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The word 'classic' is often used to describe texts that have stood the test of time. Shakespeare is probably the reigning definitive of the term, but Henrik Ibsen, Arthur Miller and others o…
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society present The Murder at Haversham Manor. It goes wrong. Very wrong. So wrong that it’s totally right. The Play That Goes Wrong by Mischief …
In a hotel room in a third-world country, an unnamed person recounts a story of the fever he suffers from " and he's not talking about the illness that has him sweaty and vomiting. Written b…
Oscar Wilde's writing may be well known, but for some, his lascivious and scandal-filled past is less renowned. Â David Hare invites us into that past in The Judas Kiss, asking us to consi…
In tribute to the late Jon English, his rock opera passion project, PARIS: A Rock Odyssey is set to return in a Melbourne concert series for just four performances in July 2017 at Melbour…
In an association with Melbourne ensemble theatre company Red Stitch, Queensland Theatre presented Annie Baker's 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Flick, at QPAC's Cremorne Theatre last wee…
Asian-Australians have been part of the cultural fabric of our society for generations, so it is baffling to contemplate the level of racism and ignorance that is still levelled against anyo…
To begin 2017, my friend Carly and I ventured to New York for a cultural awakening through exploring the incredible history and landmarks of the city (i.e. see a bunch of Broadway shows). Th…
In what is looking like a desolate musical theatre scene for Perth in 2017 (Matilda which opens at the end of the month, Â is the only major production announced for 2017!) WAAPA (The West…
The Green Room Awards Association is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2017 Green Room Awards, which will be held at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre on Monday 27 March. Melbourne's premie…
Here’s some news that might make you want to dance with somebody: we finally have the ensemble and featured cast announcement for the hotly anticipated Australian production of …
American playwright Annie Baker won a 2014 Pulitzer Prize for The Flick (seen at Red Stitch) when she was 33. Her writing’s won Off-Broadway Obie awards and rightly declares a ne…
Can't afford your own time machine? A ticket to the National Ballet of China's Red Detachment of Women is the next best thing. This ballet, first performed in 1964, is one of the 'Eight Mode…
On February 19, the live filming of Broadway hit Newsies hits Australian cinemas, finally giving Australian audiences the chance to see the beloved show. Winning the Tony Award for best c…
Little Emperors was commissioned and developed by Malthouse Theatre for the Asia TOPA festival. Australian writer Lachlan Philpott (The Trouble With Harry) was flown to Beijing to work with …
If you have the chance to see Natalie Gamsu in cabaret, grab it. This women is a unique, spell binding, crazy, tower of strength, and she is bringing a brand new original work to Melbourne. …
Sondheim is probably the most well known and respected contemporary writer of musical theatre, and he has long been openly gay. Performed by five men as part of MELT 2017 at Brisbane Powerho…
I first fell in love with Carole King’s music as a young girl, in the phase of my life where the Dirty Dancing soundtrack turned my musical taste upside down. I started to seek out son…
Good children's stories usually have deeper meaning beneath the surface. Often our favourite childhood tales contain messages for bigger issues. The Harry Potter series is about learning to …
Thank god it’s Esther! She gave us Ann Darrow in King Kong, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Bonnie-Mae in Miracle City, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray and now, multi-award winning…
The 2015 Victorian Opera production of Die Sieben Todsunden with Meow Meow took me as close to seeing how Brecht and Weil must have imagined their work. It was a highlight of that year…
We go to the theatre for the stories. We go to practise empathy and experience the lives of people whose stories are both similar and different to our own. Theatre's mainstream sibling, cine…
An exciting and evocative experience that shouldn't be missed, the Centre for Australasian Theatre based in Far North Queensland and the multi-cultural collective of Darahrouge from West Jav…
There are two things that will survive the apocalypse: cockroaches and Cirque du Soleil. Such is its enduring legacy and its prevalence as a flagship for all things circus. The Grand Chapite…
"Life is a cabaret, old chum!" It's one of the most recognisable lines in the history of musical theatre. Even the title, Cabaret, rings a bell to those unfamiliar with musicals. Opening on …
