New Zealand actor Kerry Fox is back on the London stage in Lucy Kirkwood's acclaimed play The Children, starring alongside Dame Meera Syal and Declan Conlon at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

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.

The Australian High Commission in the UK has launched Australia House Creatives, a new initiative designed to nurture and elevate Australian creative talent in the UK.

A new festival celebrating Australian literature and ideas is coming to London this autumn. Produced by FANZA, OzLit Festival will take place at Foyles Charing Cross Road on Sunday 18 October 2026, creating a new platform for Australian writers, stories and conversations in the UK.

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Australian author Luke Icarus Simon has won the memoir category at the 2026 Selfies Book Awards in the UK for his hybrid novel The Art in My Palm.

FANZA joins the arts communities of Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, the UK and beyond in mourning the loss of Sam Neill, who died on 13 July in Sydney at the age of 78. A cherished FANZA Arts Patron and Ambassador, the New Zealand actor was more than a screen legend - he was living proof of the deep, generous creative bond that runs between our nations.

FANZA was proud to help bring a very special literary evening to life at Australia House this week, working closely with the Australian High Commission and the Stella Prize to gather an extraordinary mix of Australian writers, publishers, literary agents, festival curators and cultural champions.

Irish-born Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer won the English as a First Language category at the 2026 BBC World Service International Audio Drama Competition.