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Rawcus to Present Connection-Based HERE WE ARE AMONGST YOU
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2022
Here We Are Amongst You is the newest spellbinding work created by Rawcus. Embracing connection, belonging and being together, Here We Are Amongst You is choreographed  by the 14 people with diverse bodies, minds and imaginations who make up the acclaimed Rawcus  ensemble. As the ensemble created this work over three years, they constantly questioned: what does the world need right now? Here We Are Amongst You is a raw and exuberant gathering performed in the round. 
Albury Chamber Music Festival Set For November
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2022
In an exciting announcement The Albury Chamber Music Festival launched in Melbourne on Saturday 7th April, in the beautiful home Astolat.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Announces Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2022
STC Artistic Director Kip Williams has adapted Oscar Wilde's only novel into a breathtaking one-person show that seamlessly blends the conventions of cinema and live theatre to stunning effect. 
Footscray Community Arts Receives Landmark State Government Investment
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
Tuesday's Victorian State budget included a major win for creativity in Melbourne's western suburbs. Footscray Community Arts – one of Australia's longest running independent arts precincts – was the recipient of a landmark $8.7 million infrastructure investment from the Andrews Labor Government.
DARKFIELD Returns To Melbourne With All Four Shows
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
The highly acclaimed multi-sensory series, DARKFIELD, is making its long-awaited return to Melbourne from 26 May, where all four of its shipping container experiences - SÉANCE, FLIGHT, COMA and EULOGY - will engulf audiences in complete darkness and challenge their grasp on reality.
Comedian Rob Beckett Embarks on WALLOP! Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2022
Comedian Rob Beckett will bring his Wallop! show for a national tour which will include a performance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.  It’s been a busy few years for the Mouth of the South – and he’s coming to see you to fill you in and make you laugh. WALLOP!
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Opens in Melbourne Tonight and Announces New Zealand Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2022
International hit musical Girl from the North Country, by Conor McPherson, with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, opens at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre tonight, after attracting rave reviews in Sydney and Adelaide. View the full schedule and how to get tickets!
Sooshi Mango Announces New Shows For August and September
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2022
Comedy superstars Sooshi Mango have today announced that they will return to stages across the country this August and September for a special round of encore performances.
Boublil & Schönberg's DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Comes to Sydney and Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will travel to Australia together in September for the first time in 25 years for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? which celebrates their iconic musicals including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Presented at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne from 27-28 September, and in the transformed Sydney Opera House Concert Hall from 30 September – 2 October.
Alan Carr Will Embark on Australian Tour This Year
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
Alan's back on the road with a brand-new stand-up show Regional Trinket.  View his complete tour schedule. From the exhilarating high of his star-studded wedding day to the low of lockdown stuck on a farm, a lot has changed since Alan's last Australian tour in 2016, including Alan.  Nowadays, it's all about finding happiness and joy in the small things - why be a national treasure when you can be a Regional Trinket!
Florence + The Machine Announces New 'Dance Fever' Tour Dates
by Michael Major - May 02, 2022
Florence + The Machine will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in four years with shows at: RAC Arena, Perth on Saturday 4 March; Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on Wednesday 8 March; Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on Monday 13 March; Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday 17 March; and Auckland’s Spark Arena on Tuesday 21 March.
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival to Play Through May 7th
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2022
The largest public human rights arts event in Australia, The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) is a not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to cultivating a vibrant human rights community, culture and conversation in Australia.
Bianca Del Rio Returns To Australia, UNSANITIZED!
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2022
Get your vaccinations and prepare the cocktails because everyone's favourite “clown in a gown”, Bianca Del Rio, is returning to Australia with her new comedy tour Unsanitized! She's vaxxed, she's waxed and she has more attitude than ever.
Kings of Leon Announces New Australian Tour Dates
by Michael Major - April 28, 2022
Set lists from Kings of Leon’s recent North American tour have included songs from all 8 of the band’s albums.  Since Kings of Leon first captivated a global audience with the release of their debut EP Holy Roller Novocaine, back in 2003, Australia has been obsessed with this band of brothers (and one cousin).
Disney On Ice Presents INTO THE MAGIC on Tour in Australia
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
It's the news families and Disney fans across the country have been wishing on a star for – the return of the much-loved Disney On Ice to Australia in 2022, in a six-city tour including Adelaide, Wollongong, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney, and all the big names will be there! 
Some Of Melbourne's Favourite Local Choirs Will Join THE HEARTBREAK CHOIR At Melbourne Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
Some of Melbourne's best-loved local choirs will join the upcoming season of Melbourne Theatre Company's long-awaited production of The Heartbreak Choir opening on 29 April.
All-Australian Cast Announced For CRUEL INTENTIONS Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
David Venn Enterprises has announced the all Australian line up of triple-threat talent for the national tour of Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical which kicks off from 25 May.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in Melbourne Breaks Ticket Record in Australia
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne has sold over one million tickets, breaking the record for most tickets sold of any stage play in Australia ahead of the reimagined, one-part production opening at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in May.
MOULIN ROUGE! Will Return to Melbourne in 2023
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2022
After celebrating a coup of stellar reviews and a sold-out premiere season at the iconic Regent Theatre, Moulin Rouge! The Musical announces a return Melbourne season, with performances commencing from August 2023. Learn how to get tickets and more.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY Comes to The Athenaeum in May
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2022
As the first main stage production in Australia in over forty years, Melbourne Opera and IOpera will present a stunning reinterpretation of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at The Athenaeum from 1 May.
NO MORE SUGAR, NO MORE TEA Debuts at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2022
Told through the letters from First Nations women during the First World War to their husbands and sons on the front lines, No More Sugar. No More Tea is written and directed by Richard J Frankland and can be seen at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from 26 – 30 April.
Sophie Rowell Appointed as Artistic Director of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
The Board of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra has announced the appointment of Sophie Rowell as Artistic Director designate of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.  Her appointment marks a new era for the MCO, eagerly anticipated by the musicians, colleagues and audiences of this much-loved ensemble.
Australian Contemporary Opera Company to Perform New Production of BOOK OF LONGING
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2022
Award winning independent company Australian Contemporary Opera Co (ACOCo),  in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and Fed Square, presents Philip Glass’ divisive  Book of Longing — a unique and intoxicating collaboration between two of the most  celebrated musical artists of their generation. Featuring Richard Piper as the voice of  Leonard Cohen, this evening length operatic concert performance of poetry, songs and  music, incorporates projections of Cohen’s poems and drawings and will be staged for one  night only at The Edge, Federation Square. 
Theatre Works Extends Season For Ally Morgan's One-Woman Cabaret NOT TODAY
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2022
Theatre Works and Rogue Projects have announced that Ally Morgan's critically-acclaimed cabaret Not Today, directed by Melbourne's Miranda Middleton, will play an additional six performances, in a fantastic sign that the local cabaret and musical scene is recovering from a tough Summer.
Chris Rock Announces A New Melbourne Show!
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2022
Today, Grammy and Emmy Award winning comedian, actor, director, writer and producer, Chris Rock, has announced a brand-new Melbourne show at Margaret Court Arena on Thursday 11 August, 2022. Tickets to this new show go on sale at 12noon tomorrow, Friday 8 April, from TICKETEK.

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