Sunday Arts Magazine

Spiegel Haus Melbourne reopens its Spiegeltent program this season with two major offerings that anchor a renewed period of circus, cabaret and performance at its Lonsdale Street location. Under the guidance of Creative Director Chris Mitchell, the venue launches Briefs: The Works in late September, bringing its high‑energy blend of circus, drag, burlesque and comedy back to the Spiegeltent for a four‑week run. From 21 October, La Ronde arrives as the season's headline production, introducing a whirlwind of international circus artists in its Melbourne debut. Alongside these flagship shows, the broader precinct continues to welcome a wide mix of performers and creators. Tina Del Twist (Wes Snelling) appears in the venue's programming as a featured cabaret presence, adding her distinctive performance style to the atmosphere surrounding the season. https://musick.com.au/gig/briefs-the-works-2026-09-27/ https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/la-ronde/199766 The post Chris Mitchell and Tina Del Twist – September 27th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Gavin Campbell joins the team to reflect on four decades of Raser, sharing stories from the dance floor, the community that shaped it, and the legacy the event continues to carry. The 40th anniversary celebration takes place at the Carlton Club on Bourke Street on 9 October, running from 8pm to 3am. The post Gavin Campbell – September 27th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Congress, created by Tristan Meecham and Bec Reid for All the Queens Men, returns to Melbourne Fringe as a large‑scale civic performance inviting citizens to deliver the speeches politicians never give. Presented outdoors in Argyle Square, Carlton, on Saturday 3 October, the event brings together community voices, writers and performers in a public gathering that blends choreography, music and civic storytelling. Congress, Naarm https://melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/congress The post Tristan Meecham – September 27th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Deaf artist Irene Holub premieres Manifesto of Silences at Arts House in North Melbourne from 6 to 11 October as part of Melbourne Fringe. The work reimagines opera through Auslan poetry, movement, projection and immersive sound, creating a visually rich performance accessible to both signers and non‑signers. Holub's piece explores the historical suppression of Deaf identity and language, offering audiences a powerful, community‑centred experience. Manifesto of Silences https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/manifesto-of-silences The post Irene Holub – September 27th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Victorian Opera brings Benjamin Britten's haunting chamber opera The Turn of the Screw to the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, with Kanen Breen performing the role of Peter Quint. Running from 29 September to 1 October, the production deepens the eerie tension of Henry James's novella through Stuart Maunder's direction and Roger Kirk's atmospheric design. Audiences can expect a taut, unsettling experience shaped by Britten's score and a cast led by Rachelle Durkin and Breen. https://tix.com.au/opera/the-turn-of-the-screw https://www.orchestravictoria.com.au/performances/the-turn-of-the-screw-victorian-opera The post Kanen Breen – September 27th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Playwright Tom Holloway's new work Eliza receives its world premiere with Melbourne Theatre Company at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, 140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank. Running from 28 September to 31 October 2026, this psychological thriller is inspired by real events surrounding MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum and his pioneering talk-therapy computer program ELIZA. Directed by Paige Rattray, the production follows Weizenbaum as he tests a program that simulates therapy using details from his secretary Becky's private life, blurring the lines between code and human connection. As interest in the breakthrough intensifies, Eliza probes the ethical consequences of outsourcing our humanity to artificial intelligence, offering an urgent and unnerving depiction of the birth of AI. https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2026/eliza Eliza The post Tom Holloway – September 20th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Director and concept creator Penny Baron, with assistant director Carolyn Hanna, premiere Prime Time, an intergenerational work by Born in a Taxi at The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport. Running from 14 to 17 October 2026 as part of Melbourne Fringe, Prime Time brings a cast of 14 performers aged between 4 and 93 into the spotlight to challenge assumptions about age and ageing. Combining theatre, dance, live and recorded text, sound composition and visual design, the work interrogates