AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 71

An original absurdist, comedy musical that answers the age-old question - can you fight fire with FIRE?!

Alanta spent her 20s working in sanitation, inspecting Ugandan drop toilets.

Melbourne Theatre Company is delighted to announce 12 new participants in its 2020 Women in Theatre Program.

Following nationwide sell-out hit seasons, Victorian State Ballet's Beauty & the Beast returns to the stage in 2012, to The Concourse, Chatswood on Saturday 7 March, 7:30pm & Sunday 8 March, 2:30pm.

Life is made up of a series of choices.

Clown, sketch, cabaret, improv, very silly magic and decidedly stupid dance routines - Sharnema Nougar and David Tieck are the inseparable, pyjama-wearing Two Little Dickheads.

If you want to keep tabs on the next generation of exciting young Australian comedy talent, this is the show for you.

Comedian & ABC podcast host Ange Lavoipierre is bringing her new comedy hour to Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2020.

On Saturday, 14 March, Melbourne hosts a 1-day festival at lavish North Melbourne venue, The Third Day.

Two Bored Beryls make their MICF debut in The Pageant -  a children's beauty pageant that is most definitely not for children.

International comedy phenomenon The Umbilical Brothers will smash together the spectacle of cinema and the energy of live performance in a mind-blowing new show The Distraction at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Playhouse from 21 to 26 April.

From March 6.

Janette Kendall was announced today as the new Chair of the Melbourne Theatre Company Foundation.

After sell-out runs of their individual solo shows at the 2019 Comedy Festival (Fiannah de Rue's unforgettable portrayal of tragic Carlton fans in Here Come the Blues, and Reeni Inosha's stellar debut, Enlighten Me A Little - with extra shows added), de Rue and Inosha join forces to bring their hard

Australia's leading theatre producer John Frost today announced the four young actresses who will play the role of Young Princess Fiona during the Melbourne season of the multi-million dollar musical comedy SHREK THE MUSICAL.

The hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit Friends! The Musical Parody is pivoting its way to Australia, playing across with country from August, with tickets on sale from 7 February.

After the sell-out Australian premiere season of Joanna Murray-Smith's American Song at Red Stitch in 2017, the critically acclaimed production returns for a limited season, followed by a national tour in partnership with Critical Stages Touring.

Founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon Welch AM invites you to join us for an unforgettable weekend of musical experiences!

Despite the tyranny that spread from Soviet Russia through Eastern Europe in the 20th century, music bloomed and imaginations flew.

The collision of cultures, old and new, facade and taboo; past eats present, the personal turns universal, the unity of multiplicity, the harmony of pure anarchy.

The Arts Centre Melbourne will be presenting two free works as a part of Midsumma Festival with Flat-Earthers: The Musical and Escape Velocity: We Are Who We Are.

Deeply touched by the sobering destruction the bushfires have brought upon our land, wildlife and communities, a group of like-minded parents has come together to host a special fundraising screening of the multi award winning Australian documentary by Damon Gameau, 2040 on 13 February, with all pr

Presented by Salty Theatre, Theatre Works and Red Hot Productions, He Who Must Not Be Named apparates to Australian shores this April.