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The countdown is on! In just 100 short days, the 10th Anniversary tour of Wicked will set itself down in Melbourne, where its Australian journey began. The show will commence previews on …
Right before the beginning of The Great Game, two spinster sisters find themselves isolated in rural Australia, far from their homeland of England, and must deal with the inevitable plateau …
Roz Hammond is a familiar face to comedy loving TV viewers. She has appeared in the ABC series Mad as Hell, was an ensemble cast member on Thank God You're Here and memorably starred in t…
As with all second comings there is an air of excitement, memories of the past and expectations. I remember Briefs, performed at last years Fringe Festival, as being extremely funny, full of…
The 43 strong cast of Baz Luhrmann’s new musical spectacular Strictly Ballroom came together for the first time today as rehearsals commenced in Sydney. An intensive eight week rehe…
Nicole In Red is a production house founded and run by Nicole Warren, one of Perth arts scene's movers and shakers, and someone who is equally as comfortable on stage as she is behind the sc…
The incoherent ramblings that open the show are those of the old intoxicated Randy, but that is the old Randy for now Randy is Sober. Randy, the purple felt faced comedian shares his…
Sophie Wright joins the AussieTheatre team to bring you updates and insights from the current WICKED tour in Manila! Let me introduce myself and tell you briefly who I am and the reason for …
Australian Music Theatre royalty, Amanda Harrison, graced Brisbane with her presence last week with her cabaret Up Close and Reasonably Personal. Diva at night, devoted wife and mother durin…
Standing on Ceremony: the gay marriage plays is an American series of nine short plays about marriage. No one coming along to see it needs convincing about marriage equality, which leaves…
Created and performed by Darren Vizer, No One Likes Me is about being different: growing up as a homosexual in a school system of intolerance, dealing with a family built on traditional gend…
At last the wait is over and the Perth World Fringe has officially opened its doors to media, sponsors and eager audience members; and Aussie Theatre’s Claire Condry was there to repor…
Now in its 77th year as Queensland's Premier Youth Ballet Company, Ballet Theatre of Queensland has adapted the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and blended it with the charm of Wa…
These showgirls are so charming, funny, strong and talented that you want to forgive them for their flaws. In last night's performance of Death Threats (and other forms of flattery) there we…
It was a steamy night in Perth and the temperature rose inside the Speigeltent, not just on the thermometer but on the personal thermometers of the audience, thanks to the risqué nature of …
Drawing from his fixation with the pop-music queen/goddess Madonna, performer and writer Wayne Tunks shares some of the messy, complex and joyous events of his past. Everything I know I lear…
I came across this infographic today covering the costs and expenditure involved in producing a show on Broadway or The West End. I found the breakdown of costs quite interesting. The graphi…
Most musical theatre fans in Sydney are well into the groove of 2014. The newly-formed Hayes Theatre Co is devoted to musical theatre and cabaret programming, as well as developing new Austr…
Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDSÂ has been presenting Hats Off Sydney for nearly two decades and today a new ambassador has been announced for the 17th annual charity concert. Icon, r…
The Turk in Italy arrived in Sydney last night in grand style in a new, groundbreaking production directed by Simon Phillips and designed by Gabriela Tylesova. A flop for most of its lifetim…
Just when you thought all the magic was gone… Building on its original sell-out season, The Illusionists 2.0 presents an ever bigger and bolder spectacular that is just mesmerising. …
Clancestry, A Celebration of Country returns to Brisbane's cultural precinct next month to celebrate the arts and cultural practices of the world's First Nations Peoples. After a strong laun…
What are you going to do on your first Sunday night in February? Probably check out the launch of Slapdash Song Night, a fun and flighty musical variety show you might have caught at l…
The 2014 Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest was the first to invite contestants from recent heats in 5 cities, with 10 winners from Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Au…
Performance artist Tim Miller is from LA, he lived in New York for a while and spent some recent time at Monash Uni here in Melbourne. He’s been performing and writing since the ear…
