Happy New Year, AussieTheatre readers! I hope you have had a spectacularly good festive season and are refreshed and ready for the year that awaits you in 2015. Many people make resolutions …
After sold out shows in 2014 in Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Gold Coast, Cairns, and Newcastle, the Brisbane born duo, Mike Tyler and Christopher Wayne will be bringing their special brand…
This week, Packemin Productions will launch their new initiative, Packemin Youth, and they’re going to do so with a multicoloured splash – a production of Joseph and the Amazing …
Hayes Theatre Co is kicking off its second year in Sydney by connecting itself to independent theatre across the country. Its first show in 2015 is the Doorstep Arts production of Next to…
With thrilling large-scale puppets, spectacular design and strong performances all round, this revival of The Magic Flute makes for an enchanting night at the opera. Sung in English with Eng…
It was confirmed this morning that Suzie Mathers will return from her base in London to return to the stage as Glinda the Good in the Australian 10th Anniversary production of WICKED for …
As part of her new video series, Sophie Wright takes us through 5 things audiences members should avoid when attending a theatrical performance. 5 things you shouldn’t do in a theat…
I, Malvolio, hate you. Look at you. Sitting there with your bellies full of pop and pickled herring. Laughing at me. Go on. Laugh at the funny man. Laugh. Make the funny man cry… Part …
Producer John Frost has announced that Simon Gallaher will be the new Wizard for the Brisbane and Perth seasons of the blockbuster musical Wicked. It's a rather serendipitous occasion as …
On January 12, 2015, the cast and crew of blockbuster musical The Lion King will take to the stage at Brisbane QUT Gardens Theatre for a special one night only charity concert – and it…
Over $4800 has been donated to Sydney’s Wayside Chapel thanks to an intimate charity Christmas concert at the Hayes Theatre Company this week. Produced by Marika Aubrey and Highway Run…
This interview is the final chat in our series exploring How We Do What We Do. It feels perfectly appropriate that we conclude my interview collection of incredible artists with the actor wh…
The Australian Outback Spectacular, which just launched its new arena production, High Country " Myths and Legends, exceeded expectations to provide a unique, full sensory experience whic…
Eden Falk, currently appearing in Belvoir’s heartwarming take on A Christmas Carol, has put together Belvoir’s Christmas message this year, and it’s just as lively and u…
A film adaptation with heart and soul, the new musical Dogfight is making its Australian debut at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre in May 2015. Directed by Neil Gooding, the first casting ann…
Anticipation from the packed audience at the Swingin' Christmas Proms was such that, at the beginning of the show, a raised hand from one of the clowns hushed the crowd immediately. And then…
I wish that I could tell you that I loved Rob Marshall's big screen adaptation of my favourite Stephen Sondheim show. I wish I could tell you that Marshall found a way to adapt this large en…
Nominees have just been announced for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2014. The awards, which look back on the 2014 theatre season in Sydney – independent and mainstream – will be …
It’s Christmas time at Rydell High School and the cast of Grease have put together this festive video to celebrate. Starring Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett, John Paul Young, Todd McKenney …
The Perth Theatre Company has announced a 2015 season that will bring Perth audiences five shows, on five stages and include three world premiers. Fifty artists will perform the program whic…
Entering the Brisbane Powerhouse theatre to watch Harvest Rain's Footloose was a nostalgic experience. For me, it brought back great memories of performing it at CQCM (Central QLD Conserv…
AussieTheatre and Marika Aubrey will be wrapping up the hugely popular feature interview series How We Do What We Do this month after a very successful two years in print. Founded by A…
I Wish. More than anything… We wish to send you to the movies – on us! AussieTheatre are giving away 10 double passes to see the brand new movie musical adaptation of Sondheim…
Based on the magical "What If", Freud's Last Session is a thought provoking two-hander play that poses the question, "What if Sigmund Freud met C. S. Lewis?" Wouldn't you love to be a fly on…
You walk into the theatre and take your seat. The curtain comes up. The overture starts. It sounds like an ordinary night at a musical, but here’s the catch: at Squabbalogic’s…