AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 210

In June 1964 Australia was captivated by the talent, the songs and the charm of The Beatles during their first and only concert tour to our shores.

ONCE, the multi award-winning stage musical that has captivated audiences in London, New York and Dublin, will soon make its Australian premiere, opening at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 4 October 2014.

It is a case of 'no rest for the wicked' for both casts of Melbourne Theatre Company's two comedies of manners this Labour Day Long Weekend.

This Girl is the debut solo album from Rachael Beck, one of Australia's best-loved and most prolific stage performers.

Neil Gooding Productions and Hayes Theatre Co presents, Hold Me Closer, Logies Dancer starring Blake Erickson, as part of its Cabaret in Residence at the Hayes Theatre Co on every Sunday from March 16 - March 30.

'Let's Get It On' opens on 13 May at The Athenaeum Theatre and celebrates the life and music of the multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, whose records sold in the millions and who continues to influence a legion of artists the world over.

Jeanne Pratt AC, Chairman of The Production Company, announces her Company's 2014 season.

Already off to a brilliant start with the standing-room only Private Lives and the much-discussed Cock also attracting good houses, Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Season just got brighter with the announcement of more stars who will come out to play this year.

In June 1964 Australia was captivated by the talent, the songs and the charm of The Beatles during their first and only concert tour to our shores.

Approaching its sweet sixteenth birthday, Melbourne's own Puppetry of the Penis returns for a season of 'testicular twisters' this Melbourne International Comedy Festival from Saturday 28 March - Sunday 20 April, 2014, at venues across the city.

Glen Street Theatre has announced an exciting opportunity for young people to share their voice and celebrate cultural diversity in association with the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Six whimsical Pamela Allen stories are weaved together in the much loved Mr McGee and the Biting Flea by Patch Theatre Company.

Impro Melbourne presents two shows for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Late Night Impro and Celebrity Theatresports.

From a musical comedy super group putting their own spin on Aussie tunes in Perfect Tripod: Australian Songs at Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse, to author Andy Griffith's children's wonderland in the stage play The 13-Storey Treehouse, the Arts Centre Melbourne is set to become a comedy hub sure t

Four of Melbourne's hottest musical acts will take to the stage in the NGV's Great Hall for the Friday Nights at Melbourne Now series beginning tonight, 28 February.

World famous classical, jazz and rock violinist Nigel Kennedy is returning to Australia for three shows in April.

How would you like to spend your Sunday afternoons inspired by the words of Shakespeare, uplifted by the music of the great composers and entertained by Australian and internationally acclaimed soloists?

Due to popular demand, Spiegelworld has announced that the hit show EMPIRE will extend its 2014 Melbourne season for a further three weeks.

'The Perfect Partnership', starring Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is an outstanding documentary that features never before seen footage, interviews and dance selections between two of the greatest classical dancers to ever grace the world's stages - many critics will say the most magnificent an

Brendan O'Carroll alias Agnes Brown of the Channel Seven smash hit television series Mrs Brown's Boys today proudly announced that the entire Mrs Brown's Boys cast will appear live on stage and add performance in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Canberra from today, 26 February 2014 to the already

Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost is 'thrillified' to announce that the role of the Wizard in the 2014 Melbourne and Sydney seasons of the Broadway musical is Australian musical theatre icon Reg Livermore.

Catchment Players will be producing Avenue Q - School Edition, at the Banyule Theatre from the 11th - 13th April 2014.

The Washington DC-bound cast of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2013 hit, David Williamson's Rupert, began rehearsals today ahead of performing at The John F.

Australia's theatre doyenne Robyn Nevin reunites with director Simon Stone for the Melbourne season of Belvoir's celebrated production Neighbourhood Watch which returns the play to its