Courtney Act News

BLITHE SPIRIT, the satirical farce about the pitfalls of interrupting the souls of those past on for personal amusement plays out at the Sydney Opera House.

International drag sensation Courtney Act will make her Sydney Theatre Company debut alongside a spectacular cast of Australian comedy legends in STC's upcoming production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit at the Sydney Opera House from 21 March.

Boy George & TEG Live have joined forces to create FANTABULOSA, a recognition of the LGBTQIA+ community’s powerful impact & contribution to modern popular culture. FANTABULOSA will be a sparkling, sophisticated & memorable event, headlined and curated by Boy George, featuring reinterpretations & tributes to some of the greatest songs ever written.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 1, six shows to kick off STC's 2022 season that he says will “celebrate the joy, revelation and connection only theatre can offer” as the industry returns to the stage.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 1, six shows to kick off STC's 2022 season that he says will “celebrate the joy, revelation and connection only theatre can offer” as the industry returns to the stage.

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!

An all-drag murder mystery thriller live in the West End feels like the most 2020 thing ever. When actually, it's a perfectly fitting show that’s guaranteed to send you out into the world feeling great.

For the first time ever, NYC's beloved comedian and larger-than-life personality Murray Hill (aka Mr. Showbiz) is streaming his legendary Yuletide holiday show A Murray Little Christmas. Traditionally hosted at Joe's Pub in New York, Murray has recreated this year's Christmas show while quarantined in his Brooklyn apartment.

On Sunday 6 December, stars gathered at the Actors’ Church (St Paul’s Church) in London’s Covent Garden, to film the concert: We Need A Little Christmas, in support of Shelter and Crisis at Christmas.

Murder can be such a Drag…! This brand new killer comedy, Death Drop, currently running at the Garrick Theatre until 17 January 2021 is an historic West End first. Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Courtney Act and Monét X Change, along with a full drag cast in this new hilarious murder mystery - this show is like nothing you’ve seen on the West End stage ever before! 

Murder can be such a Drag…! This brand new killer comedy, Death Drop, opening at the Garrick Theatre on 4 December 2020 is an historic West End first. Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Courtney Act and Monét X Change, along with a full drag cast in this new hilarious murder mystery - this show is like nothing you’ve seen before!

The concert will be filmed live at the Actors' Church (St Paul's Church) in London's Covent Garden, with performances from Dame Maureen Lipman, Courtney Act, Christine Allado, David Bedella, Simon Callow, Kevin Clifton, Brenda Edwards, Sheila Ferguson, Amy Hart, Dom Hartley-Harris, Sophie Isaacs, Cassidy Janson, Lydia Lucy, Lee Mead, Peter Polycarpou, Jodie Prenger, Sharon Rose, Sally Ann Triplett and The Vivienne, along with Brian Conley and the cast of A Christmas Carol – The Musical and the West End Gospel Choir.

The fourth season of the Netflix series The Crown has had fans buzzing about the accuracy of several scenes depicting performances from Princess Diana. Another scene in the series shows Diana performing Uptown Girl for a surprised opera audience, as well as her husband Prince Charles, along with dancer Wayne Sleep. It turns out this really happened, as well!

The cast of Death Drop chatted to Tom Hayden Millward about their upcoming West End debut at the Garrick Theatre. Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Courtney Act and Monét X Change, Death Drop is a Dragatha Christie murder-mystery play. The show brings together a full cast of leading drag performers, in a hilarious murder mystery like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.

Murder can be such a Drag! This brand new killer comedy, Death Drop, opening at the Garrick Theatre on 3 December 2020 is an historic West End first. Starring RuPaula's Drag Race superstars Courtney Act and Monét X Change, along with a full drag cast in this new hilarious murder mystery - this show is like nothing you've seen on the West End stage ever before! 

The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG), one of the oldest LGBTQ business organizations in the country, has announced Carnival, their largest annual event, is going online.

MTPRIDE is collaborating with ALP Musicals to present SIGNAL x MTPRIDE, a concert of queer artist driven new musical theatre.

Once again, Spanish online theatre magazine Primera Fila joins Pride in a very special way. Starring some of the world's best-known artists and activists, the site has released an original video featuring motivational phrases of love and support to the LGBT+ community.

Courtney Act announces today her return to the UK and Ireland with critically acclaimed show 'Fluid' in Spring 2021 [23.06].