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Do you have signed programs from every musical theatre production you’ve seen (and even some that you haven’t!) stored in an alphabetised display cabinet? Are you hard core m…
Following three years of touring 'nude' with her 2014 hit show Between The Cracks, veritable cabaret goddess Yana Alana (Sarah Ward) returns to the stage, liberated this time by her freedom …
Making artistic performances “more accessible” was a key factor in Arts Centre Melbourne’s decision to bring Bank of Melbourne on board as its first ever Principal Partner,…
Western Australia’s flagship theatre company, Black Swan State Theatre Company, has teamed up with the Perth Theatre Trust to bring a new Aussie musical to the stage in 2016. Clinton "…
The Candy Topps, Stella, Fifi and Kitty, return after an extended absence to pleasure us once more with an evening of "aural and visual fervour" in Femme Fatale. With honey-sweet harmonies a…
Melbourne-based company BRODASAYSTA (Patrick Considine, Ruby Hughes, Adam Ibrahim, Samuel Russo) create an exceptionally silly and viciously biting satire in Lonely Planet, a contemporary cu…
The winners of the 2015 Melbourne Fringe festival awards were announced on Saturday 3 October at the Fringe Club at the North Melbourne Town Hall. Ten awards across the Fringe categori…
Canadian performer Blair Moro strikes a somewhat unsettling figure on stage " clad in a leather apron, clutching a blood-soaked rag, and assuring us, with the utmost charm and affability, th…
For anyone who has seen and loved the movie (which in a show like this is about ninety percent of the audience), Dirty Dancing will deliver exactly what you expect; hot summer nights, hot da…
The Rob Guest Endowment annual gala concert will take place on Monday November 9, where six finalists " emerging stars of Australian musical theatre " will take the stage at Sydney’s L…
It’s one of those enduring standards, the kind of song an artist can build a complex narrative from just with their phrasing. It’s “Meadowlark,” and this afternoon is…
The story of two bachelors, determined to live life and find love on their own terms in a society that expects conformity and venerates social standing; Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being…
Harvest Rain’s production of Into The Woods is now playing at QPAC, starring Eddie Perfect as the Baker, Rachael Beck as the Baker’s Wife and Rhonda Burchmore as the Witch. Direc…
Rowena Hutson has two dog tags; one that says feminist and one that says scoundrel. Strong Female Character looks at the action heroes that shaped Hutson's character but, fair warning, the s…
Everyone knows that Rob Lloyd is a fan of Doctor Who, but his long-term relationship with that show is pre-dated by his first love, Star Wars. The Heart Awakens is a love letter to that rela…
From the press, the poignant promotional images and the description of Amber as "an emotionally charged love story", it's easy to form expectations " to come in expecting serious dialogue an…
Melita Rowston’s paternal grandfather told the story of how he nicked Ned Kelly’s bones from the Old Melbourne Gaol in 1929. Her maternal great great great grandmother ran a pub …
Gender is flipped, family bonds are tested, love is sought and relationships of all shapes and descriptions are forged in ARDEN Productions' new reworking of one of William Shakespeare's mos…
No Punchline is a circus show about female boxers that celebrates athleticism while also looking at the roles of women in society. I think there's an inherent disconnect in a circus s…
The subject of mental illness is tackled head on in the ladies bathroom in this funny two-hander downstairs at the Butterfly Club. Jo and Sam have issues and they are going through…
AboutFace Productions invite us into the weird and whimsical world of The Thurman Family Ensemble to witness the backstage goings-on of their latest travelling variety spectacular. Performin…
Not long after this show began, I thought to myself, I hope the programme has lots of information; not because I was feeling lazy, but because (to be honest) I didn't really know what was go…
We know that we are in for a different kind of ride, when we are asked to take our shoes off, wear flimsy disposable thongs and a plastic waterproof poncho, and check our shoes in. Mm… ok,…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Edward II at the Seymour Centre on Tuesday 6 October. From 1 to 17 October, Seymour Centre and Sport For Jove Theatre Company will…
Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick White Playwrights’ Award and Fellowship are designed to benefit both emerging and established writers and this year have a total prize pool of…
