In a powerful UK premiere, Aotearoa New Zealand artist Anton Forde presents his monumental installation Papare Eighty.one (2024) in a striking new site-specific configuration at the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich.

Suzie Miller’s Olivier Award–winning play Prima Facie returns to stages across the UK and Ireland in 2026, following its extraordinary success in London, New York and on National Theatre Live.

A gothic classic is reborn on the West End as Australian director Kip Williams brings his acclaimed cine-theatre adaptation of Dracula to London - with Cynthia Erivo performing all 23 roles.

Waltja: One Family brings together five members of one extraordinary artistic family from Wirrimanu (Balgo), in the remote south-east Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Australian sister duo Charm of Finches bring their spellbinding harmonies and emotionally resonant songwriting to the UK with a tour in February and March 2026, supporting their new single Meteor.

The iconic Australian story that became a global phenomenon is hitting the road again. Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the Oscar-winning 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, returns in 2026 with a brand new 30th anniversary tour across the UK and Ireland.

Australian icon Jason Donovan returns to the UK stage in 2026 with his Doin’ Fine Encore Tour - an expanded run of dates following the huge success of his earlier shows. Known for his distinctive voice, decades-long music career and beloved roles across stage and screen, Jason brings his trademark warmth, nostalgia and energy to theatres across the country.

As part of the Chipping Campden Music Festival, New Zealand–born, London-based violinist Benjamin Baker - acclaimed for his “utterly meaningful” and “out-of-body” playing - takes on one of the great feats of classical music: performing the complete Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin in a single evening.

Across five continents and seven ocean channels, Australian swimmer Mark Sowerby takes on the Oceans Seven — an ordeal as unforgiving as Everest, but in open water. No cage. No wetsuit. No escape. Directed by Jeff Tseng and produced by PixelFrame, Don't Be Prey is a gripping documentary following Sowerby's decade-long quest to complete the world's most dangerous marathon swims, from the icy Irish Sea to the shark-patrolled waters of Hawaii.

An electrifying reinvention of a modern literary classic, Yentl arrives at Marylebone Theatre in London after a sold-out, five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, where it captivated audiences and critics alike.

Australian author Emma Styles publishes her second novel, The Shark, on 12 March 2026. A propulsive psychological thriller set on the beaches of Western Australia, it follows the award-winning No Country for Girls, which won the Little, Brown UEA Crime Fiction Award and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Styles grew up on Whadjuk Noongar Country in Perth and now lives in London. The Shark is published in the UK by Little, Brown.

Following its critically acclaimed and sold-out run at the National Theatre, Inter Alia — written by Australian playwright Suzie Miller and starring Rosamund Pike — transfers to London’s West End for a strictly limited season at Wyndham’s Theatre.

Edel Assanti presents Portals to Place, a rare London showing of work by three artists from the legendary Papunya Tula Artists cooperative — one of the most significant art movements in Australian history.

Australian bestselling author Kathy Lette returns with Sisterhood Rules, a hilarious and sharp new novel that celebrates female friendship, mischief and radical bonding in Lette’s unmistakable voice.

New Zealand–born violinist Benjamin Baker brings the At the World's Edge Festival to London for a suite of performances tracing a journey towards Anzac Day, exploring the core values of the Anzac spirit — courage, sacrifice, service, comradeship and endurance — through chamber music.

Aotearoa New Zealand has been named Lead Country Partner for The Great Escape 2026, taking the spotlight at the UK's leading new music festival and industry conference as it celebrates its 20th anniversary in Brighton this May.

Discover a landmark exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum that brings together contemporary art from across Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Australian music icon Nick Cave returns to the road with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds for a major UK & Europe tour in 2026, bringing their acclaimed live show back to audiences across the continent.

Internationally celebrated Australian crime writer Jane Harper headlines the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world's longest-running and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, taking place in Harrogate from 23–26 July.

Australian rock tribute phenomenon The Australian Pink Floyd returns to the UK and Ireland in autumn 2026 with The Happiest Days Of Our Lives — a greatest-hits live tour celebrating the music of Pink Floyd across multiple iconic venues.