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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 …
"Only in Sydney"! "Exclusive to Melbourne"! You've heard it before, haven't you? You know, the catch phrases that marketing teams use for major musicals in their debut cities. The words that…
Patricia Cornelius is a playwright, novelist, film writer, writing teacher and dramaturge, a founding member of Melbourne Workers Theatre, and a mentor to many emerging playwrights. Her many…
An art deco dance hall, red wine, hot chips and music by The Beatles performed by three uber-delightful cabaret performers: it doesn't get much better. And I finally got to some of Melbourne…
The Production Company commence their 2013 season this weekend with Gypsy starring darling of the international stage, Caroline O'Connor. Loosely based on the memoirs of renowned stripper…
If you're an independent theatre maker, chances are you know what it feels like to be alone in the world. Wake up and tune into the NEON buzz! Two worlds are currently colliding at the Melbo…
The 21st Anniversary production of Hot Shoe Shuffle opens in Sydney this weekend, and AussieTheatre were at the Lyric Theatre yesterday to catch a glimpse of the production. This special Aus…
Slava's Snowshow, playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC is a fantastical journey devised by the Russian clown Slava Polunin, whose character came into being during Cirque du Soleil's Alegria to…
From 'Surrey with the Fringe on Top' to 'Peel Me a Grape', Fem Belling took us on a wonderful trip down memory lane, enriched by the clever lyrics and subtle presentation attributed to the d…
AussieTheatre is partnering with Griffin Theatre Company this year to bring our readers some special giveaways to main stage productions. Our third AussieTheatre/Griffin Giveaway is for the …
Seussical - predominantly a children's musical " is a firm favourite with school and community groups. Written by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty and based on the famous books of Dr…
Having come to expect something a bit different when I walk into the Studio Underground, I was in no way disappointed this time. The Perth Theatre Company's production Alienation seemed at f…
Three years age when Bernadette Robinson debuted in Songs for Nobodies as part of a season at Melbourne Theatre Company, she was a veritable unknown. Her play by Joanna Murray Smith seemed t…
Carousel ponies, huffy walk-outs and a personal trigger warning when you pick up your ticket: The Rabble have adapted the Story of O for the MTC's sensational Neon season.  It…
Opera Australia has engaged 33 year old Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen as Richard Mills' replacement for Melbourne's Ring Cycle later this year. Mills withdrew as conductor of the epic Wa…
How much time do you spend online in a day? Do you live there, more in the virtual world than in the real world? Would you give up a complicated, messy, painful life in the real world to liv…
Recently the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts revealed their new Fresh Ground Artists-in Residence. Fresh Ground supports Queensland artists, collectives and companies to create hig…
The prestigious JC Williamson Award is awarded by Live Performance Australia to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the live performing arts industry in Australia, and t…
"I was trying raise hashtag-awareness because hashtag-YOLO," says Bianca, and suddenly the archetypes in the play FONY 2013 start to trigger the collective pop-culture memory, and the …
Due to a disjointed story light on insight, Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project was often too breezy and fluffy; however, the music saved the show, as Lena Horne's songs were performed…
Jim McGrath, a Canberra local, has been one of only three Australians to win a $50,000 Creative Australia grant from Australia Council, and he will use that grant to premier a new musical in…
Tough competition and a huge pool of highly qualified candidates did not deter Naomi Edwards, who has just been appointed as Patch Theatre Company's first Associate Director. Edwards, and th…
AussieTheatre has a double pass to give away to The Glory Box… Paradise in Melbourne next Thursday 11 July at 7pm. Renowned for their arresting mix of provocation and entertainment " in wo…
