Friday, October 11, 2013
In November Dreamingful Productions are excited to announce the world premiere season of ATOMIC, a brand new musical written by Danny Ginges,with music by Philip Foxman, at the Para…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Australian company CinemaLive will distribute the acclaimed West End production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to cinema screens across Australia and New Zealand from N…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:54PM[SHARE]Romeo and Juliet endures as one of William Shakespeare's greatest works. It has been adapted, examined, pulled apart, and put back together. It's been given the big-screen treatment more tha…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:45PM[SHARE]Monday, September 30, 2013
The National Theatre of China and PlayKing Productions have announced Sydney and Melbourne seasons of their award winning Chinese-Australian production Cho Cho, comprising six performance…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:34AM[SHARE]For the first time in Sydney independent theatre, a company will stage productions in repertory. The King Street Theatre in Newtown will host a three-week season of Three Winters Green and B…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 26, 2013
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…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2013
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…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 19, 2013
It’s classic for a reason: The timeless Hamlet, the enduring human tragedy, one of Shakespeare’s best works, is like a beacon to every new generation of theatremakers. This time,…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The Tap Gallery is the perfect place to see a Fringe show " a little offbeat, a little makeshift, but full of creative energy and clear artistic purpose. Decadence fits nicely into the downs…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:21PM[SHARE]Producers John Frost and Phil Bathols have announced that Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin and Opera superstar Nathan Gunn will perform together in Australia in November, combining their music…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, September 16, 2013
In Bell Shakespare’s 2014 season, there will be four mainstage shows, new exclusive behind-the-scenes access and online dialogue for students, continued work with refugee students and …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:00PM[SHARE]Lifeforce is a new Australian musical by Joanna Weinberg (Goddess, Every Single Saturday) that is currently making its debut at the King Street Theatre as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival.…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:44AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 15, 2013
When Opera Australia's South Pacific opened in Sydney last year, something wonderful happened: it resonated with people. Embarking on a lengthy Australian tour, it's finally back at the Oper…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:40AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 8, 2013
The Follies Company and NIDA Independent have announced the world premiere of Sign of the Times, a play written and directed by Stephen Helper,  - who worked as Assistant Director for …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:55PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 7, 2013
Lifeforce is the new musical by Joanna Weinberg (Goddess, The Piano Diaries), premiering at the Sydney Fringe Festival. It tells the story of a woman who, on her 40th birthday, realises she …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:28PM[SHARE]Friday, August 16, 2013
The counterpoint to slick, big-budget musicals, like the recent imports Addams Family and Legally Blonde, are smaller, scrappier musicals that are subversive, funny, and innovative. Squab…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Storm Boy causes that same simple, unexpected fullness of heart as when a small child comes up to you, tugs on your sleeve, and tells you they love you. An adaptation of Colin Thiele'…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:17PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 11, 2013
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is one of the greats. A feast of metatheatre and language, it is relentless in its absurdity and humour, and curls up at the edges to reveal a dark unde…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:00PM[SHARE]Friday, August 9, 2013
The Rock Surfers are set to present the world premiere of Empire: Terror on the High Seas, a new play by award-winning actor/playwright Toby Schmitz. The season will run from 28 August. When…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:00PM[SHARE]Sons of Sun " the Sam Phillips Story is a rock and roll play about Sun Records, Memphis, and the legends that started out there. After premiering at the Sydney Fringe last year, it's backÂ…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:00PM[SHARE]Twisted Broadway, the gender-bending musical theatre spectacular is coming back to Sydney for its second year – and this time, it brings Chloe Dallimore and Damien Bodie with it as hos…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:20AM[SHARE]Monday, August 5, 2013
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…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 28, 2013
Packemin Productions once again proves itself as a vital part of the greater Sydney theatre scene with its newest show " a staging of Hairspray over at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta. …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:20PM[SHARE]Monday, July 22, 2013
Musical theatre and cabaret has a new home. Sydney's Potts Point is set to explode as a major player when the brand-new Independent Music Theatre (IMT) takes over the stage of the Reginal…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:39PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 21, 2013
Just after a run of leadership drama, Sydney's Squabbalogic is bringing its own political wheeling and dealing to the table in the form of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the punk rock politic…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 18, 2013
The story of Romeo and Juliet " the star crossed lovers from feuding families " has resonated with many cultures around the world for hundreds of years. Adapted into countless films and musi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 16, 2013
One of modern theatre's most controversial dramas, English playwright Peter Schaffer's story of a gruesome crime, a seventeen-year-old, and his psychiatrist, has attracted big names (from Ri…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:00PM[SHARE]The world of musical theatre can be emotional and masterful. It can also be shallow and ridiculous. Forbidden Broadway, a revue that's something of an off-Broadway institution (it's been run…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:39PM[SHARE]After a highly successful run on the West End, Trevor Ashley is set to make a triumphant Australian return with a one night only gem of a show at Sydney's Star casino. In Star Struck, Trevor…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:09PM[SHARE]Monday, July 15, 2013
In August, highly acclaimed choreographer Martin del Amo (Sydney Festival, Spring Dance) will take over Riverside Parramatta with his trademark grace and charm. The Little Black Dress Suite …
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