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Melbourne Theatre Company Announces Jennifer Medway as Head of New Work
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Melbourne Theatre Company today announced Jennifer Medway has been appointed in a new role as Head of New Work, bringing over a decade of professional experience in the development of new Australian work as a dramaturg.
MY SELF IN THAT MOMENT Comes to The Substation in July
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
My Self in That Moment is a new work by Chamber Made featuring an ensemble of 49 tablets and a live solo vocalist.
RISING Unleashes Lineup of Art, Music, Food and Performance Across Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
RISING, a festival three years in the making, has opened today. Victoria's newest major event commences its first uninterrupted, full program of music, art, performance and ceremony that will reawaken and reconnect the city to the world, inviting audiences to get lost, go deep and shake loose.
Malthouse Theatre Announces Part 2 Of Its 2022 Season Featuring Three New Australian Works
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
Malthouse Theatre today unveiled three more works in its Season 2022 line up including the world premieres of Anna K starring Caroline Craig ((Underbelly, Blue Heelers) a sinister comedy by Ra Chapman who is making her mainstage debut with K-BOX plus the premiere of Monsters, a co-production with Stephanie Lake Company starring Pamela Rabe.
Darlinghurst Theatre Company Announces Cast of ONCE
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the cast of the smash-hit musical Once, which makes its long-awaited return to the Eternity Playhouse from 24 June following its season in Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company. 
COME FROM AWAY Announces Melbourne and Sydney Seasons For 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions today announced that worldwide smash hit, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will play at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from 27 August, with a season at Theatre Royal Sydney from 5 November.
Applications Now Open For The Weasle Eicke Scholarship
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2022
CrewCare have announced that applications for the Weasle Eicke Scholarship in partnership with RMIT University are now open! The training is designed to deliver attendees a mix of theory-based learning and on the job paid work placement.
'The Aboriginal Memorial' Moves To Heart Of The National Gallery Of Australia As Part Of Major Revitalisation Project
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2022
Following three years of planning and community consultation, The Aboriginal Memorial has been relocated to the heart of the National Gallery, helping make the most important work in the national collection central to all visitors' art experience.
BWW Review: RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at Regent Theatre
by Josh Stent - May 30, 2022
A perfect musical for the family this winter, with Cinderella’s costume transformations being truly magical! 4 STARS. Read our BWW critic's review.
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Comes to Melbourne Theatre Company in June
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
Melbourne Theatre Company's new boutique musical Come Rain or Come Shine, an adaptation of Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's comic short story of the same name, will have its world premiere on Friday 24 June at Southbank Theatre.
The Music Of James Bond With George Lazenby Will Tour Australia in September
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2022
Get dressed to kill as Concertworks presents the Australian concert tour of The Music of James Bond with Australia's original James Bond 007, George Lazenby in September 2022.
SECRETS Comes to the Butterfly Club in July
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2022
One hour, five actors, thirty incredible secrets told through a series of powerful, moving and sometimes hilarious verbatim monologues. 
Photos: First Look at Re-Imagined HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
The new reimagined production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened last Thursday at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.
The Australian Whitney Houston Show Will Be At The Palms At Crown Melbourne In July
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Her memorable music is still played all over the world! The Australian Whitney Houston show will be at The Palms at Crown Melbourne “Celebrating Whitney” with a spectacular show.
ICONIC – A Wild Queer-Pop Cabaret Spectacular Comes to Meat Market
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
The multi-award-winning cabaret legends, YUMMY, will explode back into Melbourne for a short visit this June with its wild, salacious and highcamp variety show, ICONIC, before heading to London for a four-week season and then returning to kick off an Australian tour.
Darkfield Producer Nathan Alexander
by Josh Stent - May 23, 2022
Melbourne, prepare to be thrilled and put on edge at Darkfield! Incorporating four different immersive theatre experiences you will be taken on a spine-chilling journey in complete darkness, using multi-sensory audio.
Emerge Festival Comes To The Mount Waverley Community Centre Gardens For Five Nights This Winter
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2022
Imaginations will run wild at the inaugural EMERGE festival, which will take over the Mount Waverley Community Centre gardens for five nights this winter.
Australian Premiere of RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
The first performance in Australia of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella will take place tonight, Friday 20 May, at Melbourne's Regent Theatre. One of the most beautiful and beloved musicals of all time, Cinderella will play at the Regent Theatre until 23 July, with seasons following at the Lyric Theatre QPAC, Brisbane from 5 August and the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 23 October.
Beckett's Presents William Zappa in THEATRE VIGNETTES NO 3
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
Beckett's will present the third in their dinner-theatre vignette series - a selection of readings by William Zappa from his acclaimed adaptation of Homer's 'The Iliad'. This theatre vignette is curated by Beckett's founder and playwright-director Wendy Beckett (Claudel at The Opera House).
Tony-Nominated Play THE SOUND INSIDE Makes Its Australian Premiere
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2022
Nominated for six 2020 Tony Awards, including Best Play, The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp will make its Australian premiere, from 20 May at Arts Centre Melbourne.
David Hallberg Joins The Cast In The Australian Ballet's KUNSTKAMER Live-Streamed Globally, June 10
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2022
Streaming live from the Arts Centre in Melbourne and available to audiences throughout the world on June 10th, The Australian Ballet presents Kunstkamer, one of the most ambitious contemporary dance productions ever to appear as part of the company's repertoire.
LATE, LATE AT NIGHT Brings Rick Springfield's Autobiography to the Stage
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2022
Written by award-winning Australian playwright, Kieran Carroll, Late, Late At Night is a new stage adaptation of Rick Springfield's compelling and searing memoir, the New York Times best-seller, Late, Late at Night (Simon and Schuster, 2010).
Riverside Theatres Redevelopment Plans Move Forward
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2022
After three decades of performances, events and screenings, Parramatta's Riverside Theatres is preparing for a set change of epic proportions as plans to redesign and expand the popular arts centre progress to the next stage.
GHOST STORIES Announces Adelaide Season and New Melbourne Dates
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2022
Global horror phenomenon GHOST STORIES will play at Adelaide's Dunstan Playhouse for a strictly limited four week season, from 6 to 31 December 2022.
Florence + The Machine Add Second Melbourne Show to Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2022
Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment and Laneway Presents are thrilled to announce a second Melbourne Rod Laver Arena show on Thursday 9 March to the Florence + The Machine Dance Fever Tour. Supporting on all Australian and New Zealand dates is American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist King Princess. Frontier Members can access presale tickets for this new Melbourne show from 11am AEST Monday 16 May ahead of the General Public on sale Wednesday 18 May at 10am AEST via: frontiertouring.com/florenceandthemachine.

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