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Ruth Wilkin swept onto the stage and charmed the pants off her appreciative audience. Her character displays the blind enthusiasm of would-be entertainers everywhere. The star-struck childho…
For the first time, Bangarra Dance Theatre has assembled an all-women choreographic team. Dance Clan 3 is a new production commissioned by Artistic Director Stephen Page, and four of the com…
There’s no question at all that two icons of the entertainment business came together tonight in a full force collision of talent. Cirque du Soleil is a legendary creative force of our…
I thought Kids Killing Kids was astonishing; the friend I saw it with was astonished that I even applauded at the end.  We’re not the only people experiencing such a chasm of …
It’s 2013, and that means there have been "30 Spectacular Years" of the Schools Spectacular. To celebrate, 42 students specially chosen from schools across NSW will be showcased on sta…
This was my first introduction to this beloved Australian story, one that generations of Aussie children grew up on, either through Colin Thiele’s book or the 1976 movie based on the b…
If you are in Melbourne this week and are looking for a fun frolic at the Fringe, best check out Melissa Langton’s latest cabaret at Chapel Off Chapel! With a sparkling stage presence …
Following the success of our GREASE competition in Brisbane, AussieTheatre is thrilled to be giving away another double pass for the upcoming Sydney season of GREASE THE MUSICAL! Australia's…
I very much enjoyed The Last Temptation of Randy recently and it reminded me why I love fringe festivals so much. It's shows like Pop Mashup: Happy Birthday Doctor that remind me why sometim…
Kit Brookman's Small and Tired sets up a brilliant moral challenge for its characters: to love in spite of all the shit. Orestes (Luke Mullins, recently of the stunning Angels in America) ha…
The debut New Zealand season of Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked is now in full swing and AussieTheatre’s David Allen has been speaking with the cast of this thrillifying producti…
There is something so engaging about a well written ‘whodunit’ play – the intrigue, the suspense and the unravelling of a twisted and tangled plot right before our very eye…
Analisa Bell comes DownStairs at the Maj with her new cabaret based on songs sung and inspired by Marilyn Monroe. The genesis of the show came from a moment outside a Melbourne theatre, afte…
Dorothy's Fabulous Friends. Naturally, we entered the theatre by following the yellow brick road and the niggling magic of childhood welled up inside as we first clamped eyes on the marvello…
Check out our Photo Feature from the production of Storm Boy currently playing at The State Theatre Centre – Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth. Starring Trevor Jamieson (Secret River, Nama…
The blockbuster musical WICKED is returning to Melbourne in 2014 and tickets for previews will be on sale next week! Co-producer John Frost confirmed today that tickets for performances on M…
Story-telling purple puppet Randy brings his irritable, potty-mouthed facade and world premiere show The Last Temptation of Randy to Melbourne Fringe 2013. On opening night, sound cues were …
My biggest Fringe fear is being the only person to turn up (it has happened), but  it’s been full houses all weekend. In the Hub and other Fringe theatres, audiences are taking chan…
Take two Ocker mates, real manly men, and have them out in the bush doing circus tricks, sometimes involving beer. That's the setup for Three High Acrobatics' Cirque du Bloke, where Bazza an…
Amanda Harrison takes to the cabaret stage for the first time in seven years performing at Sydney’s Slide on Thursday October 3 with her new show Up Close and Reasonably Personal. She …
The Melbourne Fringe is officially open and choosing Fringe shows is a daunting task that makes voting below the line simple. Trusting reviews can be a bit like voting above the line and hop…
Heart Thy Neighbour might echo some of the casual racism displayed readily by Australians, but doesn't have anything meaningful to say about it. The Fringe guide mention of Don's Party sets …
It's awkward as an audience member to feel as if you have walked in on a private therapy session, but then the act of baring ones heart and emotions on stage does run this very risk. Aurelia…
Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour opened in Australia on Wednesday to a rapturous audience response at the Perth Arena and now looks set to conquer Australia as it…
Storm Boy, arguably one of Australia's best loved novels and movies, is now a successful theatre production, and after a sell out season in Sydney, arrives in Perth this week. On the eve of …