age, power, visibility and value, drawing on extensive community interviews and workshops across the western suburbs to forge new dialogues across generations. https://www.borninataxi.com.au/prime-time https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Whats-on/Prime-Time The post Penny Baron and Carolyn Hanna – September 20th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Singer and pianist Jason Dean steps into the spotlight with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for The Music of Elton – 40 Years of MSO x Elton John. Across four Australian-exclusive concerts at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, from Thursday 1 October to Sunday 4 October 2026, Jason leads Superband and the MSO through some of Elton John's most memorable songs. Under the musical direction of Chong Lim AM, this tribute revisits the historic 1986 collaboration between Elton John and the MSO, blending orchestral richness with rock energy in a celebration of a defining moment in Australian music history. https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2026-the-music-of-elton-john https://themusicnetwork.com/news/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-elton-john-tour-40-years-on-tickets The post Jason Dean – September 20th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Award-winning director and designer Steven Mitchell Wright brings a visceral new staging of Lord of the Flies to Theatre Works in St Kilda. Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams from William Golding's classic novel, this highly physical production runs at Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, from 18 September to 2 October 2026. Sound designer Jack Burmeister shapes a sonic world that amplifies the story's descent from youthful optimism into fear, rivalry and power struggles, making this a gripping contemporary encounter with a timeless text. https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2026/lord-of-the-flieshttps://melbournetheatrecalendar.com.au/event/lord-of-the-flies-2/2026-09-24/ The post Steven Mitchell Wright and Jack Burmeister – September 20th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Playwright Angus Cameron and director Iain Sinclair join the show to discuss LUKE, a world premiere developed through Red Stitch's INK program at Red Stitch Actors' Theatre on Chapel Street, St Kilda East. With previews from 12 to 17 September and the main season running 18 September to 11 October 2026, LUKE is described as “a dark, winding examination of truth and regret.” Set across decades, the play begins on a night in 2007 when Chris, fresh out of high school, drinks, argues and philosophises with his older teacher friends Damon and Olena, until a buried secret surfaces and rewrites their lives. Angus and Iain talk about crafting a proudly queer Australian story, the intimate scale of Red Stitch's space, and how the production's form‑bending structure invites audiences into a provocative, unflinching look at memory, responsibility and the stories we tell ourselves. https://www.redstitch.net/luke-2026 The post Angus Cameron and Iain Sinclair – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Visual artist Robert Lee Davis appears ahead of the opening of Between the lands of now and then at Latrobe Regional Gallery in Morwell. The exhibition, running from 19 September to 29 November 2026, presents an imaginative Myriorama – a myriad of pictures and artworks rooted in storytelling, reflection and community‑driven anecdotes. Through mixed‑media collage and found objects gathered across Victoria, Gippsland and his own history, Davis explores how the lands we inhabit retain memory and bear witness to what we have achieved, removed and inhabited. In conversation, he reflects on “material memory,” and how upcycled materials can reframe our understanding of everyday objects as extensions of the landscapes that hold us. Robert Lee Davis: Between the lands of now and then The post Robert Lee Davis – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

At La Mama Courthouse, EXHIBIT brings a shape‑shifting theatre event to the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, and creators/performers Emma J Hawkins and Leisa Prowd join Sunday Arts Mag to unpack its beautifully strange world. Running from 30 September to 4 October 2026, EXHIBIT is billed as “a shape‑shifting theatre event – a collection of absurdities. Humans on display. Strange. Funny.” Presented by La Mama and Melbourne Fringe, the work sits between performance and installation, turning humans into the display and implicating the audience in the act of looking. Emma and Leisa, often mistaken for one another, lean into being seen and mis‑seen, using physical theatre, dance and comedy to question who decides what is normal, what gets looked at and what is hidden. https://www.lamama.com.au/whats-on/melbourne-fringe-festival-2026/exhibit/ The post Emma J Hawkins and Leisa Prowd – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Second‑year