [Review: At What Cost? A Must See Triumph For Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-at-what-cost-a-must-see-triumph-for-perth/): At What Cost? signals an impressive ascendancy by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company. It’s a bold, uncompromising play that deserves to sell out and win awards.
- [A Night At The Musicals Returns To Brisbane This October](https://thescoop.au/a-night-at-the-musicals-returns-to-brisbane-this-october/): A Night At The Musicals returns to Brisbane Powerhouse this October with a brand-new cast, a live band and an exciting mix of new hits and Broadway favourites.
- [Review: Don Giovanni Sees Opera Australia At Its Most Inventive](https://thescoop.au/review-don-giovanni-sees-opera-australia-at-its-most-inventive/): Opera Australia’s arrival into the Barossa Arts Centre as the first stop on their national tour of Don Giovanni feels like an operatic circus rolling into town.
- [Announcing John Waters For Fiddler On The Roof](https://thescoop.au/announcing-john-waters-for-fiddler-on-the-roof/): Producers of the award-winning critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof announced legend of screen and stage John Waters will be joining the cast as Lazar Wolf.
- [Announcing American Psycho Musical For Melbourne & Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-american-psycho-musical-for-melbourne-brisbane/): Australia’s theatre scene will get a shot of adrenaline with AMERICAN PSYCHO - THE MUSICAL returning to tour Melbourne in October and debut in Brisbane in 2027.
- [Review: Grey Gardens Is An Eerie, Elegant Tale Of Love & Entrapment](https://thescoop.au/review-grey-gardens-is-an-eerie-elegant-tale-of-love-entrapment/): Clovelly Fox and fortyfivedownstairs have brought Grey Gardens to the intimate fortyfivedownstairs theatre, in the first Melbourne production since 2011.
- [Announcing How To Succeed Musical Cast For Hayes Theatre Co](https://thescoop.au/announcing-how-to-succeed-musical-cast-for-hayes-theatre-co/): LPD Productions is delighted to announce the cast for its upcoming production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Hayes Theatre Co Sydney.
- [Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) Delivers Riotous Regency Chaos In Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-delivers-riotous-regency-chaos-in-sydney/): The award-winning play, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is an adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel and is a story told as it should be: through gossip.
- [Review: NAPA Ensemble Strikes Gold With Jagged Little Pill](https://thescoop.au/review-napa-ensemble-strikes-gold-with-jagged-little-pill/): Jukebox musicals are a divisive genre. Their soundtracks have never been on repeat in my playlist. Jagged Little Pill, however, has changed all that for me.
- [Film Review: Obsession Is A Love Story Gone Horribly Wrong](https://thescoop.au/film-review-obsession-is-a-love-story-gone-horribly-wrong/): Obsession, Curry Barker’s newest offering, leans into the age‑old warning to be careful what you wish for, delivering an unexpected fusion of romance/horror.
- [Review: Art Arrives In Adelaide With Bite & Brilliance](https://thescoop.au/review-art-arrives-in-adelaide-with-bite-brilliance/): Yasmina Reza’s ART, first staged in 1994, has lived long enough to become a modern classic. It arrives in Adelaide for the final leg of its national tour.
- [Film Review: The Last Viking 2026 Nordic Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-last-viking-2026-nordic-film-festival/): A hilarious, tender family drama, The Last Viking is an absurd journey of acceptance and unconditional love, screening as part of the 2026 Nordic Film Festival.
- [Review: The Diary of Anne Frank Balances Heartbreak With Hope](https://thescoop.au/review-the-diary-of-anne-frank-balances-heartbreak-with-hope/): The Diary of Anne Frank by Drew Anthony Creative is a moving production with consistently strong performances from all cast members, playing now in Perth.
- [Review: Pretty Woman Musical Makes Glamorous Finish In Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-pretty-woman-musical-makes-glamorous-finish-in-melbourne/): ★★★★☆ Following a smash-hit national run covering five major Australian cities, Pretty Woman: The Musical struts into Melbourne’s iconic Regent Theatre for a glamorous finish. This glossy Jones Theatrical Group production retains much of the beloved 1990 rom-com’s storyline, with the sheen of a big-budget crowd-pleaser and generous sprinkles of nostalgia throughout. If you grew up witnessing the
- [Review: The Jungle and The Sea Brings A Forgotten War Into Sharp Focus](https://thescoop.au/review-the-jungle-and-the-sea-brings-a-forgotten-war-into-sharp-focus/): There are moments in The Jungle and the Sea that crack right through you, shake you out of the comfort of your theatre seat, into something devastatingly real.
- [Film Review: The Wizard Of The Kremlin Is A Fascinating Portrait Of Modern Russia](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-is-a-fascinating-portrait-of-modern-russia/): Directed by Olivier Assayas and adapted from Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling novel, The Wizard of the Kremlin is historical fiction rooted in real events.
- [Film Review: Tenor My Name Is Pati Finds The Heart Behind The Voice](https://thescoop.au/film-review-tenor-my-name-is-pati-finds-the-heart-behind-the-voice/): Tenor: My Name Is Pati is a film about a magnificent voice, and the improbable distance between a crowded childhood bedroom and the world's great opera houses.
- [Review: THREE By Australasian Dance Collective Is A Theatrical Feast](https://thescoop.au/review-three-by-australasian-dance-collective-is-a-theatrical-feast/): Australasian Dance Collective’s exhilarating triple bill THREE returns to the Brisbane Powerhouse, showcasing two brand new works and a Queensland premiere.
- [Review: Afterglow Leaves Audiences On A High](https://thescoop.au/review-afterglow-leaves-audiences-on-a-high/): Purple Tape Productions in association with Belvoir St Theatre presents the unique production Afterglow as part of Griffin Theatre Company's Lookout offerings.
- [Review: The Addams Family Is A Creepy, Kooky Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-the-addams-family-is-a-creepy-kooky-triumph/): Joshua Robson Productions has brought a glorious musical adaptation of the ghoulish tale The Addams Family to the Hayes Theatre Co stage for their 2026 season.
- [Review: Pride & Prejudice Is Love At First Sight](https://thescoop.au/review-pride-prejudice-is-love-at-first-sight/): It is a truth universally acknowledged that Austen fans in possession of tickets to Queensland Theatre Company’s Pride & Prejudice will have an enjoyable time.
- [Win Tickets to Tenor: My Name Is Pati In Cinemas From 23 July](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-tenor-my-name-is-pati-in-cinemas-from-23-july/): Following sell-out sessions at Sydney Film Festival, TENOR: MY NAME IS PATI, an inspiring, music-rich documentary is heading to Australian cinemas from 23 July.
- [Win Tickets To The Wizard Of The Kremlin In Cinemas 23 July](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-in-cinemas-23-july/): Pull back the Iron Curtain in THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, an engrossing political drama where a Russian filmmaker becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin.
- [Film Review: ÁRRU 2026 Nordic Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-arru-2026-nordic-film-festival/): Set in the frosty white lands of Sápmi, northern Scandinavia, ÁRRU, by Elle Sofe Sara, is rich in emotional depth and tells a powerful story of resilience.
- [Australia’s Live Performance Industry in Crisis: MEAA Members Call For Action](https://thescoop.au/australias-live-performance-industry-in-crisis-meaa-members-call-for-action/): Over 200 creative workers from across Australia including performers, musicians, crew and technicians joined an Emergency Live Performance Town Hall meeting yesterday to discuss a Live Performance Action Plan calling for urgent action from state and federal governments to address the crisis facing the live performance industry across the country. Following the cancellation of major
- [Announcing The Shawshank Redemption Tour For Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-shawshank-redemption-tour-for-australia/): The Shawshank Redemption is coming to Australia in 2027, direct from its acclaimed UK tour, playing in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide from January.
- [Film Review: Disney's Moana Makes Waves In Live Action Remake](https://thescoop.au/film-review-disneys-moana-makes-waves-in-live-action-remake/): The sea is calling... or more accurately, Disney is calling audiences back to cinemas with its live-action remake of the beloved modern classic film Moana.
- [Film Review: The Kidnapping Of A President 2026 Nordic Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-kidnapping-of-a-president-2026-nordic-film-festival/): Set in Helsinki in 1930, The Kidnapping of a President tells the story of the kidnapping of President Stahlberg. What ensues is a series of incompetent events.
- [Announcing The Lion King Musical For Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-lion-king-musical-for-brisbane/): Disney's THE LION KING musical is coming to Brisbane, more than ten years after the show was last on stage at QPAC, with performances from Sunday 15 November.
- [Review: Bring It On Gives Us Something To Cheer About](https://thescoop.au/review-bring-it-on-gives-us-something-to-cheer-about/): Bursting onto the stage, Theatrical Inc's Bring It On: The Musical is an explosion of athleticism, infectious energy, enough school spirit to power a pep rally.
- [Review: Uncle Vanya, Rebooted For The Doom Scrolling Age](https://thescoop.au/review-uncle-vanya-rebooted-for-the-doom-scrolling-age/): Uncle Vanya – But There’s ASMR Soap-Cutting Videos Playing in the Bottom Right Corner appears to begin where Anton Chekhov left it. That illusion does not last.
- [Review: Middle Raged A Musical Meltdown Is A Love Letter To Women](https://thescoop.au/review-middle-raged-a-musical-meltdown-is-a-love-letter-to-women/): Middle Raged - A Musical Meltdown is a stunning new musical by Queenie van de Zandt and Tiffany Noack that exploded onto Canberra’s stage as part of its tour.
- [Review: Next To Normal Finds Hope In The Darkness](https://thescoop.au/review-next-to-normal-finds-hope-in-the-darkness/): Sydney Musical Theatre delivers a poignant and emotionally compelling production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, in a moving evening.
- [Sold Out Comedy A Kingdom Of Fools Returns To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/sold-out-comedy-a-kingdom-of-fools-returns-to-sydney/): Following a sell-out Sydney Fringe debut at NIDA in 2025 and a successful season at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026, A Kingdom of Fools returns to Sydney.
- [Review: Snow White Ballet Returns In Enchanting Style](https://thescoop.au/review-snow-white-ballet-returns-in-enchanting-style/): Ballet Theatre Queensland returns these school holidays with its highly acclaimed production of Snow White featuring original choreography and live score.
- [Review: The Man Who Came To Dinner Is Christmas In July With Claws](https://thescoop.au/review-the-man-who-came-to-dinner-is-christmas-in-july-with-claws/): Peter Goers plays the acerbic theatre critic and radio star Sheridan Whiteside in Adelaide Repertory Theatre’s The Man Who Came To Dinner and it's ideal casting
- [SIX The Musical Rehearsals Underway: Photos of The Queens](https://thescoop.au/six-the-musical-rehearsals-underway-photos-of-the-queens/): Rehearsals are officially underway and the countdown is on, with two weeks until the Australian return of the international smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical
- [Announcing Verbena Rooftop Latin Festival At Spiegel Haus Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-verbena-rooftop-latin-festival-at-spiegel-haus-melbourne/): Melbourne's winter is set to get a Latin American takeover with Verbena Rooftop, a free festival transforming Spiegel Haus Melbourne into a vibrant celebration.
- [Announcing Matt Edgerton As New AD For Black Swan Perth](https://thescoop.au/announcing-matt-edgerton-as-new-ad-for-black-swan-perth/): Black Swan State Theatre Company is delighted to announce the appointment of acclaimed Australian theatre maker Matt Edgerton as its new Artistic Director.
- [NIDA Fellowship Applications Now Open](https://thescoop.au/nida-fellowship-applications-now-open/): The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is proud to announce applications are open for the Glorias, Freddie J. Gibson and Loudon Sainthill Fellowships.
- [Review: Doubt A Parable Asks The Big Questions](https://thescoop.au/review-doubt-a-parable-asks-the-big-questions/): Doubt: A Parable, by Sydney Theatre Company, is a play that canvasses some big questions, just as relevant today as when it was written, and when it was set.
- [Review: Silence By Subverse Theatre Turns History Into Warning](https://thescoop.au/review-silence-by-subverse-theatre-turns-history-into-warning/): Moira Buffini's Silence, presented by Subverse Theatre, takes a very contemporary look at political turmoil through the lens of a pre-Medieval Britain.
- [Sunny Coast First Stop For Room On The Broom Queensland Tour](https://thescoop.au/sunny-coast-first-stop-for-room-on-the-broom-queensland-tour/): The magic begins on the Sunshine Coast this July when The Events Centre, Caloundra becomes the first stop on the Queensland regional tour of Room on the Broom.
- [Review: In Pour Taste 2026 Wynnum Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-in-pour-taste-2026-wynnum-fringe/): Hosted by Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh, In Pour Taste takes the humble wine tasting and gives it a very necessary shake in a riotous Wynnum Fringe season.
- [Review: Gutenberg! The Musical! Brings Infectious Energy To PIP Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-gutenberg-the-musical-brings-infectious-energy-to-pip-theatre/): Prepare to laugh out loud at Second Beat Production’s newest offering, Gutenberg! The Musical!, playing for a limited time at Brisbane’s charming PIP Theatre.
- [Review: The Dapto Chaser Is Richly Funny & Quietly Devastating](https://thescoop.au/review-the-dapto-chaser-is-richly-funny-quietly-devastating/): The Dapto Chaser makes its Ensemble Theatre debut when the greyhound industry is shrinking under the weight of past indiscretions and a vanishing working class.
- [Win Tickets To The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-2026-hurtigruten-nordic-film-festival/): The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival is screening nationally through the wintry months of July and August at Palace, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.
- [Review: The Day Of The Triffids Is Still Surprisingly Relevant](https://thescoop.au/review-the-day-of-the-triffids-is-still-surprisingly-relevant/): The Day of the Triffids was originally written by John Wyndham in 1951. Today, it takes the form of a play adapted by J. James-Moody at New Theatre in Sydney.
- [Will Swenson On Neil Diamond & The Power Of A Beautiful Noise](https://thescoop.au/will-swenson-on-neil-diamond-the-power-of-a-beautiful-noise/): A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its premiere in Melbourne next month before heading to Sydney and we chatted with the star, Will Swenson.
- [Review: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Is About Nothing, & Everything](https://thescoop.au/review-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown-is-about-nothing-everything/): There is something almost radical about how little happens in G & S's You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Before Seinfeld, this was the musical about nothing.
- [Announcing Cast For We Are The Tigers Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-we-are-the-tigers-musical/): Cheers Productions is thrilled to announce the powerhouse cast that will bring the cult-hit musical We Are The Tigers to life at Hayes Theatre from 9 October.
- [Announcing Hugh Bonneville & Lisa McCune For Private Lives Play](https://thescoop.au/announcing-hugh-bonneville-lisa-mccune-for-private-lives-play/): Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune are to star in the classic Noël Coward comedy Private Lives. This new production will premiere in Sydney from 6 February 2027.
- [Review: 360 Allstars Celebrates The Joy Of Mastering A Skill](https://thescoop.au/review-360-allstars-celebrates-the-joy-of-mastering-a-skill/): BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics and drumming combine in 360 ALLSTARS, a high-energy urban circus celebrating street culture through impressive skills.
- [Announcing Full Cast For Death Of A Salesman](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-death-of-a-salesman/): An outstanding cast is set to take the stage in GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents’ widely acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
- [Review: Bradley McCaw The Music Of Billy Joel 2026 Wynnum Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-bradley-mccaw-the-music-of-billy-joel-2026-wynnum-fringe/): Performed in the Augathella Spiegeltent for Wynnum Fringe, Bradley McCaw’s show took audiences through the music of Billy Joel in two parts across two nights.
- [Win Tickets To See The Invite At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-the-invite-at-dendy-cinemas/): Join the fun at Dendy Cinemas for THE INVITE, a dramedy filled with sharp wit and unexpected twists that turn a simple dinner party into beautiful chaos.
- [Review: First, Do No Harm Puts Ethics Under The Microscope](https://thescoop.au/review-first-do-no-harm-puts-ethics-under-the-microscope/): First, Do No Harm is an original play by Grace Malouf, produced by NIDA in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre as part of the New Writers, New Works Festival.
- [Review: Losing Face Is Theatre Worth Your Time](https://thescoop.au/review-losing-face-is-theatre-worth-your-time/): Losing Face by Melbourne Theatre Company is a comedy so expertly tuned and consistently funny that the review feels almost incidental to the experience itself.
- [Announcing Stephen Curry As King Arthur For Spamalot](https://thescoop.au/announcing-stephen-curry-as-king-arthur-for-spamalot/): Drew Anthony Creative has revealed the cast for MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT. Legendary Australian actor Stephen Curry makes his musical theatre debut as King Arthur
- [Review: Adults Only Magic Show 2026 Wynnum Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-adults-only-magic-show-2026-wynnum-fringe/): Adults Only Magic Show is rude, slick, chaotic and a bit wrong in all the right ways. On at Wynnum Fringe, it's proof that good magic is only half the trick.
- [Review: Lose To Win Finds Strength In Survival](https://thescoop.au/review-lose-to-win-finds-strength-in-survival/): With honesty and wit, gifted solo performer Mandela Mathia self-assuredly takes the audience on a deep dive into his background in Lose To Win, on now at QPAC.
- [Announcing Jersey Forever Tour In 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-jersey-forever-tour-in-2026/): Jersey Forever reunites the original four stars of the hit musical Jersey Boys. Playing for one night only at Twin Towns Tweed Heads on Friday 13 February 2026.
- [Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) Brings New Twist To Old Classic](https://thescoop.au/review-pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-brings-new-twist-to-old-classic/): Direct from its West End run, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) arrives in Melbourne with all the romance, scandal and social climbing of Jane Austen's original.
- [Review: The Roommate Is Funny, Chaotic & Unexpectedly Heartfelt](https://thescoop.au/review-the-roommate-is-funny-chaotic-unexpectedly-heartfelt/): The Australian premiere of Jen Silverman's The Roommate has just kicked off at Ensemble Theatre, starting with a standing ovation and audiences in laughter.
- [Review: The Almighty Sometimes Sees Art, Illness & Identity Collide](https://thescoop.au/review-the-almighty-sometimes-sees-art-illness-identity-collide/): When it comes to mental illness, does creativity belong to the illness, the medication, or the person? The Almighty Sometimes tackles this question head-on.
- [Announcing Cast For Strong Is The New Pretty](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-strong-is-the-new-pretty/): Brisbane Festival, Sydney Theatre Company and Trish Wadley Productions today announced the full cast for the world premiere of Strong is the New Pretty.
- [Win A Double Pass To Dendy Cinemas Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/win-a-double-pass-to-dendy-cinemas-brisbane/): Set sail for an adventure of mythic proportions because tickets for Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY are on sale at Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Dendy Portside.
- [Review: Postmodern Jukebox 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-postmodern-jukebox-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Postmodern Jukebox has always been built on technology. At Adelaide Cabaret Festival, it reminded us why the technology only matters if it gets us back together
- [Review: Mackenzie Brings Pop Energy To The Scottish Play](https://thescoop.au/review-mackenzie-brings-pop-energy-to-the-scottish-play/): Bell Shakespeare’s Mackenzie, by Yve Blake, brings Macbeth to the early 2000s and sees the titular role reimagined as a Hannah Montana-inspired child star.
- [Film Review: Brian Cox's Glenrothan Is Beautiful Yet Elusive](https://thescoop.au/film-review-brian-coxs-glenrothan-is-beautiful-yet-elusive/): There is something undeniably appealing about Glenrothan. Set against the breathtaking landscapes of Scotland, it centres around family, regret and forgiveness.
- [Hello! Catching Up With The Stars Of The Book Of Mormon](https://thescoop.au/hello-catching-up-with-the-stars-of-the-book-of-mormon/): The Mormons are back! The Book of Mormon is touring the country, and we chatted with stars Sean Johnston and Nick Cox about their upcoming season in Brisbane.
- [Review: Sweet Charity Shimmies With Renewed Buoyancy](https://thescoop.au/review-sweet-charity-shimmies-with-renewed-buoyancy/): Heirlume Productions and Forest Collective skilfully revive Bob Fosse’s iconic classic musical, Sweet Charity, at Chapel Off Chapel, with renewed buoyancy.
- [Win Tickets To The Great Australian Circus On The Gold Coast](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-great-australian-circus-on-the-gold-coast/): Step right up and experience the magic of Ashton's - The Great Australian Circus! It's coming to the Gold Coast from 26 June with a brand new, thrilling show.
- [Review: Hamlet By Queensland Ballet Is Shakespeare At Its Most Beautiful](https://thescoop.au/review-hamlet-by-queensland-ballet-is-shakespeare-at-its-most-beautiful/): Choose any feeling: love, madness, vengeance, and you’ll experience it in Queensland Ballet’s stunning reimagined Hamlet, currently at the Thomas Dixon Centre.
- [Review: Toy Symphony Returns To The Scene Of The Crime](https://thescoop.au/review-toy-symphony-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/): Toy Symphony returns to the Sutherland Shire, headlining celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Entertainment Centre rebuilt as the Sutherland Pavilion.
- [Review: Casey Donovan This Is Me 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-casey-donovan-this-is-me-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Last night, Casey Donovan arrived for one night only to a packed Festival Theatre with This is Me, performed as part of the 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
- [Review: Meet Me At Intermission, A New Bar By Strut & Fret](https://thescoop.au/review-meet-me-at-intermission-a-new-bar-by-strut-fret/): Sitting right out the front of The West End Electric in Brisbane’s ever-colourful West End, the brand-new venue from Strut & Fret feels like it belongs there.
- [Review: Echo by Australasian Dance Collective Takes Joyful Flight](https://thescoop.au/review-echo-by-australasian-dance-collective-takes-joyful-flight/): Dance is often described as a universal language, and in Echo by Australasian Dance Collective, that language is spoken with remarkable energy and curiosity.
- [Review: HOUSE OF ROT Grey Gardens 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-house-of-rot-grey-gardens-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): With anticipation high, another fabulous show, HOUSE OF ROT: Grey Gardens, joins Reuben Kaye’s ‘Delicious Revolution’ for this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
- [Announcing 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival Full Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-hurtigruten-nordic-film-festival-full-program/): Palace Cinemas has announced the full programme of the 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, screening nationally through July and August at Palace Cinemas.
- [Review: Stella Sheds New Light On A Classic Australian Figure](https://thescoop.au/review-stella-sheds-new-light-on-a-classic-australian-figure/): Stella is a new Australian Musical by Monique diMattina, which depicts the story of Stella, also known as Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career.
- [Acclaimed Hit FOUR PLAY To Make Australian Premiere In Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/acclaimed-hit-four-play-to-make-australian-premiere-in-melbourne/): Following a celebrated 2025 London revival, Taylor Made Productions is proud to announce the Australian premiere of Jake Brunger’s biting comedy, Four Play.
- [The Mormons Are Back! Announcing Melbourne & Brisbane Seasons For 2026](https://thescoop.au/the-mormons-are-back-announcing-melbourne-brisbane-seasons-for-2026/): The Mormons are back! The award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON will return to Melbourne from February 2026 and Brisbane from July 2026.
- [Announcing Monty Python's Spamalot For Melbourne & Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-monty-pythons-spamalot-for-melbourne-sydney/): Drew Anthony Creative has announced that MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT will gallop into Melbourne and Sydney for a limited engagement during September and October.
- [Film Review: Toy Story 5 Makes Heartfelt & Timely Comeback](https://thescoop.au/film-review-toy-story-5-makes-heartfelt-timely-comeback/): Reach for the sky or a screen. In Toy Story 5, the rise of technology means one thing…extinction for toys and relegation to a dreaded place: long-term storage.
- [Love, Laughter & Chaos: Sarah McNally Returns To The Comedy Of Errors](https://thescoop.au/love-laughter-chaos-sarah-mcnally-returns-to-the-comedy-of-errors/): For over four centuries, The Comedy of Errors has delighted audiences with its whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic misunderstandings and escalating chaos
- [Win Tickets To Glenrothan In Cinemas From 25 June](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-glenrothan-in-cinemas-from-25-june/): The legendary Brian Cox makes his directorial debut with GLENROTHAN, a compelling family drama set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.
- [Review: Tara Tiba OMID 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-tara-tiba-omid-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): After seven years away from the stage, Tara Tiba stood in the Banquet Room last night and offered the audience something that felt fragile, defiant and alive.
- [Review: Lincoln Elliott Artefact 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-lincoln-elliott-artefact-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): “Steal shit back” is a thesis statement and title-song battle cry of Artefact (or, Repatriation: The Musical), an emo-rock heist musical by Lincoln Elliott.
- [Announcing Reuben Kaye as 2027 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director](https://thescoop.au/announcing-reuben-kaye-as-2027-adelaide-cabaret-festival-artistic-director/): Reuben Kaye will return to the role of Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director in 2027 following an electrifying debut program this year which has triumphed
- [Review: Romeo and Juliet Sees Fresh Fire At WAAPA](https://thescoop.au/review-romeo-and-juliet-sees-fresh-fire-at-waapa/): After stunning performances earlier this year in The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Dance Nation, the WAAPA third-year acting students are back Romeo and Juliet.
- [Review: Hair The Musical Bring Peace & Love To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-hair-the-musical-bring-peace-love-to-sydney/): For a limited season, the Australian Shakespeare Company is bringing the psychedelic world of radical self-expression, HAIR, to the Theatre Royal Sydney.
- [Review: Beetlejuice The Musical Possesses Brisbane With Wicked Delight](https://thescoop.au/review-beetlejuice-the-musical-possesses-brisbane-with-wicked-delight/): Beetlejuice the Musical has officially possessed QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, and Brisbane seems happy to hand over the keys to the afterlife as the first tour stop.
- [Review: The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me](https://thescoop.au/review-the-only-thing-worse-you-could-have-told-me/): CJ de Mooi takes audiences on a dizzying journey through love, loss and identity in The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me, now playing at BackDock Arts.
- [Review: Baylie Carson Is Handsome(ish) 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-baylie-carson-is-handsomeish-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Baylie Carson is Handsome(ish), presented as part of Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s Frank Ford Commission, is a world premiere work about labels and survival.
- [Review: MJ The Musical Has Perth On Its Feet](https://thescoop.au/review-mj-the-musical-has-perth-on-its-feet/): Over 7 million people have attended MJ since it opened on Broadway in 2022, and for good reason. This is not a tribute show, it is an entrancing musical mirage.
