WELCOME TO FANZA
The Foundation for Australian & New Zealand Arts
Who are we?
FANZA is a charity based in the UK which promotes and celebrates the range and vitality of Australian and New Zealand arts and culture.
FANZA is a charity based in the UK which promotes and celebrates the range and vitality of Australian and New Zealand arts and culture.
Australian-born performer Sam Harrison takes on all twenty-two characters in Jeeves Takes Charge, a one-man revival of the Olivier Award-winning comedy based on the beloved stories of P.G. Wodehouse.
Australian musical theatre star Stefanie Jones will make her West End debut this September, taking on the iconic role of Fantine in Les Misérables at London’s Sondheim Theatre.
The inaugural OzLit Festival comes to Foyles, Charing Cross Road, bringing together nine acclaimed writers for a day celebrating Australian writing and ideas under the theme The Next Chapter.
Australian and New Zealand artists have rounded off a strong Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with award wins, critical acclaim and a string of further UK appearances already lined up for September.
Australian author Peter Carey's acclaimed novel Bliss is being adapted for television, with BBC Studios Australia Productions developing a new drama series based on the 1981 book.
Australian musical theatre star Stefanie Jones is returning to the show that launched her career as she prepares to make her West End debut as Fantine in Les Misérables. She speaks exclusively to FANZA about a role that once felt ‘probably out of reach’, building a career between Australia and the UK, and her advice for Australian performers hoping to make the move.
Tim Winton, Alexis Wright, Santilla Chingaipe, Heather Morris, Kathy Lette, Evie Wyld, Intan Paramaditha, Lucia Osborne-Crowley and Laura Elizabeth Woollett have been confirmed for the inaugural OzLit Festival, celebrating Australian writing and ideas in London.