Margi de Ferranti News

The winners of the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced  at a star-studded ceremony, with 28 Awards presented, shared between 16 productions. Check out the winners ehre!

Learn from the best in the industry! The Australian Musical Theatre Academy is offering intensive masterclasses for aspiring musical theatre performers. Join now and get mentored by prominent professionals in the field. Limited spots available.

The spring festival at the Darlinghurst Theatre Company is slated to begin this fall including some fan favorites, and new projects.

After sellout shows across September and October, Showqueen returns for the last time in 2020, with our most star-studded line-up yet.

ACTORS BENEVOLENT FUND'S most popular fundraiser event a?" the INDOOR PICNIC AND CABARET is back. This year marks 75 years that The Actors Benevolent Fund has provided assistance to performing arts professionals in times of need.

Sydney Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Trevor Ashley opened the inaugural SYDNEY CABARET FESTIVAL with a delightful amuse-bouche of performances at the ALL STAR GALA. 

The Sydney Cabaret Competition will discover a new generation of exceptional talent in Australia.

This summer, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall will be transformed into a vibrant Manhattan street corner for the long-awaited Sydney return of In the Heights, the four-time Tony Award-winning musical from one of America's most acclaimed writers and producers, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton).

Blue Saint Production's staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical IN THE HEIGHTS delivers energy, emotion and incredible music in the intimate space of Hayes Theatre. 

With the first two weeks already sold out, award winning production company Blue Saint Productions has announced an additional week of performances for the upcoming season of In The Heights. The Sydney season of the Tony Award winning musical at the Hayes Theatre Co has now been extended until April 15 with an additional matinee now added on Wednesday 28 March. Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the composer behind the Hamilton phenomenon, this brand new, authentic production is running from 16 March 2018 and tickets are selling extremely quickly.

Award winning production company Blue Saint Productions announces the full cast of the upcoming Tony Award winning musical In The Heights at the Hayes Theatre Co. Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the composer behind the Hamilton phenomenon, this brand new, authentic production will run from 16 March 2018.

On Monday 20 November Hats Off turns 20! So it's time to celebrate this fabulous milestone. Or in other words it's time to take our Hats Off to Hats Off.

Start spreading the news! Sydney's favourite cabaret night, SHOW QUEEN, is back starting Sunday 24 September. Hosted by Trevor Ashley, SHOW QUEEN features a handpicked line-up of Australia's most talented and celebrated musical theatre stars alongside the next generation of performers.

Ellie, Abbie & Ellie's Dead Aunt was initially to conclude its season at the Depot Theatre on 9th April, however, now the season will finish one day earlier on 8th April 2017.

From acclaimed triple-threat, actor-writer-director, Monica Zanetti, comes a brand new romantic comedy in the tradition of Holding the Man. Ellie, Abbie & Ellie's Dead Aunt is a touching and timely look into the heart of a teenager as she struggles with her sexuality and her simple wish to ask a girl to the formal.

Take a trip through time, nostalgia and romance, exploring the nuances of the imagination.

From acclaimed triple-threat, actor-writer-director, Monica Zanetti, comes a brand new romantic comedy in the tradition of Holding the Man. Ellie, Abbie & Ellie's Dead Aunt is a touching and timely look into the heart of a teenager as she struggles with her sexuality and her simple wish to ask a girl to the formal.

The Sydney's Theatre community gathered at the 2014 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS tonight for the 10th annual celebration of the best of the past year's work as judged by The Sydney Reviewers.

Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2014, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday January 19, 2015 at 6pm at the Paddington RSL.

Get together a group, bring a picnic basket and join many of the entertainment industry's finest for a sparkling night of cabaret at Cause Celeb - An Indoor Picnic and Cabaret on Sunday, 7 September at The Opera Centre, Surry Hills.