Courtney Barnett returns to the UK this spring with a run of intimate live dates to coincide with the release of her fourth studio album, Creature of Habit.

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.

British–Australian performer and playwright Tama Matheson returns with Dick & Vic, a witty and imaginative two-hander that re-envisions the only meeting between Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria.

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.

Australian novelist Madeleine Gray returns with Chosen Family, a richly told story of friendship, identity and the bonds that shape our lives. Spanning nearly two decades, the novel follows the lives of two women who meet as teenagers in Sydney and forge a relationship that evolves through love, tension and reunion, exploring how chosen relationships can become family.

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.

British–Australian writer, director and performer Tama Matheson brings Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to life in a vivid one-man retelling, touring four atmospheric Cornish venues this December.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will release Live God, a new live album capturing the band’s arresting stage presence and emotional force, on 5 December 2025.