Bundanon has announced further details for its 2024 Exhibition Season 1: Tales of Land and Sea, open to the public from 2 March – 16 June 2024. Three major projects will be presented across the galleries of the Art Museum, exploring storytelling, mythological narratives, migration and the diasporic experience, by renowned contemporary artists Jumaadi, Sancintya Mohini Simpson and Isha Ram Das, as well as Arthur Boyd’s collaboration with printmaker Indra Deigan.

Bell Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening in Sydney in March and marking the first time the company has staged the play in NSW’s capital since 2004. The production will travel to 22 other venues across Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and ACT.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, this fast-paced production takes Shakespeare’s classic comedy and gives it new life, brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. The season will open at the Sydney Opera House from 2 – 30 March, before travelling nationally to venues that it didn’t reach in 2021 after disruptions due to COVID lockdowns and border closures, offering audiences in these states and territories another chance to see the funny and family-friendly reimagining of this perennial favourite.

Acclaimed British-Australian actor Richard Pyros, who recently appeared in hit Hulu TV series The Great, will star as Oberon, alongside Māori actor Matu Ngaropo as Bottom, known for his recent role as George Washington in the Australian version of the Broadway sensation Hamilton. They join cast members Ahunim Abebe, who makes her mainstage theatre debut as Hermia, Isabel Burton (Helena), Mike Howlett (Demetrius), Ella Prince (Puck), Imogen Sage (Titania/Hippolyta/Quince) and Laurence Young (Lysander).