AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 94

To kick off the Winter/Spring Families program comes a work that asks children to hop on board a custom-built spaceship in Whoosh! For one day only, Saturday 29 June, children will be taken across the galaxy for an interstellar adventure in The Pavilion at Arts Centre Melbourne with blast off at 10a

Australia finally gets the chance to see Dara Ó Briain in his brilliant new show Voice Of Reason in September 2019.

Antipodes Theatre Company is pleased to announce its inaugural season in Melbourne, including an Australian musical premiere, a free reading series, acting workshops, and programs for young artists.

Harry Tseng (Jasper Jones) stars as the unpredictable Connor alongside Josh Price (An Ideal Husband) and newcomer Izabella Yena in Finegan Kruckemeyer's The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You, a smart, sweet and fiery tale about two offbeat kids at war with the world, directed by Prue Clark (Conte

The soaring success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the highest grossing music biopic of all time, has proven that the love for Queen remains as strong as ever.

Helpmann Award-winning musical theatre star Elise McCann will bring the splendiferous world of Roald Dahl to Queensland Performing Art Centre (QPAC) in Dahlesque, daddling to the Playhouse on 30 May.

This is a war story.

Families are invited to experience an array of engaging and ambitious theatrical adventures and interactive experiences from Australia and beyond as part of Arts Centre Melbourne's 2019 Winter/Spring Families program from June November 2019.

It has been confirmed today that the multi-award winning, record breaking musical CHICAGO is coming to Melbourne next summer! Produced in Australia by John Frost and Suzanne Jones, this Australian production will premiere at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in August before the Brisbane season in November a

Sean Keenan (Wake in Fright) and Esther Hannaford (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) star alongside Gabriel Fancourt (The Hypochondriac), Glenn Hazeldine (Away), Bessie Holland (Wentworth), Robert Menzies (Macbeth), Rahel Romahn (The Principal), Katherine Tonkin (Abigail's Party) and George Zhao (

A new work of participatory theatre, which takes its audience on an epic journey from Town Hall meeting into the belly of a whale, can be seen at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from 1 - 11 May as a feature of the 2019 Speakeasy season.

The critically acclaimed and award-winning Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY will hold a very special one night only performance dedicated to Guide Dogs Victoria on Wednesday 17 July.

The unexpected friendship between a noisy robot and a cuddly buddy called Mort will be brought to life on stage when Windmill Theatre Company's highly imaginative award-winning family show Beep, is presented at Arts Centre Melbourne from 9 - 13 July 2019.

Circus Oz and Company 2 will create a mesmerising world this June with the world premiere of Wunderage - an astonishing spectacle told through breathtaking physical feats, heart-stirring live music and honest humour.

Melbourne Recital Centre today announces the program for its new winter festival, Recentre, a collection of meditative experiences designed to revive your senses and enliven your body and soul.

The Australian Performing Arts Collection is proud to share its latest acquisition, which connects theatre traditions and the sense of community within the Australian performing arts industry.

Play It Forward and Founding Artistic Director, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, invite you to the 10th Anniversary of the Melbourne International Singers Festival, June 6 - 10, 2019, with earlybird registrations available until April 1st.

Barn Theatre's presents The Butterfly Lion by the acclaimed writer and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, Private Peaceful, Running Wild).

This winter, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival will take over the city with a jam-packed 10-day program filled with premieres, Australian exclusives and international collaborations from 31 May to 9 June 2019.

BWW Review: MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is a triumph in Melbourne - a show that everyone will love!

Night Terrace ia half-hour narrative comedy series starring Neighbours' Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) as Anastasia Black, a government scientist who used to save the world, but now wants a quiet retirement.

RUSSELL MORRIS is now announced to join KATE CEBERANO : DAVE FAULKNER : HOCKEY DAD as this year's Ambassadors for Record Store Day on Saturday 13 April.

Briefs returns to Arts Centre Melbourne for Close Encounters

Award-winning comedian Damian Callinan's hit one-man show The Merger comes full circle and returns to the stage for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from 9-21 April.

A series of dramatic, thought-provoking and compelling performances will captivate and move audiences at Bunjil Place with Black Box.