NICA students Elise Poulton and Jaran Latona‑Phasuk step out from the rehearsal room to talk about Behind the Veil, the 2026 ensemble show at the National Circus Centre in Prahran. Running from 15 to 19 September at NICA's theatre on 39-59 Green Street, Behind the Veil plunges audiences into a world where perfection is manufactured, productivity is worshipped and individuality is treated as a defect. Under director Kate Fryer, the ensemble uses Chinese pole, swinging trapeze, flying silks, Cyr wheel, handstands, contortion and acrobatics to collide breathtaking physical feats with dark satire. Elise and Jaran share how the show interrogates hierarchy, trust and conformity, and what it means to reclaim choice and freedom inside a meticulously engineered circus world. The post Elise Poulton and Jaran Latona‑Phasuk – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Senior Curator, Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Ewan McEoin joins the program to discuss the NGV's world‑premiere exhibition Plant Life: The Nature of Design. Plant Life's broader exploration of plant‑based materials as alternatives to plastics and synthetics reflects on Indigenous knowledge systems, regenerative design, and how fashion can move beyond the petrochemical century. It’s on at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 28 August 2026 to 7 February 2027. https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/media_release/plant-life-the-nature-of-design-explores-the-future-of-plant-based-materials-as-an-alternative-to-plastics-and-non-renewable-materials/ The post Ewan McEoin – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Monty Python's Spamalot is about to gallop into Melbourne, and Sunday Arts Mag catches producer/director Drew Anthony and emerging WAAPA graduate Jesse Vasiliadas just days before preview. Drew Anthony Creative brings the Tony Award‑winning musical comedy to the historic Athenaeum Theatre on Collins Street, with the Melbourne season running from 16 September to 11 October 2026. Jesse Vasiliadas steps into the role of Sir Lancelot, part of a riotous retelling of King Arthur's quest that blends tap‑dancing knights, big Broadway vocals and Monty Python's anarchic humour. Together, Drew and Jesse talk about restoring Spamalot to Australian stages, the joy of revisiting iconic Python moments, and the thrill of opening in one of Melbourne's great theatre rooms. The post Drew Anthony and Jesse Vasiliadas – September 13th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Award winning choreographer Tra Mi Dinh closes the program with a preview of 7 Dances for 7 People, her new ensemble work premiering at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from 9 to 19 September as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy and the Darebin FUSE Festival Open Access program. Inspired by one of humanity's oldest and most mysterious obsessions, the number seven, Dinh describes the piece as a hypnotic ritual of precision, endurance and devotion, performed by seven exceptional dancers. She explains how composer Tilman Robinson's score underpins intricate choreographic patterning, and how lighting designer Rachel Lee and costume and set designer Geoffrey Watson create an otherworldly atmosphere in which bodies appear, dissolve and reconfigure. Drawing on her personal connection to the number seven and its symbolism across cultures, Dinh invites the audience to experience the work as a physical and emotional journey rather than a puzzle to decode, transforming numerical obsession into movement that shifts between majestic imagery, machine like exactness and bursts of frenetic energy. The post Tra Mi Dinh – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

NGV Senior Curator of Australian Art Beckett Rozentals joins the show to introduce Margaret Preston, the first major retrospective on the artist in more than twenty years. Opening at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia in Fed Square on 4 September 2026 and running until 31 January 2027, the exhibition brings together a substantial body of work, including iconic still lifes and woodblock prints, alongside sculpture and archival material. Rozentals discusses the curatorial approach that situates Preston's modernist practice within its historical context while placing her work in dialogue with contemporary First Nations artists who respond to her use of Indigenous visual vocabularies. The conversation touches on how this retrospective offers a groundbreaking new perspective on Australia's modernist master, inviting audiences to engage both with the beauty of Preston's imagery and with the complex questions it raises about appropriation, influence and national identity. The post Beckett Rozentals – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Choreographer Zoe Bastin appears on Sunday Arts Magazine to talk about The River, described as a new site responsive contemporary dance work set within a