AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 92

The Mabo Oration, returns to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Playhouse on 3 June 2019 (Mabo Day) with a focus on Indigenous voices in the digital age.

Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced the details of the 2019 Helpmann Awards which, for the very first time in Melbourne, will see the stars of the Australian live theatre and entertainment industry come together for two remarkable nights.

The phenomenal Em Rusciano has just had two shows added to The Rage & Rainbows Tour, with her Sydney State Theatre and Melbourne Hamer Hall shows' pre-sale allocation exhausted just hours after going on sale.

An array of magnificent wildlife puppets by Dead Puppet Society will feature on stage alongside Ellen Bailey (Harrow), John Batchelor (Underbelly: Razor), Tony Briggs (Black is the New White), Emily Burton (Single Asian Female), Drew Wilson (Alice in Wonderland) and newcomer Conor Lowe in Tom Hollow

A brand new Australian production of the much-loved and revolutionary rock musical, HAIR will come alive on stages in Perth, Geelong, Wyong, Wollongong, Sydney and the Gold Coast in August, September and October.

Pretence is the recipient of 11 theatrical awards and accolades around Australia.

Mesmerising ambient music performed by Roger Eno, Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick feature in a radiant one-off performance at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday 29 June 2019.

Some of Australia's most influential world jazz musicians come together at Arts Centre Melbourne on Sunday 23 June in a one-off intimate performance at The Pavilion as part of the Meeting Points Series.

BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returned to Australia in an all-new spectacular production running from April 27 to June 8, 2019.

The original telling of the tale of PT Barnum has hit the stage in Melbourne in the wake of The Greatest Showman's box office success.

The Choir of Hard Knocks has a unique and inspiring story of Australia's most unlikely musical phenomenon - they are the only artists in Australian music history to have been awarded an ARIA, Platinum and Gold records, a Logie and a Helpmann award.

Having performed in some of the most iconic venues around the world, multi-award winning performer Katherine Jenkins will soon add a handful of prestigious theatres in Australia to the list, with a national tour of the country scheduled for November.

Oscar-nominated German composer and pianist Hauschka, whose music expresses the immortal bond between music and nature, is coming back to Melbourne Recital Centre for one night only on Friday 28 June.

The grand dame of world theatre, Dame Edna Everage, has been forced out of retirement by the demands of her adoring "Precious Possums", announcing a surprise tour of Australia in September and October.

Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Julia Gillard and Julie Bishop were the top dogs of Australian politics, holding the highest positions ever held by women, until it was all torn away by certain male co-workers.

BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production.

In a sun-drenched suburban backyard, three older women: Vi, Sally and Lena are joined by Mrs Jarrett, a passing neighbor, as they meet and reflect on their lives.

A new block of tickets for record-breaking theatrical event Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale to the general public at 11am this Tuesday May 7, 2019, via the official website HarryPotterThePlay.

Brisbane's favourite home-grown hero, Laser Beak Man, is back to save the day at Queensland Performing Art Centre's (QPAC) Playhouse from 2 to 5 October 2019.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 National Indigenous Music Awards(NIMAs) signaling the beginning of the sixteenth year of the event providing a well-deserved platform for First Nation's talent in Australia, raising Indigenous music to grand new heights.

After their successful debut season last year, the Trio of Dips are returning to The Butterfly Club this May with their hilarious musical cabaret Love Me Tinder.

Part David Lynch thriller, part Fright Night drive-in flick, THE CABIN! is a horror show written by kids, for adults, and is set to premiere in Melbourne on 3 July as part of the Darebin Arts Speakeasy 2019 season.

24 Carrot Productions presents The Sisters; or, Galileo's Penance, an original play based on the true story of Galileo's illegitimate daughters.

Frontier Comedy has announced an unprecedented Australian theatre tour for stand-up comedian, singer, writer and broadcaster Em Rusciano.

Cross Pollinate Productions will present the Australian premiere of MJ Kaufman's Sensitive Guys, a ruthless social satire about political correctness, gender politics and rape culture.