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Grief is such a huge, overwhelming part of our lives, so much so that sometimes it seems impossible to overcome. Of course it occurs in our art all the time, all these shapes and stories of …
John Bell's stark, powerful production of a Puccini classic Although Tosca was initially slammed by critics upon its premiere, the opera still stands as one of Puccini's greatest musical ach…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s production of Gaybies at the Eternity Playhouse on 6 February at 8pm. Gaybies tells the st…
Have you seen every show that comes to town, and then some? Have you read all of Shakespeare’s plays (and do you keep them in a handy app on your iphone for quick reference)? Are you a…
Softly pouting while walking into breezes started as a MUST (Monash Uni Student Theatre) show that was so popular that it needed to be seen by more people and found its way to La Mama for…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to Absent Friends at the Glen Street Theatre on Wednesday January 28th. Absent Friends transforms the humble tea party into a romp…
Lucy Maunder, Laura Murphy and Gretel Scarlett, three of the leading ladies of GREASE sat down in the dressing rooms of the Regent Theatre in Melbourne recently to record this impressive thr…
When Next to Normal made its way through development and onto Broadway in 2009, it was something quite extraordinary: a show that broke through so many seeming boundaries of what the genre o…
Everything happens online these days, doesn’t it? You can shop on line, study online, communicate and meet new people online. You can work online, play online. And now, you can evenÂ�…
Michael Jackson's genius spanned four decades, inspired countless artists, and saw him become the biggest record seller of all time, with Thriller. It was only a matter of time after his sad…
It’s not the news many musical theatre fans across Australia had hoped for, but at least it’s good news. The multi-award winning stage musical ONCE has extended its run at Mel…
At the centre of Masquerade, a fantastical story about the Moon and the Sun and a Hare sent on a quest to unite them, is a mother and a son. In Kate Mulvany’s twist on the 1979Â chil…
A mother has died and in her North Queensland house, a ramshackle thing renovated to feel livable, only Mae (Shari Sebbens) remains. She's disconnected and unhappy and " it seems " wooden. I…
Are you a musical theatre diva? Do you know all there is to know about the Aussie MT industry? Take our quiz about Australian musical theatre casts – past and present – and see h…
Everything Old is New Again. The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), foyer was a-buzz with old world glamour for the World Premiere of the 3rd incarnation of The Illusionists franchise…
The next generation of talent is on full display in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Chatswood's Concourse Theatre, and the immensity of that talent is a little bit overwhelmi…
Over 500Â acts presented by some 2000Â artists over 31 days: it’s no surprise that trawling through this years Perth World Fringe Festival requires stamina, many hours and a glass …
I saw Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree at the 2008 Melbourne Festival. It assured me that I’d see anything he created and I Malvolio has confirmed my commitment. Crouch is fr…
La Boite managed to capture the hearts and imaginations of not only the little badgers who came to see the world premiere of Wind in the Willows, but also the bigger badgers who brought them…
The critical smash Doorstep Arts production of Next to Normal – one of the very few musicals to win a Pulitzer Prize – is coming to Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co. And are yo…
There is so much skill in Tabac Rouge, one of Sydney Festival's most-hyped shows in the 2015 lineup. Its technical skill is impressive " from dancers and movers who do not stop, who are agil…
Maxine Mellor and Kat Henry have adapted Kenneth Graham’s classic children’s book The Wind in the Willows to the stage for La Boite Theatre’s summer programme. The Wind …
When Baz Luhrmann’s musical Strictly Ballroom opens in Melbourne later this month, it will be with a brand new opening number. An article appearing in today’s Age features …
Gale Edwards' La bohème is in another return season for Opera Australia, and as a first-time viewing in the 2015 season, it sparkles like it was new. Best known to legions of musical the…
One of the delights of the later half of 2014 was So Long Lives This, an album of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music, by performers Drew and Naomi Livingston. The album, a pleasant …
