AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 191

Leading lady of the stage, Esther Hannaford, joins comedy double act veterans, Colin Lane (Lano from Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (the hairy one from The Umbilical Brothers), in the witty musical romp that is The 3 Mikados.

Following highly successful seasons at Perth FRINGE WORLD 2015 and the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Impromptunes will be back again in March 2015, ready to amaze Melbourne audiences with their unparalleled performance spectacle, Impromptunes -- The Completely Improvised Musical.

Acclaimed performance maker Tamara Saulwick employs portable turntables, reel-to-reel tape players and live performance in a moving meditation on cycles and the ending of things.

Enigmatic singer-songwriter Bill Callahan will bring his astute musical observations on life, death, hope and sorrow to Hamer Hall for one unmissable evening this May.

Do you hate reality television? Perhaps it's your guilty pleasure? Do you know why you watch it? After a sell out debut season at Melbourne Fringe, Isabella Valette is back in a reworked one-woman version of 'Media Release' to probe the relentless rise of instant celebrity culture, its stars, the en

LE NOIR – THE DARK SIDE OF CIRQUE showcases the skills and technique of the circus from the grace of the Lira Aerial Hoop to the heart stopping Wheel of Death in the unusual space of a traditional theatre auditorium.

Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM and leading Australian theatre producer John Frost AM today announced that actor, comedian and impressionist Gerry Connolly would join the cast of their upcoming production of Anything Goes to play the Captain of the S.

A tale of love, fantasy and reality, the brave and thought-provoking I Call My Brothers by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles, recreates 24 intense hours in the mind of a young Arab man following a terrorist attack in a bustling city.

One of Australia's most lauded comedy duos -- Miss Itchy -- makes a triumphant and much-anticipated return to the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Melbourne-born international performer and superstar Kylie Minogue has generously donated more than 20 incredibly significant and rare costumes to Arts Centre Melbourne's Australian Performing Arts Collection.

Melbourne Theatre Company is delighted to welcome Qatar Airways as a new Major Partner.

Melbourne's own, Backwards Anorak are over the stars to bring a reworking of their sexy 2012 Green Room Award-­?winning show A Hip Hikers Guide To The Galaxy to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Dur to huge demand, new tickets go on sale today for the Sydney season of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.

2015 marks the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC's landing at Gallipoli.

Legendary Greek superstar NANA MOUSKOURI returns to Australia in April this year for five exclusive concerts.

A democratic theatrical extravaganza over two-and-a-half-thousand years in the making, Oedipus Schmoedipus takes several hundred of the all-time greatest plays, picks out the death scenes, mixes them together and hands them back to the people.

The feedback from Melbourne audiences on the brand new Australian comedy Sexercise - The Musical, has been brilliant and after constant requests for a recording of the music, the cast have now produced a live album of the show's songs which will be available to the public soon.

Arts Centre Melbourne and Wander Productions present Once Were Leaders, this weekend, 13 - 14 March at the ANZ Pavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Following SOLD OUT shows across the country, the world's boldest and cheekiest magic show The Naked Magicians is making its way to Sydney for an exclusive season at the Concourse Theatre, Chatswood, as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival.

Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost and Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini today announced they will present a new version of the acclaimed musical thriller Jekyll and Hyde in Australia commencing in late 2015, directed by Christopher Renshaw (The King and I, Legends!) and

Known as Australia's Andre Rieu, renowned violinist Vov Dylan brings together some of the finest string musicians he has collaborated with to perform a collection of beloved, popular classical music from Europe as well as highlights from Vov's beloved show 'Australia's Answer to Andre Rieu' that has

Stuart Wagstaff AM, the legendary entertainer whose multi-faceted career was a pinnacle in the Australian landscape of theatre, television and music has passed away tonight peacefully at Greenwhich Hospital aged 90.

In a run-down house in North Philadelphia live two almost-feral orphaned brothers: the reclusive, sensitive Philip, sealed off in a world of tinned tuna and Errol Flynn movies, and Treat, a violent pickpocket and thief who steals to provide for his younger brother.

Leading lady of the stage, Esther Hannaford, joins comedy double act veterans, Colin Lane (Lano from Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (the hairy one from The Umbilical Brothers), in the witty musical romp that is The 3 Mikados.

In what has become one of the most popular shows around the world, Dirty Dancing the musical opened in Melbourne this week.