Friends and colleagues of the late Daniel Scott will take to the stage next week in a public memorial for the performer. Slide Lounge in Sydney will host the public memorial on Monday June 2 for the talented Australian theatre performer, who passed away suddenly in early May. An accomplished entertainer, Scott… Slide Lounge to hold public memorial for performer Daniel Scott, Sydney is a post from:...
It is a considerable challenge to adapt any novel by Comedy/Fantasy/sci-fi writer Sir Terry Pratchett to the stage, and perhaps even moreso to direct and produce it. Pamela Munt and The Unseen Theatre Company are to be commended on even attempting to bring this world premiere to the stage. It… Thief of Time at The Bakehouse Theatre is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
South Australian children’s theatre company Patch Theatre recently announced the appointment of Thom Browning as their third (and final) Associate Director in Residence. Mr Browning will spend seven weeks working alongside the company’s current Artistic Director Dave Brown, who himself leaves the company at the end of the 2015 season.… Patch Theatre’s Final Associate Director in Residence is...
In 2004, Broadway superstar Audra McDonald launched a new song cycle at Carnegie Hall. Called The Seven Deadly Sins, it revolved around different works for the soprano voice, structured as a look at each of the seven deadly sins. In 2014 Avigail Herman has taken inspiration from this idea, and,… Review: Avigail Herman – Good Girl/Bad Girl is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
If media scions stopped being a relentless force for scrutiny and parody, CJ Johnson’s 2005 play The Young Tycoons probably wouldn’t be twice-revived already. In a Murdoch/Packer-ruled Australia, the audience doesn’t need any hand-holding to understand the power yielded by two young sons – Warburton and Vogler – taking over… Review: The Young Tycoons, Darlinghurst Theatre Co is a...
One of the best things the Hayes Theatre has brought to Sydney this year is “a month of Sundays”, an initiative for alternative musical acts on Sunday nights. So far, we’ve seen up-and-coming performers like Blake Erickson (Hold me Closer, Logies Dancer) and bona fide leading men like David Harris… Review: On the Spot Musical, Hayes Theatre is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
With a career spanning nearly 35 years to her credit, longtime Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) costume designer Deborah M. Dryden was recently selected by the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) as the 2014 ... Read Full Post ...
The impact of just the right costume in creating film iconography -- and beyond, in the realms of theatre and television -- was recently examined at a conference entitled "Who Designed Marilyn's Dress?" hosted by the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development on May 2, 2014. ... Read Full Post ...
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) announced this week that it will be kicking off its summer season with an exciting lineup of exhibitions and programs including an in-depth exploration of Set Design . This summer, WCMA, The Clark, and MASS MoCA are inviting visitors to make the most of the area's vibrant arts community in the Berkshires. ... Read Full Post ...
Overwrought and underwhelming, the MTC’s Ghosts is as haunting as the Luna Park ghost train, but not as fun. The 1880s critics generally despised Henrik Ibsen’s play for being a pit of degenerate ickiness that dared to talk about nice middle class people knowing about syphilis, sex and incest. Widowed 40-something Helene… MTC: Ghosts is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
The Rob Guest Endowment is back in 2014 with two new awards, $45,000 in prizes and a brand-spanking new website! Competition entries are now open in three separate music theatre categories for the ANZ Trustees Rob Guest Endowment – Triple Threat Performance, Technical and Musical. For the sixth year running,… Two new awards for the Rob Guest Endowment, 2014 is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Melbourne-based writer and performer Peta Brady is also an outreach worker who knows how people fall through the cracks of society and are left to fend for themselves. She’s seen the violence, hatred and despair, and the hope. Ugly Mugs is a glimpse of this world that is too easy to look… Malthouse: Ugly Mugs is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
A jubilant gala of African culture, Cirque Mother Africa really does live up to its claim ‘Circus of the Senses’. Tanzanian director Winston Ruddle has brought together musicians and artists from nine different African nations to offer a spectacular variety show fusing traditional music, singing, dance, and circus acts, Cirque… Cirque Mother Africa: QPAC is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
AussieTheatre are thrilled to be giving away a Double Pass to see New York-based rapper Baba Brinkman in his Off Broadway smash The Rap Guide To Evolution! Following a sold-out five month season in New York City, Brinkman is touring his provocative, hilarious, intelligent (and scientifically accurate!) show and Melbourne audiences… Win a double pass to The Rap Guide To Evolution, Melbourne is a post...
Ben Nielsen brings AussieTheatre readers a three act, epic interview series – From Oxford Street to the Opera House – with Australia’s one and only Paul Capsis. Act 1 – Interrupted Introductions “Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, this is your first call to the Concert… From Oxford Street to the Opera House – Act I: Interrupted...
Burlesque is fun, playful and sexy, but what happens when it’s combined with George Lucas’s famous American sci-fi franchise, Star Wars? After dozens of sold out shows in Sydney and a handful of Theatre shows around the country, Star Wars Burlesque is back, bigger and better in a brand new… Burlesque Is Back, Baby! is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
WICKED have announced the return of the ‘Lottery’ system which will see a limited number of $35 seats available for every performance! Thrillifying news, Ozians! Wicked is now back in full swing at its home in Melbourne – the glorious Regent Theatre – and the public can’t seem to get enough of this… Wicked Lottery returns, Melbourne is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Amy Clarke’s debut production I Like Chicken is a light-hearted look at online dating, exposing the painful truth and sneaky white lies people choose to project themselves in the digital ether. Set in Mr Rush’s café in Teneriffe, a lone girl sits at a table playing her ukulele and singing a… Anywhere Theatre Festival: I Like Chicken is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I opened in Brisbane last month, marking the professional music theatre debut of many up-and-coming performers. AussieTheatre is thrilled to be featuring a new interview series entitled Getting To Know You to introduce these new artists to their music theatre audience! Today we… Getting to know you: Elle Evangelista from The King and I is...
Aria Moderna is a unique blend of operatic voices and classical music, infused with contemporary arrangements, live vocal manipulation and techno beats. Dubbed ‘electro-opera’ the aim of the Little Black Dress Creatives is to showcase artistic excellence in unique works and settings that defy genre convention. Set on the Turbine… Anywhere Theatre Festival: Aria Moderna is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...