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In association with the Brisbane Powerhouse, Hubcap productions presents Dust to Queensland audiences. This collaborative piece brings together theatre, film and music to tell the story of a…
Hakuna Matata! (It means no worries…) After an extensive audition process and an intense rehearsal period, the cast, crew and production team of Disney’s The Lion King are prepar…
It’s set to be the hottest ticket in Melbourne this summer, and AussieTheatre have two to give away! That’s right – we have a DOUBLE PASS to give away to the party musi…
The Brisbane Powerhouse has launched their season for the World Theatre Festival (WTF) 2014. Kris Stewart, the Powerhouse's Artistic Director, made time in his extremely busy week to chat wi…
With 2014 marking the 10th anniversary of La Boite's move to the Roundhouse Theatre, they are celebrating with a program of twelve plays: four main house, seven indie productions, and one su…
Darlinghurst Theatre Company and the Enright family hosted a special event at  the new Eternity Playhouse last week. In honour of the late Nick Enright, over the next three years, the Enr…
Any person involved in the arts knows just how difficult a touring schedule can be. Moving from state to state, city to city, apartment to apartment without loved ones or family can be incre…
With the 2012 – 2013 musical theatre season now largely behind us, and with the majority of shows announced for 2014, here is AussieTheatre’s guide to the shows that will close o…
There are some news stories I remember years after the event. Like some 2004 Â reports from Palm Island, off the Queensland coast, when a man died in police custody and when the subsequent…
She's stark naked and painted blue. She's got big hair and bold makeup. She is full on, wicked… and totally out there! She's Yana Alana – and she's awesome. Her show’s about he…
With fond memories of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the 1968 MGM movie, I was eager to see this wonderful family show brought to the stage. Adapted from Ian Fleming’s originally story into R…
Beau Heartbreaker is a great story-teller, guitar player and above all, a superb singer. He immediately makes the tiny audience in the small La Boheme space comfortable; the sign of an exper…
Derek Young AM has stepped down as chairman of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group after 7 years in the role. John Irving, who joined the AMPAG board in 2010, took over the position y…
It was announced this morning by Baz Luhrmann in conjunction with Global Creatures that the search for an actress to play the coveted role of Fran in Strictly Ballroom the musical is over. V…
Truth is, I wasn’t going to chat to well known Aussie actor Gyton Grantley for this series. I completely missed the first Underbelly series… And most of his feature film roles to…
NSFW is a thought-provoking play by English writer Lucy Kirkwood, who, at 29, has already received a string of awards for her writing. First presented at the Royal Court Theatre in London la…
On the eve of the performance of The Black Arm Band and the MSO’s performance of Ngangwurra Means Heart at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, Aussie Theatre’s Jan Chandler manag…
As an ardent fan of the motion picture of the same name I approached this evening with trepidation. However I was delighted at the famed UK company Kneehigh's clever production. Hats off to …
At just 28 years old he is known around the world for his unique brand of magic, performing in at least twenty countries each year. This summer, Adam ‘The Futurist’ Trent will ma…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway for the last week of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Following fantastic critical reviews and widespread industry praise, producer George YouakimR…
A new musical about the life of Charles Kingsford-Smith is being presented for the first time in workshop format at the Trackdown Scoring Stage in the Entertainment Quarter of Fox Studios. C…
First performed in the 1770's, School for Scandal (by Richard Brinsley Sheridan) is a witty, frolicking play about the gossipy misbehaviour of the well-to-do's who twist and turn the truth t…
"I think what a lot of adaptations miss is the essence and energy of youth. We are taking a play about sex, love, violence and death and letting it be sexy, violent, deadly and as obsessed w…
Aussie Theatre's Annie Ferguson sat down over an early morning coffee with Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of Ilbijerri Theatre Company, to discuss Melbourne's premier season of Beautiful…
James Berlyn's Crash Course is an outstanding example of participatory theatre at its very best. It is simultaneously intimidating and encouraging and gives its audience a glimpse into how w…