- [Review: Ambition Goes Viral In New Macbeth](https://thescoop.au/review-ambition-goes-viral-in-new-macbeth/): A classic tale of excessive ambition and greed is reimagined in Macbeth, presented by Shake & Stir Theatre Co and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
- [Review: Milked Gains Big Laughs From Small Town Despair](https://thescoop.au/review-milked-gains-big-laughs-from-small-town-despair/): Having recently swapped England for Sydney myself, I found an unexpected taste of home in Dollhouse Collective's Milked by Simon Longman at the Old Fitz Theatre
- [Review: Here & Queer, A Series Of Short Plays About Living Out Loud](https://thescoop.au/review-here-queer-a-series-of-short-plays-about-living-out-loud/): Created by Jye Bryant, Here & Queer is a collection of six plays, on for a short season at Flight Path Theatre, that jab at issues plaguing the queer community.
- [Hair Runs In The Family For Phoenix Jackson Mendoza](https://thescoop.au/hair-runs-in-the-family-for-phoenix-jackson-mendoza/): First performed in Sydney in 1969, Hair the musical opens in Sydney this weekend at the Theatre Royal. Stepping into the role of Tina is Phoenix Jackson Mendoza
- [Film Review: Another League 2026 Spanish & Latin American Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-another-league-2026-spanish-latin-american-film-festival/): Beginning in 1970, Another League traces the history of Spain’s first women’s soccer team, from the paddocks of suburban Madrid to an arena in coastal Murcia.
- [Queensland Ballet To Premiere Bold New Take On Hamlet](https://thescoop.au/queensland-ballet-to-premiere-bold-new-take-on-hamlet/): Queensland Ballet is excited to present the Australian premiere of Hamlet, a contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s epic drama by choreographer, Leo Mujić
- [Announcing Cast For Uncle Vanya By Melbourne Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-uncle-vanya-by-melbourne-theatre-company/): Melbourne Theatre Company has announced an all-star cast of stage and screen for the centrepiece 2026 production, Uncle Vanya, directed by Anne-Louise Sarks.
- [Film Review: La Salsa Vive 2026 Spanish & Latin American Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-la-salsa-vive-2026-spanish-latin-american-film-festival/): La Salsa Vive is a pulsating documentary that tells the story of two cities sharing a common bond, the rhythm of salsa, from its roots to its current location.
- [The Future Is Vintage: Postmodern Jukebox Comes To Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/the-future-is-vintage-postmodern-jukebox-comes-to-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is on tour with their new show, The Future is Vintage, taking them across the world, including the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
- [Announcing Brisbane Festival 2026 Program: Switch On, Light Up, Come Alive](https://thescoop.au/announcing-brisbane-festival-2026-program-switch-on-light-up-come-alive/): Brisbane Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, the inaugural vision of Artistic Director Ebony Bott, a bold, expansive celebration of art, city and community.
- [Review: Alfie Boe With Amy Manford 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-alfie-boe-with-amy-manford-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): The stage for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival appearance of Alfie Boe is dressed like a loading dock after soundcheck. Boe wnats to show the man behind the roles.
- [Review: Tootsie The Musical Is A Love Letter To Musical Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-tootsie-the-musical-is-a-love-letter-to-musical-theatre/): There is something enjoyable about Beenleigh Theatre Group’s Tootsie the Musical. We went along knowing nothing about the show, which actually made it more fun.
- [Review: Bangarra's Sheltering Is Held By Country, Carried By Dance](https://thescoop.au/review-bangarras-sheltering-is-held-by-country-carried-by-dance/): Sheltering, by Bangarra Dance Theatre, moves through identity, ancestral land and belonging with a force that is at once historical and urgently contemporary.
- [Review: WAAPA's Company Is The Real Thing](https://thescoop.au/review-waapas-company-is-the-real-thing/): The WAAPA 3rd year Musical Theatre students opened their season of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical Company, directed by visiting artist Sonya Suares.
- [Review: What's The Buzz? 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-whats-the-buzz-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): What’s The Buzz? was an access-all-areas concert and conversation with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, held for one night only for Adelaide Cabaret Festival
- [Review: Dylan Adler Haus Of Dy-lan 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-dylan-adler-haus-of-dy-lan-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Haus of Dy-lan, at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, is a glittery, restless comedy by Dylan Adler about being visible before understanding the terms of the gaze.
- [Review: St Kilda Film Festival Opens With a Bang](https://thescoop.au/review-st-kilda-film-festival-opens-with-a-bang/): Thursday night saw the opening of the 42nd St Kilda Film Festival at the Palais Theatre. The audience was treated to ten short films from emerging filmmakers.
- [Review: Em Rusciano Addicted To Love 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-em-rusciano-addicted-to-love-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): Em Rusciano has emerged from a twenty-five-year marriage and has spent the past eighteen months dating. Addicted To Love is her field report from the wreckage.
- [Review: Natalie Gamsu A Voice Like Shrapnel 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-natalie-gamsu-a-voice-like-shrapnel-2026-adelaide-cabaret-festival/): A Voice Like Shrapnel by Natalie Gamsu is a masterclass in storytelling. Produced in 2024, it makes its Adelaide Cabaret Festival debut for the opening weekend.
- [Announcing Cast For The Shark Is Broken](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-the-shark-is-broken/): Producers have announced casting for the Olivier Award nominated THE SHARK IS BROKEN, making its Australian debut in Sydney and Melbourne from August 2026.
- [Review: W By Madelaine Nunn Scores A Powerful Victory](https://thescoop.au/review-w-by-madelaine-nunn-scores-a-powerful-victory/): W, the provocative new play by New Ghosts Theatre Company at the heart of independent theatre in Sydney, the Old Fitz Theatre, is one you do not want to miss.
- [Review: Alfred Kouris & Harry Stacey Bake A Cake](https://thescoop.au/review-alfred-kouris-harry-stacey-bake-a-cake/): Alfred Kouris and Harry Stacey Bake A Cake does what it says on the tin. They WILL bake a cake, you WILL get to eat some and you WILL have the funniest night.
- [Film Review: The Tigers 2026 Spanish & Latin American Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-tigers-2026-spanish-latin-american-film-festival/): The 2026 Spanish and Latin American Film Festival film The Tigers sees director Alberto Rodríguez create a hero with more lives than the domestic cockroach.
- [Adelaide Cabaret Festival Opens: Icon Award Goes To Ursula Yovich](https://thescoop.au/adelaide-cabaret-festival-opens-icon-award-goes-to-ursula-yovich/): Ursula Yovich was presented with the 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Icon Award at last night’s Variety Gala, ahead of her solo performance honouring Nina Simone
- [Review: Pretty Woman Finds Magic In Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/review-pretty-woman-finds-magic-in-adelaide/): Bold, bright, and bubbly are words that describe the entirety of director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell’s Pretty Woman: The Musical, on now in Adelaide.
- [Registrations Open For Pemulwuy! National Male Voice Festival](https://thescoop.au/registrations-open-for-pemulwuy-national-male-voice-festival/): Brisbane is set to welcome hundreds of male singers aged 10 - 80 from across Australia this July as the triennial Pemulwuy! National Male Voice Festival returns
- [Film Review: Primavera Reimagines The World Of Vivaldi](https://thescoop.au/film-review-primavera-reimagines-the-world-of-vivaldi/): Loosely based on Tiziano Scarpa's novel Stabat Mater, Primavera, directed by Damiano Michieletto, offers a compelling portrait of music as refuge and liberation
- [Win Tickets To See Toy Story 5 At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-toy-story-5-at-dendy-cinemas/): Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the gang are returning to the big screen in Toy Story 5, but this time, they’re facing their biggest rival yet: technology
- [Review: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Is Too Charming Not To Love](https://thescoop.au/review-dirty-rotten-scoundrels-is-too-charming-not-to-love/): Some villains are simply too charming not to love. But what kind of chaos unfolds when you put them in the same small town? Find out in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
- [Pride Fest 2026: Biggest Line Up Starts Today](https://thescoop.au/pride-fest-2026-biggest-line-up-starts-today/): Qtopia Sydney is thrilled to announce Pride Fest 2026, Sydney’s Queer Arts and Culture Festival from 1-30 June 2026, a beautiful celebration of community.
- [New Exhibition ENCORE! Shines A Spotlight On Australia’s Stage History](https://thescoop.au/new-exhibition-encore-shines-a-spotlight-on-australias-stage-history/): Treasures from Australia’s performing arts history, ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection, a new exhibition will be on display from 16 September at AMPA.
- [Announcing Mrs. Doubtfire Musical For Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-mrs-doubtfire-musical-for-australia/): MRS. DOUBTFIRE, the feel good comedy musical based on the beloved film will make its Australian premiere at the Princess Theatre Melbourne from November 2026.
- [Announcing Mrs. Doubtfire For Sydney In 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-mrs-doubtfire-for-sydney-in-2027/): MRS. DOUBTFIRE, the feel good comedy musical based on the beloved film, will make its Sydney debut at the Capitol Theatre from March 2027. Join the waitlist now
- [Bleach Festival Blooms: Returning In 2026 With Spring Energy](https://thescoop.au/bleach-festival-blooms-returning-in-2026-with-spring-energy/): The Gold Coast’s leading contemporary arts celebration, BLEACH Festival, is back in 2026 with a seasonal shift, moving to October for a vibrant spring awakening
- [Review: Tootsie Makes A Triumphant Premiere In Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-tootsie-makes-a-triumphant-premiere-in-sydney/): How far are you willing to go in pursuit of a dream? Tootsie, the stage adaptation of the 1982 film, combines comedy and heart in exploration of this question.
- [Film Review: The Audience National Theatre Live](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-audience-national-theatre-live/): Australian audiences can experience Dame Helen Mirren at the height of her powers when the celebrated production of The Audience makes its return to the screen.
- [Announcing 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival First Highlights](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-hurtigruten-nordic-film-festival-first-highlights/): The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, presented by Palace, offers a cosy Winter refuge this July to August at Palace, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.
- [Review: Eurydice Sees Love Echo Beyond Death](https://thescoop.au/review-eurydice-sees-love-echo-beyond-death/): Melbourne Shakespeare Company continues its 2026 season with Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, a compelling reinterpretation of the Greek myth directed by Gary Abrahams.
- [Review: Funny Girl Shines With The Star Quality Of Fanny Brice](https://thescoop.au/review-funny-girl-shines-with-the-star-quality-of-fanny-brice/): Funny Girl is forever linked to the icon that is Barbra Streisand. Featuring beloved songs, yet the G & S Society of South Australia have once again delivered.
- [Review: How To Succeed In Business Pulteney Grammar](https://thescoop.au/review-how-to-succeed-in-business-pulteney-grammar/): Pulteney Grammar School’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opens with a spectacle in the foyer before the curtain has even risen.
- [Win Tickets To Primavera In Cinemas From 11 June](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-primavera-in-cinemas-from-11-june/): Rialto Distribution is excited to announce that the lush, historical drama film inspired by Vivaldi, PRIMAVERA is coming to select cinemas from 11 June 2026.
- [Review: The Almighty Sometimes Is A Brilliant Study Of Love & Despair](https://thescoop.au/review-the-almighty-sometimes-is-a-brilliant-study-of-love-despair/): The mental health crisis may be one of the severe challenges of our time. The Almighty Sometimes makes you hold questions without giving you a place to rest.
- [Review: Continuity Finds Comedy At The End Of The World](https://thescoop.au/review-continuity-finds-comedy-at-the-end-of-the-world/): On an unseasonably warm, wet, almost-winter’s night, we are appropriately at New Theatre’s production of writer Bess Wohl’s much-performed play Continuity.
- [Review: Edward Albee's At Home At The Zoo](https://thescoop.au/review-edward-albees-at-home-at-the-zoo/): Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story featured two strangers in 1959. In 2004, the playwright came back with At Home At The Zoo, taking place right before the first one.
- [Review: Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Is A Spectacular Circus](https://thescoop.au/review-come-alive-the-greatest-showman-is-a-spectacular-circus/): Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is the best night out in Sydney right now. It woke up my inner child, and every person was overcome with joy
- [Announcing The Songs of John Farnham, A Celebration Concert](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-songs-of-john-farnham-a-celebration-concert/): Minister for Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos, together with producers Tony Cochrane AM and Thea Jeanes-Cochrane of Cochrane Entertainment Collective and Paul Dainty AO of TEG Dainty, today announced a once-in-a-generation Melbourne only concert event. THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND THE CELEBRATION CONCERT will take centre stage at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Sunday
- [Announcing Cast For Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-come-alive-the-greatest-showman-circus-spectacular/): The Australian cast of ‘COME ALIVE!’ The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular has been announced for the first tour outside of its ongoing sellout run in London.
- [Announcing Cast For Bring It On The Musical Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-bring-it-on-the-musical-melbourne/): Melbourne’s renowned independent theatre group Theatrical Inc has announced the cast for its upcoming staging of the smash hit musical Bring It On The Musical.
- [Review: Phar Lap The Electro-Swing Musical Is One For The History Books](https://thescoop.au/review-phar-lap-the-electro-swing-musical-is-one-for-the-history-books/): The race that stops the nation has taken over the Hayes Theatre Co in Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical, a breathtaking rags-to-riches musical tale.
- [Announcing Cast For Hair The Musical Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-hair-the-musical-sydney/): Producers today announced the Sydney cast for the new Australian production of HAIR, the revolutionary tribal love-rock musical that changed the face of theatre
- [Sydney Theatre Co Announces 26th Patrick White Playwrights Award & Fellowship](https://thescoop.au/sydney-theatre-co-announces-26th-patrick-white-playwrights-award-fellowship/): Michelle Law has been named Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick White Fellow, and Disapol Savetsila is the 26th recipient of the Patrick White Playwrights Award
- [Film Review: Buffalo Kids Brims With Heart & Adventure](https://thescoop.au/film-review-buffalo-kids-brims-with-heart-adventure/): Inspired by a true relationship, Buffalo Kids is a wholesome animated adventure that contains the right amount of slapstick humour to delight young audiences.
- [Announcing The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring In Concert](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship-of-the-ring-in-concert/): Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Academy Award®-winning film, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring returns to the big screen in a spectacular live concert experience, coming to Melbourne and Sydney in September/October 2026. The concert will feature the officially-licensed production of Howard Shore’s original score performed live by symphony orchestra, chorus &
- [Review: Strings A Triple Bill By Queensland Ballet](https://thescoop.au/review-strings-a-triple-bill-by-queensland-ballet/): A mesmerised audience filled the QPAC on Friday night as Queensland Ballet premiered its triple bill Strings alongside Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
- [Announcing Nathaniel Parker As Henry Higgins In My Fair Lady](https://thescoop.au/announcing-nathaniel-parker-as-henry-higgins-in-my-fair-lady/): Producers have announced that Nathaniel Parker will star as Professor Henry Higgins in the 70th Anniversary season of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady.
- [Review: Savior Swipes Right In Sharp New Comedy](https://thescoop.au/review-savior-swipes-right-in-sharp-new-comedy/): Happy Feraren's Savior, a world premiere at Griffin Theatre, presented in association with Belvoir St Theatre, is a deliciously sharp, intelligent comedy.
- [Review: Lazarus Is A Powerful Story Of Survival & Strength](https://thescoop.au/review-lazarus-is-a-powerful-story-of-survival-strength/): Theatre Works St Kilda continues a packed 2026 season with Lazarus, written by John Harding, an inspiring retelling of the life of Indigenous elder Larry Walsh.
- [Win Tickets To Cirque Nouvelle In Brisbane & The Gold Coast!](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-cirque-nouvelle-in-brisbane-the-gold-coast/): Get ready for an unforgettable school holiday experience as Cirque Nouvelle returns to Queensland, visiting Brisbane on 26 June and the Gold Coast on 27 June.
- [Review: An Evening With Fran Lebowitz](https://thescoop.au/review-an-evening-with-fran-lebowitz/): On Thursday night, FANE Austraila hosted the iconic American author and commentator Fran Lebowitz for a sold out In Conversation at The Regal Theatre in Perth.
- [Review: Brace Brace Explores Survival After Disaster](https://thescoop.au/review-brace-brace-explores-survival-after-disaster/): PIP Theatre presents Brace Brace by Oli Forsyth, a heart-pumping and deeply emotional play about surviving a life-altering event, tackling terror and gratitude.
- [Review: Prima Facie Leaves Its Audience In Silence](https://thescoop.au/review-prima-facie-leaves-its-audience-in-silence/): Prima Facie is haunting, devastating and thoughtful theatre that forces you to dismantle your own belief system and question the social norms that formed it.
- [Review: Sainting Joan Brings Punk Energy To Joan Of Arc](https://thescoop.au/review-sainting-joan-brings-punk-energy-to-joan-of-arc/): Sainting Joan is a punk-inspired work that revisits the story of Joan of Arc through the bickering ghosts who knew her, debating whether she deserves sainthood.
- [Review: Retrograde Is Funny, Cruel & Important](https://thescoop.au/review-retrograde-is-funny-cruel-important/): Retrograde is an interrogation room; a stifling, claustrophobic attack on art and morality, fuelled by a scintillating script and impeccable performances.
- [Review: The Birds Are Closing In & There's No Escape](https://thescoop.au/review-the-birds-are-closing-in-theres-no-escape/): ★★★★★ Louise Fox's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's The Birds, now playing at Belvoir St Theatre, is a thrillingly vivid experience that whacks awake the senses. From the moment the lights go down, the theatre feels under attack. Ominous and eerie from the start, The Birds locks you in and holds you there, relentlessly. Based on du Maurier's 1952 gothic horror short story,
- [Win Tickets To See Tuner At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-tuner-at-dendy-cinemas/): Win tickets to see an early screening of TUNER, a 'pitch perfect heist film with a unique and thrilling twist'! starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman at Dendy
- [Review: The Agent Brings Laughs To The Anywhere Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-agent-brings-laughs-to-the-anywhere-festival/): Between impossible house prices and never-ending interest hikes, reality is exhausting. The Agent comedy play is here to let audiences laugh their way out of it
- [Culture, Creativity & Family Fun Lead Clancestry At QPAC in 2026](https://thescoop.au/culture-creativity-family-fun-lead-clancestry-at-qpac-in-2026/): QPAC has announced the free program of events for Clancestry festival, celebrating First Nations art and culture across the Centre from 30 July - 8 August 2026.
- [Announcing New Initiatives For The Rob Guest Endowment](https://thescoop.au/announcing-new-initiatives-for-the-rob-guest-endowment/): The Rob Guest Endowment is convening new Industry Insights Workshops in Melbourne and Sydney this year, with expanded new offerings, following a successful 2025
- [Win Tickets To Buffalo Kids In Cinemas Next Week](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-buffalo-kids-in-cinemas-next-week/): Rialto Distribution is excited to announce that the new, animated feature film BUFFALO KIDS will hit cinemas nationwide from 28 May 2026! Set in the 19th century, BUFFALO KIDS follows orphaned Irish siblings Mary and Tom, who arrive in New York City by ocean liner in 1886 hoping to reunite with their uncle. When he fails to meet them, they
- [Film Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu Brings Star Wars Back To The Cinema](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-brings-star-wars-back-to-the-cinema/): Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. The first live-action Star Wars film to hit cinemas since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.
- [Till The Stars Come Down Launches Holden Street Theatres Season](https://thescoop.au/till-the-stars-come-down-launches-holden-street-theatres-season/): Holden Street Theatres is set to open its 2026 Season with the South Australian premiere of Till the Stars Come Down, the 2024 Oliver nominated smash hit play.
- [Announcing Fiddler On The Roof Musical Tour For Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-fiddler-on-the-roof-musical-tour-for-australia/): Fiddler on the Roof is set to tour Australia, with its premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney from July 2026, before touring to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
- [Fiddler On The Roof Confirms Melbourne Dates: Tickets On Sale](https://thescoop.au/fiddler-on-the-roof-confirms-melbourne-dates-tickets-on-sale/): Fiddler on the Roof has announced it will play Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne from 31 October. The tour starts in Sydney and also runs in Brisbane and Perth
- [Announcing Fiddler On The Roof Australian Cast: Sigrid Thornton Returns](https://thescoop.au/announcing-fiddler-on-the-roof-australian-cast-sigrid-thornton-returns/): Fiddler on the Roof has today announced its fresh Australian star cast for its Australian premiere and performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
- [360 Allstars Returns To QPAC Brisbane For World Tour](https://thescoop.au/360-allstars-returns-to-qpac-brisbane-for-world-tour/): The international smash hit 360 ALLSTARS returns to the Playhouse QPAC for a season from 30 June in their home city Brisbane as part of their 2026 World Tour!
- [Film Review: The Richest Woman In The World](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-richest-woman-in-the-world/): Premiering Out of Competition at Cannes, Klifa’s The Richest Woman in the World arrives with a glossy whiff of scandal and glossier whiff of perfume capital.
- [Announcing A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical For Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-a-beautiful-noise-the-neil-diamond-musical-for-sydney/): The internationally acclaimed production A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will play a strictly limited season at The Sydney Lyric from November 2026.
- [Review: Ride The Cyclone Turns Mortality Into Musical Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-ride-the-cyclone-turns-mortality-into-musical-magic/): Ride the Cyclone, presented by Company of Dramatic Arts (CODA) in Sydney, is a genre-bending comedy musical, with highs and lows much like the ride itself.
- [Review: The Middle Room Musical 2026 Anywhere Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-middle-room-musical-2026-anywhere-festival/): ★★★★☆ The Middle Room is a sweet and whimsical musical that covers all aspects of life, set in the middle room of a country family home. Written and directed by Grace Spinks, this original, acoustic contemporary musical covers issues from the mundane to the profound. Intimately exploring the dramas of everyday life, The Middle Room
- [Announcing Full Cast For Sweet Charity At Chapel Off Chapel](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-sweet-charity-at-chapel-off-chapel/): Following Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions has announced the full cast for Sweet Charity playing at Chapel Off Chapel this June
- [Review: Eat Slay Zombie Brings End Of The World Home](https://thescoop.au/review-eat-slay-zombie-brings-end-of-the-world-home/): Off the back of a successful 2024 season, Alinta McGrady's Eat Slay Zombie returns to Brisbane as La Boite Theatre’s second main stage offering of the year.
- [Review: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Is Larger Than Life](https://thescoop.au/review-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-is-larger-than-life/): 15th-century Paris rises in shadows and song as The Hunchback of Notre Dame returns to the stage at Melbourne’s iconic National Theatre, presented by CLOC.
- [Win Tickets To H Is For Hawk Starring Claire Foy](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-h-is-for-hawk-starring-claire-foy/): Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson deliver a heartfelt performance in H IS FOR HAWK, the stunning cinematic adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s bestselling memoir.
- [Review: The Shepherd's Hut Brings New Theatrical Life To Winton's Work](https://thescoop.au/review-the-shepherds-hut-brings-new-theatrical-life-to-wintons-work/): The Shepherd's Hut, presented by Black Swan, directed by Matt Edgerton and adapted for the stage by Tim McGarry, is an ambitious interpretation of the novel.
- [Review: The Pirates Of Penzance Plunders Big Laughs](https://thescoop.au/review-the-pirates-of-penzance-plunders-big-laughs/): The Pirates of Penzance is one of those shows every musical theatre-lover is familiar with. Yet no one has reimagined this show quite like Hayes Theatre Co.
- [Announcing 2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-hsbc-spanish-latin-american-film-festival-program/): The heat will be turned up as the 2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival arrives in Australia with a carefully selected line up of over 30 films.
- [Review: Dracula The Ballet Delivers Dark Theatrical Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-dracula-the-ballet-delivers-dark-theatrical-magic/): West Australian Ballet’s Dracula has returned to His Majesty's Perth with as much bite as ever in an atmospheric production sure to enthral every audience.
- [Wynnum Fringe 2026: Announcing Biggest Program Yet](https://thescoop.au/wynnum-fringe-2026-announcing-biggest-program-yet/): From circus lights to rock ’n’ roll chaos by the water, Wynnum Fringe is back, returning from 25 June – 12 July 2026 with its biggest and boldest program yet.
- [Review: Steel Magnolias Is A Heartwarming Star-Studded Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-steel-magnolias-is-a-heartwarming-star-studded-triumph/): It’s said true stories make the best stories, and Steel Magnolias is one of them. The Australian tour of has premiered in Brisbane to an enthusiastic audience.
- [Film Review: The Holy Grill 2026 German Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-holy-grill-2026-german-film-festival/): Released in Germany as Extrawurst, The Holy Grill, adapted by screenwriters Dietmar Jacobs and Moritz Netenjakob from their own play, is a diverting 100 minutes
- [Film Review: Power Ballad Makes Music Out Of Moral Messiness](https://thescoop.au/film-review-power-ballad-makes-music-out-of-moral-messiness/): What is it about theft of intellectual property that makes our minds explode? This is the problem faced by Rick Power (Paul Rudd) in John Carney’s Power Ballad.
- [Win Tickets To Power Ballad At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-power-ballad-at-dendy-cinemas/): Win a double pass and be the first to see POWER BALLAD, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas at the See It First Preview on Wednesday 27 May at Dendy Cinemas.
- [Review: Once The Musical Sings With Quiet Beauty](https://thescoop.au/review-once-the-musical-sings-with-quiet-beauty/): Once is an honest, heartfelt musical, presented by prominent independent company AG Theatre and now showing at Melbourne’s iconic Chapel Off Chapel.
- [Review: Duck Pond Takes Flight With Astonishing Grace](https://thescoop.au/review-duck-pond-takes-flight-with-astonishing-grace/): Duck Pond, presented by Circa, uses a clever mix of acrobatics, movement, clowning and comedy to the theme of Swan Lake. It does everything it's supposed to.
- [Review: Dancing At Lughnasa Finds Moments Of Wild Beauty](https://thescoop.au/review-dancing-at-lughnasa-finds-moments-of-wild-beauty/): Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Isabella Milkovitsch at New Theatre Newtown in Sydney, is a play about a family on the edge of disintegration.
- [Review: Shoelace Chaser Races Through Grief & Growth](https://thescoop.au/review-shoelace-chaser-races-through-grief-growth/): Shoelace Chaser understands responsibility can arrive before adulthood does. It explores family responsibility and the pressure of growing up too quickly.
- [Strings: A Virtuosic Triple Bill By Queensland Ballet](https://thescoop.au/strings-a-virtuosic-triple-bill-by-queensland-ballet/): Following two popular programs, Queensland Ballet presents Strings, a triple bill by three leading choreographers Christian Spuck, Goyo Montero and Edward Clug.
- [Review: The Importance Of Being Earnest Is Wilde & Unbuttoned](https://thescoop.au/review-the-importance-of-being-earnest-is-wilde-unbuttoned/): Petra Kalive's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, presented by State Theatre Company South Australia, makes the subtext impossible to ignore.
- [In Conversation With Eddie Perfect: Beetlejuice The Musical](https://thescoop.au/in-conversation-with-eddie-perfect-beetlejuice-the-musical/): The Scoop joined key media at a sit-down event with Eddie Perfect, writer of Beetlejuice the Musical, ahead of its return season in 2026 starting with Brisbane.
