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RELATIVELY SPEAKING Kicks Off Glen Street Theatre 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2016
Glen Street Theatre kicks off their 2017 season with an acclaimed production of Alan Ayckbourn's much-loved comedy Relatively Speaking, starring Jonny Hawkins, Tracy Mann, Emma Palmer and David Whitney.
Talented Teens Win Opera Scholarships and Chance to Perform at Opera Australia
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2016
Young singers from NSW, ACT and Tasmania have won the 2017 Opera Australia Regional Student Scholarships. The four school students will fly to Sydney in January for a week-long first-hand experience with the national opera company. Performing for Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini is enough to make even the most seasoned opera singer feel a flutter of nerves. This year's scholarship winners will be doing exactly that, as well as gaining exclusive backstage access to witness the working life of an opera singer.
Chinese New Year Concert Featuring Traditional Chinese Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2016
The prestigious traditional Chinese Orchestra makes its return tour to Australia with the very special musical event, Treasures of a Nation: Chinese New Year Concert 2017. 
The Butterfly Club Presents the World Premiere of ARTS CAPTAIN
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2016
Did you go to school with that overly ambitious drama student who thought they were going to be the next big thing? Or perhaps you were that poor student and can look back on how dramatic you were.
WHITE NIGHT MELBOURNE to Return and Inaugural WHITE NIGHT BALLARAT to Follow in 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2016
White Night Melbourne will return to the streets, laneways and gardens of the CBD from dusk till dawn on Saturday 18 February, 2017 and the inaugural White Night Ballarat will follow on Saturday 4 March, 2017. 
Another Extra Performance Announced for The St. Petersburg Ballet in Adelaide
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2016
Strong Adelaide ticket sales have prompted Australian producers of the St Petersburg Ballet to add another extra performance to the Adelaide season of Swan Lake. The additional performance will be held on Sunday December 11 at 5.00pm and will be on sale from Wednesday 21 September.
HAND IN HAND - a Celebration of Courage, Joy & Love!
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2016
Presented by the School of Hard Knocks, Hand In Hand celebrates the true spirit of Christmas with songs of joy, love and courage, Today December 10th, 3pm at the Melbourne Town Hall.
TINKERBELL AND THE DREAM FAIRIES to Return to Royal Botanic Gardens This Summer
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
The acclaimed new production from Australia's renowned outdoor theatre producers, Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies, returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne fresh from a sell out tour to London's Kew Gardens.
THE RAMBLING FEMINIST Returns to Australia
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
A white woman walks out into the world with her backpack and her feminist ideology.
'North of Eight' Company and 2017 Season Launch
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
New artist-led creative ensemble, North of Eight, launched on Wednesday November 30 at the Courthouse Hotel in North Melbourne, announcing their inaugural 2017 Season: 'Questions'.
Bell Shakespeare Announces First Production For 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
Artistic Director, Peter Evans, has announced the first production for 2017 for Bell Shakespeare.
Across Oceans- Explorations Into Post-Disaster Landscapes and Interactive Bondage
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2016
In February 2017, Arts House present a series of works that span the Pacific and Indian oceans and connect Australian audiences to the cultural undercurrents, fractures and reverberations of contemporary Asia.
QPAC and Lendlease Partner to Build Communities
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2016
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Lendlease have entered into a partnership which will bring together children and families through a diverse program of Queensland community arts events. 
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Play Melbourne This December
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2016
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of the famous recording session that brought together icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time for one incredible night.
WA Premiere Djuki MALA Comes to FRINGE WORLD FESTIVAL 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Direct from Elcho Island in North East Arnhem Land, Indigenous dance and YouTube sensations, Djuki Mala (Djuki meaning 'chooky' with a Yolngu accent and Mala meaning 'mob'), make their Perth debut performance as part of FRINGE WORLD Festival 2017 from Friday 27 January to Tuesday 14 February in the Salon Perdu, The Pleasure Garden in the heart of Northbridge. 
New York Playwright Debuts New Piece About the Tangled Realities of Love
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Told through the eyes of three couples of different ages, experiences, orientations and philosophies the piece explores just how incredibly strange and upside down loving can be.
Back to Back Theatre Expands Into Screen Production
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Driven by an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities, Geelong's Back to Back Theatre is considered one of Australia's most important cultural exporters of contemporary theatre.
West End's 1984 to Tour Australia in 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
The West End smash hit adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece 1984 will tour Australia in 2017. The Olivier Award nominated production has been seen by over 400,000 people worldwide and will play major seasons in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Perth over a four month period.
Bonnie Lythgoe Presents World Premiere of PETER PAN & TINKER BELL in Return to Pantoland
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Audience's young and old will be all smiles and flying high next winter when Bonnie Lythgoe Productions tours Australia for the first time ever.
Additional Melbourne Show Added for Sir David Attenborough A QUEST FOR LIFE TOUR
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Lateral Events have announced that naturalist and television personality Sir David Attenborough has agreed to one final event in Melbourne of his new stage show, Sir David Attenborough - A Quest for Life. The additional evening in the sold out Australian and New Zealand tour will be held on Monday 13 February at the Plenary, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Tickets will be on sale from Ticketmaster on 16 December.
Cirque du Soleil Arrives in Melbourne Next Month with KOOZA
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Cirque du Soleil will arrive in Melbourne next month with the new production, KOOZA. One of the most acrobatically breathtaking shows in the Cirque du Soleil stable, KOOZA is a colourful, sparkling homage to the traditions of circus and combines thrilling acrobatics with the art of clowning. KOOZA will open under the famous blue-and-yellow Big Top at Flemington Racecourse on Friday January 20, 2017.
RECYCLED CHRISTMAS Tells Melbourne's Christmas Story at Galleria
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
This festive season, Galleria, a bustling city corner of shops and eateries in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, is celebrating Christmas in a uniquely thoughtful and sustainable way.
Broadway's Sierra Boggess to Tour Australia This Summer
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Broadway and West End music theatre star Sierra Boggess, will make her debut Australian tour from Saturday 3 June 2017, performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Garson Kanin's Screwball Romance Play Comes to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company's 2017 Season opens in 1940s style with Garson Kanin's Broadway classic Born Yesterday a screwball romance that has plenty to say about the dark side of politics and the power of knowledge. 
Disney's Tony Award-Winning Musical NEWSIES to Make Australian and New Zealand Cinema Debut
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2016
Disney Theatrical Productions and Arts Alliance Distribution, Ltd. are proud to announce that Arts Alliance will serve as the international distributor of the Tony® Award-winning musical NEWSIES, which will make its worldwide cinema debut starting February 19 2017, meaning international audiences will experience this legendary musical in cinemas for the very first time. In addition to handling international territories, Arts Alliance will also handle distribution to art houses in the United States.

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