AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 157

Opera Australia's hugely popular Mazda Opera in the Bowl returns in 2016 with a stellar line up of Australia's finest opera singers and musical talent.

Written by David M.

In June this year, Melbourne based charity Echo International Aid held a pop-up bar fundraiser at the Old Melbourne Goal.

American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, Kurt Vile brings his debut solo show to the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) for one-night only on Thursday 9 March 2017.

With a host of awards for Best New Comedy to its credit, The Play That Goes Wrong actually appears to be doing something right for West End audiences, and now audiences here will get their chance to witness theatrical disaster on stages across Australia when this hilarious masterpiece stumbles into

The award-winning hit show VELVET is coming to Darwin for the first time in October next year.

Arts Centre Melbourne is inviting Victorians to participate in Fun Run - a joyful community display of endurance, performance and celebration on 12 March 2017.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) invites you to celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year' with family and friends at its Spirit of Christmas concerts on 23 December and on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2016.

A man struggles to understand his reality.

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) and its Artistic Director, Piers Lane AO, today announced that following his highly successful tenure of 11 years, and a number of contract extensions over that time, the 2017 Festival will be Piers' final as Artistic Director.

Victorian Opera received the City of Melbourne's highest honour with a 2016 Melbourne Award for Contribution to Profile by a Corporation.

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical LES MISERABLES will have its Middle East premiere at Dubai Opera, situated in the heart of Downtown Dubai on 15 November 2016.

Fugly dresses.

The winner of the 2016 Rob Guest Endowment Award was announced last night at a thrilling Grand Final Concert at the Sydney Lyric Theatre

The Kit Kat Club is returning to Melbourne in all its decadence for a new Australian revival of CABARET playing at The Athenaeum Theatre from 27 April.

Don't Look Away is returning to the Old Fitz Theatre from 13 December to revive the time-honoured tradition of an end of season pantomime.

Walking across the stage to get to your seat, you find yourself in an Upper West Side apartment where 4 eager writers have paid $5000 each to learn from eccentric Leonard, a posturing writer with stories the equivalent of a student who just got back from a gap year in Moldova or Rwanda.

Disney's ALADDIN features all your favourite songs from the film as well as new music written by Tony and Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Newsies) with lyrics penned by the legendary Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast), Tony Award winner Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aida), and book writer Chad Beguel

Due to unprecedented demand, new seats for The Book of Mormon go on sale to the general public today.

Founded by practicing artists who met through the Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia, North of Eight have a collective passion for the disciplined craft of storytelling.

Welcome to the After Hours Cabaret Club.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Australian Production of Matilda The Musical will finish its triumphant Melbourne season this evening, having enjoyed sold-out houses since opening at the Princess Theatre in March this year.

The smash-hit family show opened at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre last month to rave reviews and is set to get you and your family in the holiday spirit.

To celebrate Melbourne Music Week, The Channel at Arts Centre Melbournewill be presenting a series of creative hands-on workshops, artist-in-conversation events and film screenings from 11-18 November.

An artfully-embellished one-man show with sleuthing, vermouthing, and a mimed penny-farthing chase.