- [MTI Welcomes Bloom To Its Growing Australian Catalogue](https://thescoop.au/mti-welcomes-bloom-to-its-growing-australian-catalogue/): Music Theatre International (Australasia) is proud to announce the addition of the acclaimed new Australian musical BLOOM to its licensing catalogue.
- [Announcing Full Cast of Beetlejuice the Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-of-beetlejuice-the-musical/): Melbourne, it’s time to dust off your Ouija boards and polish your gravestones! Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, and Langley Park Productions have just summoned the full line-up for the Australian premiere of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL, hitting Melbourne’s Regent Theatre this May. Joining Eddie Perfect as Beetlejuice and Karis Oka as Lydia Deetz, get ready for music theatre
- [Announcing Beetlejuice For Brisbane in 2026!](https://thescoop.au/announcing-beetlejuice-for-brisbane-in-2026/): BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will return to Australia in June 2026, following an international tour. It will play the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 7 June 2026.
- [Review: An Iliad Sees Wenham In A Lyrical & Devastating Retelling](https://thescoop.au/review-an-iliad-sees-wenham-in-a-lyrical-devastating-retelling/): Sydney Theatre Company's An Iliad, directed by Damien Ryan and starring David Wenham, is magnificent theatre, delivered with assurance and utter conviction.
- [Film Review: The Run Asks What We Owe Each Other In A Collapsing World](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-run-asks-what-we-owe-each-other-in-a-collapsing-world/): The Run, which premiered at the 2025 Adelaide Film Festival, follows an ageing smuggler navigating a post-pandemic world shaped by a global fertility crisis.
- [The Australian Musical Theatre Festival Returns This Month](https://thescoop.au/the-australian-musical-theatre-festival-returns-this-month/): The Australian Musical Theatre Festival returns to Launceston, bringing together Australia’s most celebrated performers with local talent from 20-24 May 2026.
- [Ensemble Theatre Ignites Next Generation With New Youth Studio](https://thescoop.au/ensemble-theatre-ignites-next-generation-with-new-youth-studio/): Ensemble Theatre launches ENSEMBLE YOUTH STUDIO (EYS), a new initiative inspiring the next generation of storytellers plus Winter School Holiday Drama Workshops
- [Announcing St Kilda Film Festival 2026 Line Up](https://thescoop.au/announcing-st-kilda-film-festival-2026-line-up/): The curtain is about to rise for the St Kilda Film Festival, revealing its most diverse and thought-provoking program yet, curated from almost 200 short films.
- [Announcing NIDA 2026 Student Production Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-nida-2026-student-production-season/): For its 2026 Production Season, NIDA has brought together two of the country's most distinguished theatre makers: Simon Phillips and Rachael Maza AM.
- [Film Review: Prosecution 2026 German Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-prosecution-2026-german-film-festival/): Trust in institutions is at a tipping point. You feel it in the opinion polls. The film Prosecution is a contemporaneous reflection on our tearing social fabric
- [Win Tickets To The Premiere of Tootsie!](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-premiere-of-tootsie/): Rehearsals are underway as the talented cast of Tootsie, the smash-hit Broadway musical, prepare for the Australian premiere at Teatro at the Italian Forum.
- [GRIMM: Tales From The Brothers Grimm Heads To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/grimm-tales-from-the-brothers-grimm-heads-to-melbourne/): The smash-hit, deliciously-twisted production GRIMM - Tales From The Brothers Grimm will cast its spell over Melbourne from 25 August to 12 September 2026.
- [Review: Once Upon A Mattress Bursts With Chaos & Fairytale Energy](https://thescoop.au/review-once-upon-a-mattress-bursts-with-chaos-fairytale-energy/): There’s nothing a good fairytale musical on a wintery night can’t fix with Hills Musical Company treating Adelaide to a spirited revival of Once Upon a Mattress
- [Review: The Last Parma Night Serves Up Laughs & Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-the-last-parma-night-serves-up-laughs-heart/): Clockwork Possum Productions makes a confident debut with The Last Parma Night, an original play by Max Meaden and now playing at Chapel Off Chapel in Prahran.
- [Announcing Claire Lyon To Play Eliza Doolittle In My Fair Lady](https://thescoop.au/announcing-claire-lyon-to-play-eliza-doolittle-in-my-fair-lady/): Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live announced that Claire Lyon will play Eliza Doolittle in the 70th Anniversary season of My Fair Lady
- [Meet Claire Lyon: My Fair Lady's New Eliza Doolittle](https://thescoop.au/meet-claire-lyon-my-fair-ladys-new-eliza-doolittle/): This week, Claire Lyon was unveiled as the next Eliza Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady and The Scoop had a chance to chat to Claire in the wake of the news
- [Review: Waitress Warms The Heart In A Sweet Australian Premiere](https://thescoop.au/review-waitress-warms-the-heart-in-a-sweet-australian-premiere/): Waitress the Musical has hit the stage with the Australian premiere filling the air of Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne with a gorgeous apple-cinnamon toasting.
- [Opinion: Why Are We So Quick To Judge Who Gets To Be Jenna?](https://thescoop.au/opinion-why-are-we-so-quick-to-judge-who-gets-to-be-jenna/): Waitress has always celebrated that any woman can be Jenna. So why does the recent casting news about Natalie Bassingthwaighte spark doubt instead of curiosity?
- [Review: 84 Charing Cross Road Is A Love Letter To Books](https://thescoop.au/review-84-charing-cross-road-is-a-love-letter-to-books/): 84 Charing Cross Road charts the true story of the friendship between Helene Hanff, and the chief book buyer of British antique bookshop Marks & Co., Frank Doel
- [Announcing Anthony LaPaglia To Return In Death Of A Salesman](https://thescoop.au/announcing-anthony-lapaglia-to-return-in-death-of-a-salesman/): Anthony LaPaglia is set to return in Arthur Miller's timeless, award winning play Death of a Salesman, in Melbourne from July before making its Brisbane debut.
- [Announcing Cast For The Addams Family At Hayes Theatre](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-the-addams-family-at-hayes-theatre/): Joshua Robson Productions and their team returns to conjure up another deliciously dark delight, bringing The Addams Family to Hayes Theatre Co from 11 July.
- [Review: Ordinary Days Celebrates The Enduring Power Of Connection](https://thescoop.au/review-ordinary-days-celebrates-the-enduring-power-of-connection/): Bold & Blunt Creative’s production of Ordinary Days, written by Adam Gwon, is a poignant exploration of how moments of connection can change our lives.
- [Sarah Murr Sets Sail On Her Next Big Adventure](https://thescoop.au/sarah-murr-sets-sail-on-her-next-big-adventure/): After a sold-out 2025 season, Hayes Theatre Co will raise the Jolly Roger once again as they revive The Pirates of Penzance, featuring new recruit Sarah Murr.
- [From Easy Street To Easy As Pie: Waitress Star Keanu Gonzalez On Playing Earl & Pushing His Craft](https://thescoop.au/from-easy-street-to-easy-as-pie-waitress-star-keanu-gonzalez-on-playing-earl-pushing-his-craft/): The long awaited Australian premiere of Waitress is finally hitting the stage in Melbourne and The Scoop sat down with Keanu Gonzalez who is playing Earl.
- [Review: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett Makes Triumphant Return To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-bernie-dieters-club-kabarett-makes-triumphant-return-to-melbourne/): From the moment you step into Club Kabarett’s sultry re-envisioning of Meat Market North Melbourne, it’s clear this isn’t your typical night out at the theatre.
- [Film Review: The Talented Mr F 2026 German Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-talented-mr-f-2026-german-film-festival/): The Talented Mr F is a German documentary following Berlin filmmakers after their animated short film is stolen and submitted to festivals by an American.
- [Film Review: Head-On 2026 German Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-head-on-2026-german-film-festival/): Written & directed by Fatih Akin, Head-On (Gegen die Wand) was released in 2004 and is showing at the HSBC German Film Festival as part of an Akin retrospective
- [Beetlejuice To Make Sydney Final Tour Stop In November](https://thescoop.au/beetlejuice-to-make-sydney-final-tour-stop-in-november/): Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced today that BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will conclude its tour in Sydney.
- [Film Review: You, Always Delivers Romance, Warmth & A Touch Of Home](https://thescoop.au/film-review-you-always-delivers-romance-warmth-a-touch-of-home/): There’s something charming about the film You, Always. In a landscape dominated by international productions, this is a heartfelt and proudly Australian rom-com
- [Review: The Sapphires Sparkle In A Soulful Brisbane Premiere](https://thescoop.au/review-the-sapphires-sparkle-in-a-soulful-brisbane-premiere/): There’s a sparkle to The Sapphires that’s hard to resist! The Brisbane premiere production tells the story of four women who find their voice in the 60s.
- [Review: The Lion King Sees The Circle Of Life, Perfectly Staged](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lion-king-sees-the-circle-of-life-perfectly-staged/): Ten years after it last played in Australia, The Lion King has returned to the Capitol Theatre, Sydney, bringing with it a new generation of theatregoers.
- [Review: The Glass Menagerie Sees A Stunning Adaptation From MTC](https://thescoop.au/review-the-glass-menagerie-sees-a-stunning-adaptation-from-mtc/): Melbourne Theatre Company’s The Glass Menagerie is a moving exploration of three people bound - by family ties, poverty’s strictures, and society’s expectations
- [Review: 35MM A Musical Exhibition Makes Art From Life's Snapshots](https://thescoop.au/review-35mm-a-musical-exhibition-makes-art-from-lifes-snapshots/): 35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a showcase of incredible talent by the 3rd years at Griffith University’s Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre.
- [Announcing Beetlejuice The Musical For Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/announcing-beetlejuice-the-musical-for-adelaide/): Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced today that BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will play Adelaide in October.
- [Review: Elastic Hearts Brings Joy Through Dance & The Music Of Sia](https://thescoop.au/review-elastic-hearts-brings-joy-through-dance-the-music-of-sia/): One offering that should not be overlooked in Brisbane this long weekend is Elastic Hearts, presented by Queensland Ballet (QB) and HOTA, Home of the Arts.
- [Film Review: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Sees Couture Meet A New Media Reality](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-devil-wears-prada-2-sees-couture-meet-a-new-media-reality/): With movie sequels currently trending in Hollywood, there’s nothing more stylish than bringing back a fan favourite. The Devil Wears Prada 2 does exactly this.
- [Announcing Cast For Stella: A New Australian Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-stella-a-new-australian-musical/): The world premiere of STELLA has unveiled its cast, bringing together a powerhouse line-up of Australian talent to tell the remarkable story of Miles Franklin.
- [Review: Which Way Home Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/review-which-way-home-yirra-yaakin-theatre-company/): Which Way Home, presented by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, is a beautiful play filled with warmth, humour, crackling dialogue, and a whole lot of heart and soul
- [Inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards Announces 2026 Winners](https://thescoop.au/inaugural-creative-brisbane-awards-announces-2026-winners/): Brisbane’s most impactful creative collaborations were recognised at the inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards, celebrating the partnerships transforming the city.
- [Film Review: Jean Valjean Finds Grace In The Shadows](https://thescoop.au/film-review-jean-valjean-finds-grace-in-the-shadows/): Writer Director Éric Besnard has concentrated on the first 150 pages of Les Misérables to give us Jean Valjean, an origin story at the heart of French identity.
- [Announcing Middle Raged: A Musical Meltdown For NSW Tour](https://thescoop.au/announcing-middle-raged-a-musical-meltdown-for-nsw-tour/): A brand-new Australian show, Middle Raged - A Musical Meltdown, will sweat its way into Canberra Theatre Centre as part of its global premiere season this July.
- [Brunswick Underground Film Festival Returns With  Big New 2026 Program](https://thescoop.au/brunswick-underground-film-festival-returns-with-big-new-2026-program/): After a massively successful first year, bringing over 2,500 punters to Brunswick West, Brunswick Underground Film Festival (BUFF) is back, with its second edition launching this May in Melbourne. From the minds behind cult cinema collective Static Vision, BUFF has become the city’s much-needed home for forward-thinking, transgressive and independent cinema. From Thursday 14 May
- [HOTA Invites Theatre Audiences Up Close & Personal For Winter Season](https://thescoop.au/hota-invites-theatre-audiences-up-close-personal-for-winter-season/): HOTA, Home of the Arts will transform its outdoor stage into an intimate, immersive space Winter Season, inviting audiences to step inside for something new.
- [New Queens Casting Announced: SIX The Musical Australia](https://thescoop.au/new-queens-casting-announced-six-the-musical-australia/): SIX the Musical has today confirmed its new Australian cast! The smash hit musical will make its royal return to the Comedy Theatre Melbourne in July 2026.
- [Victorian Opera Presents The Magic Pudding: The Opera](https://thescoop.au/victorian-opera-presents-the-magic-pudding-the-opera/): Victorian Opera is bringing its adored adaptation of Norman Lindsay’s classic The Magic Pudding back to the stage for an unmissable return season from 15-30 May
- [Announcing Illuminate Adelaide 2026 Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-illuminate-adelaide-2026-program/): Illuminate Adelaide has unveiled its 2026 program, returning 1–19 July with a dynamic lineup, transforming South Australia’s capital into a winter playground.
- [Announcing Sweet Charity For Chapel Off Chapel In June](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sweet-charity-for-chapel-off-chapel-in-june/): Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic Fosse musical Sweet Charity which runs 18 - 28 June 2026 at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne. Celebrating 60 years this year, Heirlume’s production of Sweet Charity follows the adventures
- [Review: Mara Puts A New Spin On A Classic Fairytale](https://thescoop.au/review-mara-puts-a-new-spin-on-a-classic-fairytale/): Mara is a modern cabaret style retelling of the story of Cinderella, a prequel of sorts chronicling the woman who will eventually become Cinderella’s stepmother
- [Review: Anthropology Is A Pensive AI Tech Thriller](https://thescoop.au/review-anthropology-is-a-pensive-ai-tech-thriller/): Anthropology is the comprehensive, scientific study of humanity. But what happens when AI turns that lens on us? VOX Productions presents an AI tech thriller.
- [Review: Art The Play Is Everything Great Theatre Should Be](https://thescoop.au/review-art-the-play-is-everything-great-theatre-should-be/): Art is funny, outrageous, compelling – everything great theatre should be. Its star-studded Australian run, now in Melbourne, deserves to sell out every night.
- [Review: Gruesome Playground Injuries Finds Grace in Moments of Pain](https://thescoop.au/review-gruesome-playground-injuries-finds-grace-in-moments-of-pain/): Can two hurt people heal each other? Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Sydney indie theatre company Unorthodox Productions, doesn't shy from these complexities.
- [Review: 3 Billion Seconds Is A Hotbed Of Love, Panic & Ethics](https://thescoop.au/review-3-billion-seconds-is-a-hotbed-of-love-panic-ethics/): Sitting inside the intimate traverse stage of KXT Kings Cross Theatre Sydney, 3 Billion Seconds feels like a pressure cooker of love, panic and moral calculus.
- [Review: Three Sisters Reminds Us How Alive Indie Theatre Is](https://thescoop.au/review-three-sisters-reminds-us-how-alive-indie-theatre-is/): After a 5-star debut with Dear Elena Sergeevna last year, Last Waltz Productions returns to the Old Fitz Theatre Sydney with Chekhov's masterpiece Three Sisters
- [Announcing Stella: A New Australian Musical On The Life of Miles Franklin](https://thescoop.au/announcing-stella-a-new-australian-musical-on-the-life-of-miles-franklin/): The world premiere of STELLA: A New Australian Musical celebrates Stella Miles Franklin’s own dramatic story when it debuts at Monash University’s Alexander Theatre for a strictly limited season from 12 – 20 June 2026.Literary icon Miles Franklin’s life, marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars, has until
- [Announcing First Taste 2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/announcing-first-taste-2026-hsbc-spanish-latin-american-film-festival/): The 2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival has revealed a first tantalising taste of its 29th edition, screening around Australia from 10 June 2026.
- [Review: Gutenberg! The Musical! Delivers Big On A Small Scale](https://thescoop.au/review-gutenberg-the-musical-delivers-big-on-a-small-scale/): Gutenberg! The Musical! from Hayes Theatre Co is a playful addition to their stunning 2026 season, encapsulating the raw creative power of human connection.
- [Brisbane Festival 2026 First Look: The Choir Of Man & Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent Returns](https://thescoop.au/brisbane-festival-2026-first-look-the-choir-of-man-magic-mirrors-spiegeltent-returns/): Brisbane Festival has offered its first glimpse of what's to come in 2026, announcing that the runaway West End hit and Olivier Award-nominee, The Choir of Man.
- [CabLive Returns: Adelaide Artists Wanted For Cabaret Showcase](https://thescoop.au/cablive-returns-adelaide-artists-wanted-for-cabaret-showcase/): Cabaret Fringe Adelaide’s new open-mic series CabLive is building momentum with organisers calling for a fresh wave of performers ahead of its second instalment
- [The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me To Make International Premiere](https://thescoop.au/the-only-thing-worse-you-could-have-told-me-to-make-international-premiere/): It’s been 25 years since the show was staged, but The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me will make its international premiere at Back Dock Arts in Brisbane
- [Film Review: Alphabet Lane Is A Haunting Story Of Love & Isolation](https://thescoop.au/film-review-alphabet-lane-is-a-haunting-story-of-love-isolation/): Alphabet Lane, by James Litchfield, is a quietly unsettling film that explores loneliness, identity, and the fragile ways people cope when connection disappears
- [Review: Xanadu Rolls Big At The Elder Con Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/review-xanadu-rolls-big-at-the-elder-con-adelaide/): Xanadu is a joyful story of the courage it takes to take risks. Adelaide University’s Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre students have delivered just that.
- [Announcing 2026 HSBC German Film Festival Full Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-hsbc-german-film-festival-full-program/): Palace and German Films are delighted to announce the full program for the 2026 HSBC German Film Festival, an unmissable showcase of contemporary cinema.
- [Review: Pretty Woman Charms Perth In A Feel-Good, Nostalgic Premiere](https://thescoop.au/review-pretty-woman-charms-perth-in-a-feel-good-nostalgic-premiere/): The Perth premiere of Pretty Woman: The Musical enchanted audiences last night at Crown Theatre in a nostalgic production that tugged at the heartstrings.
- [Inside The Last Parma Night: Mateship, Memory, & Moving On](https://thescoop.au/inside-the-last-parma-night-mateship-memory-moving-on/): Next month, Clockwork Possum Productions premieres its debut work, The Last Parma Night, at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne, written and produced by Max Meaden.
- [Announcing Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular Tour 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-come-alive-the-greatest-showman-circus-spectacular-tour-2026/): COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular will make its Australian debut in 2026, opening in Sydney from 26 May 2026, before touring nationally.
- [Review: Jeff Green - Jeff Jokes! 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-jeff-green-jeff-jokes-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): ★★★★☆ Jeff Green returns to the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his newest crowd-pleaser, Jeff Jokes! After cutting his teeth on the UK comedy circuit in the late eighties, Green famously left a lucrative engineering career for stand-up. He went on to become a familiar face on British television, appearing on shows such as
- [Review: Dracula Returns To Adelaide & Makes A Powerful Case For The Arts](https://thescoop.au/review-dracula-returns-to-adelaide-makes-a-powerful-case-for-the-arts/): You cannot stage Dracula as a ballet unless you go all in. It has to be lavish. It has to seduce. West Australian Ballet understands that from the first moment.
- [Review: Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead](https://thescoop.au/review-drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead/): Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Belvoir St Theatre conjures a visceral sense of imagery, and Eamon Flack's adaptation more than lives up to it.
- [Film Review: The Stranger Is A Bleak, Beautiful Meditation That Lingers](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-stranger-is-a-bleak-beautiful-meditation-that-lingers/): François Ozon's black and white French language film The Stranger feels like an uneasy trance, until it shakes you awake in the most alive, vigorous way.
- [Michael Ralph On Xanadu, Creativity & Bringing The Magic To Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/michael-ralph-on-xanadu-creativity-bringing-the-magic-to-adelaide/): The Elder Conservatorium’s Bachelor of Music Theatre presents Xanadu as its first major show of the year. The students chatted Michael Ralph ahead of the season
- [Announcing La La Land In Concert Tour For Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-la-la-land-in-concert-tour-for-australia/): Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Academy Award®-winning Lionsgate film, La La Land, in a live-to-film concert experience coming to Australia in 2026.
- [Announcing Cast For Once The Musical Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-once-the-musical-melbourne/): An exceptional Australian cast will bring the Tony award-winning characters from Once to life in a clever production from independent company, AG Theatre.
- [Three Sisters, One Vision: Last Waltz Dances With Chekhov](https://thescoop.au/three-sisters-one-vision-last-waltz-dances-with-chekhov/): This week, Last Waltz Productions opens Chekhov's classic play Three Sisters at Old Fitz Theatre, the second production since making their debut in 2025.
- [Announcing NIDA & Bakehouse At KXT Partnership For Emerging Playwrights](https://thescoop.au/announcing-nida-bakehouse-at-kxt-partnership-for-emerging-playwrights/): NIDA and bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company join forces to create a new partnership to champion emerging Australian playwrights in the Festival of New Writers, New Works
- [Review: Impromptunes - The Completely Improvised Musical Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-impromptunes-the-completely-improvised-musical-melbourne/): Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a brand-new burst of fully improvised musical mayhem
- [Review: Toy Story In Concert Goes To Infinity & Beyond](https://thescoop.au/review-toy-story-in-concert-goes-to-infinity-beyond/): Cast your mind back about 31 years to the mid-90s, and you might recall a time of Nintendo 64s, The Spice Girls, Myspace - and a little film called Toy Story.
- [Review: Sting Anchors The Last Ship Through A Powerful Voyage](https://thescoop.au/review-sting-anchors-the-last-ship-through-a-powerful-voyage/): The Last Ship musical comes to Brisbane's new Glasshouse Theatre in an exclusive season carrying a lot more than global superstar Sting’s name above the title.
- [Review: Beauty and the Beast Enchants With Timeless Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-beauty-and-the-beast-enchants-with-timeless-magic/): Willoughby Theatre Company’s latest offering Beauty and the Beast brings to the stage a dazzling and talent-packed show that will leave you absolutely delighted
- [Review: English Speaks Volumes In The Silence](https://thescoop.au/review-english-speaks-volumes-in-the-silence/): What does it cost to be understood? That’s the driving question behind Outhouse Theatre Co’s production of English, presented with Seymour Centre in Sydney.
- [Review: Mark Watson 20 Years Of Doing My Absolute Bloody Best Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-mark-watson-20-years-of-doing-my-absolute-bloody-best-melbourne/): Mark Watson toasts his twentieth year at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with 20 Years Of Doing My Absolute Bloody Best and it's a celebration.
- [Review: The River Flows With Beauty Even As Answers Elude](https://thescoop.au/review-the-river-flows-with-beauty-even-as-answers-elude/): The River, by Olivier and Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth, is romantic yet slightly unsettling. And the acting is exactly what you expect: it’s exceptional.
- [Review: RBG Of Many, One Speaks Urgently To A World In Flux](https://thescoop.au/review-rbg-of-many-one-speaks-urgently-to-a-world-in-flux/): RBG: Of Many, One, written by Suzie Miller and directed by Priscilla Jackman, premiered in 2022, during Joe Biden’s presidency. Now, the work lands differently.
- [Review: Anastasia Lands In Sydney With Glittering Gowns & The Ghosts Of History](https://thescoop.au/review-anastasia-lands-in-sydney-with-glittering-gowns-the-ghosts-of-history/): Anastasia is a sweeping journey of memory, identity and hope and offers us a reminder that stories have the power to transform history into something magical.
- [Review: Australia Day Serves Up Satire With A Side Of Discomfort](https://thescoop.au/review-australia-day-serves-up-satire-with-a-side-of-discomfort/): Anyone who has sat on a local board or committee of any hue, be it the Lions, community radio or amateur theatrics will recognise the world of Australia Day.
- [Review: School Of Rock A Smash For Passion Productions](https://thescoop.au/review-school-of-rock-a-smash-for-passion-productions/): Passion Productions strikes gold with School of Rock, transforming the classic film and showcasing a community theatre scene alive and rocking in Brisbane.
- [Review: Soothplayers Improvised Shakespeare 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-soothplayers-improvised-shakespeare-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Melbourne-based company Soothplayers returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, marking a decade of their signature improvised Shakespearean comedy
- [Review: Sam Nicoresti Baby Doomer 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-sam-nicoresti-baby-doomer-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Fresh from a breakout, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, expectations for Sam Nicoresti’s Comedy Festival debut are high. And they more than meet them.
- [Review: Emma Holland The Dog Dies At The Start 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-emma-holland-the-dog-dies-at-the-start-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Emma Holland returns with her latest work, The Dog Dies At The Start. It takes a very special artist to draw so much laughter from such emotional loss.
- [Announcing 2026 HSBC German Film Festival First Highlights](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-hsbc-german-film-festival-first-highlights/): The 2026 HSBC German Film Festival, Australia's only dedicated celebration of German language cinema, is screening nationally from 6 – 27 May at Palace Cinemas.
- [Laughing Through The Housing Crisis: The Agent Opens This May](https://thescoop.au/laughing-through-the-housing-crisis-the-agent-opens-this-may/): With housing affordability at crisis point in Australia, bold new comedy The Agent is turning the spotlight on the people at the centre: real estate agents.
- [Announcing Reg Livermore's New Ned Kelly Musical For Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-reg-livermores-new-ned-kelly-musical-for-melbourne/): Victorian Opera is delighted to announce a Melbourne season of its acclaimed new production of Reg Livermore’s Ned Kelly: The Musical, playing 24–25 July 2026.
- [Film Review: All That's Left Of You Has No Easy Answers, Only Human Cost](https://thescoop.au/film-review-all-thats-left-of-you-has-no-easy-answers-only-human-cost/): There’s a quiet confidence to Cherien Dabis' All That’s Left of You that immediately sets it apart from most films tackling the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
- [Film Review: The Deb Swings Big In Bold New Musical](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-deb-swings-big-in-bold-new-musical/): The Deb’s mixture of heart, hit songs, and humour goes together like scones, cream and jam made by a Country Women’s Association. Delicacy? Or an abomination.
- [Review: The Prom Brings Big Smiles & Pure Joy To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-the-prom-brings-big-smiles-pure-joy-to-sydney/): ★★★★★ There’s something big happening at a little theatre in Sydney’s Inner West, and people are starting to take notice. Teatro at the Italian Forum is carving out a space as a bold new creative hub, launching its slate of Australian premiere productions with the exuberant and big-hearted musical, The Prom. Behind Teatro are Nathan
- [Review: The Jungle Book Is A Fabulously Fun Musical Journey](https://thescoop.au/review-the-jungle-book-is-a-fabulously-fun-musical-journey/): Swinging into Melbourne these holidays, your favourite friends are taking over The Capitol in The Jungle Book, a fresh adventure inspired by Kipling’s tales.
