Australia’s John O’Hara is a dedicated, hard working, passionate, talented, all-round-wonderful guy with a knack for standing out from the crowd. For the last 15 years he h…
Ned (A New Australian Musical) opened on Friday night at the new Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo. The choice of opening show was inspired: a musical about a story that infuses Austr…
There's a reason that Sport for Jove have so thoroughly caught the eye of critics and audiences in Sydney. Their fresh, open-hearted, contemporary approach to classics (largely Shakespeare) …
Marney McQueen loves doing character cabaret. But none of McQueen's characters have ever sashayed off the stage and into real life in the manner of celebrity beautician Rosa Waxoffski. Rosa …
The House of Ramon Iglesia sits comfortably in the Old Fitz season, a seemingly odd choice that has settled into place very well indeed. Helmed by Anthony Skuse, the play " which opened at N…
"Of course, in the very beginning nobody believed that we could do it," says Michael Flatley. "We're 20 years long in the tooth now, and the show is, I would say, more powerful today than it…
John Misto's The Shoe-Horn Sonata is Sandra Bates' swan song. In her final year as Artistic Director of the Ensemble Theatre, she is, along with Lorraine Bayly, reprising her performance fro…
Welcome to Stage Door Shrink, a regular column penned by Rachel Cole aimed at helping performers chortle their way to a #win. This question may have never crossed your mind if you’re y…
The House on the Lake, a fine, twisting thriller by Aidan Fennessy, has opened at Griffin’s SBW Stables Theatre following a season in Perth. In the play, David (Huw Higginson) and A…
Sundays, man. Sundays are tough. The working week is calling all over again. But fear not – I’m here to help you out again with another great video of Australian musical stars li…
"The Doll" is one of those classic Australian plays that has been studied by drama students for decades. Written by Ray Lawler and first performed in Melbourne in 1955, it gives a portrayal …
Actor, screenwriter, librettist and playwright Kate Mulvany is the latest recipient of Sydney Theatre Company’s (STC) Patrick White Playwrights’ Fellowship. The Fellowship,…
Cabaret season is just around the corner and in Sydney that means the Hayes. Now in its second year, the Hayes Theatre Co Cabaret season will bring cabaret acts, masterclasses, talks and mor…
The 'Come Out' Children's Festival opens today with 1600 school children performing as the 'Mighty Choir of Small Voices' on the Adelaide Oval footbridge. The children will sing Daddy Cool's…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Venus in Fur at the Eternity Playhouse on Friday 29 May, 8pm. Having seduced audiences on Broadway, David Ives' hilarious, sexy…
The Australia of Ray Lawler's iconic drama, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is, on the surface, very different to the Australia of today. In the spring of 1955 when the play was first perform…
Whether you are an up and coming Cabaret artist, a seasoned professional or simply somebody who might maybe have the outlines of a concept, the Cabaret Winter Workshop (June 9-20) is aimed a…
The most theatrical burst of Irish dance on stages anywhere is heading to Australia this September with a new staging of Michael Flately’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games. The sh…
As part of the Hayes Theatre Co Cabaret Season 2015, the company and venue will play host to a few special events aimed at bolstering and supporting the local musical theatre cabaret industr…
Do you hear the people (of Queensland) sing? Queensland Premier and Arts Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today that Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Les Misérabl…
Hayes Theatre Co has only been operating for 18 months. Since their first production – the runaway smash hit re-imagining of Sweet Charity, directed by Dean Bryant and starring Veri…
Cowboy Mouth, in a meagre 45 minutes, attempts to deal with hefty concepts innate to the human experience. Focused on the co-dependent relationship between Slim and Cavale, the play explores…
In the preface to my copy, it says The School for Scandal is "often considered the apex of English comedy". A bit of an overstatement no doubt, yet New Theatre rises to the task with an ener…
Singer/songwriter Paul Kelly has been tapped to received the JC Williamson Award, Live Performance Australia’s (LPA) prestigious annual award for outstanding contribution to the enrich…
"I'm absolutely, irrepressibly optimistic about this season," says Melvyn Morrow. Morrow has contributed his writing skills to a wide range of media (television, radio, stage) and a wide ran…