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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Iain Sinclair on All My Sons and the Eternity by Benjamin Neutze

AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze spoke to director Iain Sinclair about his upcoming production of Arthur Miller’s perennial classic All My Sons and the privilege of opening Sydney’s newest t…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

VIDEO – The Lion King – first week of rehearsals by Benjamin Neutze

AussieTheatre went inside the rehearsal room of the new Australian production of The Lion King to see how things are coming along. Check out the cast singing together for the first time duri…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:33PM
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Sydney Fringe – Dance with De Vil by Benjamin Neutze

Brendan Hay and Jared Jekyll’s new cabaret, Dance with De Vil, tells the secret story of the son of everyone’s favourite fur-loving, puppy-hunting villainess, Cruella de Vil. T…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:29PM
Monday, September 9, 2013

Griffin announces 2014 season by Benjamin Neutze

AussieTheatre takes a look at what Griffin Theatre Company has in store for Sydney audiences in 2014. 2013 has been a strong year up at the SBW Stables Theatre. Under Artistic Director Lee L…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:09PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Blake Bowden – South Pacific’s new Lieutenant by Benjamin Neutze

Ben Neutze spoke to Blake Bowden at the end of his first week of rehearsals to play Lieutenant Joe Cable in the return season of Opera Australia and GFO’s South Pacific Just one week into …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:13PM
Friday, August 23, 2013

Opera Australia 2014 Season – our picks for the next year in opera! by Benjamin Neutze

Opera Australia today announced their season for 2014 – a mixture of bold new productions and much-loved classics. Ben Neutze takes a look at the season ahead. If Opera Australia’s 2014…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:36AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Madama Butterfly to soar over Sydney Harbour by Benjamin Neutze

After the huge success of La Traviata in 2012 and Carmen this year, Opera Australia has announced that Madama Butterfly will take centre stage for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2014. On…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:07AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Albert Herring – Opera Australia by Benjamin Neutze

Albert Herring might be a bit of a favourite at Opera Australia, but it isn’t exactly one of Benjamin Britten’s most well-known operas. It’s essentially a light comedy set in a parochi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:13AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

VIDEO – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels interviews by Benjamin Neutze

AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze caught up with stars of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Matt Hetherington, Amy Lehpamer, Katrina Retallick and Anne Wood for this exclusive video interview! Hear w…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Monday, August 5, 2013

Trevor Ashley is Star Struck by Benjamin Neutze

It’s no secret that Trevor Ashley has been inspired by many, many women throughout the course of his working life. His successful I’m Every Woman saw him channel eight divas over the co…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:04PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ewen Leslie – Playing ‘the Player’ by Benjamin Neutze

Ben Neutze sat down with Ewen Leslie in a break during rehearsals to talk about his role in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, his skyrocketing career and being reunited with old friends…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:12PM
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Grease – Through the ages by Benjamin Neutze

Before it hits our stages again, AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze takes a closer look at 40 years of the history of a show that changed history – Grease I sometimes wonder how many peo…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Monday, July 22, 2013

The return of South Pacific by Benjamin Neutze

Last month, AussieTheatre attended an exclusive lunch with Lisa McCune, Christine Anu and Gyton Grantley, hosted by Opera Australia to celebrate the return of South Pacific to the Sydney Ope…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Don Pasquale — Opera Australia by Benjamin Neutze

Opera Australia seems to have mixed luck when it comes to staging comic operas. Often they manage to produce work that has joy, fine comedic performances and speaks to our irreverent Austral…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:37AM
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Tosca — Opera Australia by Benjamin Neutze

When the curtain first rose on the Act I set of John Bell’s new production of Tosca, there was an audible gasp throughout the audience. Such is the impact of Michael Scott-Mitchell’s mam…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:00AM
Thursday, July 11, 2013

VIDEO — Jon English on Packemin’s Hairspray by Benjamin Neutze

One of Australia’s most beloved stars of the stage is preparing to frock up as Edna Turnblad in Packemin Production’s Hairspray. Ben Neutze spoke with Jon English, best known for his roc…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PM