natural riverside amphitheatre at Bungies Hole in Werribee. Bastin outlines her interest in working with landscape as collaborator, drawing on the textures, sounds and shifting light of the river environment to shape the choreography. Framed within the context of Melbourne Fringe Festival, she speaks about the challenge and exhilaration of presenting dance outside conventional theatre spaces, inviting audiences to experience movement, water and terrain as an intertwined performance. The segment highlights the planned two performances on Saturday 3 October at dawn (7:30am) and dusk (6pm), emphasising the different atmospheres created by dawn and evening along the riverbank. People can sign up for the mailing list on zoebastin.com and follow them on Instagram @zoe.bastin The post Zoe Bastin – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Curator Hamish Sawyer joins the program to mark forty years of Linden New Art, connecting the gallery's anniversary exhibition Time Moves Through These Walls: 40 Years of Linden New Art with the broader celebrations around its 40th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, Back the Future. The exhibition, running at Linden's Acland Street home in St Kilda, traces the layered histories of the site from pre colonial Yalukit Willam Country through private residence and hotel to contemporary art space, foregrounding Linden's pioneering role in experimental practice. Sawyer discusses how this history feeds into the gala's focus on future ambitions, as Linden gathers artists and supporters to raise funds for upcoming exhibitions and public programs while honouring four decades of bold, community engaged contemporary art. The post Hamish Sawyer – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Accordionists Sofia Chapman and Svetlana Bunic bring a playful, street level energy to Sunday Arts Magazine with their celebration of the accordion in the festival they describe as Freshly Squeezed. Drawing on upcoming performances at Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote, and Ragtime Tavern, 206 Tyler Street, Preston, they share their enthusiasm for intimate venues where audiences can sit close to the bellows and feel the music's pulse. In conversation, Chapman and Bunic talk about the accordion's versatility across folk, jazz and experimental traditions, and how their programming aims to showcase the instrument's expressive range while building a community of players and listeners around these neighbourhood stages. The post Sofia Chapman and Svetlana Bunic – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Curator Ian Jackson joins Sunday Arts Magazine to delve into ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection, a landmark exhibition drawn from the Australian Performing Arts Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne. Presented at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts (AMPA) from 16 September 2026 to 9 May 2027, ENCORE! celebrates fifty years of Australia's performing arts history through fifty carefully selected objects. Jackson reflects on the curatorial process behind this anniversary project, explaining how the breadth of the collection across circus, dance, music, opera and theatre has shaped the exhibition's narrative and its invitation for audiences to revisit defining moments of Australian stage culture. The post Ian Jackson – September 6th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Director Kitan Petkovski and actor Aya Taur discuss Savager by Patricia Cornelius, a blistering and provocative work that tears into the rituals of mateship, violence and power. Their production at Theatre Works in St Kilda brings the intensity of Cornelius's writing to the stage with sharp focus. Savager runs from 2 to 12 September. The post Kitan Petkovski and Aya Taur – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Alana Seal, co curator of Quiet Corners, explores the art of Ame Bale and the exhibition's celebration of a pioneering Australian painter. The show highlights Bale's sensitivity to place and atmosphere, drawing attention to quieter moments within the visual field. Quiet Corners is on at Town Hall Gallery, Boroondara Arts in Hawthorn, until 17 October. The post Alana Seal – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Roslyn Oades introduces The Enormous Radio, a concept driven performance in which a constellation of radios sparks an uncanny encounter with the animal world. Presented by Substation and Chamber Made as part of the Fringe Festival, the work invites audiences into a sonic landscape that blurs the familiar and the strange. It runs at Substation, Newport, from 30 September to 10 October. The post Roslyn Oades – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Andrew Chapman shares the story behind Green Bus, a fifty five year photographic journey through the streets of Melbourne. His exhibition charts decades of change, character and community across the city, offering a long view of urban life. The