- [Dynamic QPAC School Holiday Program Starts Today](https://thescoop.au/dynamic-qpac-school-holiday-program-starts-today/): A guinea pig, a green sheep and Buzz Lightyear all star in the April school holiday program at QPAC starting today, and running to 18 April 2026.
- [Review: Hannah Gadsby The Evening Muse 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-hannah-gadsby-the-evening-muse-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Hannah Gadsby returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with The Evening Muse, a talk show wrapped in a comedy show wrapped in existential crisis.
- [Announcing Local Cast For Sting's The Last Ship](https://thescoop.au/announcing-local-cast-for-stings-the-last-ship/): Last week QPAC announced the local cast that will be joining Sting, Shaggy and the international ensemble starring in The Last Ship, opening 9 April 2026.
- [Review: Melanie Bracewell Dilly Dallying 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-melanie-bracewell-dilly-dallying-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Melanie Bracewell: Dilly Dallying, on now at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, is a reminder of just how satisfying great storytelling comedy can be.
- [Theatrical Symphony To Showcase Musical Theatre In Special Event](https://thescoop.au/theatrical-symphony-to-showcase-musical-theatre-in-special-event/): Melbourne’s leading independent theatre group, Theatrical Inc, will present Theatrical Symphony, a special three-night event at the National Theatre this April.
- [Review: One Man, Two Guvnors 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-one-man-two-guvnors-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): It’s no accident that J&L Presents' production of One Man, Two Guvnors is being performed in the middle of a bar this Comedy Festival. It is a stroke of genius.
- [Review: Shaun Micallef De'Ath Takes A Holiday Book Launch](https://thescoop.au/review-shaun-micallef-death-takes-a-holiday-book-launch/): Shaun Micallef returns to Melbourne’s literary scene with his latest release, De’Ath Takes A Holiday, with die-hard fans gathered at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre
- [Review: The Lost Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes by Innes Lloyd](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lost-casebook-of-sherlock-holmes-by-innes-lloyd/): Melbourne’s comedy duo Innes Lloyd have unashamedly reinvented Sherlock Holmes and John Watson into serial stooges of preposterous scenarios for Comedy Festival
- [Review: MJ Cranks It To Eleven In A Roof Raising Brisbane Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-mj-cranks-it-to-eleven-in-a-roof-raising-brisbane-triumph/): It is Brisbane’s turn to experience the explosive power of MJ the Musical, celebrating the music of one of the greatest artists of all time, Michael Jackson.
- [Review: Jordan Barr Choir Girl 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-jordan-barr-choir-girl-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Jordan Barr’s Comedy Festival show Choir Girl feels like you’ve just sat down for a slightly unhinged catch-up with a friend, rather than a formal performance.
- [Review: A Transgender Woman On The Internet, Crying](https://thescoop.au/review-a-transgender-woman-on-the-internet-crying/): A Transgender Woman on the Internet, Crying, a world premiere musical from Green Door Theatre Company, isn’t perfect, but it teaches us it shouldn’t have to be.
- [Announcing Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2026 Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-adelaide-cabaret-festival-2026-program/): Adelaide Cabaret Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, featuring a star‑studded line‑up of comedy, theatre and music with tickets on sale from 12pm today.
- [Win Tickets To The Devil Wears Prada 2 At Dendy Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-devil-wears-prada-2-at-dendy-cinemas/): To celebrate the release of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 at Dendy Cinemas in Brisbane on 30 April 2026, The Scoop are giving away two in-season double e-passes!
- [Review: Katrina Mathers Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues](https://thescoop.au/review-katrina-mathers-anything-but-the-dyson-and-other-excellent-monologues/): Katrina Mathers returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after a 23-year hiatus with Anything But the Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues.
- [Moulin Rouge! The Musical Auditions Have Kicked Off](https://thescoop.au/moulin-rouge-the-musical-auditions-have-kicked-off/): Auditions for Moulin Rouge! The Musical kicked off in Sydney last week, with performers competing for a coveted place in the highly anticipated production.
- [Announcing Cast For Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-pride-and-prejudice-sort-of/): The cast for the 2026 tour of the musical comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), the audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s iconic story, have been announced.
- [Review: The Phantom Of The Opera Lights Up Sydney Harbour](https://thescoop.au/review-the-phantom-of-the-opera-lights-up-sydney-harbour/): A lingering storm receded at the final hour and set the scene for a spectacular opening night of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s The Phantom of the Opera.
- [Review: The Last Train To Madeline Is Poignant & Powerful](https://thescoop.au/review-the-last-train-to-madeline-is-poignant-powerful/): The Last Train to Madeline, by the Australian Theatre For Young People, is a powerful reminder that growing up is as much about what we lose as what we find.
- [Review: My Brilliant Career Leaves Sydney Audiences In Awe](https://thescoop.au/review-my-brilliant-career-leaves-sydney-audiences-in-awe/): My Brilliant Career, based on the 1901 Miles Franklin novel, has taken the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney by storm with a dazzling display of Australian talent
- [Review: Your Song Finds The Heart Inside Elton John's Greatest Hits](https://thescoop.au/review-your-song-finds-the-heart-inside-elton-johns-greatest-hits/): Your Song by The Little Red Company is funny, full of heart and stacked with knockout vocals. The show knows exactly what Elton John's music means to people.
- [Review: WAAPA's Renascence Sings With Heart & Fire](https://thescoop.au/review-waapas-renascence-sings-with-heart-fire/): Energetic, humorous, and vaguely metaphysical, Renascence resurrects both the poet and poetry. Like Millay herself, it is unapologetic and larger-than-life.
- [Review: WAAPA Brings High Kicks & Big Feelings To Dance Nation](https://thescoop.au/review-waapa-brings-high-kicks-big-feelings-to-dance-nation/): Dance Nation, performed by WAAPA students, fully leans into the satirical, camp and exaggeration of the play, capturing the confusion of female adolescence.
- [Review: Evil Dead Unleashes Cult Chaos In Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-evil-dead-unleashes-cult-chaos-in-melbourne/): ★★★★★ Evil Dead The Musical is an uproariously, bloody camp time. It is the musical adaptation of Sam Raimi’s classic horror film Evil Dead, a film I remember attempting to watch years ago and never finishing because I thought it was too chaotic. After this musical, I cannot wait to give it another chance. Evil
- [Review: Celia Pacquola Gift Horse 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-celia-pacquola-gift-horse-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/): Celia Pacquola returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Gift Horse. The show weaves its way through the realities of being in one’s forties.
- [Review: Messa da Requiem Opens On A Grand New Era](https://thescoop.au/review-messa-da-requiem-opens-on-a-grand-new-era/): Opening at QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre, Queensland Ballet’s Messa da Requiem is a clear declaration of intent: bold, grand, and completely uncompromising.
- [Review: WAAPA Brings Terror & Irish Wit To The Lieutenant Of Inishmore](https://thescoop.au/review-waapa-brings-terror-irish-wit-to-the-lieutenant-of-inishmore/): Brutal, absurd, and darkly comic, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Martin McDonagh, is presented by the 3rd year Acting students at WAAPA for a limited season.
- [Review: La Clique Lets Loose With Popcorn, Puppets & Complete Chaos](https://thescoop.au/review-la-clique-lets-loose-with-popcorn-puppets-complete-chaos/): La Clique, returning to HOTA on the Gold Coast, is bold, it’s loose, and it’s comfortable getting a little bit filthy when it wants to. Leave the kids at home.
- [Review: Bette & Joan Puts An Iconic Feud In The Spotlight](https://thescoop.au/review-bette-joan-puts-an-iconic-feud-in-the-spotlight/): Anton Burge's highly successful play Bette & Joan takes us backstage of the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and into the infamous feud between them.
- [Review: An Evening In Concert, 3rd Year Musical Theatre Students](https://thescoop.au/review-an-evening-in-concert-3rd-year-musical-theatre-students/): An Evening in Concert is a strong night of musical theatre and reminds us how much talent is coming through Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre.
- [Announcing Bold Door 3 Season For Queensland Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/announcing-bold-door-3-season-for-queensland-theatre-company/): Queensland Theatre Company has announced three extraordinary collectives for its 2026 DOOR 3 program, the company’s premier platform for independent theatre.
- [Paige Fallu Finds Heart, Pride & Joy In The Prom](https://thescoop.au/paige-fallu-finds-heart-pride-joy-in-the-prom/): The Prom arrives later this month at the newly revitalised Teatro at the Italian Forum, bringing heart and high-energy celebration of pride to Sydney audiences.
- [Film Review: Othello Lands On The Big Screen](https://thescoop.au/film-review-othello-lands-on-the-big-screen/): There’s no shortage of reasons to head to the cinema for a filmed stage production, not least the simple pleasure of settling in with a choc top and some popcorn while someone else does the emotional heavy lifting. When that production happens to feature Toby Jones sinking his teeth into Shakespeare’s slipperiest villain, there’s even
- [Announcing Cast For Tootsie The Musical Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-tootsie-the-musical-sydney/): Producers have announced the stellar cast of the hit Broadway musical Tootsie making its highly anticipated Australian premiere at Teatro at the Italian Forum.
- [Review: Briefs The Works Brings After Dark Spectacle To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-briefs-the-works-brings-after-dark-spectacle-to-melbourne/): Masterfully toeing the line between risk and risqué, Briefs: The Works seductively brings in Melbourne’s thrill-chasing late-night crowds to its Spiegel Haus.
- [Announcing The Shark Is Broken For Sydney & Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-shark-is-broken-for-sydney-melbourne/): Olivier Award nominated THE SHARK IS BROKEN will make its Australian debut at the Foundry Theatre Sydney from 28 August and then Melbourne from 11 October 2026.
- [Announcing Cast For Phantom Of The Opera](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-phantom-of-the-opera/): Opera Australia announced that Amy Manford, Jake Lyle and Jarrod Draper have been cast in The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour from 27 March to 3 May 2026
- [Announcing Full Cast For The Phantom Of The Opera](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-for-the-phantom-of-the-opera/): Opera Australia has announced the full cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, returning for a limited run at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.
- [Review: Freaky Friday Shine Performing Arts Academy](https://thescoop.au/review-freaky-friday-shine-performing-arts-academy/): Shine Performing Arts Academy delivered a top-notch production in Freaky Friday that balanced laugh-out-loud moments with messages about self-acceptance.
- [Announcing Hayes Musical The Pirates of Penzance For Foundry Theatre](https://thescoop.au/announcing-hayes-musical-the-pirates-of-penzance-for-foundry-theatre/): For the first time ever, Hayes Theatre Co brings its landmark production, The Pirates of Penzance, to the Foundry Theatre stage from 12 May - 7 June 2026.
- [Review: Cluedo Hits Adelaide With Murder Most Madcap](https://thescoop.au/review-cluedo-hits-adelaide-with-murder-most-madcap/): You may not know who the killer is, but Cluedo knows exactly what it is. And unlike its colourful cast of villains, it doesn’t pretend to be anything else.
- [Win Tickets To The President's Cake In Cinemas Next Month](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-presidents-cake-in-cinemas-next-month/): THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE has been widely acclaimed by critics around the world and The Scoop is giving away five double passes to see the film, opening 2 April.
- [Review: Stage Kiss Is A Love Letter To Theatre's Most Awkward Moments](https://thescoop.au/review-stage-kiss-is-a-love-letter-to-theatres-most-awkward-moments/): Have you ever acted in a bad play before? Stage Kiss, on now at New Theatre, brings all that awkwardness to a hilariously cringeworthy (and relatable) light.
- [Review: Fuccbois Live In Concert 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-fuccbois-live-in-concert-2026-adelaide-fringe/): They’ve been creating music and breaking hearts for twelve years. Now, it’s time to say goodbye forever. Welcome to the final show of the Fuccbois Farewell Tour
- [Review: MARVELous Brings Cheeky Superhero Chaos To Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/review-marvelous-brings-cheeky-superhero-chaos-to-brisbane/): For a show like MARVELous: A Risqué Parody, the title does heavy lifting in that you know exactly what you are walking into. In no way is this subtle theatre.
- [Review: Amplified Brings The Chrissy Amphlett Spirit To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-amplified-brings-the-chrissy-amphlett-spirit-to-melbourne/): Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett is not a tribute but a stunning piece of art, anchored by an incredible turn from Sheridan Harbridge.
- [Announcing Child Cast For Waitress Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-child-cast-for-waitress-melbourne/): Four young Melbourne actresses were announced today to play the role of Jenna’s daughter Lulu in the Melbourne season of Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS.
- [Review: Sunny Tribe District Brings Pure Fun & Infectious Energy](https://thescoop.au/review-sunny-tribe-district-brings-pure-fun-infectious-energy/): Sunny Tribe District is brought to life by the emerging Salad Days Collective in co-production with PIP Theatre, delivering a night of pure fun and hilarity.
- [Win Tickets To See The Deb In Cinemas Next Month](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-the-deb-in-cinemas-next-month/): Rialto Distribution is excited to announce that the joyous new Australian musical THE DEB, directed by Rebel Wilson will hit cinemas nationwide from 9 April!
- [Review: Code Of Conduct Is Workplace Theatre Like You've Never Seen](https://thescoop.au/review-code-of-conduct-is-workplace-theatre-like-youve-never-seen/): The world premiere of Code of Conduct is the 2026 season opener from Australasian Dance Collective and takes place on the 20th floor of The One at 300 George St
- [Announcing The Book Of Mormon For Perth & Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-book-of-mormon-for-perth-adelaide/): The Mormons are back! The award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Crown Theatre Perth from October and Festival Theatre Adelaide from December.
- [New Season, New Stage: Messa da Requiem Opens Next Week](https://thescoop.au/new-season-new-stage-messa-da-requiem-opens-next-week/): Queensland Ballet opens their 2026 season next week with Messa da Requiem, the first production to grace QPAC’s brand new Glasshouse Theatre from 27 March 2026.
- [Review: Trophy Boys Makes You Laugh, Then Shuts You Up](https://thescoop.au/review-trophy-boys-makes-you-laugh-then-shuts-you-up/): Trophy Boys makes its South Australian debut with State Theatre Company South Australia under new Artistic Director Petra Kalive, and it’s a statement of intent
- [Suspiciously Talented Cast Announced For Dirty Rotten Scoundrels](https://thescoop.au/suspiciously-talented-cast-announced-for-dirty-rotten-scoundrels/): Producer Redfern Lane Productions is thrilled to announce the talented cast for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the cheeky musical opening at Hayes Theatre Co in May.
- [Win Tickets To See Cluedo The Play In Adelaide](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-cluedo-the-play-in-adelaide/): The Scoop is giving away two double passes to see Cluedo the play when it hits Adelaide this weekend! Head to our Instagram page or our Facebook page to enter.
- [Review: Broadway Off-Broadway 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-broadway-off-broadway-2026-adelaide-fringe/): Time-stepping back to the Adelaide Fringe for 2026 is the hit show Broadway Off-Broadway by Emma Kavanagh, following a stellar sold-out debut season last year.
- [Film Review: The Rivals Of Amziah King Is An Unruly Blend of Music, Crime & Community](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-rivals-of-amziah-king-is-an-unruly-blend-of-music-crime-community/): The Rivals of Amziah King starring Matthew McConoughey proves that when the storytelling is fresh, inventive, and alive, the subject can be anything. Even bees.
- [Film Review: The President's Cake Is A Tender Portrait Of Fear & Survival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-presidents-cake-is-a-tender-portrait-of-fear-survival/): There are tyrants who demand monuments, and tyrants who demand cakes. The President’s Cake understands that the latter can be just as lethal.
- [AG Theatre Announces 'Once' To Hit Melbourne In May](https://thescoop.au/ag-theatre-announces-once-to-hit-melbourne-in-may/): Andrew Gyopar has today announced that the hit musical 'Once' will run for a limited season with AG Theatre at Melbourne’s Chapel off Chapel from 8-23 May 2026.
- [Disney On Ice Presents Magic In The Stars Australian Tour](https://thescoop.au/disney-on-ice-presents-magic-in-the-stars-australian-tour/): Experience the dynamic moments when Disney On Ice visits six cities over June and July commencing in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney!
- [Elementary, My Dear Melbourne: Innes Lloyd Unleash Holmes' Lost Casebook](https://thescoop.au/elementary-my-dear-melbourne-innes-lloyd-unleash-holmes-lost-casebook/): Comedy duo Innes Lloyd will bring a brand-new show to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year, The Lost Casebook of Sherlock Holmes from 31 March.
- [Review: West Gate Is A Story Of Mateship, Memory & Tragedy](https://thescoop.au/review-west-gate-is-a-story-of-mateship-memory-tragedy/): The opening night crowd is in high anticipation, and tonight at the Southbank Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company has an important story to tell: West Gate.
- [Review: & Juliet Brings Pop Power & Big Heart To The Empire](https://thescoop.au/review-juliet-brings-pop-power-big-heart-to-the-empire/): I’m not exactly a regular at The Empire Theatre in Toowoomba, but when the smash hit musical & Juliet comes calling, common sense really does go out the window.
- [Kate Hudson-James Steps Into The Spotlight With & Juliet](https://thescoop.au/kate-hudson-james-steps-into-the-spotlight-with-juliet/): Kate Hudson-James makes her professional debut in the title role of & Juliet, the worldwide smash-hit musical coming to Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre from 13 March
- [Review: The Chronicles by Stephanie Lake Company 2026 Adelaide Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-chronicles-by-stephanie-lake-company-2026-adelaide-festival/): ★★★★★ When the curtain begins to rise on The Chronicles, it does so slowly. Just a thin orange crack of light appears across the stage. It looks like an eyelid opening. The first breath of a life. Stephanie Lake’s latest work arrives with a strong pedigree. The Melbourne-based choreographer leads one of Australia’s most respected
- [Review: The Riddle Of Washpool Gully Dead Puppet Society](https://thescoop.au/review-the-riddle-of-washpool-gully-dead-puppet-society/): Dead Puppet Society has revived their acclaimed production The Riddle of Washpool Gully, arriving at the Cremorne Theatre QPAC as part of its national tour.
- [Review: Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company 2026 Adelaide Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-theatre-of-dreams-by-hofesh-shechter-company-2026-adelaide-festival/): In a knockout return to the Adelaide Festival and direct from the UK, Hofesh Schecter Company brings us Theatre of Dreams for an unmissable limited season.
- [Review: Torch The Place Finds Heart In The Chaos Of Family Life](https://thescoop.au/review-torch-the-place-finds-heart-in-the-chaos-of-family-life/): Queensland Theatre Company's Torch the Place asks the question every family eventually trips over: what do we do with the stuff our parents refuse to throw away?
- [Review: Julius Caesar Asks If Murder Can Ever Be Honourable](https://thescoop.au/review-julius-caesar-asks-if-murder-can-ever-be-honourable/): We know the knife is coming. Yet the thrill of Shakespeare’s political tragedy, Julius Caesar, lies not in the assassination of Caesar himself, but what follows
- [Review: The Mountain Bride Finds Epic Drama In Everyday Life](https://thescoop.au/review-the-mountain-bride-finds-epic-drama-in-everyday-life/): An epic family saga told in muted tones and under one’s breath. That is how to describe The Mountain Bride, the sophomore film of writer-director Maura Delpero.
- [Review: The Perfect Life (A Musical By Amity Dry) 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-the-perfect-life-a-musical-by-amity-dry-2026-adelaide-fringe/): ARIA Gold singer-songwriter Amity Dry has a powerful story to tell with The Perfect Life (A Musical by Amity Dry) arriving at this year’s Adelaide Fringe.
- [Review: Fair Play Is Smart, Fearless & Unafraid Of Hard Conversations](https://thescoop.au/review-fair-play-is-smart-fearless-unafraid-of-hard-conversations/): Deeply thought-provoking, Fair Play arrives at the Old Fitz for its Australian premiere. Ella Road’s razor-sharp script is brought to life by Lost Thought.
- [Review: Anastasia Casts Its Spell Over Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-anastasia-casts-its-spell-over-perth/): Outstanding performances from a talented cast, world-class sets and decadent costumes to make Anastasia the musical a memorable experience for Perth audiences.
- [Review: Monster Asks Who Is Responsible When A Child Turns Violent](https://thescoop.au/review-monster-asks-who-is-responsible-when-a-child-turns-violent/): Monster is a stripped-back exploration of who’s responsible when a child becomes violent, by Tiny Dog Productions in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co.
- [Melbourne Women In Film Festival Program Unveils Landmark Program](https://thescoop.au/melbourne-women-in-film-festival-program-unveils-landmark-program/): The Melbourne Women in Film Festival has unveiled its landmark tenth-year program, championing women and gender diverse filmmakers from Australia and beyond.
- [Film Review: The Plague Explores The Cruel Currents Of Adolescence](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-plague-explores-the-cruel-currents-of-adolescence/): Charlie Polinger's debut feature The Plague is jittery, unnerving and compelling, with brilliantly executed visual storytelling and raw, unaffected performances
- [Win Tickets To See The Plague In Cinemas 12 March](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-the-plague-in-cinemas-12-march/): Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams) stars in THE PLAGUE, a psychological thriller about social hierarchy and alienation, set within an all-boys water polo summer camp.
- [Review: First Curtain Festival by Camberwell Grammarians Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/review-first-curtain-festival-by-camberwell-grammarians-theatre-company/): The First Curtain Festival, presented by Camberwell Grammarians Theatre Company, comprised seven unique, contrasting and thoroughly entertaining plays.
- [Review: Confessions Club Vol. III 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-confessions-club-vol-iii-2026-adelaide-fringe/): The Adelaide Fringe has never been shy about late-night mischief. But Confessions Club Vol. III at Nexus Arts pushes past cheeky into something more theatrical.
- [Announcing Cast For Historic My Fair Lady Sydney & Melbourne Seasons](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-historic-my-fair-lady-sydney-melbourne-seasons/): Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live have today announced cast for the upcoming 70th Anniversary of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady.
- [Review: Corpse by Kirsty Mann 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-corpse-by-kirsty-mann-2026-adelaide-fringe/): Ghost stories usually begin with a flicker of candlelight or a creaking door. Corpse, the new show from comedian Kirsty Mann, begins in darkness. Total darkness
- [Review: Antigone Reminds Us Why It Has Survived 2,500 Years](https://thescoop.au/review-antigone-reminds-us-why-it-has-survived-2500-years/): La Boite kicking off the first show of its 2nd century with Antigone is a bold start to 2026. For a story that’s 2,500 years old, it never really feels outdated
- [Review: Mary Said What She Said 2026 Adelaide Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-mary-said-what-she-said-2026-adelaide-festival/): Directed by Robert Wilson, with music by Ludovico Einaudi, Mary Said What She Said, starring Isabelle Huppert, arrives at Adelaide Festival for a limited season
- [Review: As You Like It Brings Love, Laughter & Lost Dukes](https://thescoop.au/review-as-you-like-it-brings-love-laughter-lost-dukes/): Fingerless Theatre’s As You Like It at Flightpath Theatre embraces a lively sense of escape, inviting audiences to enjoy Shakespeare’s most joyful of comedies.
- [Announcing Little Anastasia Cast For Sydney Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-little-anastasia-cast-for-sydney-season/): Producers of the hit musical ANASTASIA have revealed the talented young performers who will share the role of Little Anastasia in Sydney when it opens in April.
- [Review: The Diary of Anne Frank Spreads Hope, Strength & Humanity](https://thescoop.au/review-the-diary-of-anne-frank-spreads-hope-strength-humanity/): There’s a natural energy rising with the Melbourne opening of Drew Anthony Creative’s play, The Diary of Anne Frank, and this one will stay close to the heart.
- [Win Tickets To LASSÙ Cosmic Cabaret At Adelaide Fringe!](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-lassu-cosmic-cabaret-at-adelaide-fringe/): Win tickets to LASSÙ Cosmic Cabaret Saloon at Adelaide Fringe, perched on the galaxy’s edge, where space cowboys dazzle and aliens with out-of-this-world acts.
- [Toy Symphony Returns To Sydney In A Rare Homecoming](https://thescoop.au/toy-symphony-returns-to-sydney-in-a-rare-homecoming/): The Sutherland Pavilion will make a significant theatrical debut, presenting the Helpmann Award-winning play Toy Symphony, written and directed by Michael Gow.
- [Rehearsals Are Underway For Phantom Of The Opera](https://thescoop.au/rehearsals-are-underway-for-phantom-of-the-opera/): Rehearsals have begun for the spectacular Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production of The Phantom of the Opera, making its highly anticipated return on 27 March
- [Film Review: How To Make A Killing Sees Hustle Turn Hazardous](https://thescoop.au/film-review-how-to-make-a-killing-sees-hustle-turn-hazardous/): How to Make a Killing, the latest film from writer-director John Patton Ford, opens in cinemas nationally today starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley.
- [Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett Returns To The Meat Market in 2026](https://thescoop.au/bernie-dieters-club-kabarett-returns-to-the-meat-market-in-2026/): Following a phenomenal, sell-out 2025 season, Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett returns to Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market in a limited season from 17 April 2026.
- [Review: Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-bernie-dieters-club-kabarett-2026-adelaide-fringe/): The hottest cabaret club East of Berlin is in Adelaide, instantly cementing themselves as the 5-star show this Fringe season: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett.
- [Review: Afterglow Is A Slick, Sensual Study Of Modern Love](https://thescoop.au/review-afterglow-is-a-slick-sensual-study-of-modern-love/): S. Asher Gelman's sleek, sensual and provocative production Afterglow arrives at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst after a Melbourne premiere season.
- [Film Review: Silent Friend Whispers In The Stillness](https://thescoop.au/film-review-silent-friend-whispers-in-the-stillness/): Silent Friend follows a Ginkgo biloba tree, ancient and patient, watching a century of lives pass beneath its branches from a botanical garden in Marburg.
- [Review: Murder, She Didn't Write 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-murder-she-didnt-write-2026-adelaide-fringe/): Murder, She Didn’t Write is an improvised whodunnit that has become a smash hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s West End, now premiering at Adelaide Fringe
- [Exciting Cast Announced For Waitress Australian Premiere](https://thescoop.au/exciting-cast-announced-for-waitress-australian-premiere/): Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced other talented performers who will play lead roles and ensemble in the Australian Premiere of WAITRESS.
