Hugh Fraser

The Finborough's previously announced production of Field, Awakening from 29 November to 21 December has had to be postponed. All ticketholders will be fully reimbursed. In its place, the theatre is  now presenting the world premiere of 12:37 by multi-award-winning playwright Julia Pascal.

Treasures of the National Library of Scotland is a new permanent thematic display, featuring objects from the extensive collection at the Library. From early printed books to video installations, maps and medieval manuscripts to passports and letters, this changing display provides a unique insight into Scotland's history, culture and people, and its place in the world. 

Scottish Opera has unveiled a programme of digital and live performance as part of its 2020/21 Winter activity, including filmed productions of Così fan tutte and Hansel and Gretel.

The 16th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival has been announced, featuring twelve days of music, stories, theatre, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, dance, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, mixed media, art talks, history talks and history walks.

Citadel Theatre announced today the line-up for The House Series, formerly known as Beyond The Stage. The House Series features six spectacular shows throughout the 2019/20 Season, bringing audiences the best concerts, cabarets, and comedy in a casual, up-close-and-personal setting. The majority of the shows will take place in The Rice (formerly known as The Club), with the final concert of the series taking place in the Maclab Theatre.

Acorn DVD features two more collections of star-studded television adaptations from the Queen of Crime, THE BEST OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Volumes 3 and 4, featuring favorites such as Ordeal by Innocence, Dead Man's Folly and A Caribbean Mysteryand casts led by Geraldine McEwan, David Suchet, and Julia McKenzie with co-stars Jane Seymour, Richard Armitage, Zoë Wanamaker, and Joanna Lumley. Read details below! 

Queenie van de Zandt returns to the cabaret stage with BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL. Attempting to channel the spirit of the now 73 year old Mitchell, van de Zandt gives the audience a glimpse into the iconic singer's life and career.

Third Culture: Music of the New World from Jane Rutter and John Huie is on sale nationally Friday July 7, 2017 distributed by MGM Distribution.

In celebration of Park Theatre's 4th birthday, the theatre held a stunning and star-studded gala evening. Centred around the performance of Madame Rubinstein (starring Miriam Margolyes, Frances Barber and Jonathan Forbes), guests were invited to dress in 1950s clothing to befit the play's period.

Harold Pinter was born in Hackney, in London's East End, in October of 1930. An only child, he was born to Jewish parents of very moderate means; his father, a tailor, and his mother, a homemaker, were first-generation descendants of Eastern European immigrants. Like many of his contemporaries, Pinter's childhood was shaped by the onslaught of World War II; at the age of nine, he was evacuated from London through Operation Pied Piper and resettled in a town in Cornwall. The sense of isolation he felt in Cornwall would come to influence his work, as would the changed London to which he returned during the Blitz, where he was witness to, as his 2008 Guardianobituary put it, 'the dramatic nature of wartime life - the palpable fear, the sexual desperation, the genuine sense that everything could end tomorrow.'

The final, 70th episode in the dramatization of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories, CURTAIN, starring David Suchet in his definitive portrayal of the Belgian detective, is now being streamed by AcornTV. This long-awaited episode, a career-capping achievement for Suchet, does not disappoint; it is among the best of the more recent Poirot episodes, and is relatively faithful to Christie's novel, written in the 1940's and published in 1975. While multiple suspicious characters and blind alleyways abound in this 90 minute adaptation, the plot does not rely as heavily on familiar Christie parlor tricks such as unbelievable double identities. Instead, it explores a much more psychological landscape, particularly in terms of Poirot himself, his longtime friend Hastings (Hugh Fraser), and a diabolical psychopath who revels in provocation rather than personal bloodletting.

Called “One of the great TV achievements—and great TV performances—of the past 30 years” (The Telegraph), Agatha Christie's Poirot, led by fan favorite David Suchet,remains one of the most beloved television series of all time. As the premier streaming service for British TV in North America, Acorn TV is excited to have the exclusive broadcast rights to Agatha Christie's Poirot's final three feature-length mysteries, including Curtain: Poirot's Last Case.

PBS' Masterpiece Mystery raises the curtain on the final episodes of their adaptations of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot adventures, starring David Suchet, with their 90 minute version of THE BIG FOUR, based on a novel originally penned by Christie in 1927. However, anyone familiar with the novel should be prepared for significant plot changes and a sentimentally-tinged (but underused) cast of characters in this production, which is indeed theatrically over the top. And for one key SPOILER ALERT: despite the episode's initial framing, Poirot does not die, though anyone worth their Christie salt should be able to see through this from the outset.

Rhonda Burchmore's first ever intimate Sydney show 'RUDE AWAKENING' is set for tonight 31 May 2013 at Slide Lounge, Darlinghurst.

Rhonda Burchmore's first ever intimate Sydney show 'RUDE AWAKENING' is set for Fri 31 May 2013 at Slide Lounge, Darlinghurst.