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When the curtain first rose on the Act I set of John Bell's new production of Tosca, there was an audible gasp throughout the audience. Such is the impact of Michael Scott-Mitchell's mammoth…
Aside from running the Globe Cafe in Prahran, Josh Levy's talents run to playing piano and writing songs. Using these skills in his show with singer and sometime violinist Fem Belling, Anoth…
Preparing for the role of Silda in Black Swan Theatre Company's up-coming production of Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, actor Vivienne Garrett took time to talk with Aussie Theatre's …
Cabaret as an art form can be hit and miss " and what a rare and incredible thing it is to come across a show where the music, the subject and the performer have all come together to provide…
Relative Merits, from 1993, tells the story of Adam, a gay AFL player who is publicly-closeted (in 1997, the term 'glass closet' would be popularised by Michael Musto for this exact scenario…
Playing at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre as part of their international tour, Cuban dance company Ballet Revolución is an eclectic mix of dance styles, pumping music, and loads of…
BLAK is Bangarra's most confronting, exposing and liberating work. Bangarra is one of my favourite dance companies, however, as a dancer myself I've not always connected to the technical abi…
The National Institue of Circus Arts (NICA) is the only institution in Australia which offers a Bachelor of Circus Arts and after 10 years as a highly respected school for up and coming circ…
Drawing on a lifetime of experience working in the Russian acting traditions of Konstantin Stanislavsky, Michael Chekhov and Maria Knebel, master director Leonid Verzub will lead his Action …
One of Australia's most beloved stars of the stage is preparing to frock up as Edna Turnblad in Packemin Production's Hairspray. Ben Neutze spoke with Jon English, best known for his rock ca…
AussieTheatre's Sydney writer Ben Neutze made his way to Melbourne for a taste of the Victorian theatrical scene this week. We think he fell in love with Caroline O'Connor… As a critic, on…
AussieTheatre is thrilled to be working with Arts Centre Melbourne to promote a special one night only event as part of the Extraordinary Shapes of Geoffrey Rush Exhibition, to bring our …
Caroline O'Connor stars as Rose in Gypsy. Is there anything else you need to know! If you've seen O'Connor perform, you know you have to see her; if you haven't seen her, you've probably …
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 …
A couple years ago, Sydney-based Miriam Waks packed her backback and spent a year and a half travelling through ten countries. Her new show, Songs from the Open Road, offers tales of h…
William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is a complicated farce which stands the test of time. Despite retaining much of the dated language from this early Shakespearian work, the State Th…
Aussie Theatre's Brendan McCallum caught up with Moira Finucane, the grand dame of dark burlesque, before the opening of her latest performance The Glory Box Paradise. There is somet…
With the heavy Sydney rain over, what do you do on a mild July night? Go to the Slide Cabaret Festival, and check out Michael Griffiths' show based on the influential singer, Annie Lennox. T…
Australian music theatre royalty Amanda Harrison, is coming to The Arts Centre on the Gold Coast for a one-night only Up Close and Reasonably Personal night on 20 July. Best known for her im…
Artistic Director of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival David Read must be a happy man indeed this week. From the depths of despair less than 18 months ago, where a lack of funding loomed and th…
It's a far cry from The Voice! The IFAC Australian Singing Competition (ASC) is Australasia's richest, and most prestigious, singing competition. It aims to identify and encourage young tale…
Laughing behind the Piano is a strange title, but so appropriate because Melbourne's Peter Hurley is a man to whom laughter comes easily and the piano is tantamount to a mask, giving him the…
One act, one scene plays are a staple of theatrical storytelling, and Tape, a tight one hour play by Stephen Belber, one of the contirbutors to The Laramie Project, has become a staple of co…
Wicked is returning to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next year! At a special event inside Melbourne's Old Treasury Building this afternoon, Wicked Australia's co-producer John Frost confirm…
The 2013 Darwin Festival program was recently launched by Artistic Director Edwina Lunn. Aussie Theatre's Jan Chandler managed to catch up with her following a busy few days, with many more …
