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Black Swan State Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Company present Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, running 20 July to 4 August 2013.

Black Swan State Theatre Company is one of six Major Performing Arts Companies (MPAC) (out of 28) to receive additional core funding from the Australian Government in today's announcement of the National Cultural Policy by Minister Simon Crean.

iReach/ ScreenUsed, co-owned by Desi DosSantos and Jeff Castillo, have announced today their company will hold its third on-line auction through iCollector.com.

iReach/ ScreenUsed, co-owned by Desi DosSantos and Jeff Castillo, have announced today their company will hold it's third on-line auction through iCollector.com.

The Importance of Being Earnest has delighted millions since its first London performance in 1895. A masterful comedy of manners, widely acknowledged as the wittiest play in the English language, it sparkles with classic bon mots, comic invention and brilliant dialogue that will lift your spirits. With mistaken identities, young love, giddy confusion and lots of laughs. It's the classic comedy that is anything but earnest!

In an exclusive interview for Sony Movie Channel (SMC), Sir Howard Stringer, Sony Corporation's Chairman of the Board, pays tribute to the life of Nora Ephron (SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, HANGING UP), one of the most successful screenwriters, filmmakers and playwrights of this era. Sir Howard's interview, reflecting on Ephron's acclaimed career will air tonight, Tuesday, December 18 as part of SMC's special double-feature tribute to Ephron, presenting her first and last directing efforts, 1992's THIS IS MY LIFE (starring Julie Kavner ) at 8:00 PM E/5:00 PM P and 2009's JULIE & JULIA (starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams ) at 10:00 PM E/7:00 PM P.

West End hit Potted Potter, The unauthorized Harry Potter Experience is set to open in Australia, playing limited seasons in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide from today, 2 October. Tickets are on sale now.

Fresh Ink, Illusion's annual summer series focusing on new scripts, gives space for artists to develop their creative pieces and try their works-in-progress in front of audiences. For three weekends this month, emerging and established playwrights explore new ground, with a different play on stage each weekend. Now in its 25th year, Fresh Ink has presented more than 120 plays, with many going on to become full-length productions.

Fresh Ink, Illusion's annual summer series focusing on new scripts, gives space for artists to develop their creative pieces and try their works-in-progress in front of audiences. For three weekends in July, emerging and established playwrights explore new ground, with a different play on stage each weekend. Now in its 25th year, Fresh Ink has presented more than 120 plays, with many going on to become full-length productions.

Winners of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards were announced last night with THE HUNGER GAMES and BREAKING DAWN taking home top prizes. View highlights from the show below!

Winners of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards were announced last night with THE HUNGER GAMES and BREAKING DAWN taking home top prizes.

West End hit Potted Potter, The unauthorized Harry Potter Experience is set to open in Australia, playing limited seasons in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide from 2 October. Tickets are on sale now.

La Boite today announced the cancellation of four performances of their current Griffin Theatre co-production of A Hoax to allow actor Shari Sebbens to travel to the Cannes Film Festival for the Gala Screening of anticipated new Australian film The Sapphires.

Soulpepper Theatre Company is one of the most successful theatre companies in Canada, and growing every day. What began as a group of twelve actors who wanted to tell classical theatre stories has grown into one of the largest theatre companies in Toronto and one of the most well respected in the country. They've enjoyed many sold-out productions in the last few years, and have been responsible for the growth and development of new Canadian works, including the smash hit Kim's Convenience, which has arguably been the most talked-about Canadian play of the last twelve months.

Acclaimed writer Jeffrey Hatcher's newest play, WHAT'S THE WORD FOR, was developed as part of Illusion Theater's 2011 Fresh Ink series.

Actor nominees Berenice Bejo, Glenn Close, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis and Shailene Woodley will be presenters at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Jeff Margolis announced today.

This weekend, Sony Pictures releases Anonymous, a drama about the conspiracy theory that questions the authenticity of Shakespeare's work.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has just announced that award-winning actress, Viola Davis with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award will appear on Friday, January 27, 2012, sponsored by Chumash Casino Resort. She will be honored with a Tribute celebrating her compelling performance in Tate Taylor's The Help at the 27th edition of the Festival which runs January 26 - February 5, 2012, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling.

This weekend, Sony Pictures releases Anonymous, a drama about the conspiracy theory that questions the authenticity of Shakespeare's work.

The New York Times reports today that Michael Cristofer will lead the Huntington Theatre Company's new production of Captors as Adolf Eichmann. The play, according to the Times, is already slated for a Broadway transfer next season.