June 2026 | Page 5 of 17 | Australian Arts Review

Official Opening of the Atrium and Anzac Hall at Australian War Memorial photo by Marcus Fillinger

Australian War Memorial’s dawn of new era with the opening of Anzac Hall

Moira Finucane photo by Jodie Hutchinson

Finucane & Smith return to Melbourne’s Luna Park for a celebration three decades in the making

Defrost Festival Performers

The Biggest Improv and Sketch Comedy Festival in the Southern Hemisphere returns for 2026

MT The Ballad of Dan OMalley Gregory Caine Justin Bell and Julian Weeks photo by Dan Rabin

Cast announced for the world premiere season of The Ballad of Dan O’Malley: A Football Tragedy

Lucy Guerin AO photo by Gregory Lorenzutti

Lucy Guerin announces her departure from Lucy Guerin Inc

Victorian Opera Side Stage The Pirates of Penzance photo by Casey Horsfield

Victorian Opera and Sofitel Melbourne On Collins unveil an exclusive photographic exhibition celebrating the unseen artistry of opera

Ben Graetz courtesy of Darwin Festival

Darwin Festival appoints Ben Graetz as Artistic Director

Gerwyn Davies Sunburn 2025

Sunburn: Gerwyn Davies reimagines the glitter and mythology of the Sunrise Strip

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