AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 115

Behind the Curtain is the only show at this Fringe that shines a light on every crazy, ridiculous and insane method used to create the Independent Shows you'll see during the Festival.

Working With Children is a brand new work written, directed and performed by award-winning theatre maker Nicola Gunn (Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster, Green Screen) that looks at the ethical complexities of working with children in an emotionally evocative and technologically inventive solo p

Before he was an Emmy®-winning TV and film actor, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony®-winning Broadway star.

On August 11th, 2016, Carla's mother vanished from her regular life, leaving only a card and a million unanswered questions in her place.

A decade since her last Sydney visit, Celine Dion fans were primed for a fabulous return of the French Canadian singer and Celine Dion ensured that they were treated to an incredible evening of music and stories.

French music ensemble La Camera delle Lacrime unites with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (ABO) for a wonderful exploration of world music in KARAKORUM: A MEDIEVAL JOURNEY.

Acclaimed actress Annie Lee (The Kransky Sisters) presents her new one-woman show inspired by her life growing up in a fundamentalist religion.

Using the works and worlds of the macabre master Edgar Allan Poe as inspiration, Sydneysiders are invited into an immersive playground, stretching over 30 rooms across a two-storey warehouse.

Demand for tickets to Shawn Mendes' Sydney and Melbourne concerts has been so high that Frontier Touring has added second and final shows in both markets ahead of the general public on-sale this Friday 27 August.

Acclaimed Melbourne composer, Adam Simmons, will perform the world premiere of his latest new musical work, The Kites of Tianjin, at fortyfivedownstairs from Today 26 to Sunday 29 July.

Don't miss this special concert on Sunday 5th August, 3pm at Deakin Edge.

Due to popular demand, Melbourne Theatre Company's season of An Ideal Husband has been extended until Wednesday 22 August, with three new performances added.

The Orchestra Victoria Bendigo Festival returns to the region with a world class series of concerts and workshops

This October in Bendigo and Castlemaine, Artlands Victoria will bring together over 700 delegates and artists who will gather for meaningful exchanges and critical dialogue about regional arts in Australia.

Melissa David was working as a professional actress in New York City when she met a rugged Australian in London.

Arts Centre Melbourne's popular forecourt cafe, Cento, will be reinvented by Melbourne's Cumulus Studio after an architectural design competition to transform the pop-up eatery into a fresh-faced, contemporary food and beverage outlet.

JERSEY BOYS will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on 6 September 2018 for a strictly limited season, followed by a season in Brisbane from 2 January 2019 and Melbourne from 23 February.

SONDER Theatre Company has introduced us to their cast of Fugitive Songs with portraits captured by Elissa Simone and Larry Chew.

One of the most celebrated musicals of all time, WEST SIDE STORY will play limited seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House in 2019.

Mamma Mia has brought sunshine and denim shorts to Melbourne this winter, along with a bevy of well known, reimagined, classic ABBA songs.

Theatre Works and OpticNerve present Polygraph by Robert Lepage and Marie Brassard, 17th July - 29th July.

For a musical offering like no other, Quietus will take place on Friday August 10 overlooking the ocean at the Lady of Sea church, as part of WinterWild's 2018 festival in Apollo Bay.

Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica is coming to Australia this September for his debut tour.

It may have taken 20 years for one of Australia's leading choreographers Stephanie Lake to bring her work Colossus to life, but as the recipient of the Melbourne Fringe Take Over! opportunity, art makers and lovers can see the world premiere from 26 - 30 September at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax

Pianist/Vocalist Steve Blackburn (Fast Forward/Full Frontal) returns to The Butterfly Club with a new solo show of original songs skewering all things 'hip' in 2018.