Although we are starting to glimpse a light at the end of this long, dark COVID-19 filled tunnel, we have made the difficult decision to postpone Miss Peony until our 2021 season. But we can assure you it will be worth the wait! Australia has been very lucky, we all followed the rules and have managed […]

On Sunday evening 26 April, playwright S. Shakthidharan and our Artistic Director Eamon Flack were jointly awarded the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for their work on Counting & Cracking. Counting & Cracking was a watershed moment for Belvoir and Co-Curious, written and produced over many years and with extensive […]

We’re a few weeks into this new world of Zoom and empty streets. It’s not becoming less bizarre. When the sun’s out and you’re by the window it can almost feel normal for a moment. But it remains unnatural. It is certainly unnatural for us at Belvoir. What is a theatre without audiences? The question […]

Last night the 37th annual Green Room Awards were announced online from Melbourne and we’re delighted to say our 2019 production of Barbara and the Camp Dogs picked up four awards in the ceremony: • Best Performance – Ursula Yovich – Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Belvoir) • Best Music Composition and Sound Design – Adm […]

 These are extraordinary times; COVID 19 has brought about necessary bans on public gatherings resulting in thousands of cancelled performances for people across the country – and along with that, the loss of thousands of jobs.  It is a difficult time to find good news, however we want to congratulate the performing arts organisations that […]

As life and everything continues to change in response to Covid-19, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our next three shows. We had already begun rehearsals for A Room of One’s Own, so we will keep it in readiness for when the right time comes later this year. However Escaped Alone and The […]

In 2020 Belvoir will premiere the new comedy Miss Peony by Michelle Law, the writer of the nationwide smash hit Single Asian Female. Members of the community are now invited to apply for auditions for this production.

Last week Counting & Cracking received the Victorian Prize for Literature and Prize for Drama in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. It’s a wonderful recognition of this epic work by by S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack, one that was five years in the making. It is only the second time a play has won both the drama award […]

Last night at the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2019 Belvoir took home the win in five categories: • Best Mainstage Production – Counting & Cracking • Best New Australian Work – S. Shakthidharan – Counting & Cracking • Best Original Score – Stefan Gregory – Counting & Cracking • Best Production of a Mainstage Musical […]

After a long selection processes full of excellent applicants across the board, we are delighted to announce both our new Andrew Cameron Fellow and the participants of our inaugural Writers’ Lab supported by the Oranges & Sardines Foundation, for early career playwrights in 2020. Andrew Cameron Fellow The Andrew Cameron Fellowship, supported by and in honour […]

Due to overwhelming demand the Packer & Sons season has been extended. The production will now run until 5 January 2020. Critics and audiences alike have been raving about Packer & Sons and its blistering take on one of the most significant and influential families in modern Australian history. The full list of additional performances can be found […]

The shortlist for the UK’s prestigious biennial Bruntwood Prize for playwrighting has been announced and we are absolutely delighted to see our 2017 Philip Parsons Fellow Emme Hoy included as a shortlisted playwright in the International category with her play Pavlov’s Dogs. The prize, which has existed since 2005 has launched the careers of a […]

We spoke to Simon Beggs, a professional woodturner who crafted many of the planets that make up the Ptolemaic Solar System suspended above the Life of Galileo stage. Read on to hear Simon speak about his passion for the craft as well as some of the peculiarities of the process.

Belvoir is pleased to announce the exceptional playwright and Trawlwoolway, Pakana/Palawa man from Lutrawita/Tasmania, Nathan Maynard as the 2019 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow. The Fellowship is an evolution of the Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright Award, which has long been recognised as one of the most prestigious playwriting awards in Australia. A $25,000 […]

2019 has been one of our most ambitious years to date and yesterday that ambition was recognised with Belvoir scoring a record thirteen gongs at the Helpmann Awards, including Best New Australian Work and Best Production of a Play for our biggest show ever, Counting and Cracking, as well as Best Musical for Belvoir favourite […]

We spoke to Zoë Atkinson, Set and Costume Designer of Life of Galileo about bringing Brecht's classic play to life alongside Director Eamon Flack and Adaptor Tom Wright.

Prolific set designer and veteran of Belvoir Stephen Curtis discusses the rose garden central to Things I Know To Be True, and the process of building a functional prototype.

Acclaimed playwright Andrew Bovell discusses the genesis of Things I Know To Be True, and the suburban Australian ethos to which it speaks.

Danièle Hromek is the Cultural Design Advisor for Winyanboga Yurringa. The following excerpt is drawn from Danièle’s PhD titled:

Playwright and theatre maker Andrea James discusses the development of Winyanboga Yurringa, and the many women whose stories have given it life.

The entire performing arts industry is in the process of cultural change. It’s painful, and it’s overdue, but individuals and organisations are focused like never before on ensuring our work places are safe and our professional relationships are respectful, responsible and kind. We take this opportunity to repeat our commitment to making positive change in […]

Due to a sudden but quite brilliant twist of fate (we can’t tell you what just yet) Kate Mulvany will have to finish up in Every Brilliant Thing a week earlier than scheduled. Fortunately this play has its own very special way of responding to the unexpected, and we’re pleased to announce that the wonderful, […]

Director Kate Champion, along with Co-Director Steve Rodgers and performer Kate Mulvany on the importance of dialogue, the healing power of theatre, and Duncan Macmillan's powerful script about love and loss.

New York based Playwright Sarah DeLappe discusses her break out hit The Wolves, and the power of solidarity and self definition for young women.

Director Jessica Arthur on reviving The Wolves for Belvoir following it's sold out 2018 season for Red Line productions at the Old Fitz; and the galvanizing force of young women across the globe.

Actor Rajan Velu, recently returned from almost 10 years of film, television and theatre work in the US, on Counting and Cracking and the huge changes to the entertainment industry in the past decade, and the importance of representation. What did you expect when you were first cast in counting and cracking? I expected an […]

Sydney based actor and youth worker Monica Kumar on learning new languages for the role and the incredible socio-political backdrop to the production. What did you expect when you were cast in Counting and Cracking?   I was really excited to be cast in Counting and Cracking because I was lucky enough to have been […]

Eamon Flack explores the legacy of Counting and Cracking, and it's offering to the unfolding story of Australia as a nation.