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Celeste Barber Announces FINE, THANKS National Tour For 2022
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2021
Australia's Queen of Comedy Celeste Barber is bored of being stuck at home and you best believe she's ready to hit the road again.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL Australian Tour Announces Full Cast and Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2021
The Australian tour of Jagged Little Pill, the Grammy and Tony Award winning Broadway musical, inspired Alanis Morissette's ground-breaking album of the same name, will open in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre from January 2nd, after its exclusive limited season at Theatre Royal Sydney December 2nd- 19th.
BWW Review: RECKŌNING TE WAIATA PAIHERE WAIRUA -THE SOUNDS OF WOVEN SOULS at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2021
by Josh Stent - October 16, 2021
After winning four Melbourne Fringe Awards last year, including Best Emerging Indigenous Artist, RECKŌNING Te Waiata Paihere Wairua -The Sounds of Woven Souls is back at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival, as part of the “Best of 2020”
Victorian Creators Fund Announces Latest Round of Recipients
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2021
Twenty seven ‘Creators’ have shared in $995,902 through the 2021 round of the program which supports research, development and experimentation activities that will enable Victorian creatives to expand their skills and lay the foundation for career boosting new work.
Opera Australia Announces 2022 Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2021
Opera Australia (OA) today announced soprano Stacey Alleaume will make her in-theatre debut as Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky’s celebrated production of La Traviata, a highlight of the Company’s 2022 Melbourne season. 
THE WEDDING SINGER Announces New Sydney Opening Dates and an Encore Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2021
An example of the incredible resilience in Australia's live entertainment industry, David Venn Enterprises is proud to announce new opening dates for the feel-good '80s spectacular, The Wedding Singer, at Sydney's State Theatre from 5 January, followed by an encore season at Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre from 27 January, with more cities to be announced.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Comes to Theatre Royal in Hobart Beginning This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
Shiver in anticipation this October for the arrival of Richard O’Brien’s hilarious musical masterpiece The Rocky Horror Show when it lands in Tasmania, for the first time in nearly 40 years, with a full professional cast of both local and national stars.
Ant Middleton Will Embark on the Mind Over Muscle Tour Next Year
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
A second Sydney show has been added to Ant Middleton's Mind Over Muscle Tour, after the first show sold out. Demand for tickets has surged in recent weeks as Ant's popularity with Australian audiences continues to soar.
Belvoir St Theatre Presents ART FOR AFGHANISTAN
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
In collaboration with PYT Fairfield and the Afghan artistic community, Belvoir present Art for Afghanistan, a series of short video reflections that celebrate 5 Afghan artists, their art and their stories.
Melbourne Theatre Company Announces Season 2022
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2021
Artistic Director & CEO Brett Sheehy has unveiled his final season for Melbourne Theatre Company – a program of 11 stellar productions including both new Australian and critically acclaimed international works.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Announces 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has revealed their 2022 season. The season will feature 'MSO at Hamer Hall: Thursday Evenings', eight concerts at 7:30pm; 'MSO at Hamer Hall: Friday Evenings', six concerts at 7:30pm; 'MSO at Hamer Hall: Saturday Evenings', six concerts at 7:30pm, and more.
Victorian Opera's The Who's TOMMY Premieres in February 2022
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
Victorian Opera is et to stage the Australian premiere of The Who's Tommy from 22 February – 1 March 2022 at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda.
DARKFIELD's Supernatural SEANCE Arrives On The Gold Coast
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2021
SEANCE, the first installation of the highly acclaimed multi-sensory series, DARKFIELD, invites Queenslanders to be engulfed in complete darkness and have their grasp on reality challenged when it opens on the Gold Coast. 
Riverside Theatres Announce New Season of Online Programming
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
The iconic Riverside Theatres is bringing the buzz of live theatre into homes across Australia with an exciting new season of online programming, including its popular children's festival.
MTC's Production Of SUNDAY Cancelled
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
The number of cancelled performances at MTC this year now outweighs those that have been staged, rising to 168 as the Company announced today that its upcoming production of Sunday will be unable to proceed.
ROUND THE TWIST THE MUSICAL Successful With Federal Government RISE Grant
by Marianka Swain - September 06, 2021
RGM Productions is pleased to announce development and production of ROUND THE TWIST THE MUSICAL following the successful application to the Federal Government’s Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) fund. 
MTC's Production Of CYRANO Cancelled Due To Extended Victorian Lockdown
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2021
After overcoming rehearsal disruptions during Victoria's fifth lockdown in July, the Cyrano team worked against the odds to have the show ready for its opening on Thursday 5 August. Three hours before its opening night performance, a sixth lockdown was announced for the state of Victoria.
Global Hit Musical COME FROM AWAY Canberra Season To Be Rescheduled To February 2022
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2021
The Canberra season of the award-winning production, COME FROM AWAY has been rescheduled to  February 2022, due to the ongoing uncertainty and disruptions created by COVID-19.
Lockdown Does Not Impede Varuna's The Writer's Space Fellowship Residencies
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2021
Varuna, the National Writers’ House, will host 12 writers in an online program of professional development for the next two weeks as part of their inaugural fellowship program for writers with disability.   
MAGIC MIKE LIVE Australian Tour Cancelled
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2021
The US producers and Australian management team of Magic Mike Live have made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the Australian tour. T
Sooshi Mango Reschedule OFF THE BOAT Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2021
Due to ongoing restrictions and uncertainty in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, TEG Dainty has announced that the  Sooshi Mango OFF THE BOAT tour has been rescheduled.
MTC's JACKY Cancelled Due To COVID Border Closures
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2021
To date this year, MTC has cancelled 80 performances as a result of COVID lockdowns and associated restrictions. With the cancellation of Jacky, it will bring the total to 120 cancelled performances in 2021. 
Circus Arts Incubator Fellowship Program Announces 2021 Inductees
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2021
As part of the Circus Oz experiment, the Circus Arts Incubator Fellowship program introduces five circus creatives committed to uncovering the next Australian circus arts provocation.
World Premiere Interactive Rom-Com Romps Into QPAC Starring Johnny Balbuziente
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2021
Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2021 alumni Johnny Balbuziente will star in Fourthcoming, a brand-new interactive rom-com by shake & stir theatre co at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Cremorne Theatre from 23 October.  
Warner Bros. Australia and Aquarius Films Commence Production On New Drama Series, LOVE ME
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2021
Acclaimed Australian actor Hugo Weaving joins a diverse cast of established performers and rising stars including Bojana Novakovic (I, Tonya, Birds of Prey, Instinct, Shameless, Satisfaction), Bob Morley (The 100), Heather Mitchell (Muriel's Wedding, Rogue, The Great Gatsby), Sarah Peirse (The Hobbit, Stateless), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven, The Beautiful Lie), William Lodder (Wakefield), Shalom Brune-Franklin (Line of Duty) and Mitzi Ruhlmann (The Code).

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