work is on display at City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall, from 3 September to 19 February 2027. The post Andrew Chapman – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Kate Yaxley and Christian Gillett from Soundworks Productions discuss their staging of Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Their production brings the dark humour, tension and theatricality of the piece into sharp focus at Chapel Off Chapel, where it runs from 11 to 20 September. The post Kate Yaxley and Christian Gillett – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Andrew Delaney reflects on the Gender Bender Exhibition, a showcase shaped by the fourteen artists who influenced him while growing up in the country. Grace Jones, David Bowie, Annie Lennox and Divine were among the figures who helped form his creative imagination, and the exhibition traces how those early inspirations continue to echo through his visual practice. The show opens this Wednesday, 2 September, from 6 to 8pm at Dawn and Mable wine bar, 83 Acland Street, St Kilda. The post Andrew Delaney – August 30th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Todd McKenney reflects on a career that spans more than a thousand performances in The Boy from Oz, a long list of major musicals and his widely recognised role on Dancing with the Stars. He speaks about the discipline behind longevity, the joy of reinvention and the evolving landscape of Australian performance. Audiences can look forward to a conversation with one of the country's most enduring and versatile stage and screen artists. The post Todd McKenney – August 23rd, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Award‑winning songwriter, singer, comedian and actor Geraldine Quinn dives into the creation of Campervan: An Ozploitation Horror Musical, a Fringe Festival offering that blends cult‑cinema homage with theatrical mischief. She talks about the show's musical style, its tongue‑in‑cheek horror elements and the thrill of building a new work for Fringe audiences. Campervan will be performed at the Fringe Hub, Trades Hall, from Wednesday 7 October to Sunday 11 October, with shows at 6pm on 7–10 October and at 5pm on 11 October. The post Geraldine Quinn – August 23rd, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Vincent Alessi, CEO and Artistic Director of Linden New Art, outlines the current suite of exhibitions featured in Juncture 2026, including Gian Manik's Fantasy Chamber, Sarah Crow's one thing comes of another, and Natascha Stellmach's The Letting Go. He reflects on Linden's role in championing contemporary artists and the conversations these works spark within the community. All three exhibitions continue at Linden New Art on Acland Street in St Kilda until 8 November. He also previews Back the Future, the organisation's 40th anniversary fundraiser happening on Saturday 12 September. The post Vincent Alessi – August 23rd, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Visual artist Barton Price discusses Thin Places, his exhibition that delves into the emotional resonance of landscapes and the subtle thresholds between the seen and the sensed. He speaks about the materials, textures and quiet interventions that define his practice, and how viewers often discover new layers on repeat visits. Thin Places is showing at Red Gallery, 157 St Georges Rd in Fitzroy North, through to 30 August. The post Barton Price – August 23rd, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Performer QiQi Lu shares the creative energy behind Homophonic's Respect, reflecting on the ensemble's commitment to adventurous queer‑led music and the joy of shaping new work with collaborators. She offers insight into how the piece has evolved and what audiences can expect from this year's program. Respect will be presented at Hawthorn Arts Centre on Saturday 29 August. The post QiQi Lu – August 23rd, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Actor Akina Edmonds steps into the role of Cleopatra in Melbourne Shakespeare Company's Cleopatra & Antoni, a fresh adaptation staged at FortyFive Downstairs. The production runs from 20 August to 13 September, offering a contemporary lens on power, desire and political intrigue. Edmonds' performance anchors a cast bringing renewed vitality to one of history's most enduring stories. The post Akina Edmonds – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Rowland Thomson from Hares & Hyenas returns with a trio of new literary recommendations from the Pride Centre. He reviews The Slip by Lucas Schaefer, a novel exploring queer identity through sharp humour; Better Than Revenge by Bea Fitzgerald, a contemporary reimagining of myth with a feminist edge; and The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader's Guide to by Layla McCay, an accessible companion for anyone expanding their LGBTQIA+ reading list. All titles are available through Hares & Hyenas at the Victorian Pride Centre. The post Rowland Thomson – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Writer‑performer Mark Wilson brings Till the Day I Die to this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival, a politically charged work staged unconventionally from the back of a truck at the Trades Hall car park. Running 1-4 October, the piece continues Wilson's reputation for bold, socially incisive theatre that meets audiences where they are – literally and thematically. The post Mark Wilson – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Anthony Hamilton, artistic director of Chunky Move, discusses Time Remaining, the company's latest work blending contemporary dance with immersive staging. The production examines urgency, resilience and collective momentum, and arrives at Melbourne Town Hall for performances on 19 and 20 August. The season offers audiences a chance to experience one of Australia's leading dance companies in a historic civic venue. The post Anthony Hamilton – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Creative producer Simon Patterson previews this year's Victorian State Schools Spectacular, This Is Me, a large‑scale celebration of student talent spanning music, dance and circus arts. The 2026 edition brings thousands of young performers together at John Cain Arena on Saturday 29 August, showcasing the breadth of creativity emerging from Victorian government schools. The post Simon Patterson – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Artist Thomas Burge presents new work at Storehouse Gallery, 1-3 Inkerman Street, St Kilda. His current exhibition continues his exploration of layered texture and urban abstraction, inviting visitors into a space where materiality and memory intersect. The gallery is open throughout August, with pieces on display during regular afternoon sessions. The post Thomas Burge – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Barry Creyton, remembered fondly by Baby Boomers for his sharp wit on The Mavis Bramston Show, returns to the spotlight with the release of his new memoir Beyond Togetherness – A Life. The book traces his expansive career as an actor, television personality, satirist, playwright, director and author, offering candid reflections on six decades in the arts. Audiences can explore his story now through the newly published memoir, available nationally. The post Barry Creyton – August 16th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Soprano Amanda Windred appears in Melbourne Opera's centenary tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland with Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Athenaeum Theatre. Performing the role of Ines, she joins an acclaimed cast in a production honouring Sutherland's legacy and her celebrated history with the opera. Performances run on 23, 26, 28 and 30 August, offering audiences a chance to experience one of Verdi's most dramatic works in a staging shaped by director Matthew Barclay and conductor Raymond Lawrence. https://scenestr.com.au/arts/melbourne-opera-presents-il-trovatore-in-celebration-of-dame-joan-sutherland-s-centenary-20260803 https://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/regional/Il-Trovatore-4396482 The post Amanda Windred – August 9th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Creative Director and acting CEO of Melbourne Fringe, Danny Delahunty leads the 2026 festival running from 29 September to 18 October. This year's program encourages audiences to “Turn Towards the Heat,” spotlighting experimental works across Deadly Fringe, Radical Access, Passport, XS, and Design Fringe, which marks its 40th year. The Opening Night Gala at the Capitol Theatre sets the tone with high‑energy performances and a preview of the season ahead. Festival hubs at Trades Hall and Meat Market will once again anchor the citywide celebration, with additional installations and regional programming expanding the festival's reach. https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/ https://scenestr.com.au/arts/melbourne-fringe-2026-programme-20260807 Turn Towards the Heat – Melbourne Fringe Festival reveals 2026 Program The post Danny Delahunty – August 9th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

As a key figure behind The Pride Fund, Mark Debeljak helps steer initiatives that build long-term financial sustainability and legacy for LGBTIQ+ communities. His collaboration with the Melba Opera Trust brings operatic excellence to the Victorian Pride Centre, where a special fundraising concert takes place on 27 August. This evening of performances supports the Pride Fund's Rooftop Pavilion Campaign and showcases emerging opera talent nurtured under the Melba Opera Trust, an organisation carrying forward Dame Nellie Melba's vision for developing exceptional Australian singers. Audiences can attend the event at the Pride Centre's Forum space in St Kilda. https://events.humanitix.com/melba-opera-vpc-aug-26 About Us The post Mark Debeljak – August 9th, 2026 appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.