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Bernadette Peters wants to talk about Peter Allen. It's an easy, instant connection to make with her Australian audience " she loved him, and so did, collectively, all of us " and she sang "…
This is an extraordinary and extremely important piece of theatre. Movingly and chillingly portrayed by four seasoned professional actors and twelve returned service personnel, this remarkab…
I feared that this would attract a small audience, perhaps being a bit too ‘hip’ for the mostly seniors audience. How wrong I was! The stalls and dress circle were full to the br…
I don't believe we've met. I'm Viscount Reginald Bassingthwaite, a professional art dealer.  A Dinner to Die For is an immersive murder mystery with a three-course meal at The Retreat…
This month’s artist is an accomplished actress of TV, film and stage who never seems to stop, and effortlessly traverses all the mediums available to performers " and artists in ge…
For some years I've enjoyed Shappi Khorsandi's short spots on tv shows such as Just For Laughs and the MICF Comedy Gala, but I've never seen her live. Much of her appeal is her bouncy delive…
With so many venues in an easy dash of each other in the city, it's too easy to see more than one show a night. In fact, with an info board, an info booth, info staff and performers with fly…
AussieTheatre has a double pass to give away to The King and I in Brisbane on Tuesday 15 April. Enter our competition to be one of the first in Australia to see Lisa McCune, Teddy Tahu Rh…
Queensland’s Super Star Fund shine's bright with internationally celebrated guest director Michael Attenborough CBE in QTC's production of Macbeth. The fund is a Newman Government init…
With a prick tease of a title like, Cock, I'm sure ticket sales will be up for La Boite's current production. If you are one of the lucky ones to get your bum on a seat, you will be sati…
I’m no 6 year old but you would’ve had to be blind not to notice how much fun the kids were having at Three Silly Stories presented by Angus and Jessikah of The Flying Bookwork T…
Making a show that is deliberately cringe worthy is not as easy as the creators of Wolf Creek The Musical seem to think. Â They tick a lot of the boxes, but at the end of the show I walked…
BREAKING: Hayes Theatre Company has announced their next musical of 2014 this fine April morning and it looks set to be the biggest of them all. The ambitious independent theatre company has…
Oh baby, baby! The cast and crew of Grease – the Musical celebrate a sold out Melbourne season by putting together this fantastic video! Check out Rydell High’s favourite charact…
Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model had me in tears at the beginning and at the end and in the middle. All good tears; it’s a work that doesn’t just talk about optimism and al…
For the first time ever, Disney’s blockbuster musical The Lion King will travel to Brisbane for a season commencing in September 2014. Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disn…
I know it’s a brave call, but if you can only see one show at the Comedy Festival, make it More Tape from The Boy With Tape on His Face. It’s pure joy; like mainlining a rainbow.…
After dodging the noise and smoke to climb the three flights of stairs to the comedy venue at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow hotel, I was ready to sit down and have a good laugh. I wasn't …
Bane Trilogy encompasses three stories of loner Bruce Bane (Joe Bone) and his somewhat film noir-like adventures in the shiftier parts of an American metropolis. The part of the trilogy you'…
Shane and David of The Umbilical Brothers are incredibly good at a few very captivating skills. They have amazing use of physical movement and mime comedy. They are, in my opinion, unparalle…
In the late 1980s, I saw the Canadian musical comedy act Corky and the Juicepigs on tv. Although now I can only remember their surf-vibe song "Psychopathic Killer in the Summertime", nostalg…
I unabashedly and unashamedly love dad jokes. This means that I love one-liners in every shape and form. Tim Vine is the king of the one-liner so The Tim Vine Chat Show is the perfect show i…
In Rock God Joel Creasey recounts stories of his run-ins with celebrities, politicians, football teams, regional towns and his parents. He tells us that his mum once heckled him. Hope that y…
Dr Professor Neal Portenza won Best Comedt at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe, was a nominee for the 2011 Golden Gibbo at MICF and sold out athe the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe. He doesn’t like po…
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is off and running. There's only one way to do it: go hard, be brave and know that The Supper Inn will be open at midnight when you haven't had ti…