- [Announcing Matilda Awards Winners In A Standout Year For Queensland Theatre](https://thescoop.au/announcing-matilda-awards-winners-in-a-standout-year-for-queensland-theatre/): Queensland performing arts took centre stage as the 38th Matilda Awards were presented at QPAC, celebrating the talent and innovation driving the arts sector.
- [Review: Sudan Archives 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-sudan-archives-2026-perth-festival/): East Perth Power Station came alive for the final night of Perth Festival as crowds gathered to see LA-based musician Sudan Archives also know as Brittney Parks
- [Review: The Cherry Orchard 2026 Adelaide Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-cherry-orchard-2026-adelaide-festival/): Presented by Adelaide Festival and produced by LG Arts Center, this reinterpretation of The Cherry Orchard merges Chekhov’s Russia with contemporary South Korea
- [Review: The Music Of John Williams Queensland Symphony Orchestra](https://thescoop.au/review-the-music-of-john-williams-queensland-symphony-orchestra/): The Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents an incredible celebration of the iconic film composer with The Music of John Williams in a sell out Brisbane season.
- [Review: Nell Gwynn Is A Witty Restoration Romp Bursting With Joy](https://thescoop.au/review-nell-gwynn-is-a-witty-restoration-romp-bursting-with-joy/): Nell Gwynn is a light-hearted, witty, clever farce, presented by the 3rd year Bachelor of Acting students at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.
- [Review: The Taming of the Shrew Melbourne Shakespeare Company](https://thescoop.au/review-the-taming-of-the-shrew-melbourne-shakespeare-company/): Updating The Taming of the Shrew with exuberant showmanship puts experiencing live performance at the centre of this production by Melbourne Shakespeare Company
- [Review: Cadel - Lungs On Legs 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-cadel-lungs-on-legs-2026-adelaide-fringe/): Fresh from a sold-out, award-winning run at Edinburgh Fringe, Cadel: Lungs on Legs arrives at the Goodwood Theatre for Adelaide Fringe with serious momentum.
- [Review: Hannah Maxwell BABYFLEAREINDEERBAG 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-hannah-maxwell-babyfleareindeerbag-2026-adelaide-fringe/): BABYFLEAREINDEERBAG by Hannah Maxwell opens Adelaide after a sell-out at Edinburgh Fringe. It's collected five-star reviews and a Weekly Best of Theatre Award.
- [Announcing My Fair Lady For Ian Potter State Theatre Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-my-fair-lady-for-ian-potter-state-theatre-melbourne/): Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady will be the first major musical at Arts Centre Melbourne’s refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre when its opens in November 2026.
- [Review: The Other Side Of Me Is A Powerful Dance Of Identity](https://thescoop.au/review-the-other-side-of-me-is-a-powerful-dance-of-identity/): The Other Side of Me is choreographed by renowned Larrakia man Gary Lang, and tells a profound story of the Stolen Generations through a bold dance production.
- [Review: Dragon I 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-dragon-i-2026-perth-festival/): Dragon I is the newest show by James Berlyn and Adam Kelly, tackling the very real threat A.I. poses to storytelling and is on as part of Perth Festival.
- [Review: A Mirror Turns The Audience Into The Accused](https://thescoop.au/review-a-mirror-turns-the-audience-into-the-accused/): A Mirror, presented by Belvoir St Theatre Sydney, delivers that special kind of silence that falls in a theatre when an audience realises it has been complicit.
- [Review: Saints Elbow Room Theatre La Mama Courthouse](https://thescoop.au/review-saints-elbow-room-theatre-la-mama-courthouse/): La Mama Theatre presents Saints written by Marcel Dorney, a wordy interrogation of religion, history and land created by Elbow Room Theatre in Melbourne.
- [Review: Meow Meow's The Red Shoes 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-meow-meows-the-red-shoes-2026-perth-festival/): In Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes, co-presented by Black Swan for Perth Festival, Meow Meow is every bit the diva, clown and provocateur, and then some more.
- [Review: Cyclops A Satyr Play 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-cyclops-a-satyr-play-2026-adelaide-fringe/): ★★★★☆ When the audience files into Judy’s Room at Holden Street Theatres, Silenus is already there. Or rather, sprawled there. Passed out on the floor. Empty cans of Prancing Pony IPA and Tiger Beer litter the stage. A karaoke screen glows on the wall. The machine is still switched on. And next to Silenus’ hand
- [Film Review: The Testament Of Ann Lee Dances Towards Salvation](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-testament-of-ann-lee-dances-towards-salvation/): A film about a celibate religious movement may not sound immediately compelling, but The Testament of Ann Lee, starring Amanda Seyfried, proves otherwise.
- [Review: Terminator 2, A New Concert Experience by Hear My Eyes](https://thescoop.au/review-terminator-2-a-new-concert-experience-by-hear-my-eyes/): Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a must-see experience for fans of the film. It is running in Melbourne for a short season before touring to Sydney and Canberra.
- [Review: Faraway Australian Dance Theatre 2026 Adelaide Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-faraway-australian-dance-theatre-2026-adelaide-festival/): Coming into bloom this Adelaide Festival is Australian Dance Theatre’s Faraway. Unsettling and evocative, it has you utterly transfixed in visceral fantasy.
- [Cyclops: A Satyr Play To Premiere At Holden Street Theatres](https://thescoop.au/cyclops-a-satyr-play-to-premiere-at-holden-street-theatres/): Adelaide is invited to join the afterparty this Fringe with the Australian premiere of Cyclops: A Satyr Play, the groundbreaking work by Canadian Griffin Hewitt
- [Wynnum Fringe Returns As Queensland Fringe Hits The Road](https://thescoop.au/wynnum-fringe-returns-as-queensland-fringe-hits-the-road/): Wynnum Fringe returns to the Augathella Spiegeltent from 25 June and launches Queensland Fringe, a brand-new festival offering with statewide ambitions.
- [Announcing Broadway Off-Broadway Return For Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/announcing-broadway-off-broadway-return-for-adelaide-fringe/): After premiering to sold out shows at the 2025 Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide born soprano Emma Kavanagh is bringing Broadway Off-Broadway back by popular demand.
- [Announcing Cast For Ned Kelly The Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-ned-kelly-the-musical/): Victorian Opera has announced the cast for its revival of an iconic work of Australian theatre: Reg Livermore’s Ned Kelly: The Musical which runs 28 March 2026.
- [Caroline O'Connor To Perform In Star-Studded Showcase: Encore!](https://thescoop.au/caroline-oconnor-to-perform-in-star-studded-showcase-encore/): Musical theatre royalty Caroline O’Connor will perform in Encore! Songs from the Musicals alongside an outstanding cast at the Regent Theatre, 28-30 May 2026.
- [Announcing Brisbane Cast For MJ The Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-brisbane-cast-for-mj-the-musical/): Australian producer Michael Cassel is thrilled to announce that Ilario Grant will lead the Brisbane season of the Olivier and Tony Award®-winning MJ THE MUSICAL
- [Review: Evil Dead Brings Bloody Good Fun To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-evil-dead-brings-bloody-good-fun-to-sydney/): Twenty-three years after premiering in a small Toronto club, Evil Dead the Musical has found its way to the intimate, culty confines of Seymour Centre Sydney.
- [Film Review: Deaf Is A Scoreless Exploration Of Isolation & Love](https://thescoop.au/film-review-deaf-is-a-scoreless-exploration-of-isolation-love/): Premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival, Sorda (Deaf) won the Panorama Audience Award and has been widely praised for its striking use of sound.
- [Announcing Hair Musical For Sydney In June](https://thescoop.au/announcing-hair-musical-for-sydney-in-june/): Following its acclaimed Melbourne season, the new production of HAIR will open at Theatre Royal Sydney from 6 June 2026 for a strictly limited season.
- [Review: Twenty Sixteen at Gluttony 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-twenty-sixteen-at-gluttony-2026-adelaide-fringe/): In 2016, it felt like music died. Ten years on, Twenty Sixteen by Amplified House dares to step back into that year and ask: what did we lose, and what remains?
- [Win Tickets To The Australian Premiere of The Prom!](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-australian-premiere-of-the-prom/): Win tickets to the Australian premiere of the Broadway smash hit production of THE PROM, coming to Sydney at Teatro at the Italian Forum from 24 March 2026.
- [Review: Time Goes By at Woodville 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-time-goes-by-at-woodville-2026-adelaide-fringe/): There is something comforting about a grandfather clock on stage. It promises structure. In Time Goes By at Adelaide Fringe, that promise lasts five minutes.
- [Crescendo By Lianne Mackessy Takes Home Top Prize At Tropfest](https://thescoop.au/crescendo-by-lianne-mackessy-takes-home-top-prize-at-tropfest/): Lianne Mackessy has been crowned the winner of Tropfest 2026 for her film Crescendo, following a weekend of celebrations, culminating at Centennial Park, Sydney
- [Announcing Shaggy To Jump Aboard Sting's The Last Ship](https://thescoop.au/announcing-shaggy-to-jump-aboard-stings-the-last-ship/): QPAC has announced that Shaggy will join the cast of The Last Ship, performing exclusively in Brisbane’s new Glasshouse Theatre from 9 April to 3 May 2026.
- [Review: Amplified Brings Chrissy Amphlett Back With Leather, Lace & Voltage](https://thescoop.au/review-amplified-brings-chrissy-amphlett-back-with-leather-lace-voltage/): Who is Chrissy Amphlett? No, really, who the f**k is Chrissy Amphlett? After seeing Amplified at Belvoir St Theatre Sydney, I’m beginning to get an idea.
- [Review: ...Earnest? at Gluttony 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-earnest-at-gluttony-2026-adelaide-fringe/): It feels deliciously inevitable that Say It Again, Sorry?’s smash Edinburgh hit …Earnest?, now playing at the Adelaide Fringe, turns the audience into the cast.
- [Review: The Shamrocks at Gluttony 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/review-the-shamrocks-at-gluttony-2026-adelaide-fringe/): The Shamrocks arrive at Adelaide Fringe with serious credentials. Double Emmy Award-winners. Over 100 million video views. Shows in more than 30 countries.
- [Film Review: Killer Whale Revisits Jaws With An Orca Twist](https://thescoop.au/film-review-killer-whale-revisits-jaws-with-an-orca-twist/): We've known since Jaws that isolating people in open water with a large sea predator is a reliable way to churn up tension, so how about a killer whale?
- [Review: Haribo Kimchi 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-haribo-kimchi-2026-perth-festival/): Haribo Kimchi by Jaha Koo is a hilarious, intimate and mouth-watering take on what it means to emigrate, assimilate and find solace in unfamiliar places.
- [Review: In These Shoes Glynis Traill-Nash Chapel Off Chapel](https://thescoop.au/review-in-these-shoes-glynis-traill-nash-chapel-off-chapel/): In These Shoes by Glynis Traill-Nash is a fashion fuelled cabaret show, part memoir, part commentary, and part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival 2026 program.
- [Review: The Great Gatsby Jazz Ballet Odyssey Is A Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-the-great-gatsby-jazz-ballet-odyssey-is-a-triumph/): BIG Live presents The Great Gatsby, magnificently capturing the heart and soul of this timeless narrative in their ballet jazz odyssey, on tour in 2026.
- [Review: Art Sees Herriman, Roxburgh & Schmitz Top Of Their Game](https://thescoop.au/review-art-sees-herriman-roxburgh-schmitz-top-of-their-game/): Yasmina Reza’s play Art is now performed so frequently around the world that it’s almost never out of production. It’s easy to see why and it's on now in Sydney
- [Review: Do Not Pass Go Is A Magnetic Clash Of Belief & Survival](https://thescoop.au/review-do-not-pass-go-is-a-magnetic-clash-of-belief-survival/): Do Not Pass Go by Melbourne Theatre Company is an offbeat comedy that slowly descends into dramedy. Written by Jean Tong it explores the cyclical nature of work
- [Adelaide Festival Centre Reopens After Major Theatre Upgrades](https://thescoop.au/adelaide-festival-centre-reopens-after-major-theatre-upgrades/): The extensive redevelopment of Adelaide Festival Centre is now complete, with the new-look Centre unveiled this week.
- [Announcing The Great British Bake Off Musical For Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-great-british-bake-off-musical-for-australia/): The Great British Bake Off Musical is heading to Australia, and is set to open in Melbourne before touring to Sydney and Brisbane. More details to come soon.
- [The Scoop's New Star Rating System Explained](https://thescoop.au/the-scoops-new-star-rating-system-explained/): As The Scoop continues to grow within Australia’s arts landscape, we are introducing a formal star rating system across our reviews. Since our inception, our reviews have focused on thoughtful engagement, context and considered evaluation. As our readership and industry reach expand, we believe a clear rating framework provides greater clarity for audiences and producers
- [Holden Street Theatres At Adelaide Fringe 2026: A Season of Power, Class & Belonging](https://thescoop.au/holden-street-theatres-at-adelaide-fringe-2026-a-season-of-power-class-belonging/): This Adelaide Fringe season, Holden Street Theatres' 2026 program is concerned with power: who holds power, who loses power, and how we survive its absence.
- [Review: Crossing The Divide Is Timely, Tense & Unflinching](https://thescoop.au/review-crossing-the-divide-is-timely-tense-unflinching/): Shock Therapy Arts’ Crossing the Divide is not subtle about its ambitions, and it shouldn’t be. This is theatre that wants to provoke, question and unsettle.
- [No One Is Coming To Save You: Inside Sharehouse Productions Urgent Debut](https://thescoop.au/no-one-is-coming-to-save-you-inside-sharehouse-productions-urgent-debut/): Sharehouse Productions makes its debut at the Old Fitz Theatre in Sydney with Tonsils + Tweezers, an Australian work by Will O'Mahony from 7 - 17 February 2026.
- [Review: Tonsils + Tweezers Is A Blistering Portrait Of Love & Loyalty](https://thescoop.au/review-tonsils-tweezers-is-a-blistering-portrait-of-love-loyalty/): Ever wanted to kill someone? Last night at the Old Fitz, Tonsils + Tweezers, a play by Sharehouse Productions, began with that very question hanging in the air.
- [NIDA Festival Of Emerging Artists Returns In 2026](https://thescoop.au/nida-festival-of-emerging-artists-returns-in-2026/): The Festival of Emerging Artists showcases the major projects of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Directing at NIDA from 25-28 March 2026, free to the public.
- [Review: Es & Flo Is A Quietly Devastating Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-es-flo-is-a-quietly-devastating-triumph/): Written by Jennifer Lunn, ES & FLO premiered in the UK before finding a new life in Australia, notably with Mi Todo Productions at the Old Fitz Theatre Sydney.
- [Film Review: The Count Of Monte Cristo A Tale Of Betrayal Revenge & Redemption](https://thescoop.au/review-the-count-of-monte-cristo-betrayal-revenge-and-redemption/): The Count of Monte Cristo is a gripping adaptation that breathes life into Alexandre Dumas’ classic, reminding us how powerful great storytelling can still be.
- [Review: Rebel Rebel Perth Symphony 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-rebel-rebel-perth-symphony-2026-perth-festival/): East Perth Power Station came alive with music of David Bowie reimagined by Perth Symphony and an impressive line-up of singers in Perth Festival’s Rebel Rebel.
- [Film Review: Solo Mio Brings Love, Light & A Little Escapism](https://thescoop.au/film-review-solo-mio-brings-love-light-a-little-escapism/): From the Kinnane Brothers and Angel Studios comes Solo Mio, an old-style romantic comedy starring Kevin James that traces a long PG-rated Hollywood lineage.
- [Win Tickets To See Solo Mio In Cinemas 26 February](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-solo-mio-in-cinemas-26-february/): SOLO MIO opens in over 100 cinemas in Australia on 26 February. Written and directed by Charles and Daniel Kinnane, alongside co-writer and star Kevin James.
- [Announcing Prima Facie Return To Sydney and Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-prima-facie-return-to-sydney-and-melbourne/): One of the most influential theatrical works of the 21st century, Prima Facie returns to Sydney and Melbourne stages in a landmark homecoming season this May.
- [Announcing Tootsie Musical To Make Australian Premiere Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-tootsie-musical-to-make-australian-premiere-sydney/): Nathan M Wright and Andrew Bevis announced that the hit Broadway musical Tootsie will make its Australian premiere in May at Teatro at the Italian Forum Sydney.
- [Announcing Heathers The Musical Cast For Australian Tour](https://thescoop.au/announcing-heathers-the-musical-cast-for-australian-tour/): Meet the class of 2026! The global phenomenon Heathers The Musical today unveils the cast for its highly anticipated professional Australian premiere.
- [Announcing Moulin Rouge! The Musical For Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-moulin-rouge-the-musical-for-sydney/): Global Creatures announced that the worldwide blockbuster Moulin Rouge! The Musical will open at the Sydney Lyric in March 2027, with an all new Australian cast
- [A Night At The Musicals Brings Sondheim To Life](https://thescoop.au/a-night-at-the-musicals-brings-sondheim-to-life/): A Night At The Musicals Brisbane will present Side by Side with Sondheim at the Brisbane Powerhouse for a strictly limited season from 12 -14 March 2026.
- [Review: The Deadmouse And Peabrain Dreams Theatre Works](https://thescoop.au/review-the-deadmouse-and-peabrain-dreams-theatre-works/): The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams is a family comedy drama which sees two sisters dream of escaping their rural country town by winning the X-Factor.
- [Announcing Full Cast Of The Lion King Australia](https://thescoop.au/announcing-full-cast-of-the-lion-king-australia/): Disney revealed the full cast that will step into the pride lands when THE LION KING returns to Sydney. The musical roars into the Capitol Theatre from 18 April
- [Announcing Stellar Cast For Neil Diamond Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-stellar-cast-for-neil-diamond-musical/): Producers are thrilled to announce the Australian cast of the smash-hit musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL which opens August in Melbourne 2026
- [Review: The Great Gatsby Reawakens With Champagne, Class & Confidence](https://thescoop.au/review-the-great-gatsby-reawakens-with-champagne-class-confidence/): Queensland Theatre Company and Shake & Stir Theatre Co finally joining forces for The Great Gatsby feels a bit like pairing really good cheese with a seriously great wine. On paper, it makes perfect sense, but the best combinations take time. In this case, about twenty years. Gatsby is their first official collaboration, with Daniel Evans
- [Review: The Normal Heart Is A Raw, Urgent Cry For Love & Justice](https://thescoop.au/review-the-normal-heart-is-a-raw-urgent-cry-for-love-justice/): Sydney Theatre Company’s revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart returns almost forty years after its Australian premiere and it feels disturbingly relevant.
- [Review: For The Sake Of Love Finds Big Feelings In A Small Space](https://thescoop.au/review-for-the-sake-of-love-finds-big-feelings-in-a-small-space/): Perfectly matched to Valentine's Day, For the Sake of Love has hit Brisbane. Written by Claire Yorston, presented by Sun and Wine Arts, it runs at Wonargo Revue
- [Review: The Book Of Mormon Hits Melbourne With Big Laughs](https://thescoop.au/review-the-book-of-mormon-hits-melbourne-with-big-laughs/): Jones Theatrical Group and Marriner Group’s The Book of Mormon is a raucous and raunchy musical comedy with absolutely no intention of behaving itself.
- [Announcing Little Anastasia Cast For Perth Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-little-anastasia-cast-for-perth-season/): Producers of ANASTASIA have today revealed the talented young Perth performers who will play Little Anastasia in the musical opening 3 March at Crown Theatre.
- [The Garden of Unearthly Delights Best Circus 2026 Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/the-garden-of-unearthly-delights-best-circus-2026-adelaide-fringe/): Australia’s favourite outdoor performance precinct, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, will once again bloom into the beating heart of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe.
- [Review: POV Re:group Performance Collective 2026 Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-pov-regroup-performance-collective-2026-perth-festival/): POV, created by re:group performance collective, is an innovative piece of theatre that uses documentary to explore childhood, parenting and mental health.
- [Review: Mamma Mia! Brings Dancing Queen Energy To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-mamma-mia-brings-dancing-queen-energy-to-melbourne/): The beloved jukebox musical MAMMA MIA! has descended into The National Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne, for a strictly limited season, presented by AG Theatre.
- [From Fringe Favourite to KXT Hit: Gia Ophelia Gets A Bold New Life](https://thescoop.au/from-fringe-favourite-to-kxt-hit-gia-ophelia-gets-a-bold-new-life/): Gia Ophelia takes to the stage at KXT on Broadway this week in a highly anticipated, limited season, written by Grace Wilson and directed by Jo Bradley.
- [A Wedding As A Cover Story: Faisal Hamza On Belvoir's Radical New Play, A Mirror](https://thescoop.au/a-wedding-as-a-cover-story-faisal-hamza-on-belvoirs-radical-new-play-a-mirror/): Belvoir St Theatre presents A Mirror, a smart new hit play about art versus power, premiering on 21 February. The Scoop chatted with Faisal Hamza playing Adem.
- [Review: Purpose Holds Laughter & Grief In The Same Breath](https://thescoop.au/review-purpose-holds-laughter-grief-in-the-same-breath/): Purpose is the latest play by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and opens Sydney Theatre Company's 2026 season under the new Artistic Director Mitchell Butel.
- [Shake & Stir and QPAC Announce New Macbeth For Brisbane Mainstage](https://thescoop.au/shake-stir-and-qpac-announce-new-macbeth-for-brisbane-mainstage/): Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Shake & Stir Theatre Co announce a brand-new retelling of Macbeth, storming into the Playhouse from 6-21 June 2026.
- [Announcing Anastasia For Brisbane In September 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-anastasia-for-brisbane-in-september-2026/): Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia are delighted to announce that Broadway musical ANASTASIA will premiere in Brisbane at the Lyric Theatre QPAC from September 2026.The crowd-favourite musical made its Australian debut in December at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre wowing audiences and critics alike. Tickets will go on pre-sale for the Brisbane season
- [Review: Barbra Proves She Is Still The Greatest Star](https://thescoop.au/review-barbra-proves-she-is-still-the-greatest-star/): Hayes Theatre Company open their season with an immaculate homage to Barbra Streisand's extraordinary talent in Barbra: The Greatest Star, on until 14 February.
- [WAAPA Opens New City Campus & An Exhilarating Performance Program](https://thescoop.au/waapa-opens-new-city-campus-an-exhilarating-performance-program/): Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) has released its 2026 Performance Program, with over 300 offerings at its newly opened city campus.
- [Kala Gare Relights The Fire In My Brilliant Career](https://thescoop.au/kala-gare-relights-the-fire-in-my-brilliant-career/): Melbourne Theatre Company starts its 2026 season with the return of My Brilliant Career, based on Miles Franklin's novel and led by the formidable Kala Gare.
- [Review: My Brilliant Career Shines In A Glorious Encore Season](https://thescoop.au/review-my-brilliant-career-shines-in-a-glorious-encore-season/): My Brilliant Career is back for an encore season and tour after a smash hit in 2024. Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, this is a masterclass in Australian theatre.
- [Review: Cluedo Brings Murder Most Fun To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-cluedo-brings-murder-most-fun-to-melbourne/): Melbourne is alive with murder, as Cluedo – the hilarious whodunnit play has hung itself with immaculate grandeur at The Comedy Theatre until 15 March 2026.
- [Review: Cats Lands On Its Feet For A Brisbane Farewell](https://thescoop.au/review-cats-lands-on-its-feet-for-a-brisbane-farewell/): CATS makes its final stop in Brisbane following on from Annie and Jesus Christ Superstar and the opening night audience welcomed the show with much enthusiasm.
- [Announcing Principal Cast For Waitress The Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-principal-cast-for-waitress-the-musical/): Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live announced the stellar cast for the Australian Premiere of Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS, opening Melbourne 1 May
- [Bec Moret Invites New Audiences Into Opera With Gente, gente!](https://thescoop.au/bec-moret-invites-new-audiences-into-opera-with-gente-gente/): Gente, gente! Productions sails into 2026 with a bold opera double bill directed by Bec Moret that features Riders to the Sea and works by Elizabeth Maconchy.
- [Win Tickets To See Jimpa In Cinemas 19 February](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-jimpa-in-cinemas-19-february/): From acclaimed director Sophie Hyde, JIMPA is an uplifting multi-generational family film starring award-winning favourites Olivia Colman and John Lithgow.
- [Announcing Cast For Steel Magnolias Return To The Stage](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-steel-magnolias-return-to-the-stage/): Neil Gooding and Alex Woodward are thrilled to announce an all-star cast for the upcoming production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS, touring the country from April 2026.
- [Review: Kitty Litter Is A Fresh, Fast & Funny New Comedy](https://thescoop.au/review-kitty-litter-is-a-fresh-fast-funny-new-comedy/): Kitty Litter, playing at the MC Showroom in Melbourne for a limited season, is a brilliant new Australian comedy by production company A Serious Goose.
- [Review: Reuben Kaye Hard To Swallow 2026 Fringe World Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-reuben-kaye-hard-to-swallow-2026-fringe-world-perth/): Reuben Kaye’s website boldly declares, “Reuben Kaye already knows he’s an icon. It’s time for you to find out too.” Hard to Swallow proves he isn’t exaggerating
- [Review: Perfect Arrangement New Theatre 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras](https://thescoop.au/review-perfect-arrangement-new-theatre-2026-sydney-mardi-gras/): Kicking off the 2026 season for New Theatre is Perfect Arrangement, a play that blends fifties flair with sitcom hijinks to create amazingly acted hilarity.
- [Announcing Michael Paynter To Play John Farnham In New Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-michael-paynter-to-play-john-farnham-in-new-musical/): Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley today announced Michael Paynter will play John Farnham in WHISPERING JACK: THE JOHN FARNHAM MUSICAL.
- [Perth Festival 2026: Lights Up, The Stage Is Set](https://thescoop.au/perth-festival-2026-lights-up-the-stage-is-set/): Perth Festival 2026 bursts to life tomorrow with a bold, immersive opening weekend that celebrates art, time and place in all their rich and surprising forms.
- [Review: Australian Theatres Unveiled By Cameron Grant](https://thescoop.au/review-australian-theatres-unveiled-by-cameron-grant/): Cameron Grant’s Australian Theatres Unveiled is a striking reminder that some of the most dramatic parts of theatre happen before you walk through the doors.
- [Film Review: Pillion Is A Tender Twisted Love Story In The Fast Lane](https://thescoop.au/film-review-pillion-is-a-tender-twisted-love-story-in-the-fast-lane/): Pillion is the Dom Rom Com of the year, scooping three awards at the British Independent Screen Awards and the Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay Award at Cannes
- [ATYP Launches New Era Of Leadership & Returns To Opera House After 17 Years](https://thescoop.au/atyp-launches-new-era-of-leadership-returns-to-opera-house-after-17-years/): The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) have launched its 2026 Program, the first program under the newly appointed Artistic Director Hayden Tonazzi.
