David Hobson News

After nearly four years enchanting audiences in London, across the UK and on Broadway, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG landed in Australia in 2012, playing to packed houses in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and now it is Queensland's turn to be captivated by this wonderfully fun show. Opening at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from November 2013, in the Lyric Theatre, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is sure to delight and excite audiences of all ages. As the longest running musical ever to play the London Palladium and with the most expensive theatre prop in British history the show's Australian producer Tim Lawson said he was thrilled to be bringing the show to Queensland from November 2013.

The Australian Production of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will celebrate it's 150th performance on Sunday April 7 and both Sydney and Melbourne seasons have gone off with a Bang..bang.

Cast members from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, King Kong and Jersey Boys along with a number of guest performers, will come together to perform a variety of songs from their personal repertoires to support the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) tonight, 15th March at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne commencing at 7.30pm.

Cast members from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, King Kong and Jersey Boys along with a number of guest performers, will come together to perform a variety of songs from their personal repertoires to support the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) on Sunday, 15th March at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne commencing at 7.30pm.

Cast members from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, King Kong and Jersey Boys along with a number of guest performers, will come together to perform a variety of songs from their personal repertoires to support the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) on Sunday, 15th March at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne commencing at 7.30pm.

The best way to enjoy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is take someone under 10 with you to see it.

Arts Centre Melbourne's much-loved concert series Morning Melodies returns in 2013 to Hamer Hall and celebrates 29 years of popular daytime entertainment. Replicated in arts centres across Australia, Morning Melodies continues to present high-quality entertainment at an affordable ticket price. The 2013 program promises to thrill and delight audiences with 10 concerts by some of Australia's favourite musicians, which this year include songstress Katie Noonan, star of the new production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang David Hobson, and trumpeter extraordinaire James Morrison.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is an interesting show to define. Part musical, part children's spectacle, it ultimately settles as a big budget pantomime. It is a clever route for Roger Hodgeman to direct this show as its virtually non-existent script does little for both actor and audience. Everything in this production of Chitty is big and over dramatized, which for the most part works particularly effectively. There are moments and performances however, that aren't in sync with the collective pantomime energy on stage and these become particularly obvious throughout the show.

Tim Lawson, Producer of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and Director Roger Hodgman have been thrilled with the audience's response to the Sydney season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and are excited to be opening in Melbourne on 30 January at Her Majesty's Theatre.

Tim Lawson, Producer of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and Director Roger Hodgman have been thrilled with the audience's response to the Sydney season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and are excited to be opening in Melbourne on 30 January at Her Majesty's Theatre.

Producer Tim Lawson previously announced that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang must leave Sydney today, Saturday 19 January 2013. No extension is possible as 'Chitty' opens in Melbourne on Wednesday 30 January 2013.

At a star-studded ceremony on January 14, 2103, the winners of the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced. Over 300 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the auditorium at Paddington RSL to celebrate the best of Sydney theatre throughout 2012.

Arts Centre Melbourne's much-loved concert series Morning Melodies returns in 2013 to Hamer Hall and celebrates 29 years of popular daytime entertainment. Replicated in arts centres across Australia, Morning Melodies continues to present high-quality entertainment at an affordable ticket price. The 2013 program promises to thrill and delight audiences with 10 concerts by some of Australia's favourite musicians, which this year include songstress Katie Noonan, star of the new production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang David Hobson, and trumpeter extraordinaire James Morrison.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Melbourne in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that the Melbourne season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be extended until 3 March with new tickets going on sale at 9am tomorrow, Friday 21 December.

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang must leave Sydney on Saturday 19 January 2013. No extension is possible as 'Chitty' opens in Melbourne on Wednesday 30 January 2013. Tickets for 7 new summer shows, until 19 January, go on sale at 9am on Thursday 20 December.

Adelaide audiences are in for a truly magical family treat and the ultimate in theatrical entertainment as the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG soars into Adelaide for a strictly limited season from 30 April in the Festival Theatre.