BWW Review: THE HAUNTING at Athenaeum Theatre
by Victoria Beal - June 19, 2017
Inspired by the ghost stories of Charles Dickens', The Haunting follows a young book dealer from London who journeys to the moors to visit a client.
by Victoria Beal - June 19, 2017
Inspired by the ghost stories of Charles Dickens', The Haunting follows a young book dealer from London who journeys to the moors to visit a client.
Melbourne Comedy's RISING STARS Returns Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
After SOLD OUT shows, Melbourne's hottest line-up of emerging comedians is back with a very special line-up of comedians from TV and radio!
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
After SOLD OUT shows, Melbourne's hottest line-up of emerging comedians is back with a very special line-up of comedians from TV and radio!
17th Annual Helpmann Awards Nominations Announced
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
The Helpmann Awards are the premier celebration of Australia's vibrant live performance industry and recognise distinguished achievement and excellence in Australia's live performance sectors including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, ballet, dance and physical theatre, presentation for children, regional touring and cabaret.
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
The Helpmann Awards are the premier celebration of Australia's vibrant live performance industry and recognise distinguished achievement and excellence in Australia's live performance sectors including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, ballet, dance and physical theatre, presentation for children, regional touring and cabaret.
Wit Incorporated Introduces Month of Super Clean Up Action to Accompany A HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING THE PLANET
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2017
By 2050 will there be more plastic in the ocean than fish? Not if local superheroes have anything to say about it. wit incorporated theatre company brings the city a Month of Super Clean Up Action.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2017
By 2050 will there be more plastic in the ocean than fish? Not if local superheroes have anything to say about it. wit incorporated theatre company brings the city a Month of Super Clean Up Action.
Hannah Fredericksen, Marney McQueen, and More Join Cast of DREAM LOVER - THE BOBBY DARIN MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2017
Producer John Frost today announced the casting of the principal roles in Melbourne's summer musical Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical, which plays at Arts Centre Melbourne from December 29th for a strictly limited season. Joining David Campbell who plays Bobby Darin is Hannah Fredericksen playing Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin's wife. Starring alongside them will be Marina Prior, Marney McQueen, Rodney Dobson and Martin Crewes in the extraordinary story of the Grammy award-winning singer and Oscar nominated actor, Bobby Darin.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2017
Producer John Frost today announced the casting of the principal roles in Melbourne's summer musical Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical, which plays at Arts Centre Melbourne from December 29th for a strictly limited season. Joining David Campbell who plays Bobby Darin is Hannah Fredericksen playing Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin's wife. Starring alongside them will be Marina Prior, Marney McQueen, Rodney Dobson and Martin Crewes in the extraordinary story of the Grammy award-winning singer and Oscar nominated actor, Bobby Darin.
Irreverent RAISING 'ELL Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2017
Imagine Dante's journey into the Inferno, but set in 2017. The 7 deadly sins are replaced by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Grindr and Youtube. A cacophonous collection of four singers and three musicians nosedive through a Massive LCD Screen. Bizarre, unexpected and thought provoking, Raising 'Ell is the latest cabaret offering by Ella Filar.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2017
Imagine Dante's journey into the Inferno, but set in 2017. The 7 deadly sins are replaced by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Grindr and Youtube. A cacophonous collection of four singers and three musicians nosedive through a Massive LCD Screen. Bizarre, unexpected and thought provoking, Raising 'Ell is the latest cabaret offering by Ella Filar.
Arts House Melbourne Announces New Season
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017
Maintaining its reputation as Melbourne's home of all things experimental and contemporary, Arts House launches a brave and bold new season featuring a diverse program of events, installations, performances and conversations.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017
Maintaining its reputation as Melbourne's home of all things experimental and contemporary, Arts House launches a brave and bold new season featuring a diverse program of events, installations, performances and conversations.
Melbourne Theatre Company Announces $4.6 Million NEXT STAGE Writers' Program
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
Melbourne Theatre Company today launched its NEXT STAGE Writers' Program, a $4.6 million investment in Australian writers funded by the visionary donors of MTC's Playwrights Giving Circle and Melbourne Theatre Company.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
Melbourne Theatre Company today launched its NEXT STAGE Writers' Program, a $4.6 million investment in Australian writers funded by the visionary donors of MTC's Playwrights Giving Circle and Melbourne Theatre Company.
THIS MUCH IS TRUE: World Premiere of Louis Nowra's Final Chapter of Trilogy
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Red Line Productions is thrilled to present the world premiere of This Much Is True, written by one of Australia's leading playwrights Louis Nowra, for a limited season at the Old Fitz Theatre from July 12.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Red Line Productions is thrilled to present the world premiere of This Much Is True, written by one of Australia's leading playwrights Louis Nowra, for a limited season at the Old Fitz Theatre from July 12.
