Applications are now open for the 2026 Play Award, an annual prize presented by the Sydney Opera House in collaboration with internationally renowned Professor Pasi Sahlberg. Play Award: who is it for? ‘It is in this spirit that we continue our relationship with renowned educator Professor Pasi Sahlberg, and present the Sydney Opera House Play Award.’You can watch a video highlighting the inaugural Play Award winners in 2024, Avondale Primary School in northern Western Australia. If you’re an educator, teacher or team working to embed play positively at a primary school, the Opera House Creative Learning team would love to hear from you. You can find out more, meet the award panelists and enter via the Play Award websiteDiscover more screen, games & arts news and reviews on ScreenHub and ArtsHub.