- [Announcing Cast For Mackenzie: A World Premiere By Bell Shakespeare](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-mackenzie-a-world-premiere-by-bell-shakespeare/): Bell Shakespeare today announced the cast for the upcoming world premiere of Mackenzie, a new play by visionary creator Yve Blake, including five original songs
- [Announcing Cast of The Prom: Musical To Premiere In March](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-of-the-prom-musical-to-premiere-in-march/): THE PROM cast has been announced! The award winning musical arrives in Sydney for its Australian Premiere at the Teatro at the Italian Forum from March 2026.
- [Applications Now Open For The Frank Van Straten Fellowship](https://thescoop.au/applications-now-open-for-the-frank-van-straten-fellowship/): Applications are now open for the Frank Van Straten Fellowship, offering arts enthusiasts access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection in Melbourne.
- [Film Review: Two Prosecutors Chases The Truth In The Stalinist Shadows](https://thescoop.au/review-two-prosecutors-chases-the-truth-in-the-stalinist-shadows/): Two Prosecutors is the latest film from director Sergei Loznitsa, adapted from Georgy Demidov’s 1969 novella, written about his experience of the Gulags.
- [Matthew Predny On Love, Power & Afterglow](https://thescoop.au/matthew-predny-on-love-power-afterglow/): Afterglow is heading down under for its highly anticipated Australian premiere. The Scoop chatted with Matthew Predny, one of the stars, ahead of the season.
- [Review: Afterglow Burns Bright At 2026 Midsumma Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-afterglow-burns-bright-at-2026-midsumma-festival/): Afterglow, making its Australian premiere at Chapel off Chapel, is an examination of modern queer relationships, breaking down a central theme of polyamory.
- [Review: Twelfth Night Australian Shakespeare Company Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-twelfth-night-australian-shakespeare-company-melbourne/): Australian Shakespeare Company’s Summer Season in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens continues with its production of Twelfth Night. Much of the same creative team from the company’s previous show, Peter Quince Presents Shakespeare’s Best Bits, returns for this production. With Glenn Elston directing, that show’s cast further flexes their comedic chops with the help of some additional new
- [Queensland's New Cultural Superstar: The Glasshouse Theatre Set For Opening](https://thescoop.au/queenslands-new-cultural-superstar-the-glasshouse-theatre-set-for-opening/): The Glasshouse Theatre is ready to be handed over to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) ahead of a highly anticipated opening season from March 2026.
- [Announcing 2025 Matilda Awards Nominations](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2025-matilda-awards-nominations/): The Matilda Awards has announced the nominees for its 38th year, with the Awards ceremony scheduled for its new home, the QPAC Playhouse on Monday 2 March 2026.
- [Beetlejuice The Musical Announced For Perth](https://thescoop.au/beetlejuice-the-musical-announced-for-perth/): Michael Cassel Group, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Langley Park Productions announced that the hit musical BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will play Perth in 2026.
- [Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Funk Soul Productions](https://thescoop.au/review-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-funk-soul-productions/): The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee leans gleefully into anarchy: awkward bodies, competitive nerves and a sense that anything could derail at any moment
- [Talented Trio Of Finalists Revealed In Queensland Premier's Drama Award 2026](https://thescoop.au/talented-trio-of-finalists-revealed-in-queensland-premiers-drama-award-2026/): Three Australian writers will develop bold new theatre as finalists in the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious award programs
- [The Next Step: Legacy World Tour Adds New Performances](https://thescoop.au/the-next-step-legacy-world-tour-adds-new-performances/): Due to popular demand, new performances have been added to the Australian leg of global dance phenomenon The Next Step: Legacy World Tour which kicks off April.
- [Review: The Social Ladder By David Williamson Ensemble Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-the-social-ladder-by-david-williamson-ensemble-theatre/): The Social Ladder by David Williamson has opened at Ensemble Theatre Sydney. It’s a sharp, social satire that has you laughing one moment and squirming the next
- [Review: Severe Lacerations To The Head 2026 Fringe World Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-severe-lacerations-to-the-head-2026-fringe-world-perth/): Kate Smurthwaite is no ordinary comedian. She’s an utterly fearless firebrand with a lot to say, especially in her one hour show Severe Lacerations to the Head.
- [Review: The Girl's Guide To Saving The World Old Fitz Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-the-girls-guide-to-saving-the-world-old-fitz-theatre/): The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World was written in 2014 by English playwright Elinor Cook. Though the concept of a blog is a long-gone medium, the refreshing direction by Roisin Wallace-Nash keeps this production, presented by With Pleasure Productions as part of the Old Fitz late night programming, feeling contemporary. The story follows childhood friends
- [Win Tickets To Mamma Mia! The Musical In Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-mamma-mia-the-musical-in-melbourne/): Fans of the beloved ABBA musical rejoice as the MAMMA MIA! The Musical makes a triumphant return to Melbourne, opening 7 February 2026 at the National Theatre.
- [Cast Announced For Mamma Mia! The Musical Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/cast-announced-for-mamma-mia-the-musical-melbourne/): MAMMA MIA! The Musical returns to Melbourne this summer! AG Theatre announced that the show will open in Melbourne at the National Theatre on 7 February 2026.
- [Review: Now You See Me Live Astounds Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-now-you-see-me-live-astounds-perth/): Created by Tim Lawson and Simon Painter, Now You See Me Live, on now at Crown Perth. contains bona fide magic of the highest degree, guaranteed to astound.
- [Review: Danny And The Deep Blue Sea Old Fitz Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-old-fitz-theatre/): Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, by NicNac Productions at the Old Fitz Theatre in Sydney, captures the rapid ways relationships form, making every second count.
- [Announcing Freak Out! The Afterparty To Close Out Midsumma Festival](https://thescoop.au/announcing-freak-out-the-afterparty-to-close-out-midsumma-festival/): For one night only, FREAK OUT! THE AFTERPARTY is set to become the ultimate late-night closer destination for the Midsumma Festival. A wild collision of burlesque, circus, cabaret, and live acts, all set to the pulsing, nostalgic beat of a 90s house music soundtrack runs on Saturday 7 February 2026. Step into Melbourne’s Spiegel Tent,
- [PIP Theatre Launches 2026 Season With Over 30 Productions](https://thescoop.au/pip-theatre-launches-2026-season-with-over-30-productions/): PIP Theatre recently celebrated the launch of its 2026 Season which boasts over 30 productions, cementing itself as a year-round hub of independent performance.
- [Review: Any Moment Is A Promising New Pilot Musical With Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-any-moment-is-a-promising-new-pilot-musical-with-heart/): Seeing a brand-new pilot musical is always an interesting experience. The audience has never seen the show performed. They don’t know the music. The staging. Will there be dancing? Is there a band? I know I was thinking all of the above when I arrived at PIP theatre to attend Any Moment, a new musical
- [Review: Lacrima by Caroline Guiela Nguyen 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-lacrima-by-caroline-guiela-nguyen-2026-sydney-festival/): Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s Lacrima traces the story behind the making of the Princess of England’s wedding dress in a multilingual production for Sydney Festival.
- [Review: Elixir Revived 2026 Fringe World Perth](https://thescoop.au/review-elixir-revived-2026-fringe-world-perth/): Head First Acrobats return to Perth Fringe World this year with their show: Elixir Revived, a high-energy production filled with acrobatics and cheeky humour.
- [Review: Sisa-Sisa Bankstown Art Centre 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-sisa-sisa-bankstown-art-centre-2026-sydney-festival/): Sisa-Sisa, a double-bill of solo dance works, includes Gelumbang Raya by Murtala and Jejak & Bisik by Alfira O’Sullivan, performed as part of Sydney Festival.
- [Review: Mama Does Derby 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-mama-does-derby-2026-sydney-festival/): Co-created by Virginia Gay and inspired by director Clare Watson’s personal history, Mama Does Derby is the latest creation by Windmill Production Company.
- [Review: Alice In Wonderland Ballet Is A Dazzling Golden Age Delight](https://thescoop.au/review-alice-in-wonderland-ballet-is-a-dazzling-golden-age-delight/): Alice in Wonderland, a brand-new full-length narrative ballet, has arrived, presented by Ballet Theatre Queensland for a spectacular limited season at QPAC.
- [Film Review: Sirāt Is A Haunting Road Into The Unknown](https://thescoop.au/film-review-sirat-is-a-haunting-road-into-the-unknown/): Oliver Laxe's Sirāt is a film as compelling and relentless as the soundtrack that drives it, gripping audiences by the short and curlies and refusing to let go.
- [Announcing Tonsils + Tweezers For New Indie Theatre Collective](https://thescoop.au/announcing-tonsils-tweezers-for-new-indie-theatre-collective/): Sharehouse Production Company in association with The Old Fitz Theatre is thrilled to present their debut production, Tonsils + Tweezers from 17 -27 February.
- [Reuben Kaye Announces New Show: Hard To Swallow In 2026](https://thescoop.au/reuben-kaye-announces-new-show-hard-to-swallow-in-2026/): Reuben Kaye returns with a brand-new solo cabaret comedy show, Hard to Swallow – sharper, sexier and more political than ever, touring Australia in 2026.
- [Announcing 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards Winners](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2025-sydney-theatre-awards-winners/): The winners of the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on Monday night at a star-studded ceremony attended by almost 500 members of the theatre community.
- [Circus of Illusion Returns This Easter: Win Tickets!](https://thescoop.au/circus-of-illusion-returns-this-easter-win-tickets/): Celebrate Easter with Circus of Illusion, featuring the acclaimed illusionist Michael Boyd as he returns to Sydney’s State Theatre on Saturday 4 April 2026.
- [Film Review: Somebody To Love Palace Cinemas](https://thescoop.au/film-review-somebody-to-love-palace-cinemas/): Director Paolo Genovese solidifies his dominance on the International film scene with another smash hit in the form of Somebody to Love (Follemente or Madly).
- [Review: Beauty And The Beast Brings Magic To Brisbane Musical Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-beauty-and-the-beast-brings-magic-to-brisbane-musical-theatre/): Beauty and the Beast is a classic fairytale with the musical version being just as magical. This time, it is Brisbane Musical Theatre’s turn to recreate that magic onstage.
- [Film Review: Kangaroo Island Asks Old Questions In A New Light](https://thescoop.au/film-review-kangaroo-island-asks-old-questions-in-a-new-light/): Kangaroo Island is a South Australian story that contemplates the universe. At its heart is a family on an isolated island, but goes beyond domestic quarrel.
- [Review: Turandot Opera Australia 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-turandot-opera-australia-2026-sydney-festival/): Opera Australia, in association with Sydney Festival, has brought Puccini's powerful story of Turandot to the Sydney Opera House stage for a limited season.
- [Review: Nowhere Australian Premiere 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-nowhere-australian-premiere-2026-sydney-festival/): The Sydney Festival has kicked off, celebrating art, performance and big ideas. Among its highlights is the Australian premiere of Khalid Abdalla’s Nowhere.
- [Review: Sugar By Tomáš Kantor 2026 Midsumma Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-sugar-by-tomas-kantor-2026-midsumma-festival/): At Arts Centre Melbourne for Midsumma Festival, Sugar by Tomáš Kantor is a riotous cocktail of camp glamour, irresistible pop, and larger than life storytelling
- [Announcing The Happiest Man On Earth For Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-happiest-man-on-earth-for-sydney/): Mark St Germain’s theatrical adaptation of The Happiest Man on Earth will have its Australian premiere at the Sydney Opera House playing from 12 - 17 May 2026.
- [Review: Anastasia The Musical Delivers A Powerful, Hope Filled Escape](https://thescoop.au/review-anastasia-the-musical-delivers-a-powerful-hope-filled-escape/): Magic is in the air in Melbourne and we’re definitely ready for once upon this December with Anastasia, the hit Broadway musical, arriving at the Regent Theatre
- [Win Tickets To See The Housemaid In Cinemas Boxing Day](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-see-the-housemaid-in-cinemas-boxing-day/): THE HOUSEMAID is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. In cinemas from 26 December 2025.
- [Review: Dear Son Belvoir St Theatre 2026 Sydney Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-dear-son-belvoir-st-theatre-2026-sydney-festival/): Adapted from Thomas Mayo’s book Dear Son, Belvoir St Theatre’s co-production brings together letters written by First Nations men to their sons and fathers.
- [Announcing Observatory Theatre 2026 Season Act 1](https://thescoop.au/announcing-observatory-theatre-2026-season-act-1/): Observatory Theatre proudly announces Act 1 of their 2026 Season, presenting new works by some of Queensland’s brightest emerging theatre-makers.
- [Vocalists Announced For Rebel Rebel Bowie Concert At Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/vocalists-announced-for-rebel-rebel-bowie-concert-at-perth-festival/): Perth Symphony Orchestra will be joined by powerhouse guest vocalists for a one-night-only performance: Rebel Rebel, celebrating David Bowie on 13 February 2026
- [Review: Cluedo The Play Brings The Classic Whodunnit To Life](https://thescoop.au/review-cluedo-the-play-brings-the-classic-whodunnit-to-life/): Cluedo the play arrives on the Australian stage in one of the new year’s most anticipated productions. It runs in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
- [Rachael Beck Trades Ballads For Bloodshed As Mrs White In Cluedo](https://thescoop.au/rachael-beck-trades-ballads-for-bloodshed-as-mrs-white-in-cluedo/): Based on the fan-favourite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Cluedo is hitting Australian stages in 2026 in a four-city tour. Rachael Beck is playing Mrs White, and The Scoop sat down for a rapid-fire Q & A chat ahead of opening night in Brisbane. Rachael talks all things Cluedo, including
- [Announcing Cluedo Stage Play To Tour Australia In 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cluedo-stage-play-to-tour-australia-in-2026/): Cluedo, the game of whodunnit is stepping off the board and onto the stage! Premiering in Brisbane in January, then touring to Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
- [Review: Saturday Night Fever Brings Disco Energy To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-saturday-night-fever-brings-disco-energy-to-melbourne/): The temperature is definitely rising in Melbourne, and a fever has hit the city centre! Saturday Night Fever is here, so head on down to the Athenaeum Theatre.
- [Review: Hamlet Camp Proves You Can Never Really Quit Hamlet](https://thescoop.au/review-hamlet-camp-proves-you-can-never-really-quit-hamlet/): Co-written by Brendan Cowell, Ewen Leslie, and Toby Schmitz, Hamlet Camp draws on each performer’s storied relationship with Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy.
- [Review: Now You See Me Live Amazes Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/review-now-you-see-me-live-amazes-brisbane/): Now You See Me Live brings the Four Horsemen from the big screen to the stage in an epic showcase of illusions, sleight of hand and death-defying escapes.
- [Alan Ritchson In Queensland To Film Vietnam War Thriller](https://thescoop.au/alan-ritchson-in-queensland-to-film-vietnam-war-thriller/): Screen Queensland reveals Alan Ritchson is returning to Queensland to begin filming an Amazon MGM Studios feature about decorated NAVY Seal hero Mike Thornton.
- [Review: A Lie Of The Mind Finds Wicked Humour In Wounded Souls](https://thescoop.au/review-a-lie-of-the-mind-finds-wicked-humour-in-wounded-souls/): This month in Newtown, the New Theatre hosts Light the Torch Productions’ uncompromising take on Sam Shepard's play, A Lie of the Mind, on until 24 January.
- [Review: Putting It Together Is A Glamorous Toast To Sondheim](https://thescoop.au/review-putting-it-together-is-a-glamorous-toast-to-sondheim/): Impresario Productions brings Putting It Together to the Sydney stage, and it is a delightful journey through Sondheim’s contribution to musical theatre.
- [Stefanie Caccamo Unpacks The Intimacy Of Sondheim’s Putting It Together](https://thescoop.au/stefanie-caccamo-unpacks-the-intimacy-of-sondheims-putting-it-together/): Putting It Together, a celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest work, arrives in Sydney in the New Year and features some of Australia’s finest performers.
- [Review: Cirque Alice Turns Adelaide Upside Down](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-alice-turns-adelaide-upside-down/): Adelaide, it’s time to follow the White Rabbit to Her Majesty’s Theatre for a feast of circus like no other! Cirque Alice has come to town until 18 January.
- [Review: Little Shop Of Horrors Revival Blooms in Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/review-little-shop-of-horrors-revival-blooms-in-brisbane/): After a decade in the dark, Little Shop of Horrors finally sees the light, and Brisbane audiences are eating it up. The musical runs to 15 February at QPAC.
- [Announcing Sting To Perform In His Musical The Last Ship Exclusive To QPAC](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sting-to-perform-in-his-musical-the-last-ship-exclusive-to-qpac/): In an Australian exclusive, Sting is set to perform in his musical, The Last Ship, at QPAC's newest venue, Glasshouse Theatre, from 9 April to 3 May 2026.
- [Film Review: Dreams Is An Intimate & Thoughtful Portrayal Of First Love](https://thescoop.au/film-review-dreams-is-an-intimate-thoughtful-portrayal-of-first-love/): It may have been my post-cinema high, but DREAMS (Sex Love) has earned a spot as one of my favourite films. It's on as part of Perth Festival from 12-18 January
- [The Scoop Favourite Shows Of 2025 Part Three: Circus & Festivals](https://thescoop.au/the-scoop-favourite-shows-of-2025-part-three-circus-festivals/): It’s been exactly one year since The Scoop was created, and as 2025 comes to a close, it's time to look back at some of our Favourite Shows of the year.
- [Film Review: David Is A Visually Ravishing Animated Epic](https://thescoop.au/film-review-david-is-a-visually-ravishing-animated-epic/): The ancient story of David from the Hebrew Bible comes to life in this vibrant epic animated feature film created by South Africa–based studio Sunrise Animation
- [Review: Shrek The Musical Is The Perfect Holiday Treat](https://thescoop.au/review-shrek-the-musical-is-the-perfect-holiday-treat/): A flock of fairytale characters have taken over Arts Centre Melbourne for Shrek The Musical! There's a wicked witch, a funny fairy and a daring donkey.
- [Announcing Shrek The Musical Tour This Summer: Ticket Giveaway!](https://thescoop.au/announcing-shrek-the-musical-tour-this-summer-ticket-giveaway/): Everybody’s favourite green ogre is heading Down Under, with Shrek The Musical set to tour Australia this summer in a spectacular live stage production
- [Announcing The Diary Of Anne Frank For Melbourne & Sydney](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-diary-of-anne-frank-for-melbourne-sydney/): Award winning producers Drew Anthony Creative are bringing The Diary of Anne Frank to Melbourne from 4 March 2026 and then touring to Sydney from 25 March.
- [Review: Balloon Story Lifts The Everyday Into Something Quietly Magical](https://thescoop.au/review-balloon-story-lifts-the-everyday-into-something-quietly-magical/): The most uplifting experience awaits you at Balloon Story, bouncing its way into the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre this January school holidays.
- [Now You See Me Live Stage Illusion Spectacular On Tour This Summer](https://thescoop.au/now-you-see-me-live-stage-illusion-spectacular-on-tour-this-summer/): This summer, four trailblazing illusionists will unleash a mind-blowing spectacle: Now You See Me Live. The cutting-edge show tours Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
- [Review: Peter Quince Presents Shakespeare's Best Bits Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-peter-quince-presents-shakespeares-best-bits-melbourne/): The Australian Shakespeare Company has begun their 2026 season with Peter Quince Presents Shakespeare’s Best Bits at the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne.
- [Review: Annie Musical Charms Brisbane Big Time](https://thescoop.au/review-annie-musical-charms-brisbane-big-time/): With a story that culminates on Christmas morning, Annie arrives at the perfect time, playing through the holidays until the end of January at QPAC in Brisbane.
- [Ticket Giveaway: Legends In Concert Makes Melbourne Return](https://thescoop.au/ticket-giveaway-legends-in-concert-makes-melbourne-return/): Back by overwhelming demand, Legends in Concert returns for its eighth electrifying season in Melbourne at The Palms at Crown from 8 to 24 January 2026.
- [Review: Cats Musical Welcomes In The New Year In Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/cats-musical-welcomes-in-the-new-year-in-melbourne/): The full moon is out, the fog is setting, and the Australian tour of Cats the Musical has landed at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, and it is a wondrous experience.
- [The Scoop Favourite Shows Of 2025 Part Four: Dance](https://thescoop.au/the-scoop-favourite-shows-of-2025-part-four-dance/): As 2025 comes to a close, The Scoop takes a look back at some of our Favourite Shows of the year, including our favourite Ballet and Contemporary Dance shows.
- [Review: Les Misérables Rocks Brisbane in a Spectacular Arena Concert](https://thescoop.au/review-les-miserables-rocks-brisbane-in-a-spectacular-arena-concert/): Les Misérables, the global musical phenomenon, has arrived in Brisbane, the last stop in Australia as part of its 40th anniversary Arena Spectacular World Tour.
- [Celebrate New Year's Eve With Sydney's Best Free Fireworks Views](https://thescoop.au/celebrate-new-years-eve-with-sydneys-best-free-fireworks-views/): Sydney’s glittering harbour skyline will take centre stage as we welcome 2026 with one of the most spectacular and celebrated fireworks displays in the world.
- [Review: Sport For Jove's The Comedy Of Errors Finds Its Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-sport-for-joves-the-comedy-of-errors-finds-its-heart/): Sport for Jove’s The Comedy of Errors begins with a plea for empathy. Set against the open sky, it becomes a story about loss, recognition, and hope for reunion
- [Review: Cirque Alice Brings Circus Magic & Wonder To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-alice-brings-circus-magic-wonder-to-sydney/): Cirque Alice blends contemporary circus, live music, and dance into a large-scale theatrical event, demanding that you look up, lean forward, and gasp in shock.
- [The Scoop Favourite Shows Of 2025 Part Two: Plays](https://thescoop.au/the-scoop-favourite-shows-of-2025-part-two-plays/): It's time to take a look at some of our favourite shows that stood out in 2025. Up next, our writers at The Scoop have nominated their favourite plays.
- [The Scoop Favourite Shows Of 2025 Part One: Musicals](https://thescoop.au/the-scoop-favourite-shows-of-2025-part-one-musicals/): It's time to take a look at some of our favourite shows that stood out in 2025. Up first, our writers at The Scoop have nominated their favourite musicals.
- [Announcing 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards Nominations](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2025-sydney-theatre-awards-nominations/): Nominations were announced for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards, which will be presented at an industry gala ceremony on Monday 19 January 2026 at Seymour Centre.
- [Film Review: The Housemaid Proves The Most Terrifying Secrets Are Hidden In Plain Sight](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-housemaid-proves-the-most-terrifying-secrets-are-hidden-in-plain-sight/): Known for delivering outrageous comedies, director Paul Feig takes a surprising detour into psychological thriller territory with the film The Housemaid.
- [Review: A Very Naughty Christmas Goes Harder & Filthier Than Ever](https://thescoop.au/review-a-very-naughty-christmas-goes-harder-filthier-than-ever/): Some Christmas shows sneak up on you. Others announce themselves loudly and grab you by the tinsel. A Very Naughty Christmas belongs in the second category.
- [Moonlight Cinema Celebrates 30 Years With People's Program](https://thescoop.au/moonlight-cinema-celebrates-30-years-with-peoples-program/): Moonlight Cinema celebrates its 30th birthday with The People’s Program; a nationwide vote to shape this season’s line-up. The cinema returns from 21 November.
- [Saturday Night Fever Comes To Melbourne This January](https://thescoop.au/saturday-night-fever-comes-to-melbourne-this-january/): Award-winning Drew Anthony Creative will bring the smash hit musical Saturday Night Fever to the historic Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne from 8 January 2026.
- [Film Review: DJ Ahmet Captures Small Lives, Big Landscapes & Quiet Longing](https://thescoop.au/film-review-dj-ahmet-captures-small-lives-big-landscapes-quiet-longing/): In DJ Ahmet, writer-director Georgi M Unkovski delivers a gentle, observant coming-of-age story, far from dance floors and spotlights, rooted in rural Macedonia
- [Film Review: Kokuhō Is A Beautiful, Brutal Portrait Of Art & Inheritance](https://thescoop.au/film-review-kokuho-is-a-beautiful-brutal-portrait-of-art-inheritance/): In Kokuhō, Sang-il Lee’s operatic play within a film, adapting a novel about kabuki, the stage is never just a stage. It's a battleground and finally, a mirror.
- [Announcing New Musical Any Moment For PIP Theatre In January](https://thescoop.au/announcing-new-musical-any-moment-for-pip-theatre-in-january/): A brand new musical by Bradley McCaw, Any Moment, is coming to Brisbane's PIP Theatre next month from 21 - 25 January 2026.
- [Announcing Alan Menken Coming To Australia in 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-alan-menken-coming-to-australia-in-2026/): EGOT Winner Alan Menken is coming to Australia in May 2026, for one-night-only performances of his show, A Whole New Word of Alan Menken in Melbourne and Sydney
- [Film Review: My Brother's Band Finds Harmony Against The Odds](https://thescoop.au/film-review-my-brothers-band-finds-harmony-against-the-odds/): From award-winning Writer/Director Emmanuel Courcol comes My Brother’s Band (also released as En fanfare or The Marching Band) coming to cinemas Boxing Day.
- [Film Review: Home Alone At Moonlight Cinema Sydney](https://thescoop.au/film-review-home-alone-at-moonlight-cinema-sydney/): Summer in Sydney brings longer days, festive cheer and Moonlight Cinema’s outdoor cinematic experience. A classic end-of-year treat, it's an ideal summer outing
- [The Little Mermaid Set To Enchant Young Audiences](https://thescoop.au/the-little-mermaid-set-to-enchant-young-audiences/): The Little Mermaid is set to enchant audiences this week when the Academy of Queensland Ballet's fairytale runs at Thomas Dixon Centre from 18 – 23 December.
- [Review: A Chinese Christmas Finds Theatre Magic In Cultural Heritage](https://thescoop.au/review-a-chinese-christmas-finds-theatre-magic-in-cultural-heritage/): A Chinese Christmas, written, produced by, and starring Trent Foo of FooFrame Productions, shows us what a multicultural Australia should actually look like.
- [Moonlight Cinema In January: Shrek Ahead For People's Program](https://thescoop.au/moonlight-cinema-in-january-shrek-ahead-for-peoples-program/): Moonlight Cinema, Australia’s favourite outdoor cinema, has released its January program with a blockbuster line up perfect for summer evenings under the stars.
- [Review: Sweet Charity Is Stylish, Simple & Bursting With Soul](https://thescoop.au/review-sweet-charity-is-stylish-simple-bursting-with-soul/): To close out their 2025 Concert Series, Prospero Arts and QPAC present Sweet Charity, a hopelessly romantic musical – in concert for a very limited season.
