Joan Lindsay News

Writer Tom Wright and director Matthew Lutton seem to have an acute awareness of their audience here, and what that audience brings to this picnic. This version is a retelling of the events that Valentine's Day in 1900, an explicit mythologising of them.

Malthouse Theatre presents Picnic at Hanging Rock at Merlyn Theatre 26 February-20 March.

Tom Wright's World Premiere adaptation of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, based on Joan Lindsay's novel, will be directed by Matthew Lutton at Malthouse Theatre's Merlyn Theatre, running 26 February - 20 March 2016.

Black Swan State Theatre Company launched their 25th Anniversary season last month featuring three world premieres, five new Australian plays, three WA premieres, two co-productions, a French classic, a modern German classic, a glittering multi-award winning American play and three Malcolm Robertson award-winning plays.

Listening to the HAMILTON cast album on repeat since Monday? Gearing up for SPRING AWAKENING's Opening Night? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'

SPRING AWAKENING closes out The Barn Stage Company's 2015 Summer Series. After working on the national tour of MURDER FOR TWO and Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, J. Scott Lapp returns to The Barn Stage Company directing this Tony Award-winning musical sensation. The Barn Stage Company's engagement began performances on September 17 and will run through September 27, 2015, in the newly renovated Truax Building in Old Town Temecula. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

Presented by The Barn Stage Company, Cabaret at The Merc's Summer Series ends in September with the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, SPRING AWAKENING. The show runs Thursday-Sunday for two weekends at The Truax Building in Old Town Temecula. This production returns to Temecula after a sold-out run last summer at The Mercantile Building in Old Town. SPRING AWAKENING will be directed by J. Scott Lapp, with Associate Direction & Choreography by Evan D'Angeles and Musical Direction by Mike Kestler.  Check out a first look at highlights below!

?Presented by The Barn Stage Company, Cabaret at The Merc's Summer Series ends in September with the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, SPRING AWAKENING. The show runs Thursday-Sunday for two weekends at The Truax Building in Old Town Temecula.

'It's a season that will ignite heated debate about sex, death and revolution, and bring a wide range of communities together through new works created by independent and international artists,' said Lutton.

Lamb's Players Theatre, Intrepid Shakespeare Company, San Diego Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse came up big winners Monday, Feb. 9, at San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's 2014 Craig Noel Awards.

San Diego Musical Theatre announces the Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL, with four more performances through Oct. 12 at the North Park Theatre. Check out a new video below!

NEXT TO NORMAL is playing at the North Park Theatre through Ocotber 12th, 2014.

San Diego Musical Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL at the North Park Theatre. It opened on September 26, 2014, and BroadwayWorld brings opening night bows and press night photos below!

San Diego Musical Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL, (press opening this Saturday, September 27) at the North Park Theatre. Preview is tonight, September 26, 2014, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

San Diego Musical Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL, (press opening this Saturday, September 27) at the North Park Theatre. Preview is tonight, September 26, 2014.

San Diego Musical Theatre announces the Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL, (press opening on Saturday, September 27) at the North Park Theatre. Meet the cast below!

Cabaret at The Merc's new 2014 Summer Series followed up Next to Normal with the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, Spring Awakening, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, musical direction by Cris O'Bryon, choreography by Evan D'Angeles and directed by J. Scott Lapp.

Cabaret at The Merc's new 2014 Summer Series follows up Next to Normal with the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, Spring Awakening, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, musical direction by Cris O'Bryon, choreography by Evan D'Angeles and directed by J. Scott Lapp. Spring Awakening will play today, August 8, 2014 and runs for one weekend through Monday, August 11, 2014, at The Merc in Temecula, 42051 Main St. Temecula, California 92590.

Cabaret at The Merc's new 2014 Summer Series follows up Next to Normal with the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, Spring Awakening, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, musical direction by Cris O'Bryon, choreography by Evan D'Angeles and directed by J. Scott Lapp. Spring Awakening will play Friday, August 8, 2014 and runs for one weekend through Monday, August 11, 2014, at The Merc in Temecula, 42051 Main St. Temecula, California 92590