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Alison Whyte’s irresistible performance of The Bloody Chamber is reason enough to see it before it finishes on the weekend. It’s like being tucked into bed and read a fairy…
Mockingbird Theatre continue to produce theatrically significant plays whose influence continues to be seen and felt in contemporary theatre. And there’s no better way to understand th…
Momix’s Botanica opened last night at Arts Centre Melbourne and AussieTheatre’s Belinda Strodder was there to capture the magic. Playing until August 11 at the State Theatre, Bot…
At AussieTheatre we are beyond excited for Squabbalogic's next production, the punk-rock portrait of America's seventh president, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Director Craig Stewart i…
If resurrection is madness, then Wake up Hate is a descent into a delusion that is peppered with ideas of perspective, mania and observation. This one-man show directed and performed by Paul…
If she weren't an actor Alison Bell would probably be making better use of her law degree. Having walked away with the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play, it's pretty clear that …
Australian songstress, actor and cabaret regular Michelle Nightingale will travel to London this week to rehearse for the Australian tour of Brief Encounter, produced by British-based theatr…
It's no secret that Trevor Ashley has been inspired by many, many women throughout the course of his working life. His successful I'm Every Woman saw him channel eight divas over the cour…
One has to wonder when we'll be able to see a play featuring the overweight or obese when the central conflict of the story has nothing to do with their weight. Beached, currently at Griffin…
David Allen chats with Patrice Tipoki about Songs For A New World, playing tonight in Melbourne. When I was a kid, I got to see a lot of great shows – in Sydney, in Melbourne and even …
“Genre busting” Strictly Ballroom the Musical has been officially launched in Sydney and is set for a world premiere at the Lyric Theatre, The Star in March 2014. It’s been…
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a rip-snorting comedy of histrionic extravagance. It's William Shakespeare meets the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which ma…
CONFIRMED: The new Australian revival cast of GREASE will be releasing a cast album. Despite the high calibre of Australian musical theatre productions, Aussie cast recordings are what Produ…
Occasionally you witness a performance that reminds you of what "drama" once meant and what "theatrics" once looked like before both words were hijacked by a culture that leads such melodram…
Blessed with arresting looks, a mercurial talent and a voice to die for, Jamaican-born Zahra Newman next hits our stages as Varya in Simon Stone's upcoming The Cherry Orchard: After Chekhov,…
Perth's theatre scene is full of enterprising people who want to work on creatively fulfilling projects that allow them to produce cutting-edge works, maintain artistic control, and provide …
Recently AussieTheatre’s Sonny Clarke caught up with director Tim O’Connor to ask him about the up-coming Brisbane production of Willie Russell’s Blood Brothers. Ten years …
Australia’s 2013 revival of the party musical GREASE is gearing up to open this month at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre, QPAC and AussieTheatre are celebrating by giving away a DOUBLE …
Since its first production in 1976, there have been endless reviews for Einstein on the Beach, so three writers and artists who were at last night’s opening are going to write perso…
Does anyone still follow the "rules" of etiquette? Be it in the milieu of dance or romance, no matter how many blog posts we might browse exhorting the modern single to adhere to a prescribe…
Ben Neutze sat down with Ewen Leslie in a break during rehearsals to talk about his role in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, his skyrocketing career and being reunited with old friends…
Our pupils dilate Our awareness intensifies Our sight sharpens Our impulses quicken Our perception of pain diminishes We become prepared " physically and psychologically …
At every stop of its festival circuit Choir Girl has received rave reviews. It's no surprise then, that despite the blistering heat, the show still managed to attract a sold out audience at …
AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze and Liam Bradbery managed to chat with some of the 2013 Helpmann Award winners immediately after they received their awards at the Sydney Opera House this we…
The return of Philip Glass’ ground breaking opera Einstein on The Beach to Melbourne is creating quite a buzz about town. Thanks to Arts Photographer Belinda Strodder AussieTheat…