- [Review: Where Death & Co Goes, The Party Follows](https://thescoop.au/review-where-death-co-goes-the-party-follows/): Tucked beneath the historic Regatta Hotel, the newly opened Death & Co cocktail bar feels like a complete reinvention of a space many Brisbane locals knew well.
- [Film Review: The Blue Trail Shines In A World That Forgets Its Elders](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-blue-trail-shines-in-a-world-that-forgets-its-elders/): What does it mean to be ‘honoured’ by a state that wants you out of sight? The Blue Trail asks a question that feels urgent in an era of performative politics.
- [BIFF Presents Lost Worlds Cinema This Christmas](https://thescoop.au/biff-presents-lost-worlds-cinema-this-christmas/): Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) with South Bank Corporation presents its unique outdoor cinema program: Lost Worlds Cinema: The Most Wonderful Time.
- [Lotterywest Films Brings Summer Of Cinema For Perth Festival](https://thescoop.au/lotterywest-films-brings-summer-of-cinema-for-perth-festival/): For 18 balmy weeks beneath the Somerville pines, Lotterywest Films will roll out a lineup curated from the world’s film festivals including Cannes and Venice.
- [Review: DIVA Is A Glittering Celebration Of Iconic Reinvention](https://thescoop.au/review-diva-is-a-glittering-celebration-of-iconic-reinvention/): The DIVA Exhibition has landed at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts, Melbourne, and it’s glitz, glam, power and stories that will absolutely inspire all.
- [Review: Here You Come Again Hits Adelaide With Pure Dolly Joy](https://thescoop.au/review-here-you-come-again-hits-adelaide-with-pure-dolly-joy/): Energetic, colourful, and fun are just a few words to describe the wholesome experience that is Here You Come Again, the Dolly Parton musical.
- [Review: Harry Potter The Exhibition After Hours Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-harry-potter-the-exhibition-after-hours-melbourne/): Picture this: a tragic lifelong Potterhead, giddy with excitement at the entrance to the Harry Potter: The Exhibition - After Hours experience in Melbourne.
- [Review: The Christmas Spectacular Delivers Joy, Wonder & Wow](https://thescoop.au/review-the-christmas-spectacular-delivers-joy-wonder-wow/): There was no better way to celebrate 2025 than last night under the stunning stage lights with Prinnie Stevens and Michael Boyd in The Christmas Spectacular.
- [Review: As You Like It Serves Magic, Music & Mischief](https://thescoop.au/review-as-you-like-it-serves-magic-music-mischief/): This December, Melbourne Shakespeare Company brings its production of As You Like It to the rose garden in St Kilda Botanical Gardens, and it's a show for all.
- [Review: Born On A Thursday Finds Grace In The Everyday](https://thescoop.au/review-born-on-a-thursday-finds-grace-in-the-everyday/): New Ghost Theatre Company's production, Born On A Thursday, offers a window into the pain and joy of ordinary life amidst tragedy, homecoming, and pots of tea.
- [Review: Beautiful Thing Breaks & Heals In The Same Breath](https://thescoop.au/review-beautiful-thing-breaks-heals-in-the-same-breath/): Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing, presented by Company of Dramatic Arts (CODA), is a story of love, love that prevails against all odds. Set in a rundown London housing estate, we glimpse the lives of five people fighting for themselves and for each other. Jamie is shy and struggles at school. His best friend, Leah, was expelled
- [Review: The Jackson Mack Big Band & Millie Sarah](https://thescoop.au/review-the-jackson-mack-big-band-millie-sarah/): The Jackson Mack Big Band and award-winning vocalist Millie Sarah joined forces for one night only to deliver a truly magical Christmas celebration.
- [How Back To The Future Turned Axel Duffy Into A Leading Man & A True Crowd Favourite](https://thescoop.au/how-back-to-the-future-turned-axel-duffy-into-a-leading-man-a-true-crowd-favourite/): Back To The Future was one of the most exciting musicals to hit the Australian stage in 2025. It gathered rave reviews after opening in Sydney in October, and has been embraced as one of the most visually spectacular productions to ever hit the stage across the world. Last month though, it was announced that
- [Anastasia Musical Announced For Adelaide In August 2026](https://thescoop.au/anastasia-musical-announced-for-adelaide-in-august-2026/): Producers John Frost and Opera Australia are delighted to announce that Broadway musical ANASTASIA will premiere at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from August 2026
- [Review: The Nutcracker Ends Its Era In A Flurry Of Festive Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-the-nutcracker-ends-its-era-in-a-flurry-of-festive-magic/): Queensland Ballet is welcoming in the festive season with a dreamy sense of whimsy and wonder in The Nutcracker. Join Clara on her fantastical adventure across the Lemonade Sea to the Kingdom of Sweets. Enjoy meeting her magical new friends as they entertain with spectacular performances set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.This legendary show, choreographed by
- [Review: Dial M For Murder Crackles With Hitchcockian Tension](https://thescoop.au/review-dial-m-for-murder-crackles-with-hitchcockian-tension/): Ensemble Theatre’s Dial M For Murder saw me leaning forward before a word was spoken, bracing for the inevitable twist I knew was coming, just not when or how.
- [Film Review: The Mastermind Is A Thoughtful Twist On The Heist Genre](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-mastermind-is-a-thoughtful-twist-on-the-heist-genre/): Kelly Reichardt's heist film, The Mastermind, becomes a meditation on failure, rather than an entertaining action film that emphasises the glamour of crime.
- [Announcing The Mythic Double Bill Orpheus and Eurydice This Adelaide Fringe](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-mythic-double-bill-orpheus-and-eurydice-this-adelaide-fringe/): This Adelaide Fringe, multi award winning storytellers Wright&Grainger will present a special double bill of ORPHEUS and EURYDICE from 19 February to 22 March.
- [Gasworks Turns 40 In 2026 With A Bold New Vision Under Sam Strong](https://thescoop.au/gasworks-turns-40-in-2026-with-a-bold-new-vision-under-sam-strong/): Ahead of the creative precinct’s 40th birthday in 2026, Creative Director and CEO Sam Strong has unveiled a fresh vision for Gasworks as a home for creativity.
- [Review: Christmas Actually Is A Joyous, Festive Singalong](https://thescoop.au/review-christmas-actually-is-a-joyous-festive-singalong/): Christmas in Brisbane has its familiar markers. And every year, The Little Red Company rolls out Christmas Actually, this year, at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
- [Review: Maho Magic Bar Mixes Miracles With Mischief](https://thescoop.au/review-maho-magic-bar-mixes-miracles-with-mischief/): It's Tuesday evening and the vibe is electric hitting Maho Magic Bar in Melbourne’s funky new and exciting entertainment split-level venue, the Spiegel Haus.
- [Announcing Canberra Theatre Centre 2026 Program: Their Biggest Year Yet](https://thescoop.au/announcing-canberra-theatre-centre-2026-their-biggest-year-yet/): Expect bold shows and bigger rewards in 2026, as Canberra Theatre Centre unveils a blockbuster year of entertainment alongside its inaugural membership program.
- [Review: Melbourne's Christmas Wonderland Is A Magic Experience](https://thescoop.au/review-melbournes-christmas-wonderland-is-a-magic-experience/): As my 10-year-old daughter gazed around the giant circus dome at Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland with starry eyes, she told me it was a dream come true!
- [Announcing SIX The Musical For 2026 & 2027](https://thescoop.au/announcing-six-the-musical-for-2026-2027/): The international phenomenon SIX the Musical will return with seasons in Melbourne from July 2026, Sydney from October 2026 and Brisbane from January 2027.
- [Review: A Christmas Carol Is A Radiant Reminder Of Hope](https://thescoop.au/review-a-christmas-carol-is-a-radiant-reminder-of-hope/): Stepping into the Comedy Theatre for A Christmas Carol is like being wrapped in a warm, festive glow. The classic story brings in the season with a Bah, Humbug!
- [Review: Cirque Du Sleigh At Wynnum Wonderland](https://thescoop.au/review-cirque-du-sleigh-at-wynnum-wonderland/): I knew I wasn’t in for a standard Christmas show the second I walked up to the Augathella Spiegeltent to see Cirque Du Sleigh at Wynnum Wonderland.
- [Film Review: Careless Reveals The Truth About Ageing](https://thescoop.au/film-review-careless-reveals-the-truth-about-ageing/): Australia has a habit of treating ageing as something taboo, to segregate away. Careless, directed by award-winning filmmaker Sue Thomson, refuses that framing.
- [Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! Sings A Story Of Love, Legacy & Ghosts](https://thescoop.au/review-congratulations-get-rich-sings-a-story-of-love-legacy-ghosts/): Congratulations, Get Rich! is the latest triumph to hit the Sydney Theatre Company stage. It is a beautiful tribute to the power of love, legacy and song.
- [Film Review: A Life Illuminated 2025 Brisbane International Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-a-life-illuminated-2025-brisbane-international-film-festival/): Brisbane’s Star Casino Leisure Deck transformed for the Australian premiere of A Life Illuminated as part of the 2025 Brisbane International Film Festival.
- [Announcing Principal Cast For The Lion King](https://thescoop.au/announcing-principal-cast-for-the-lion-king/): Disney today announced the principal performers that will lead THE LION KING cast when the global phenomenon returns to Sydney next year from April 2026.
- [Announcing Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company 2026 Season](https://thescoop.au/announcing-yirra-yaakin-theatre-company-2026-season/): In 2026, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company dives deep into the themes that connect us: family, identity, and legacy, brought to life with honesty, wit and laughter.
- [Review: Queensland Theatre's A Few Good Men Is A Triumph](https://thescoop.au/review-queensland-theatres-a-few-good-men-is-a-triumph/): Let’s begin with a confession. I’ve never seen A Few Good Men. A film graduate who has managed to dodge one of the most quoted courtroom dramas on the planet.
- [Review: Carol Is An Homage To The Carnage Of Christmas](https://thescoop.au/review-carol-is-an-homage-to-the-carnage-of-christmas/): If you’re looking for a show filled with emotional depth, quirky radio quizzes, dry Australian humour and a triumphant ending, Andrea Gibbs’ Carol delivers.
- [Review: Medea In Exile Strikes With Youthful Fury & Ancient Grief](https://thescoop.au/review-medea-in-exile-strikes-with-youthful-fury-ancient-grief/): Set within locations around the Bedford Park campus, Flinders University Drama Centre brings to life Medea In Exile from the Bachelor of Performance students.
- [Review: BIG Live's The Nutcracker Shines With Seasonal Charm](https://thescoop.au/review-big-lives-the-nutcracker-shines-with-seasonal-charm/): The Nutcracker has been danced and fiercely protected since its 1892 premiere at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. BIG Live's production takes a classicist route.
- [Geelong Arts Centre Announces Its Most Ambitious Season 2026](https://thescoop.au/geelong-arts-centre-announces-its-most-ambitious-season-2026/): Last night Geelong Arts Centre unveiled its SEASON 2026 to a diverse crowd in an exciting Season Launch event titled Worlds Open Up, hosted by Gillian Cosgriff.
- [Review: The Seagull Is Chekhov Reborn With Sharp Contemporary Bite](https://thescoop.au/review-the-seagull-is-chekhov-reborn-with-sharp-contemporary-bite/): On some opening nights, you feel like you are watching a slice of theatre history forming. At KXT for Montague Basement’s The Seagull, I had that rare feeling.
- [Holden Street Theatres Unveils A Thrilling 2026 Season](https://thescoop.au/holden-street-theatres-unveils-a-thrilling-2026-season/): Holden Street Theatres launches its 2026 Season, an exhilarating program that cements its reputation as one of Australia’s leading independent theatre producers
- [Review: When It Rains, An Elizabeth Stonebridge Mystery Leaves You Guessing](https://thescoop.au/review-when-it-rains-an-elizabeth-stonebridge-mystery-leaves-you-guessing/): When It Rains, by UTS Backstage, is an original murder mystery play with an artfully constructed narrative. Written by James Neiro and directed by Connor Crick.
- [Film Review: Moss & Freud 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-moss-freud-2025-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): The glitzy zone of fast fashion meets the hermetic, brooding art world in the film Moss & Freud now screening at the 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival.
- [Review: The True History Of The Life And Death Of King Lear & His Three Daughters](https://thescoop.au/review-the-true-history-of-the-life-and-death-of-king-lear-his-three-daughters/): Colin Friels stepped onto the stage and drew a perfect circle, setting the tone for The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters.
- [Review: RED Paints A Captivating Canvas Of Contradictions](https://thescoop.au/review-red-paints-a-captivating-canvas-of-contradictions/): Little Life Productions’ staging of RED is a masterpiece; the Tony Award-winning show examines Mark Rothko’s relentless pursuit of artistic purity and intensity
- [Announcing Steel Magnolias National Tour In 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-steel-magnolias-national-tour-in-2026/): The iconic story is back live on stage - STEEL MAGNOLIAS will tour to Brisbane from April 2026, followed by Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra, Perth and Melbourne.
- [Review: Jaws In Concert Thrills In A Short Season With A Big Bite](https://thescoop.au/review-jaws-in-concert-thrills-in-a-short-season-with-a-big-bite/): The Metropolitan Orchestra Brisbane gave a riveting performance of the JAWS score live as the movie screened at the Concert Hall QPAC for JAWS in Concert.
- [S,B&W Foundation Announces Grants & Winner of RS Playwright Award](https://thescoop.au/sbw-foundation-announces-grants-winner-of-rs-playwright-award/): The Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation announced 2026 Grants and a significant Playwright’s Award at their annual Christmas celebration on Thursday evening
- [Review: Bell Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Has A Steady Hand & Strong Heart](https://thescoop.au/review-bell-shakespeares-romeo-juliet-has-a-steady-hand-strong-heart/): Bell Shakespeare first performed Romeo & Juliet in 1992 in its founding year. In 2025, they've toured the production, landing the plane at Sydney Opera House.
- [Olympics Themed Comedy 8 More Years To Debut At Toucan Club Festival](https://thescoop.au/olympics-themed-comedy-8-more-years-to-debut-at-toucan-club-festival/): Brisbane’s upcoming Olympic Games has inspired a new Australian play, 8 More Years, premiering at PIP Theatre’s annual Toucan Club Festival this December.
- [Review: Much Ado About Nothing Melbourne Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/review-much-ado-about-nothing-melbourne-theatre-company/): The opening night of Melbourne Theatre Company’s Much Ado About Nothing was a night of glamorous spectacle with a full house packed into the Sumner Theatre.
- [Announcing Waitress For Melbourne In May 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-waitress-for-melbourne-in-may-2026/): Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS will be baking its way to Melbourne in May 2026. Waitlist now
- [Win Tickets To The Whoop Dee Doo Revue At Melbourne Spiegel Haus](https://thescoop.au/win-tickets-to-the-whoop-dee-do-revue-at-melbourne-spiegel-haus/): Step back in time with Late Night Jazz at Whoop Dee Doo Revue. The spirit of the golden age comes alive at the Melbourne Spiegel Haus on 27 November 2025!
- [Brisbane Rolls Out The Red Carpet For A Blockbuster Four Days Of World Class Cinema](https://thescoop.au/brisbane-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-a-blockbuster-four-days-of-world-class-cinema/): Brisbane is rolling out the red carpet for four spectacular days of world-class cinema as the Brisbane International Film Festival returns from 27-30 November.
- [Review: The Glass Menagerie Still Cuts Like Shards](https://thescoop.au/review-the-glass-menagerie-still-cuts-like-shards/): Tennessee Williams wrote The Glass Menagerie in 1944. and it was his breakout play. It's a memory-story that still cuts like shards eighty years later.
- [Review: A Night At The Musicals Brisbane Presents Disney: In Concert](https://thescoop.au/review-a-night-at-the-musicals-brisbane-presents-disney-in-concert/): A Night at the Musicals Brisbane enchants with their production of Disney: In Concert. Playing for three shows only, it is an epic showcase of classic melodies.
- [A Night At The Musicals Heads On Tour This Summer](https://thescoop.au/a-night-at-the-musicals-heads-on-tour-this-summer/): A Night At The Musicals is taking its celebrated concert series on the road, bringing the magic of musical theatre to audiences across South East Queensland.
- [NIDA Partners With Australians In Film To Provide Pathways For Students & Alumni](https://thescoop.au/nida-partners-with-australians-in-film-to-provide-pathways-for-students-alumni/): The National institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is proud to announce a new supporting partnership with Australians in Film (AiF) in Los Angeles.
- [Review: Don't Panic! (It's Happened Before) Old Fitz Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-dont-panic-its-happened-before/): Watching Don’t Panic! (It’s Happened Before) at the Old Fitz Theatre, a play written and performed by Sam Bowden, feels like a drunk conversation with friends.
- [Film Review: Christmas Karma Is Messy, Musical & Surprisingly Moving](https://thescoop.au/film-review-christmas-karma-is-messy-musical-surprisingly-moving/): Gurinder Chadha isn't shy about mixing tones, cultures, or politics and Christmas Karma may be her most full-throated collision yet: Dickens by way of Bollywood
- [Film Review: The North 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-north-2025-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): The North is a meditation on how nature shakes us awake and reconnects us. It's a film of surprising power, and it's on now as part of the British Film Festival
- [Review: Twelfth Night, Or Whatever Presented by Bar'd Work](https://thescoop.au/review-twelfth-night-or-whatever-presented-by-bard-work/): I spent last night in a lovely Sydney pub quaffing beer and watching beautiful Shakespeare in the form of Twelfth Night, Or Whatever presented by Bar'd Work.
- [Gasp Inducing Orpheus & Eurydice Set To Be A Thrilling Night Out](https://thescoop.au/gasp-inducing-orpheus-eurydice-set-to-be-a-thrilling-night-out/): A thrilling production of Gluck’s Orpheus & Eurydice will stun Melbourne audiences from 2 December, when the acclaimed production arrives at the Regent Theatre.
- [Wynnum Wonderland Promises Pure Joy Wrapped Up With A Big Bayside Bow](https://thescoop.au/wynnum-wonderland-promises-pure-joy-wrapped-up-with-a-big-bayside-bow/): Brisbane’s bayside is set to sparkle a little brighter this Christmas with the arrival of Wynnum Wonderland. A brand-new celebration of music, comedy, cabaret and circus will transform Bay Terrace into a joyful hub of festive entertainment from 28 November to 22 December 2025. From Tom Oliver Productions, founder of Wynnum Fringe, in partnership with
- [Afterglow To Receive Its Australian Premiere In Melbourne & Sydney](https://thescoop.au/afterglow-to-receive-its-australian-premiere-in-melbourne-sydney/): S. Asher Gelman’s hit play AFTERGLOW is heading down under for its Australian premiere! It runs in Melbourne from 30 January and Sydney from 26 February 2026.
- [Review: So Young Takes A Riveting Look At Starting Over](https://thescoop.au/review-so-young-takes-a-riveting-look-at-starting-over/): Outhouse Theatre Co presents its Australian premiere of Douglas Maxwell's So Young at the Old Fitz Theatre, adding it to a list of sharp, contemporary titles.
- [The Wind In The Willows Returns To The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/the-wind-in-the-willows-returns-to-the-royal-botanic-gardens-melbourne/): Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens will once again present The Australian Shakespeare Company's The Wind in the Willows from 19 December 2025 to 25 January 2026.
- [Announcing 2026 Season For Australasian Dance Collective](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-season-for-australasian-dance-collective/): Australasian Dance Collective has announced an exciting 2026 Season featuring world premieres, an international tour, and the return of two beloved programs.
- [Review: Stewart Dominates In A Ferocious Virginia Woolf That Refuses To Let You Breathe](https://thescoop.au/review-stewart-dominates-in-a-ferocious-virginia-woolf-that-refuses-to-let-you-breathe/): Edward Albee’s notorious play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, has opened at the Sydney Theatre Company, and it hits you like a drink thrown in your face.
- [Review: Cats Pounces On Perth With Pure Purr-fection](https://thescoop.au/review-cats-pounces-on-perth-with-pure-purr-fection/): If you like your cast cat-like, your kicks high, and your fourth wall broken, you won’t want to miss CATS, on now at Crown Theatre Perth until 6 December.
- [Review: Present Laughter Delivers Ego, Elegance & Excess](https://thescoop.au/review-present-laughter-delivers-ego-elegance-excess/): ‘Poppycock,’ ‘timorous,’ and ‘dead as a doornail.’ Who wouldn’t relish saying such phrases? Pleasant Laughter is the final season of 2025 at the New Theatre.
- [Announcing Cast For Barbra: The Greatest Star At Hayes Theatre Co](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-barbra-the-greatest-star-at-hayes-theatre-co/): The cast of Barbra: The Greatest Star is assembled! Kicking off the much-anticipated 2026 season at Hayes Theatre Co Sydney is this dazzling concert event.
- [Hamlet Camp Returns To Carriageworks This January](https://thescoop.au/hamlet-camp-returns-to-carriageworks-this-january/): Hamlet Camp, written by and starring Brendan Cowell, Ewen Leslie and Toby Schmitz, returns to Carriageworks for a strictly limited season from 7-25 January 2026
- [Review: Adrift In New York Brings Turn Of The Century To Life](https://thescoop.au/review-adrift-in-new-york-brings-turn-of-the-century-to-life/): Adrift in New York, written by Addison Aulger and directed by Rose Vallen for the Adelaide Repertory Theatre, leans into old-fashioned pleasure with gusto.
- [Review: Crows Takes Flight Through The Darkness](https://thescoop.au/review-crows-takes-flight-through-the-darkness/): Indie theatre hotbed The Motley Bauhaus brings us Crows from The Persona Collective, written by Robert Lewis and Ryan Enniss, and directed by Callum Bodman.
- [Review: Gaslight Sonata Burns Bright & Plays Loud In The Theatre Of The Absurd](https://thescoop.au/review-gaslight-sonata-burns-bright-plays-loud-in-the-theatre-of-the-absurd/): Illawara-based Theatre Visage’s Gaslight Sonata is an eccentric commentary on our contemporary world, and it's playing for a short season at Qtopia, Sydney.
- [Film Review: Diabolic Turns Faith Into Fear In A Haunting Baptism of Shadows](https://thescoop.au/film-review-diabolic-turns-faith-into-fear-in-a-haunting-baptism-of-shadows/): The feature film Diabolic isn’t a baptism of fire. With slow early stages, it soon becomes a hallucinatory descent where faith, trauma, and possession blur.
- [Film Review: The Glendronach Whisky Meets Film Experience](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-glendronach-whisky-meets-film-experience/): Elegance, glamour, and class are the first things that come to mind when stepping into the Palace Cinema at the Como for an exclusive whisky pairing evening.
- [La Boite Theatre Launches Its Fiery And Funny 2026 Season](https://thescoop.au/la-boite-theatre-launches-its-fiery-and-funny-2026-season/): La Boite Theatre takes a stand in 2026, unveiling a compelling program of main stage works that promise resistance, rebirth and belonging. Tickets on sale now.
- [Win Movie Tickets To See John Cleese Packs It In Opening This Month](https://thescoop.au/win-movie-tickets-to-see-john-cleese-packs-it-in-opening-this-month/): Legend John Cleese invites audiences behind-the-scenes at life on the road in the film, John Cleese Packs It In. The Scoop is giving away tickets to the film!
- [Review: Peter Goers Leads A Gentle Triumph With Harvey](https://thescoop.au/review-peter-goers-leads-a-gentle-triumph-with-harvey/): Holden Street Theatres’ new staging of Harvey starring Peter Goers and directed by Rosie Aust, proves that kindness and imagination are still revolutionary.
- [Announcing Cirque du Soleil Kooza For Australia 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cirque-du-soleil-kooza-for-australia-2026/): The thrilling, internationally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil production of KOOZA is coming exclusively to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from May 2026.
- [Review: Urinetown The Musical Is Smart, Silly & Subversive](https://thescoop.au/review-urinetown-the-musical-is-smart-silly-subversive/): The hilarious and irreverent musical with the world’s worst title, Urinetown, is taking to the stage in Perth, brought to us by Western Sky Projects.
- [Announcing Child Cast For Annie Musical Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-child-cast-for-annie-musical-brisbane/): John Frost today revealed the young actors who will be playing the roles of Annie and her orphan friends in the upcoming Brisbane season of the musical Annie.
- [Review: Tivoli Lovely Sees WAAPA Shine In New Eddie Perfect Musical](https://thescoop.au/review-tivoli-lovely-sees-waapa-shine-in-new-eddie-perfect-musical/): The premiere of Tivoli Lovely, Eddie Perfect’s latest creation, was held at Heath Ledger Theatre last night; a dazzling nod to Australia’s theatrical golden age
- [Review: Be More Chill Uploads A Dose Of Geeky Greatness](https://thescoop.au/review-be-more-chill-uploads-a-dose-of-geeky-greatness/): Hills Musical Company have wrapped their 2025 season with a winning musical. Be More Chill explores questions of belonging through via sci-fi high school satire
- [Review: Elastic Hearts Presented By Queensland Ballet & HOTA](https://thescoop.au/review-elastic-hearts-presented-by-queensland-ballet-hota/): Set to the music of Australia’s own Sia, Elastic Hearts, presented by Queensland Ballet and HOTA, is a powerful symphony of movement, music and imagery.
- [Review: Ride The Cyclone Balances Death, Destiny & Deadpan Delight](https://thescoop.au/review-ride-the-cyclone-balances-death-destiny-deadpan-delight/): Ride the Cyclone, presented by Sydney Musical Theatre, has it all. Race on over to the Greenhalgh Theatre, and enjoy the thrilling ride!
- [Review: Blanc de Blanc Encore At Spiegel Haus Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-blanc-de-blanc-encore-at-spiegel-haus-melbourne/): Blanc de Blanc Encore has landed at the Spiegel Haus Melbourne, the new entertainment precinct at the Golden Square car park, and it’s spectacular!
- [Review: Reuben Kaye Reigns Supreme In enGORGEd](https://thescoop.au/review-reuben-kaye-reigns-supreme-in-engorged/): Reuben Kaye returned to Brisbane last night for the Queensland premiere of his acclaimed show enGORGEd at the Concert Hall QPAC co-presented with Melt Festival.
