All Australian schools now in Term 3.
Stick your beak right in!
Image: Troppo Troupe's wonderful Commedia dell'Arte show - Captain Spaventa and the Dowry Denied
One of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works, Coriolanus is a gripping portrait of a tyrannical mind in the first years of the Roman Republic.
An occasional series.
Coming up with an arresting image is it's own art form. Some images are not only riveting but beautifully sum up the show.
One of this year's favourites was Theatre Works fab image for Love and Information. See above.
Presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company is The Gospel According To Paul. Written and performed by Jonathan Biggins. Fabulous but accurate history. It might be hard for students to imagine a Prime Minister with the wit and influence of Paul Keating.
Season 23 July - 3 August.For Yrs 10-12.
Entertaining and scientifically accurate science shows for Primary students - from weather to indigenous science.
Whoops! You might just get lucky and get a live show in Book Week, but the shows are available most of Term 3, so you could just nominate your own Book Week day once you know when a show can come to your school.
And there's always great online options, too.
In Melbourne
Abduction: Beyond The Stage, Victorian Opera - this Friday 8 August - live and online
In Sydney
The Face of Jizo - School show, 27 August & 3 Sep
Book Week looms large for primaries this term. Check out our live and online options here. Book now for 2026 if you want a particular date!
For younger secondary kids, incursions like those of Bell Shakespeare and Mashed Theatre & Films will help
National Science Week is next week, though many schools celebrate it at different times during the term.
Yrs 4 - 9 - National Science Week - Stemania- live and online
For different primary levels - Jollybops Science Shows
Find a great range of shows/workshops for students of all levels and teachers!
For Primaries
The Playground Craze tours In The Zone for students K - Yr 6 to all states and territories.
Science Week started on Saturday and goes for this week.
Book Week starts next Saturday, 16 August. If you haven't already booked a show for book week, you might consider changing the date you celebrate and/or going for a less obvious option.
Here are all our options for Book Week
Well established Victorian company, Carp Productions, offer 8 different incursions for younger students, variously for K - Yr 4.
From shows on identity, fairytales, book week, anti-bullying and more - check them all out here
Image: Happily Ever After - Carp's Fairytale Show, K-Yr 4.
Apparently some of the Holy Days of Obligation in the Catholic Church were holidays for those at Catholic schools in Australia, like today, the Assumption of Mary into heaven.
Most Book Week Shows run until the end of Term 3, if you haven't booked one yet, you might be lucky.
Now might be the time to think about 2026, too.
See our Book Week Shows here.