AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 155

Between Brexit, Trump, and the death of all of our idols, 2016 is not likely to be remembered fondly.

On the 45th anniversary of one of the best-selling albums of all time, Carole King's pop masterpiece, Tapestry was celebrated by two of Australia's most loved vocalists in three sold out shows at the Arts Centre, Melbourne in August 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.

Young singers from NSW, ACT and Tasmania have won the 2017 Opera Australia Regional Student Scholarships.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

A white woman walks out into the world with her backpack and her feminist ideology.

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'.

Artistic Director, Peter Evans, has announced the first production for 2017 for Bell Shakespeare.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

The West End smash hit adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece 1984 will tour Australia in 2017.

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.

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.

Cirque du Soleil will arrive in Melbourne next month with the new production, KOOZA.

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 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.