BWW Review: Pursued by Bear's ORDINARY DAYS
by Victoria Beal - June 14, 2017
As a work of contemporary musical theatre, Ordinary Days never garnered the same acclaim as comparable works created around the time. At first glance it seems obvious why - it is short, unorchestrated, Adam Gwon's score sounds like a collection of rejected numbers from Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World and the book concerns itself with the daily interactions of four rather ordinary people. Fortunately, first impressions can be deceiving. This production of Ordinary Days is sublime and verifies the show's central idea that the ordinary can be beautiful.
by Victoria Beal - June 14, 2017
As a work of contemporary musical theatre, Ordinary Days never garnered the same acclaim as comparable works created around the time. At first glance it seems obvious why - it is short, unorchestrated, Adam Gwon's score sounds like a collection of rejected numbers from Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World and the book concerns itself with the daily interactions of four rather ordinary people. Fortunately, first impressions can be deceiving. This production of Ordinary Days is sublime and verifies the show's central idea that the ordinary can be beautiful.
Bell Shakespeare Returns to the Arts Centre Melbourne with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
In her first production with Bell Shakespeare, acclaimed theatre director Anne Louise Sarks will present a new, contemporary production of the Shakespeare classic, The Merchant Of Venice. Starring Australian award-winning actors Mitchell Butel and Jessica Tovey, The Merchant Of Venice opens at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio, from 19 July - 30 July 2017, followed by a national tour around Australia.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
In her first production with Bell Shakespeare, acclaimed theatre director Anne Louise Sarks will present a new, contemporary production of the Shakespeare classic, The Merchant Of Venice. Starring Australian award-winning actors Mitchell Butel and Jessica Tovey, The Merchant Of Venice opens at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio, from 19 July - 30 July 2017, followed by a national tour around Australia.
Dmitry Sinkovsky Makes His Return To Australia For Concerts and Swimming Pools
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
"Our adrenaline was pumping so intensely that Dmitry and I just had to burn off some more energy," says Artistic Director Paul Dyer of a performance during Dmitry Sinkovsky's debut season with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in 2014.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
"Our adrenaline was pumping so intensely that Dmitry and I just had to burn off some more energy," says Artistic Director Paul Dyer of a performance during Dmitry Sinkovsky's debut season with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in 2014.
Gad Elmaheh Brings Lots of Laughs to Australia
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Gad Elmaleh is one of the biggest and most recognizable comedic talents in the world, with a number of exciting projects in the works.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Gad Elmaleh is one of the biggest and most recognizable comedic talents in the world, with a number of exciting projects in the works.
Queen and Adam Lambert to Rock Australia in 2018
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
TEG-DAINTY announced today that Queen + Adam Lambert will embark on a 5-city arena tour of Australia in February and March 2018. The tour will showcase a spectacular new stage production and a set list which the band hints will provide some surprises.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
TEG-DAINTY announced today that Queen + Adam Lambert will embark on a 5-city arena tour of Australia in February and March 2018. The tour will showcase a spectacular new stage production and a set list which the band hints will provide some surprises.
Arts Centre Melbourne and The Listies Present ICKYPEDIA
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Australia's favourite kids' comedians, The Listies, will present the world premiere of their stage adaptation of their best-selling book Ickypedia: A Dictionary of Disgusting New Words at Arts Centre Melbourne from 11-15 July.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Australia's favourite kids' comedians, The Listies, will present the world premiere of their stage adaptation of their best-selling book Ickypedia: A Dictionary of Disgusting New Words at Arts Centre Melbourne from 11-15 July.
Tash York Brings ADULTING to Melbourne Cabaret Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Melbourne comedy-cabaret star Tash York is on a mission to figure out the in's and out's of being a grown up with her brand new show "Adulting" for the Melbourne Cabaret Fringe. The show will debut at Melbourne's iconic venue The Butterfly Club and will cover ground such as womanhood, ageing, love, babies and having a 'real job', to discover what it really takes to be considered "a grown up".
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Melbourne comedy-cabaret star Tash York is on a mission to figure out the in's and out's of being a grown up with her brand new show "Adulting" for the Melbourne Cabaret Fringe. The show will debut at Melbourne's iconic venue The Butterfly Club and will cover ground such as womanhood, ageing, love, babies and having a 'real job', to discover what it really takes to be considered "a grown up".
Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Present NOISES OFF
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Following a hugely popular Brisbane season, Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre's co-production of Noises Off will ignite even the chilliest of winter days and have audiences in stitches when it opens on Wednesday 12 July at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Following a hugely popular Brisbane season, Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre's co-production of Noises Off will ignite even the chilliest of winter days and have audiences in stitches when it opens on Wednesday 12 July at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse.
MY FAVORITE MURDER to Embark on Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2017
???????My Favorite Murder is the hit true-crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Since its inception in early 2016, the show has broken download records and sparked an enthusiastic, interactive "Murderino" fan base who came out in droves for the sold-out US tour.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2017
???????My Favorite Murder is the hit true-crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Since its inception in early 2016, the show has broken download records and sparked an enthusiastic, interactive "Murderino" fan base who came out in droves for the sold-out US tour.
