36 stories by "Jan Chandler"
It was a cold winter’s day but inside the Irish Times pub in the heart of Melbourne things were cosy and warm. The local media were gathered, Guinness in hand, to hear John Frost annou…
Winter is Cabaret time and where best to catch up with talent, established and new, than at the 2014 Melbourne Cabaret Festival which opens on 19 June. With thirty hand-picked shows on offer…
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014, Australia's multi-award winning dance theatre company Bangarra Dance Theatre is about to premiere its latest work Patyegarang. This powerful new wor…
If you're a Triple J listener like me then you'll no doubt recognise the name, if not the voice – Tom Ballard. It's a little bizarre watching him to be honest; it's kind of like watchi…
After a highly successful opening year in 2013, the Perth International Jazz Festival returns this year with even more to offer. Aussie Theatre’s Bianca Stewart caught up with the Arti…
The work of a receptionist is surely an unlikely premise for a musical. However, in the talented hands of writer-performer Bethany Simons and composer Peter de Jager, the woman (usually the …
It was a beautiful, balmy, Melbourne autumn evening and what a setting – the stunning grounds of the heritage listed Cranlana, the Myer family home in the heart of Melbourne’s To…
Recently appointed resident choreographer for The Australian Ballet Tim Harbour discusses his latest endeavors with the Company and the exciting 2014 program that blends classical favorites …
On a beautiful Melbourne autumn afternoon, in the magnificent surrounds of Raheen, a 19th century Italianate mansion high on the hill overlooking the Yarra River, The Production Company laun…
There are only a handful of performers who can be referred to by a single name: Cher, Beyoncé, Madonna and Prince and of course the illustrious Dolly. Dolly Rebecca Parton is the original s…
Nestled down Wolf Lane, The Cheeky Sparrow was the perfect setting for Bettylou Rose's hour long, one-woman show. Audience members (mainly an older crowd) were ushered upstairs, drinks in ha…
Pacific Overtures is perhaps one of Stephen Sondheim's most ambitious musicals. It straddles two cultures, two vastly incompatible musical styles, and with a cast of over 50 characters, it d…
Under the guidance of Artistic Director Jacques Heim, Diavolo Dance Theatre has seen huge international success since its inception in 1992. Aussie Theatre's Annie Ferguson spoke with Heim a…
In the midst of an oppressive summer heat-wave, Aussie Theatre's Annie Ferguson found a quiet air-conditioned corner to sit down with Kate Cheel and discuss her role in Big Bad Wolf, a child…
On the eve of the performance of The Black Arm Band and the MSO’s performance of Ngangwurra Means Heart at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, Aussie Theatre’s Jan Chandler manag…
Aussie Theatre's Annie Ferguson sat down over an early morning coffee with Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of Ilbijerri Theatre Company, to discuss Melbourne's premier season of Beautiful…
The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's much loved comedies. This co-production between Bell Shakespeare and The State Theatre Company of South Australia brings Shakespeare's classic co…
A little over a week ago, on a cold, wet, windy Melbourne Spring day, a long awaited announcement took place: Â Les Misérables -Â one of the most successful musicals of all time –…
We’ve had, amongst many others, Angry Eddie, Shane Warne: the Musical and Perfect Tripod, now we are about to witness the world premiere of Eddie Perfect’s first ever stage play,…
Following their sell out seasons in Melbourne (January 2013) and Brisbane (May 2013) the four musicians who make up Perfect Tripod are set to perform in Perth (at the Regal Theatre on 30 and…
The 2013 Darwin Festival program was recently launched by Artistic Director Edwina Lunn. Aussie Theatre's Jan Chandler managed to catch up with her following a busy few days, with many more …
Perth is hosting its first ever International Jazz Festival and, on the eve of the opening, award-winning jazz saxophonist Jamie Oehlers, made time to talk with Aussie Theatre's Jan Chandler…
Producer, Director and Musical Arranger Aaron Joyner made time between a technical rehearsal and a dress rehearsal of Flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story to chat with AussieTheatre's J…
Early last year there were doubts that the 2012 Melbourne Cabaret Festival would go ahead. It was thanks to the support of cabaret artists and those who love their work, that a crowd funding…
To dance is one of life's great gifts. It is the physical metamorphosis of emotion too intense to contain within the body. Be it joy, sadness, fear or pain, to dance is to be free, and those…
