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He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at the end of 2013, appeared in Luckiest Production’s sell out season of Sweet Charity at Hayes Theatre Co a…
Brisbane audiences are in for a special treat with Marina Prior's one-woman show " A Prior Engagement " heading to Brisbane Powerhouse's Visy Theatre this September 10 and 11. She h…
In the 2013/14 season, La Traviata was the most performed opera in the world, and it consistently ranks in the top ten of similar lists. Verdi's enduring masterwork is never too far away fro…
The work of Ben Johnson (1572 " 1637) is nowhere near as well-known as that of Shakespeare, but he is nevertheless a very important English playwright. So the language, even in this fine new…
Following seasons in Adelaide and Canberra, Geordie Brookman's production of Harold Pinter's 1978 play Betrayal has opened at the MTC. Inspired by the writer's own relationships, it's a rema…
Zindzi Okenyo is an explosion of creativity. Just this year, you might have seen her (among other things!) on stage in Griffin Theatre’s Masquerade, Darlinghurst Theatre Co’…
The week that was: The Australian cast of the brand new production, Georgy Girl " the Seekers Musical, was announced. Hugh Jackman is bringing a five-city arena concert tour, Broadw…
I am always surprised at just how excited I am at the launch of a new Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) season program and then disappointed that I have let another year go by. I have to c…
In a desolate concrete yard where the only hint of humanity is a prefab building on stilts, a naked young body is dumped on the ground. Malthouse Theatre’s Antigone starts with t…
Musician Kate McIntosh was born in New Zealand and lives in Brussels. Her new work, All Ears, runs at Arts House in North Melbourne from 3 to 6 September. Her live music is described as an "…
Choreographed by Jo Lloyd, Confusion for Three highlights the varying degrees of confusion, misinterpretation and delusions that arise from the act of communication. The North Melbourne Town…
Carrie The Musical, based on Stephen King's novel, is not the uplifting, upbeat musical, that WAAPA is famous for. It's a commentary on bullying, surviving high school and trying to over com…
Delta Goodrem has been rehearsing with the Australian cast of CATS in the coveted role of Grizabella the Glamour Cat. Her feline friends got up to some mischeif during rehe…
Ahilan Ratnamohan's SDS1 blurs the boundary between dance and physical theatre by incorporating his skills as a professional footballer. The first thing that we notice as we are ushered into…
Terrence McNally's Masterclass invites the audience into a master class set at Juilliard in the 1970s, taken by the esteemed opera singer and diva Maria Callas (Maria Mercedes). We are warne…
He is one of the biggest stars in the world " just an “O” short of an EGOT " and he’s bringing a five-city arena concert tour, Broadway to Oz, to Australia. It’s H…
The Australian cast of the brand new production, Georgy Girl – the Seekers Musical, was announced today with members of The Seekers in attendance. The cast announcement was made …
It’s Sunday, so why not wander over to one of Australia’s biggest, most sensitive voices and have a listen? Casey Donovan might be best known for winning the second season of …
Separately and together, Nicola Gunn and David Woods makes a rare type of theatre that genuinely challenges ideas and opinions. In A Social Service at Malthouse Theatre, they find a li…
Confusion For Three is Melbourne-based dance artist Jo Lloyd's new work that runs at Arts House in North Melbourne 26 to 30 August. Since graduating from VCA, Lloyd has presented work at the…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to High Society at the Hayes Theatre on Saturday 5 September. The captivating Tracy Lord invites you to the most elegant wedding of 1…
This piece has been a long time coming. It is part of my journey as a creative and as someone desiring to engage with aspects of life that can both hinder and release creativity and work out…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Ride & Fourplay at the Eternity Theatre on Friday 4 September. From acclaimed playwright Jane Bodie come two acutely observed …
When a show is cobbled together from songs by a particular band or composer (such as We Will Rock You and Tomfoolery, which feature the songs of Queen and Tom Lehrer respectively), the audie…
From a raft of drab, superficial, vaguely entertaining major commercial musicals emerges a sharp, intelligent winner. Matilda the Musical has opened in Sydney, and the Greases and Rocky Horr…
