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It started with a dog, in a perspex case, alone on stage. It ended with an elderly 'Dorothy' (Eileen Kramer) dancing in a wheelchair. What happened in between made no more sense. Adena Jacob…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to The Rocky Horror Show at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne on Tuesday 16 June. The Rocky Horror Show is a true classic and one of thea…
In his monologue The Fever, Wallace Shawn reaches out to his own peers with his idea that their very existence is a bloody, tortuous burden on the poor and powerless of the world. For the An…
It’s the end of the weekend already? It goes by far too quickly. But don’t worry, Sunday afternoon means one last moment of pleasure by way of a gorgeous local voice taking us to…
Sex. Death. Memory. Loss. Greed. Oh, and women's Olympic boxing. The 2015 Freshworks season at the Old 505 Theatre in Surry Hills taps into the profound concerns that have driven theat…
This short documentary offers a rare behind the scenes view into the relationship of two of Australian musical theatre’s most celebrated leading ladies. What we see is a frank and open…
CLOC’s Mary Poppins opens tonight at The National Theatre in St Kilda and we have a special glimpse into this production for AussieTheatre readers in this beautiful photo f…
In 2005, a young Daniel Koek moved from South Australia to London to build an international career in theatre. Ten years later, with a successful run as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on the…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to The Exonerated at the Chapel off Chapel on 20 May. The Exonerated is a visceral drama illuminating the true stories of six survivo…
AussieTheatre has three double passes to giveaway to the State Theatre Company of South Australia’s production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at Glen St Theatre on 20 Ma…
AussieTheatre has three double passes to giveaway to Performance Management – In Cabaret at the The Butterfly Club on 21 May. ROLL UP! ROLL UP! Join Ringmaster Scott Hollingsw…
Music Theatre in Australia is thriving! From the major commercial productions to independent and boutique seasons, it’s an exciting time to be involved in the music theatre industry. K…
The Herald Sun recently ran an article announcing Teddy Tahu Rhodes will star as Jekyll and Hyde in Opera Australia and GFO’s next co-production later this year. While no cast annou…
In the first article of his new column #GettingBugsBunny, Chris takes a look at self belief and some of the ways he has found to keep it. If you are like the many who declare with various sh…
AussieTheatre has five double passes to giveaway to NED – A New Australian Musical at the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on Sunday 24 May. Instantly recognisable, the Kelly arm…
Another week is looming, but let’s take a moment and relax and listen to rising star Luigi Lucente. He’s travelled across the country in shows like Grease, The Rocky Horror Sh…
"Love me, love my Holden. I laid that on the line to the missus before we were spliced." Perhaps a lost classic on the Australian Literary scene, Henry Williams' 1973 novel My Love …
Iago is Western Edge Youth Arts quintessentially Melbournian adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. The short run currently at the Malthouse is the second iteration of the work after a rural t…
According to Playbill.com, leading man David Harris (Miss Saigon, Wicked, Legally Blonde) is set to play Jean Valjean at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre. The production will be directed by…
When Nelson Gardner is pushed to describe Ned: A New Australian Musical, in which he plays Ned Kelly, he comes up with an interesting description. "I don't really want to compare it to anoth…
AussieTheatre has ten double passes to giveaway to Elaine Paige: I'm Still Here, on the big screen! Filmed specifically for cinema at the Royal Albert Hall, the concert features 60-pie…
Thomas Burt describes his younger self as "incredibly awkward and socially anxious."Â So how did he end up in the lead role of William in Punk Rock, a play about teenage bullying and viole…
post's Oedipus Schmoedipus opens to a pristine white stage and backdrop. Enter Zoë Coombs Marr and Mish Grigor, angelic in their equally pristine and white costumes with knowing smiles on…
Dogfight, with a book by Peter Duchan and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, premiered off-Broadway in 2012. Now having its Australian premiere at the Hayes Theatre in Syd…
This morning it was announced Neil Armfield AO and Rachel Healy have been appointed Co-Artistic Directors for the Adelaide Festival of Arts for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Both are Australian born …