BLACK T-SHIRT COLLECTION Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
Acclaimed playwright, poet and performer Inua Ellams will bring to life a modern day fable about brotherhood in a globalised world in his one man tour-de-force, Black T-shirt Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne from 5 - 10 September.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
Acclaimed playwright, poet and performer Inua Ellams will bring to life a modern day fable about brotherhood in a globalised world in his one man tour-de-force, Black T-shirt Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne from 5 - 10 September.
BWW Review: Pursued by Bear's 21 CHUMP STREET
by Victoria Beal - June 12, 2017
Touted as the 'shortest musical ever' 21 Chump Street is a superbly crafted 15-minute piece written by the immensely popular Lin-Manuel Miranda for a live show of acclaimed radio/television program This American Life. Based on actual events described in the television series and with 80 percent of the script taken directly from interviews and media reports, the story centres on innocuous high school student Justin who falls for an undercover police officer and is ultimately arrested for supplying her with the marijuana she requests in an attempt to impress her.
by Victoria Beal - June 12, 2017
Touted as the 'shortest musical ever' 21 Chump Street is a superbly crafted 15-minute piece written by the immensely popular Lin-Manuel Miranda for a live show of acclaimed radio/television program This American Life. Based on actual events described in the television series and with 80 percent of the script taken directly from interviews and media reports, the story centres on innocuous high school student Justin who falls for an undercover police officer and is ultimately arrested for supplying her with the marijuana she requests in an attempt to impress her.
BWW Review: VELVET at The Palms At Crown
by Victoria Beal - June 12, 2017
Born from a enthusiasm for disco and an appreciation for the returning popularity of the variety show, VELVET is a night of sheer entertainment. An amalgam of circus, burlesque, variety, and concert forms, the audience is taken on a disco journey that ends in a room full of dancing and unbridled joy.
by Victoria Beal - June 12, 2017
Born from a enthusiasm for disco and an appreciation for the returning popularity of the variety show, VELVET is a night of sheer entertainment. An amalgam of circus, burlesque, variety, and concert forms, the audience is taken on a disco journey that ends in a room full of dancing and unbridled joy.
Queenie van de Zandt to Bring BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL to Melbourne, Sydney
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
Following her sold out performances at The Brisbane Cabaret Festival, QUEENIE VAN DE ZANDT brings her new cabaret show BLUE: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell to Melbourne and Sydney!
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
Following her sold out performances at The Brisbane Cabaret Festival, QUEENIE VAN DE ZANDT brings her new cabaret show BLUE: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell to Melbourne and Sydney!
Bert Kreischer to Embark on Australian Tour this September
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
BERT "The Machine" KREISCHER is an American stand-up comedian, actor and reality television star who is touring Australia for the very first time and appearing at Sydney's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
BERT "The Machine" KREISCHER is an American stand-up comedian, actor and reality television star who is touring Australia for the very first time and appearing at Sydney's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Chapel Off Chapel
by Victoria Beal - June 08, 2017
Based on the 1891 German play of the same name by Frank Wedekind and winning 8 Tony Awards in 2007, Spring Awakening is one of those rare musicals to have attained something of a cult status - the kind of show that people will claim changed their lives forever.
by Victoria Beal - June 08, 2017
Based on the 1891 German play of the same name by Frank Wedekind and winning 8 Tony Awards in 2007, Spring Awakening is one of those rare musicals to have attained something of a cult status - the kind of show that people will claim changed their lives forever.
BWW Review: This 1984 is Not by the Numbers at Comedy Theatre
by Brodie Turner - June 08, 2017
There is nothing much unfamiliar about the very real invasions of privacy, hyper-surveillance, augmentation of technology, flaws in cybersecurity, and moderate resurgence of feudal attitudes we experience in life that art often imitates. For all its relevance, not to mention its prevalence in secondary school texts, and cult following to boot, 1984 could all-too-easily suffer from a stage adaptation remiss in pushing it beyond its direct correlation to the frankly frightening realities of contemporary living that have emerged almost exactly as predicted by the source material published in just shy of seventy years ago. Mercifully, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's adaptation, is anything but by the numbers. What we have here is a visually powerhouse, intellectually dynamic, risk-taking presentation of the modern making of meaning. Potent from the first moment right through until the dripping finale, it's a post-show conversation you don't want to miss.
by Brodie Turner - June 08, 2017
There is nothing much unfamiliar about the very real invasions of privacy, hyper-surveillance, augmentation of technology, flaws in cybersecurity, and moderate resurgence of feudal attitudes we experience in life that art often imitates. For all its relevance, not to mention its prevalence in secondary school texts, and cult following to boot, 1984 could all-too-easily suffer from a stage adaptation remiss in pushing it beyond its direct correlation to the frankly frightening realities of contemporary living that have emerged almost exactly as predicted by the source material published in just shy of seventy years ago. Mercifully, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's adaptation, is anything but by the numbers. What we have here is a visually powerhouse, intellectually dynamic, risk-taking presentation of the modern making of meaning. Potent from the first moment right through until the dripping finale, it's a post-show conversation you don't want to miss.
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