Caroline O’Connor in Gypsy — Sheer Perfection by Benjamin Neutze

AussieTheatre’s Sydney writer Ben Neutze made his way to Melbourne for a taste of the Victorian theatrical scene this week. We think he fell in love with Caroline O’Connor… As a critic…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:05AM
Monday, July 1, 2013

Kylie Minogue and David Blenkinsop announced as co-winners of JC Williamson Award by Benjamin Neutze

The prestigious JC Williamson Award is awarded by Live Performance Australia to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the live performing arts industry in Australia, and t…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:30PM
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Phil Scott — Slide Cabaret Festival by Benjamin Neutze

Phil Scott’s new show is the type of show that every cabaret festival needs – a cabaret about cabaret. Scott tells the good, the bad and the ugly from his 30 years working in cabaret, an…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:45PM

The Force of Destiny — Opera Australia by Benjamin Neutze

When it comes to opera, they don’t get much gloomier or doomier than Verdi’s epic The Force of Destiny. There’s forbidden love, a woman who lives alone for eight years in a cave, a fur…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:25PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Cast announced for Australian tour of Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter by Benjamin Neutze

UK theatre company Kneehigh have announced a cast of both Australians and international stars for the upcoming tour of their Broadway and West End hit Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter. The …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:32PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Graceland and Asleep on the Wind by Benjamin Neutze

It’s hard to quantify the impact Elvis Presley had on the world of music. It’s even harder to quantify the impact ‘the King of Rock and Roll’ had on the lives of the people who follo…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:15AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

2013 Rob Guest Endowment applications now open by Benjamin Neutze

Entries are now open for the one of the country’s most prestigious musical theatre competitions, the Rob Guest Endowment. Since 2009, the Rob Guest Endowment has been awarded yearly to a r…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:45PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Sir David Attenborough cancels Australian tour by Benjamin Neutze

Sir David Attenborough has been forced to cancel his Australian tour of Sir David Attenborough — A Life on Earth. Sir David has been told by his cardiologist that he is in urgent need of a…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:41AM
Monday, June 3, 2013

Angels in America soars by Benjamin Neutze

It’s a rare thing for actors to be given the kind of gifts they’re given in Tony Kushner’s seven-hour epic Angels in America. Over the course of the two sprawling parts, Millenium Appr…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:33AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Bradley McCaw – Cabaret star on the rise by Benjamin Neutze

We chat to the winner of last year’s Annual Cabaret Showcase ahead of the national tour and prestigious New York performances of his new show Cabaret: The Complete Unauthorised Biography B…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Sunday, May 26, 2013

ARTSONG NSW announce 2013 Concert Series by Benjamin Neutze

ARTSONG NSW, an organisation dedicated to presenting classical song recitals have announced their 2013 series, featuring some of Australia’s most beloved opera stars including Teddy Tahu R…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Saturday, May 25, 2013

The Removalists — Tamarama Rock Surfers by Benjamin Neutze

The Removalists is the play that put David Williamson on the map as one of Australia’s most revered playwrights. Since premiering in 1971, it’s been studied, analysed, revived and reimag…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:21AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

ABC to adapt The Secret River for television by Benjamin Neutze

The ABC have announced they’re developing Kate Grenville’s award-winning, critically acclaimed novel The Secret River into a television miniseries. Earlier this year, Sydney Theatre Co…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:33PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Olivier Award winning Philip Glass opera to play Melbourne by Benjamin Neutze

Last night the prestigious Olivier Awards honoured the best on the West End from musicals to plays and opera to ballet. Amongst the winners was Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s epic Einste…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:31AM
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Julie Andrews arrives in Australia by Benjamin Neutze

Legendary star of stage and screen Julie Andrews has touched down in Australia ahead of the national tour of� An Evening with Julie Andrews. AussieTheatre welcomed the icon to Sydney at a pr…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:05PM

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