Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model had me in tears at the beginning and at the end and in the middle. All good tears; it’s a work that doesn’t just talk about optimism and alternatives, it creates them. Bryony Kimmings is a performance artist from the UK. She adores her niece… FOLA: Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Oh baby, baby! The cast and crew of Grease – the Musical celebrate a sold out Melbourne season by putting together this fantastic video! Check out Rydell High’s favourite characters in this funny backstage romp. Oh baby baby! Grease go Britney – Video is a post from: AussieTheatre.com Oh baby baby! Grease go Britney – Video is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
BREAKING: Hayes Theatre Company has announced their next musical of 2014 this fine April morning and it looks set to be the biggest of them all. The ambitious independent theatre company has announced that they will stage the rock musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark at the Hayes Theatre starring… Hayes Theatre set to Turn off the Dark with 2014 season of Spider-Man the musical!!! is a post from:...
Making a show that is deliberately cringe worthy is not as easy as the creators of Wolf Creek The Musical seem to think. They tick a lot of the boxes, but at the end of the show I walked out feeling like my time had been pretty much wasted. Yes… MICF: Wolf Creek The Musical is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
For the first time ever, Disney’s blockbuster musical The Lion King will travel to Brisbane for a season commencing in September 2014. Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney Theatrical Productions, confirmed today that the show will head to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre with performances commencing on September 26… The Lion King confirmed for Brisbane is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
I know it’s a brave call, but if you can only see one show at the Comedy Festival, make it More Tape from The Boy With Tape on His Face. It’s pure joy; like mainlining a rainbow. It’s the show you go to when you’re feeling so down that kittens… MICF: More Tape is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Shane and David of The Umbilical Brothers are incredibly good at a few very captivating skills. They have amazing use of physical movement and mime comedy. They are, in my opinion, unparalleled in their ability to create the sound scapes of their gags with only their mouths. So I find… MICF:KiDSHoW (not suitable for children) is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Bane Trilogy encompasses three stories of loner Bruce Bane (Joe Bone) and his somewhat film noir-like adventures in the shiftier parts of an American metropolis. The part of the trilogy you’ll see depends on which night of the week you attend, and, according to the MICF guide, Bane 1, 2… MICF: Bane Trilogy (Bane 1) is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
After dodging the noise and smoke to climb the three flights of stairs to the comedy venue at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow hotel, I was ready to sit down and have a good laugh. I wasn’t prepared to have an ‘Immigration Identification Card’ with the forbidding face of Tony Abbott… MICF: Immigrants’ Guide to Australia is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
I unabashedly and unashamedly love dad jokes. This means that I love one-liners in every shape and form. Tim Vine is the king of the one-liner so The Tim Vine Chat Show is the perfect show if you want to laugh/groan your way into split sides. Vine is always an… MICF: The Tim Vine Chat Show is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
In the late 1980s, I saw the Canadian musical comedy act Corky and the Juicepigs on tv. Although now I can only remember their surf-vibe song “Psychopathic Killer in the Summertime”, nostalgia persuaded me to choose to see one of the group’s members, Seán Cullen, performing his show I am… MICF: Seán Cullen – I am a Human Man is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
In Rock God Joel Creasey recounts stories of his run-ins with celebrities, politicians, football teams, regional towns and his parents. He tells us that his mum once heckled him. Hope that you see him the night she’s there. What MICF shows are you most looking forward to seeing? Em Rusciano’s:… Comedy Fest Chat: Joel Creasey is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Dr Professor Neal Portenza won Best Comedt at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe, was a nominee for the 2011 Golden Gibbo at MICF and sold out athe the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe. He doesn’t like possums and is only having Wednesday nights off this MICF for his show Dr Professor Neal Portensa… Comedy Fest Chat: Dr Professor Neal Portenza is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is off and running. There’s only one way to do it: go hard, be brave and know that The Supper Inn will be open at midnight when you haven’t had time to have a meal. Then spend the next day wondering how on earth you… Comedy Festival: Day 1 is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Adelaide loved Han’s cabaret Like A German but he’s a Melbourne Comedy Festival virgin. With a band called The Ungrateful Bastards, dancers called The Lucky Bitches, an endless supply of sequins and feather boas and rave reviews, he’ll have no problems feeling at home. What MICF shows are you most looking forward to… Comedy Fest Chat: Hans is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
The full house was buzzing. The audience had gathered for just one thing, to see a YouTube sensation that has spanned the globe and compressed centuries of culture into one rather hilarious dance routine. Apart from The Chooky Dancers’ signature performance of ‘Zorba the Greek’, we didn’t really know what… Djuki Mala: Chooky Dancers is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
My uterus is still reacting to The Rabble’s Frankenstein. I say it every time, but no one makes theatre like The Rabble does and Frankenstein is stretching their own boundaries far enough for Malthouse to include content warnings. Read them and you’ll know if you should give it a miss. Working with… Malthouse: Frankenstein is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
If anyone says that Ben McKenzie is uncool, they will have to answer to me! But if they say that Ben McKenzie is Uncool is cool, then that’s cool. Ben’s done lots of shows with other splendid chaps and wonderful folk, but this is his first solo show. It’s about… Comedy Fest Chat: Ben McKenzie is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
It’s hard to believe that Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show was penned over 40 years ago by an out of work actor just trying to keep busy. Indeed, it’s hard to believe that a musical parodying B-grade horror and science-fiction movies could stand the test of time. But the flamboyant… The Rocky Horror Show – Adelaide is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
The peanuts kids are all grown up. That’s the premise for Melbourne-based independent troupe Boutique Theatre’s latest production Dog Sees God, currently playing at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute. If you’re a fan, you’ll delight in playwright Bert V. Royal’s creation of troubled teens inspired by Charles Schulz’s legendary Peanuts comic… Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead – Boutique...