AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 88

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR explores the legacies and memories of our bloodlines, our need for community, and what blood means to each of us - questioning how this most precious fluid unites and divides us.

Acclaimed Sondheim repertory company Watch This presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical masterpiece about art and artistry, Sunday In The Park with George.

World renowned awarding-winning Australian artist Tim Sharp's colourful superhero Laser Beak Man will be brought to life on stage in an eye-popping theatrical extravaganza described as 'part puppet show, part pop rock concert' at Arts Centre Melbourne from 19 - 21 September, 2019.

Former dancer for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Kimberly Bartosik, brings her impulsive and impactful work I hunger for you to Australia for the very first time on Friday 23 August as part of Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic.

In 2019, Bangarra Dance Theatre celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary season with Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five thousand at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Playhouse from 23 to 31 August 2019.

The cool chill of winter has set in.

Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced a very special addition to the 2019 Helpmann Awards at Arts Centre Melbourne.

MTC Associate Artistic Director Sarah Goodes directs Golden Shield, the first ever MTC NEXT STAGE Original to be produced, written by remarkable 25-year-old playwright Anchuli Felicia King, who this year alone will have her work performed on the stages of MTC, Sydney Theatre Company and The R

Ben Mingay and Lucy Durack will play the lead roles of Shrek and Princess Fiona in the lavish and fun multi-million dollar musical comedy SHREK THE MUSICAL, Australia's leading theatre producer John Frost announced today.

This musical-comedy of manners, with the dialogue and wit reminiscent of Oscar Wilde remains one of the most cherished and sophisticated musicals

The Instagram queen of hilarious photo parody, CELESTE BARBER, is bringing her new raw, intimate and self-deprecating stand-up comedy show - Celeste Barber: Challenge Accepted - to Australian and New Zealand theatres this September.

Melbourne Street Choir Inc.

Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic will present a grand, immersive nod to the timeless impact of drone music in SUPERDRONE, a free Supersense event as part of White Night Reimagined on Saturday 24 August.

'night, Mother by Marsha Norman on stage at Chapel off Chapel - The Loft Theatre from 6 to 7 August 2019.

Antipodes Theatre Company is pleased to announce casting for the Australian premiere of Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet.

Jacob Boehme's deeply personal, autobiographical work BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR arrives at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio for two nights only (20 - 21 August) as part of the Big World, Up Close series.

With a remarkable career spanning 35 years and following his sold-out tour of Australia in 2017, British singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole  returns with a special concert at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall on 11 December 2019.

Thoroughly Modern Millie opens in Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre on August 3 for a season of 11 performances.

Warmwaters are a faux folk duo who are worse than they think they are, but better than they know.

Salty Theatre is thrilled to announce the complete cast for the Australian premiere of Top Gun! The Musical.

A SPINE-tingling thriller about a family's secret will soon be exposed at Melville Theatre, exploring the thin line between fantasy, reality and madness.

Dust off that top hat and slip on those silken gloves.

The ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, is set to return to Australia, New Zealand and Europe with the most lavish touring burlesque show in history with her all-new revue, DITA VON TEESE: GLAMONATRIX.

War Horse, the unforgettable theatrical event from the National Theatre of Great Britain, based on Michael Morpurgo's beloved novel, will return to Australia in 2020.

Red Stitch presents the Australian premiere of Pomona, a gripping and deeply unsettling tale of inner-city lowlife from ground breaking UK playwright Alistair McDowell.