At the Seymour Centre during National Reconciliation Week 2014, awareness will be raised of both historical and contemporary experiences of the first Australians. Part of the varied and vivid line-up is the performance of a brand new work, Djuki Mala, created by the group of the same name (Djuki Mala, or,… The Chooky Dancers head to Seymour Centre for Reconciliation Week, launch tour is a post from:...
The critically acclaimed modern masterpiece Neighbourhood Watch will continue to delight audiences at Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) until Saturday 26 April. Aussie Theatre’s Bethany Simons chatted with playwright Lally Katz about writing, relationships and why everybody needs good neighbours. Since seeing Lally Katz’s unforgettable play Neighbourhood Watch at MTC I’ve… Love Thy Neighbour: Neighbourhood...
Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I opened in Brisbane over the weekend, 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 (see what we did there?) to introduce these new… Getting To Know You: Jenny Liu is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
In June, Bangarra Dance Theatre will take the stage at Sydney Opera House for the world premiere of Patyegarang, as it celebrates 25 years of surviving and thriving. Choreographed by Bangarra Artistic Director Stephen Page, Patyegarang is about a young Eora woman who shared her culture and language with one of the first settlers,… Bangarra invites community to help celebrate 25 years is a post from:...
When tickets weren’t available for the show I was planning to see, I took a punt on former rapper Doc Brown in Of Mic and Men on the strength of his 2014 MICF gala spot. For a show promising a “tongue-in-cheek take on hip-hop culture”, it shied away from what I saw… MICF: Of Mic and Men is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Standing out like a jewel amidst the usual fare of Verdi, Bizet and Donizetti at Opera Australia’s Autumn Melbourne season is Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed Eugene Onegin. Directed by Danish opera director Kasper Holten, Artistic Director of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and first performed at Covent Garden in 2013, this… Opera Australia: Eugene Onegin is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
2013 Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright’s Award winner Jada Alberts is bringing her new play Brothers Wreck to Belvoir in May, and celebrated storyteller Leah Purcell will direct. It begins with a death. On a hot morning under a house in Darwin, Ruben wakes to find his cousin Joe hanging from the rafters. The… Brothers Wreck will be directed by Leah Purcell at Belvoir is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
The Broadway League recently awarded coveted New York Education Grants to the Broadway productions of Act One, Matilda the Musical , and Violet . Each production receives a $5,000 grant towards its 2014 educational ... Read Full Post ...
Four talented African American women are being recognized for their contributions to theater, dance and classical music arts across the Midwest, thanks to generous grants from the Joyce Foundation. The prestigious Joyce Awards recognize artists of color who collaborate with nonprofit institutions by awarding them $50,000 to commission thought-provoking works of art, which aim to strengthen cross-cultural...
It's a nice week for theatre industry awards and grants! Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has just announced the 2014 Round 2 Cycle B recipients of the Leadership U[niversity] Continuing Ed program. Through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, grants of up to $5,000 will support four mid-career and veteran theatre professionals at TCG Member Theatres for learning opportunities...
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival finishes tomorrow! Which means it’s your last chance to see all the shows you’ve been meaning to see all festival – and discover the shows that started this week. Eric’s back! Last seen in 2009, Eric’s a one-person sketch show. He’s not a character but… MICF: Eric, Sammy J & Randy, and Ben is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
Directed by Iain Sinclair (Our Town, Blood Wedding) Mojo is a tightly-wound thriller which examines the dark underside of the halcyon days of rock ‘n’ roll with grim humour. From 17th May, Sydney Theatre Company is set to present Jez Butterworth’s (Jerusalem) savagely comic play. Mojo ricochets full throttle through the seedy, amphetamine-addled London… STC to bring Mojo back to stages...
Opera Australia and John Frost’s The King and I opens at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, Brisbane tomorrow night starring Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune. The production, directed by Christopher Renshaw with lavish costume and set designs by Roger Kirk and Brian Thompson respectively, is a lavish and opulent revival of… The King and I – Photo Feature is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Kate Liquorish and Tony Bonani Miyambo clinched the 2014 Brett Goldin Bursary awards at an event held at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg, recently - days before the eighth anniversary of the young actor's brutal murder over the Easter weekend in 2006. Read more... Send to a friend ...
Oscar Theatre Company transforms the bunkerish Visy theatre at the Brisbane Powerhouse into a sassy, sexy cabaret club for a titillating gender-bending performance, Boy & Girl. The cast of twenty-five talented performers spend almost two hours paying homage, in their own warped way, to some of the greats of musical theatre,… Boy & Girl: Oscar Theatre Company is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
As a special Easter treat, AussieTheatre are giving away a DOUBLE PASS to see The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne on Friday 25 April! Australian theatre and television star Craig McLachlan stars as Frank n Furter in this 40th anniversary tour presented by Howard Panter and John Frost. Also appearing… Win tickets to Rocky Horror, Melbourne is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Glen Street Theatre has announced an exciting opportunity for young people to share their voice and celebrate cultural diversity in association with the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Voices of Warringah is an innovative theatre project nurturing the experiences and sharing the stories of young people from Warringah. Led… Glen Street and NIDA to celebrate diversity in Warringah is a post...
Rhys Nicholson’s latest comedy show Eurgh is appropriately named. If you’re not sure what eurgh means, Google is your friend. Since quitting his lowly-paid office job to embark on a lowly-paid career in comedy, the 22-year-old comedy freshman has managed to slew audiences, in Australia and the UK, with his… MICF: Rhys Nicholson is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Dirty Words is clean entertainment for anyone who wants to be naughty and indulge in some wicked and wacky fun. Provocative and captivating from Alicia McCormick's delightfully naughty and titillating striptease to her giddy duet with Kim Kerfoot at the finale, this is one show that proves that laughter is always the best medicine. Read more... Send to a friend ...
Squabbalogic’s acclaimed production of The Drowsy Chaperone closed at the Hayes Theatre Co recently, after enjoying a sold out season. Presented at the newly refurbished (and renamed) venue in Potts Point, The Drowsy Chaperone was a camp and loving parody of 1920s musicals starring some of Sydney’s most sought after music… Having Drowsy Chaperone withdrawals? Check out our photo feature!...