- [Announcing The Lovers For Sydney This October](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-lovers-for-sydney-this-october/): Producers Shake & Stir Theatre Co and John Frost for Crossroads Live have announced that the breakout Australian pop musical The Lovers is coming to Sydney. The new production will open at Theatre Royal Sydney on 31 October, following its premiere at QPAC’s Playhouse in Brisbane. The show features a who’s who of Australian musical theatre – Sydney, get set to
- [Love & Pop & Mischief: Loren Hunter Is Hermia In The Lovers](https://thescoop.au/love-pop-mischief-loren-hunter-is-hermia-in-the-lovers/): One of the highlights of this year's Brisbane Festival is The Lovers, which officially opens tomorrow night at QPAC before heading on tour to Sydney. Loren Hunter plays Hermia, the Perfect Little Princess, in Laura Murphy's 21st century pop reimagining of Shakespeare's tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Scoop had the chance to sit down
- [Review: The Lovers Mixes Bard & Bangers With Sparkling Style](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lovers-mixes-bard-bangers-with-sparkling-style/): There’s a thrill when a show strides into a theatre, grabs Shakespeare by the collar, and says we’re doing this our way. That’s the energy The Lovers unleashes.
- [Review: The Lovers Turns Midsummer Magic Into Modern Pop Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lovers-turns-midsummer-magic-into-modern-pop-theatre/): The Lovers musical by Laura Murphy captures the essence of A Midsummer Night's Dream, successfully infusing it with modern references and sensibilities.
- [Announcing 2026 Sydney Festival 50th Anniversary Program](https://thescoop.au/announcing-2026-sydney-festival-50th-anniversary-program/): Sydney Festival marks its 50th anniversary with a diverse city-wide program running from 5 - 25 January 2026, honouring five decades of cultural transformation.
- [Government Announces Streaming Services To Invest In Australian Content](https://thescoop.au/government-announces-streaming-services-to-invest-in-australian-content/): Yesterday, the Albanese government announced that a streaming services legislation will finally be implemented, although there is no definitive timetable.
- [Review: Songs For A New World Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre](https://thescoop.au/review-songs-for-a-new-world-queensland-academy-of-excellence-in-musical-theatre/): The 2nd year company of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre (QAEMT) are breathing new life into their production, Songs for a New World.
- [Film Review: The Thing With Feathers 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-the-thing-with-feathers-2025-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): On now at the Russell Hobbs 2025 British Film Festival, The Thing with Feathers starring Benedict Cumberbatch goes on a harrowing ride into the world of grief.
- [Merrigong Theatre Company Unveils Its 2026 Season](https://thescoop.au/merrigong-theatre-company-unveils-its-2026-season/): Merrigong Theatre Company is delighted to unveil its 2026 season, featuring 10 main stage shows, and a line-up of limited seasons of smash-hit productions.
- [Raj Labade Brings New Fire To Edmund In Belvoir's King Lear](https://thescoop.au/raj-labade-brings-new-fire-to-edmund-in-belvoirs-king-lear/): The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters comes to Belvoir from 15 November. We chatted to Raj Labade who is playing Edmund.
- [Review: LASSÙ Lights Up The Stage With Cosmic Cabaret Magic](https://thescoop.au/review-lassu-lights-up-the-stage-with-cosmic-cabaret-magic/): From the second the lights hit the canvas, LASSÙ announces itself as something different. Ashton Legacy Productions doesn’t just roll out another circus cabaret; they detonate one under the big top at Victoria Park. Featuring a dynamite cast who don’t know the meaning of the word impossible, LASSÙ oozes grit, fire, and out-of-this-world circus acts. It thrives on raw talent
- [Review: Bubble Show For Adults Only Brings Big Laughs To Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/review-bubble-show-for-adults-only-brings-big-laughs-to-brisbane/): Bubble Show for Adults Only at The West End Electric is one of those experiences that sits somewhere between cabaret, science experiment and fever dream.
- [Denis Carnahan Brings Cricket The Musical Back This Summer](https://thescoop.au/denis-carnahan-brings-cricket-the-musical-back-this-summer/): The wickedly funny Denis Carnahan is making a triumphant return to the stage this summer with his one-man cult hit musical comedy show, Cricket The Musical.
- [Perth Symphony Ignites The City This November With Electric Symphony](https://thescoop.au/perth-symphony-ignites-the-city-this-november-with-electric-symphony/): Perth Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025 Grand Finale: ELECTRIC SYMPHONY, a full scale celebration presented by QV1 Plaza on Saturday 29 November 2025.
- [Film Review: Prime Minister Gives Us Jacinda Ardern, Unfiltered](https://thescoop.au/film-review-prime-minister-gives-us-jacinda-ardern-unfiltered/): It’s rare to see a world leader not only in press conferences but in pyjamas. Prime Minister, the documentary about Jacinda Ardern, captures that dissonance.
- [Review: School Of Rock Turns Up The Volume & Totally Shreds](https://thescoop.au/review-school-of-rock-turns-up-the-volume-totally-shreds/): School of Rock is the latest musical presented by Theatrical Inc. and it’s a fun, high-energy explosion. Directed by Cody Riker, it’s now playing in Melbourne.
- [Review: Griffin Theatre's Naturism Is Hilarious, Liberating & Deeply Human](https://thescoop.au/review-griffin-theatres-naturism-is-hilarious-liberating-deeply-human/): A great piece of theatre is one where the cast and creatives are laid bare on stage. Rarely is that taken quite as literally as in Naturism by Griffin Theatre.
- [Review: I Do, I Do, I Do Brings Love, Laughter & A Few Jitters](https://thescoop.au/review-i-do-i-do-i-do-brings-love-laughter-a-few-jitters/): Therry Theatre’s production of I Do, I Do, I Do, understands that farce lives or dies on speed and spectacle. Director Sue Wylie keeps the tempo high.
- [Review: Hair Lets The Sun Shine In Melbourne Once More](https://thescoop.au/review-hair-lets-the-sun-shine-in-melbourne-once-more/): Hair is a psychedelic journey to the Beat Generation, hippy culture and the anti-war movement of the late 1960s presented by the Australian Shakespeare Company.
- [Review: The Talented Mr Ripley Brings Killer Style To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-the-talented-mr-ripley-brings-killer-style-to-melbourne/): Envy, obsession, fear. Sydney Theatre Company’s gripping production of The Talented Mr Ripley, on now in Melbourne, wrestles with the darkest depths of humanity
- [Comedy Film A Day For Losers Wraps Production In Melbourne, Stars Jacob Sartorius, Benji Krol & Dakota Lotus](https://thescoop.au/comedy-film-a-day-for-losers-wraps-production-in-melbourne-stars-jacob-sartorius-benji-krol-dakota-lotus/): Principal Photography has wrapped in Melbourne on A Day For Losers, led by Disney star Dakota Lotus and social media sensations Jacob Sartorius and Benji Krol.
- [Review: Dying: A Memoir Is Stark, Simple & Profound](https://thescoop.au/review-dying-a-memoir-is-stark-simple-profound/): Melbourne Theatre Company’s play Dying: A Memoir is a captivating new piece, anchored by a spectacular performance from Genevieve Morris.
- [Announcing First Cast For Little Shop Of Horrors Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-first-cast-for-little-shop-of-horrors-brisbane/): QPAC in association with Woodward Productions have announced the principal cast for smash musical Little Shop of Horrors, opening in Brisbane on 3 January 2026.
- [Review: Shirley Valentine Charms Brisbane With A Toast To Second Chances](https://thescoop.au/review-shirley-valentine-charms-brisbane-with-a-toast-to-second-chances/): Walking into Shirley Valentine on opening night at the Twelfth Night Theatre, I honestly had no idea what I was in for! I knew it was an older play, I knew it was awarded, and I knew it was (loosely) about a woman talking to a wall. But that was pretty much the extent of
- [Palace Cinema Como To Host The Glendronach Whisky-Meets-Film Experience](https://thescoop.au/palace-cinema-como-to-host-the-glendronach-whisky-meets-film-experience/): Revered Scottish distillery The Glendronach is putting an indulgent twist on the classic movie night this November at Palace Cinema Como in South Yarra.
- [Review: Two Blood Australian Dance Theatre 2025 OzAsia Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-two-blood-australian-dance-theatre-2025-ozasia-festival/): Time doesn’t unfold in a straight line in Two Blood. It coils in a circle of ash. The opening places two dancers in an embrace, surrounded by a smouldering ring
- [Announcing Cirque Alice For Sydney This December](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cirque-alice-for-sydney-this-december/): Coliseum Theatre has announced the Sydney premiere of Cirque Alice, taking audiences down the rabbit hole from 24 December 2025 for a strictly limited season.
- [Film Review: I Am Martin Parr 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-i-am-martin-parr-2025-russell-hobbs-british-film-festival/): I Am Martin Parr is a vibrant reflection of a fascinating photographer. Director Lee Shulman gives a new perspective in this fun and thoughtful documentary.
- [Brisbane International Film Festival Returns For A Bold New Era](https://thescoop.au/brisbane-international-film-festival-returns-for-a-bold-new-era/): Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) returns from 27-30 November 2025, ready to reclaim its place among Australia’s great celebrations of cinema.
- [Review: Hiromi The Piano Quintet Perth International Jazz Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-hiromi-the-piano-quintet-perth-international-jazz-festival/): Opening the Perth International Jazz Festival Friday night with a sold-out debut was Grammy Award-winning pianist Hiromi, featuring New York’s PUBLIQuartet.
- [Announcing Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) For Australia In 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-for-australia-in-2026/): Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is heading Down Under in 2026! The Australian tour runs in Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra and Brisbane.
- [Bubble Show For Adults Only Comes To Melt Festival](https://thescoop.au/bubble-show-for-adults-only-comes-to-melt-festival/): Bubble Show for Adults Only, the cult theatre hit performed around the globe, is here for Melt Festival, playing at the West End Electric until 9 November 2025.
- [Announcing Waitress Musical For Sydney in 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-waitress-musical-for-sydney-in-2026/): Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Australia for the very first time, premiering at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in July 2026.
- [Waitress Musical Tickets Are Now On Sale](https://thescoop.au/waitress-musical-tickets-are-now-on-sale/): Tickets are on pre-sale for the Australian premiere of WAITRESS, lighting up Sydney from 1 August 2026. General public tickets go on sale Friday 31 October.
- [Review: The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Celebrates Community Strength](https://thescoop.au/review-the-appleton-ladies-potato-race-celebrates-community-strength/): The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race has been brought to life by Pymble Players as their 2025 season finale. It is an absolute delight and as relevant as ever.
- [Review: Four Minutes Twelve Seconds Is A Chilling Reflection On Trust & Technology](https://thescoop.au/review-four-minutes-twelve-seconds-is-a-chilling-reflection-on-trust-technology/): James Fritz' Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, a co-production between Crying Chair Theatre and Secret House, on now at Flight Path Theatre, is wrought with tension.
- [Review: Fly Girl Is Full Throttle Big Hearted & Hilariously Self Aware](https://thescoop.au/review-fly-girl-is-full-throttle-big-hearted-hilariously-self-aware/): I came into the opening night of Fly Girl with truly no expectations or prior knowledge of the show, which is fast becoming my favourite way to consume theatre.
- [Review: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson Musical) BackDock Arts](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lightning-thief-percy-jackson-musical-backdock-arts/): Calling all demigods! It’s time to head back to Camp Half-blood with Hanson Creative’s The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, on now at BackDock Arts.
- [Tivoli Lovely: A Love Letter To Australia's Theatrical Past](https://thescoop.au/tivoli-lovely-a-love-letter-to-australias-theatrical-past/): Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts will present a sizzling hot new musical next month, Tivoli Lovely, paying tribute to Australia’s theatrical past.
- [Review: Rob Beckett Giraffe 2025 Australian Tour](https://thescoop.au/review-rob-beckett-giraffe-2025-australian-tour/): On the final stop of his Australian tour Giraffe, Rob Beckett had the crowd on side before he’d even reached the microphone; an impressive feat for the comedian
- [Film Review: Minghella's Shell Is A Killer Catch](https://thescoop.au/film-review-minghellas-shell-is-a-killer-catch/): Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, and Kaia Gerber star in Shell, Max Minghella’s retro-futurist body-horror about the perils of being born with movie star looks.
- [Review: Heart Is A Wasteland Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company](https://thescoop.au/review-heart-is-a-wasteland-yirra-yaakin-theatre-company/): Heart is a Wasteland, by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, is equal parts humour and pathos redolent with sexual tension and infused with mystery and spirituality.
- [Event Cinemas Offers A New Range Of Experiences At Innaloo](https://thescoop.au/event-cinemas-offers-a-new-range-of-experiences-at-innaloo/): Event Cinemas Innaloo is excited to introduce the world’s best cinema experiences in one destination, following a major refurbishment.
- [Review: Shirley Valentine Brings Laughter & Life Lessons To Sydney](https://thescoop.au/review-shirley-valentine-brings-laughter-life-lessons-to-sydney/): Before last night, I didn't know Shirley Valentine. It has a legacy and a reputation that it made a whole generation of middle-aged women (and men) feel seen.
- [Announcing Shirley Valentine For Sydney And Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-shirley-valentine-for-sydney-and-brisbane/): Following triumphant seasons in Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra, the joyous, life affirming comedy Shirley Valentine is heading to Sydney and Brisbane.
- [Announcing Zan Rowe As Host Of A (Very) Musical Christmas](https://thescoop.au/announcing-zan-rowe-as-host-of-a-very-musical-christmas/): Michael Cassel Group and the Australian Broadcasting Company announced that Australian media icon Zan Rowe will be hosting A (VERY) MUSICAL CHRISTMAS in 2025.
- [Announcing Return Of A (Very) Musical Christmas In 2025](https://thescoop.au/announcing-return-of-a-very-musical-christmas-in-2025/): Michael Cassel today announced the return of A (VERY) MUSICAL CHRISTMAS in 2025, this year taking place on the stage of MJ THE MUSICAL in Melbourne.
- [Announcing Lineup For Perth Festival 2026: Truth Telling & Mischief Making](https://thescoop.au/announcing-lineup-for-perth-festival-2026-truth-telling-mischief-making/): The Perth Festival 2026 program presents audiences with the works and artists of this time and place, inviting a journey into completely unexpected locations.
- [A Night At The Musicals Brisbane Presents Disney: In Concert This November](https://thescoop.au/a-night-at-the-musicals-brisbane-presents-disney-in-concert-this-november/): A Night At The Musicals presents its final mainstage production of the year, Disney: In Concert - a dazzling large-scale concert at the Thomas Dixon Centre.
- [Review: MJ The Musical Brings Pure Pop Adrenaline To Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/review-mj-the-musical-brings-pure-pop-adrenaline-to-melbourne/): MJ The Musical, now moonwalking its way across the stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne, doesn’t try to unpack the whole myth.
- [Edward Albee's Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf To Open Alongside New Bar, Folio](https://thescoop.au/edward-albees-whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-to-open-alongside-new-bar-folio/): Logie-award winner Kat Stewart and real-life husband David Whiteley make their Sydney Theatre Company debut in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- [Back To The Future Musical To Hold Two Fan Events](https://thescoop.au/back-to-the-future-musical-to-hold-two-fan-events/): Back To The Future The Musical is honouring fans with a week of unmissable bonus events including a special ticket queue opportunity and post-show cast signings
- [Review: Meow Meow's The Red Shoes Is Dark Absurd & Beautiful](https://thescoop.au/review-meow-meows-the-red-shoes-is-dark-absurd-beautiful/): Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes is now showing at Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney in a co-production with Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company.
- [Queensland Ballet Announces First 2026 Season With Ivan Gil-Ortega](https://thescoop.au/queensland-ballet-announces-first-2026-season-with-ivan-gil-ortega/): Queensland Ballet has today unveiled their 2026 Season, a landmark program and the inaugural season under Artistic Director Ivan Gil-Ortega.
- [Melbourne Theatre Company Unveils Big Bold Season 2026](https://thescoop.au/melbourne-theatre-company-unveils-big-bold-season-2026/): Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks today reveals the Company’s 2026 Season – a program of 12 captivating productions.
- [Film Review: Mrs. Warren's Profession National Theatre Live](https://thescoop.au/film-review-mrs-warrens-profession-national-theatre-live/): The National Theatre Live’s screening of Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw arrives next week in Australian cinemas nationally.
- [Announcing Sondheim's Putting It Together For Sydney This January](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sondheims-putting-it-together-for-sydney-this-january/): A dazzling celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together, is coming to the Foundry Theatre Sydney in January 2026, starring some of Australia's finest.
- [Review: The Lark Raises A Glass To Memory And Loss](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lark-raises-a-glass-to-memory-and-loss/): Daniel Keene’s play, The Lark, invites us to pause and consider what we lose when the places that shape us vanish. After a Melbourne debut it now comes to QPAC.
- [Film Review: Trade Secret 2025 Adelaide Film Festival](https://thescoop.au/film-review-trade-secret-2025-adelaide-film-festival/): Abraham Joffe’s documentary, Trade Secret, makes its Australian premiere at Adelaide Film Festival, and confronts a different emblem of collapse: the polar bear
- [Review: Work, But This Time Like You Mean It](https://thescoop.au/review-work-but-this-time-like-you-mean-it/): Work, But This Time Like You Mean It, presented by Canberra Youth Theatre, captures the absolute absurdity that occurs within fast food chain restaurants.
- [Announcing DIVA Exhibition For Australian Museum Of Performing Arts Melbourne](https://thescoop.au/announcing-diva-exhibition-for-australian-museum-of-performing-arts-melbourne/): DIVA, an acclaimed international exhibition developed by V&A, will open the new Australian Museum of Performing Arts (AMPA) in Melbourne on 11 December 2025.
- [Review: The Shiralee Breathes New Life Into A Classic Australian Story](https://thescoop.au/review-the-shiralee-breathes-new-life-into-a-classic-australian-story/): A shiralee is a swagman’s load, all his possessions carried on his back, a burden. In Sydney Theatre Company’s (STC) new production of The Shiralee, adapted from D’Arcy Niland’s 1955 novel by Kate Mulvany, an additional burden is Buster, played by Ziggy Resnick. She is Macauley’s (Josh McConville) young daughter, whom Mac abducts from his alcoholic, estranged
- [Review: The Lucky Country 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-lucky-country-2025-melbourne-fringe-festival/): The Lucky Country is short, sweet and doesn’t miss a beat. Created by Vidya Makan and Sonya Suares, it's an exploration of the identities that make up Australia
- [Review: The Last Song 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival](https://thescoop.au/review-the-last-song-2025-melbourne-fringe-festival/): Scary Goats Theatre are back with The Last Song, running as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe. The Last Song is an original story written by Chloe Towan.
- [Announcing The Lucky Country Musical For Melbourne And Brisbane](https://thescoop.au/announcing-the-lucky-country-musical-for-melbourne-and-brisbane/): The smash hit musical, The Lucky Country, about what it means to be Australian will run in Melbourne 13-18 October before heading to Brisbane for MELT Festival.
- [Announcing Cast For The Lucky Country Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-cast-for-the-lucky-country-musical/): Musical The Lucky Country, about what it means to be Australian, today announced an impressive ensemble cast for the upcoming Melbourne and Brisbane seasons.
- [Blanc de Blanc Encore Celebrates World Champagne Day In Style](https://thescoop.au/blanc-de-blanc-encore-celebrates-world-champagne-day-in-style/): Blanc de Blanc Encore has wowed Brisbane audiences so much that the season is now extended until February 2026 at bespoke theatre and bar The West End Electric.
- [Review: Dracula Continues To Cast Its Spell Across The Country](https://thescoop.au/review-dracula-continues-to-cast-its-spell-across-the-country/): Dracula has always intrigued and horrified audiences. BIG Live (Ballet International Gala) has unleashed a haunting new adaptation, and it is spectacular.
- [Review: Blanc de Blanc Encore Has Never Looked Better](https://thescoop.au/review-blanc-de-blanc-encore-has-never-looked-better/): Since its arrival in November last year, Blanc de Blanc Encore has been wowing audiences with its comedic charm, dazzling circus acts and stunning cabaret acts.
- [Perth International Jazz Festival 2025 Launches This Weekend](https://thescoop.au/perth-international-jazz-festival-2025-launches-this-weekend/): Perth will step firmly onto the global jazz stage as the 2025 Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF) kicks off this Saturday night.
- [Announcing Sweet Charity For Brisbane This December](https://thescoop.au/announcing-sweet-charity-for-brisbane-this-december/): Prospero Arts and QPAC present Sweet Charity in Brisbane from 11-14 December. Fall in love with timeless hits, sensational performances and hopefully ever after
- [Review: The Laramie Project Reveals Humanity In The Face Of Hate](https://thescoop.au/review-the-laramie-project-reveals-humanity-in-the-face-of-hate/): The Laramie Project debuted 25 years ago, and it's striking how tragedy can bring forth incredible art. This New Theatre production is directed by Mark G Nagle.
- [Urinetown The Musical Comedy Smash Comes To Perth This November](https://thescoop.au/urinetown-the-musical-comedy-smash-comes-to-perth-this-november/): Western Sky Projects returns to Liberty Theatre Perth this November with something wildly different: Urinetown, The Musical, a riotous Tony Award-winning satire
- [State Theatre Company South Australia Unveils Season 2026](https://thescoop.au/state-theatre-company-south-australia-unveils-season-2026/): From the intimate to the epic, the classical to the radical and the playful to the political, State Theatre Company South Australia reveals its 2026 season.
- [Black Swan Theatre Company Launches Bold 2026 Season](https://thescoop.au/black-swan-theatre-company-launches-bold-2026-season/): Black Swan State Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its 2026 Season: a dynamic year of daring stories, fresh voices and visionary collaborations.
- [Announcing Ensemble Cast For Anastasia The Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-ensemble-cast-for-anastasia-the-musical/): Producers of ANASTASIA have revealed the ensemble members joining the musical for its Australian debut season, opening December at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre.
- [Review: Pretty Woman Arrives In A Feel Good Stage Makeover](https://thescoop.au/review-pretty-woman-arrives-in-a-feel-good-stage-makeover/): The Australian premiere of Pretty Woman: The Musical arrives with big Hollywood credentials and a devoted fan base ready to relive the 1990 rom-com.
- [NIDA Alumni Deliver Classics Chaos & The Can-Can In Spring Production Season](https://thescoop.au/nida-alumni-deliver-classics-chaos-the-can-can-in-spring-production-season/): The NIDA 2025 Spring Production Season will be led by acclaimed Directing alumni Marion Potts , Constantine Costi, Lee Lewis and Benjamin Schostakowski.
- [Pretty Woman Announced For Perth, Adelaide & Melbourne in 2026](https://thescoop.au/pretty-woman-announced-for-perth-adelaide-melbourne-in-2026/): PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical, based on the film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, has extended its run to include Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne in 2026.
- [Review: Punk Rock Turns Teenage Chaos Into A White Knuckle Ride](https://thescoop.au/review-punk-rock-turns-teenage-chaos-into-a-white-knuckle-ride/): Punk Rock, presented by Deadset Theatre Company, dumps you into the centre of the high school mosh pit. The Mill’s black box becomes a pressure cooker.
- [Review: The 39 Steps Is A Foolish & Fantastic Farce](https://thescoop.au/review-the-39-steps-is-a-foolish-fantastic-farce/): After charming over three million fans in 39 countries, The 39 Steps lands in Brisbane for its final leg of the 2025 Australian tour.
- [Queensland Theatre Company Launches Season 2026: All Feeling No Filter](https://thescoop.au/queensland-theatre-company-launches-season-2026-all-feeling-no-filter/): Season 2026 for Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) champions work that gets under your skin and stays with you, from the curtain raise to the final bow.
- [Coffee, Cats & Conversation: A Chat With Lucy Maunder](https://thescoop.au/coffee-cats-conversation-a-chat-with-lucy-maunder/): The first time I saw Lucy Maunder, she was playing Roxie Hart in Chicago. The second time was last Thursday morning, in the context of an interview about CATS.
- [Announcing First Artists For Perth Festival 2026](https://thescoop.au/announcing-first-artists-for-perth-festival-2026/): Perth Festival has announced that its 2026 season opens with French theatre production Lacrima. Max Cooper, Nilüfer Yanya and Black Country, New Road also join.
- [Review: Rebecca Is A Dark Romance Reborn In Spectacular Style](https://thescoop.au/review-rebecca-is-a-dark-romance-reborn-in-spectacular-style/): Melbourne Theatre Company’s new production of Rebecca, by Anne-Louise Sarks, is a sensation. This gripping play leaves audiences with a chill down their spine.
- [Review: Samson Sees Humour & Heart Collide in A Vibrant Explosion Of Life](https://thescoop.au/review-samson-sees-humour-heart-collide-in-a-vibrant-explosion-of-life/): Luminar Theatre Company’s debut play Samson brought a packed house, balancing the brutality of grief and loyalty with the lightness of wit and friendship.
- [Seasons Of Love: Calista Nelmes Returns As Maureen In RENT](https://thescoop.au/seasons-of-love-calista-nelmes-returns-as-maureen-in-rent/): RENT is back, making its debut this Saturday at Sydney Opera House. Calista Nelmes is reprising her show-stealing, award-winning role as the spirited Maureen.
- [Review: Unmothered Is A Powerful Meditation On Maternal Inheritance](https://thescoop.au/review-unmothered-is-a-powerful-meditation-on-maternal-inheritance/): Dead Darling Theatre is in for another winner with new show, unmothered. Still in development, this piece has the potential to become a moving piece of theatre.
- [Review: Into The Woods A Triumphant Return For Ad Astra](https://thescoop.au/review-into-the-woods-a-triumphant-return-for-ad-astra/): To open their new beautiful 151 seat proscenium arch theatre, Galaxy, Ad Astra Theatre Company is taking an exhilarating journey Into The Woods.
- [Announcing Will Swenson For A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical](https://thescoop.au/announcing-will-swenson-for-a-beautiful-noise-the-neil-diamond-musical/): A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL makes its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 with Will Swenson starring in the title role.
- [Review: Back To The Future Brings Gigawatt Energy To Australia](https://thescoop.au/review-back-to-the-future-brings-gigawatt-energy-to-australia/): The Australian premiere of Back To The Future: The Musical is a time-travelling triumph! The show stakes its claim as the best musical I'm likely to see in 2025
- [Review: How To Succeed In Business Charms Its Way To The Top](https://thescoop.au/review-how-to-succeed-in-business-charms-its-way-to-the-top/): Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre’s Graduating Class of 2025 roar onto the stage for their final production, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
- [Review: RENT Marks The Seasons Of Love Anew](https://thescoop.au/review-rent-marks-the-seasons-of-love-anew/): True musical theatre fans all have a favourite musical. For me, it’s Jonathan Larson’s RENT. One of the main reasons for this, surely, is because of its cast.
- [Review: Whitefella Yella Tree A Tender Story Of Love And Loss](https://thescoop.au/review-whitefella-yella-tree-a-tender-story-of-love-and-loss/): There is a place for theatre that entertains, but I prefer work that moves. Work like Dylan Van Den Berg’s Whitefella Yella Tree by Sydney Theatre Company.
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