Michael Boyd News

Eden Theater Company will present the World Premiere of Complicity written by Diane Davis and directed by Illana Stein at The New Ohio Theatre, September 30 - October 15. 

Each word of Scottish poet Liz Lochhead's razor sharp adaption of Euripides' Medea is forged in fire. First staged in 2000, it is still searingly relevant and painfully urgent.

For the first time ever internationally acclaimed illusionist and Australia's Got Talent finalist Michael Boyd will bring his spectacular magic and illusion show MYSTIQUE to the State Theatre, Sydney for two shows only on Thursday 29 September 2022. 

Tributes have been paid to the actor David Warner after his death was announced..

Craig Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage. He will be bringing his Fancy Rascal Tour to Playhouse Square Sunday, September 18.

Original Theatre and Riverside Studios are delighted to present Originals online on demand, featuring the world première play-readings of Tikkun Olam by Teunkie Van Der Sluij, The Fall by Drew Hewitt, and Miles by Eilidh Nurse – the winners of Original Theatre Company's Originals Playwriting Award. 

Craig Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage. He will be bringing his Fancy Rascal Tour to Playhouse Square Sunday, September 18.

Original Theatre Company today announces the all-star cast for the script-in-hand performances from the three shortlisted plays for the Originals Playwriting Award.

Illana Stein will direct the World Premiere of Complicity by playwright Diane Davis (HB Studios Residency Fellow; Actors Studio Playwrights and Directors Unit), presented by Eden Theater Company (Byron Anthony and Joyce Romano, Producers) at the New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street Ste 1E New York, NY), September 28-October 16. 

Original Theatre today announces the three shortlisted winning plays for their brand-new playwriting prize, the Originals Playwriting Award - Drew Hewitt for The Fall, Eilidh Nurse for Miles and Teunkie Van Der Sluijs for Tikkun Olam.

Original Theatre Company today announces the directors for the script-in-hand performances of the winners of their new playwriting prize Original Playwriting Award Amelia Sears, Michael Boyd, Michael Fentiman, and Charlotte Peters.

Escape into a world where sawdust and sequins join cutting edge illusions and spectacular magic to create Circus of Illusion, playing two shows only on Wednesday 20 July at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide.

Internationally acclaimed illusionist and Australia's Got Talent Finalist Michael Boyd brings his spectacular magic and illusion show Mystique to The Palms at Crown for two shows only on 1 & 2 July 2022.

From 5 – 28 August 2022, Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary, and 75 years of bringing world cultures together, with a programme defined by international partnerships and bold collaborations that span continents, generations and genres.

Escape into a world where sawdust and sequins join cutting edge illusions and spectacular magic to create Circus of Illusion, playing two shows only on Thursday 21 April at the State Theatre, Sydney.

St. Ann’s Warehouse and Supremacy Project (Julian Alexander and Khadijat Oseni), just in time for Black History Month, have installed a new outdoor public art exhibition that goes to the heart of white supremacy, addressing “the systemic oppression and violence BIPOC communities are fighting to end through art.”

As people across Scotland and beyond prepare to mark the birth of Robert Burns on Burns Night, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland celebrate his life and legacy with Burn, starring Alan Cumming, which premieres at the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival. Scotland's national theatre company also brings a brand-new staging of Liz Lochhead's powerful adaption of Euripides' Medea to this year's Festival.

St. Ann’s Warehouse and Supremacy Project, led by Julian Alexander and Khadijat Oseni, will present a new outdoor public art exhibition that goes to the heart of white supremacy, addressing “the systemic oppression and violence BIPOC communities are fighting to end through art.”

Be transported by the atmosphere and excitement of a Parisian-themed revue with a parade of first-class entertainers and the daring beauty of exquisitely bejewelled dancers. Following sold out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide, the stage Spectacular Cabaret De Paris comes to Brisbane on 12 March 2022 at the Concert Hall, QPAC, then to Sydney on 22 and 23 April at the State Theatre.

A brand-new digital learning platform is set to launch with the aim of making the latest academic research available to anyone, anywhere, in a fun and interactive format.