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The independent theatre scene continues to gain momentum in Perth with the introduction of a new Independent Theatre Festival at Subiaco Arts Centre, presented by the Perth Theatre Trust. Th…
It’s not long until the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. With so many shows to choose from, it’s always a good idea to see shows and artists you haven’t seen before…
The Rocky Horror Show is making its way to Adelaide for the first time in 15 years this month, and AussieTheatre are celebrating by giving away a DOUBLE PASS to see the show on Thursday 2…
On Monday night, 10th March, the Who's Who and Who's New of Brisbane Theatre were at the Gardens Point Theatre celebrating the annual Matilda Awards. The night was hosted by Dash Kruck and E…
When it comes to Next to Normal, Victoria just seems to get all the luck! With two fabulous productions in Melbourne, a third is set to open at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre this wee…
The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble, adds a new twist and shout to an old play. Even when watching a play, it can be hard to turn off the analytical part of the brain we use all day for work…
One night only! Wicked and Legally Blonde stars Lucy Durack and David Harris are going to sing the best of Broadway at Taronga Zoo on 14th March – and you could be there! They will tak…
Once upon a time there was a little Irish film that was made in 3 weeks on a budget of just over $100k. Initially rejected for Sundance Film Festival, it was given a leg-up and went on to wi…
Community Theatre brings out its stars for Savoyards Forbidden Broadway. Forbidden Broadway is a satirical revue of musical theatre shows, songs, performers, composers, and even choreographe…
Melbourne’s counting down to the 26 March when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes over the city for 25 days of flyering on Swanston Street, late nights on work days and …
I must admit that I was a bit sceptical about seeing this show, given that I'm a huge fan of the 1970s film and also of the original book. I wondered, how the hell Yabba Productions could fo…
Recently appointed resident choreographer for The Australian Ballet Tim Harbour discusses his latest endeavors with the Company and the exciting 2014 program that blends classical favorites …
Following on from my recent and (so I am told) viral mega-hit interview with the incomparable Suzie Mathers " next up, I wanted to try and give you all a glimpse inside the mind of a wonderf…
The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald have both reported that critically acclaimed and internationally renowned actress Wendy Hughes has died in Sydney this morning as a result of cancer.…
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) launch their 2014 Selects season (previously known as Under the Wharf) with the Australian premiere of Diana Son's critically acclaimed play Stop K…
No list of Australia's truly great leading ladies of the stage would be complete without Rachael Beck. Over the last twenty-nine years (she made her debut in Cats in Melbourne aged 15) she h…
Robert Menzies nervously faces the audience dressed as a priest. He explains how the night’s performance of The Government Inspector was meant to be The Philadelphia Story …
The Beijing Dance Company under choreographer Wang Yuanyuan, sets out to explore some tough subject matter in their production of Haze. The troupe of fourteen dancers -Â Cai Tieming, Feng…
The great epic poem An Iliad has been re-told many times throughout the centuries. Actor, Denis O'Hare and Director Lisa Peterson decided (not long after the USA invaded Iraq) that a current…
Opera, dance, and music play together with great abandon at WTF 2014. In an experimental ménage a trios between Opera Q Studio, Dancenorth, and accordion virtuoso James Crabb, came the crea…
Israel's Batsheva Dance Company were last in Adelaide to present two stunning works, Anaphase and Mabul, as part of Barrie Kosky's groundbreaking 1996 Adelaide Festival of Arts, so their ret…
Many theatregoers and literary inclined will be well aware of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Most notably, The Raven and The Telltale Heart are considered classic pieces and are so high p…
On a beautiful Melbourne autumn afternoon, in the magnificent surrounds of Raheen, a 19th century Italianate mansion high on the hill overlooking the Yarra River, The Production Company laun…
Eugene Onegin is an operatic experience with a difference. A "classic" by Tchaikovsky, it spent the earliest years of its history, touring Europe where it was viewed as something of a Russia…
In response to his father's query why the website "bigblackcocks.com" was in the browser history, he said it was for an assignment "about minority chickens living in a white chicken world an…
