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PACT Centre For Emerging Artists Presents Teacher Of The Year And SSHIFTT
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists presents the first two shows from the 2019 atPACT season, Teacher of the Year and SSHIFTT, from 21st May to 1st June.
Mum's The Word At Sunday Afternoon Mother's Day Opera Feast
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
Pacific Opera celebrates all kinds of Mums - the good, the bad, and the ugly! - in a special Mother's Day concert on Sunday 12 May in North Sydney.
DISTANT WORLDS Brings Music Of Final Fantasy To Melbourne For Only AUS Show
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
MJR Presents is proud to announce the eagerly anticipated return of Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY to Australia in 2019.
Rebel Wilson Withdraws From THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Rebel Wilson has withdrawn from Sydney Theatre Company's production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. New casting for the Martin McDonagh comedy will be announced in the coming weeks.
Bill Henson and Sydney Art Quartet Come to Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2019
Embarking on a new collaboration with Bill Henson, one of Australia's most compelling artists, the Art Quartet performs Chiaroscuro - an evocative, dreamlike response to Henson's latest work. The concerts will take place at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and are set within a solo exhibition of new works by Bill Henson - his first in Sydney in seven years.
BWW REVIEW: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Sees Self-Loathing, Secrets, Scheming And Sexuality Collide As Family Members Struggle To “Survive”
by Jade Kops - May 05, 2019
With a cast led by Hugo Weaving, Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winner A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is given a 21st century makeover by Director Kip Williams. 
Short+Sweet Award Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
Short+Sweet Theatre (Sydney) celebrated its dramatic climax with a glittering awards ceremony following its final Gala Final performance last weekend.
Comedy Blossoms In New Adaptation Of Chekhov
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
A new version of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard premieres in June at the Chippen Street Theatre.
Carriageworks And Sydney Chamber Opera Present OSCAR AND LUCINDA
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
Composer Elliott Gyger reunites with librettist Pierce Wilcox for Carriageworks resident company Sydney Chamber Opera to transform Peter Carey's beloved novel Oscar and Lucinda into a new Australian opera from 27 July - 3 August 2019. Directed by Opera Queensland Artistic Director and CEO Patrick Nolan, the work reimagines the love story between the orphaned proto-feminist industrialist and the man who believes he is touched by God. Having nothing in common, except their addiction to gambling, Oscar and Lucinda find each other in colonial-era Sydney with a wild dream: to build a cathedral of pure glass, and to walk it into the Australian outback.
FORM Dance Projects Presents PASSING IT ON
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
From 6th to 8th June, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres will present Passing It On, a sensational double bill embodying movement shifts influenced by voices from the past to the present, looking back and forward.
Steve Martin And Martin Short Will Embark On Australian Tour In November
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their critically acclaimed comedy tour Now You See Them, Soon You Won't for the first time to Australian and New Zealand audiences in November. This celebrated comedy show redefines the form in unexpected and profound ways, from two of the funniest, most influential and acclaimed talents of the past century. The duo will be joined on stage by Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers. Tickets for Now You See Them, Soon You Won't go on sale Tuesday, 7 May. To purchase, please visit ticketek.com.au. The Sydney show will be part of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.
THE POOR KITCHEN Comes to Limelight on Oxford
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2019
Originally presented as part of Old 505 Theatre's 2016 Fresh Works Program, Patina Productions is thrilled to present THE POOR KITCHEN by Daniela Giorgi. This beautiful new Australian play is coming to boutique performance venue, Limelight on Oxford in Darlinghurst for a three week season. THE POOR KITCHEN will be staged in the newly established Limelight Downstairs, playing 8 26 May 2019.
BWW REVIEW: Kerrie Anne Greenland Shares Her Love Of Movies And Music in PICTURES: SONGS FROM MOVIE MUSICALS
by Jade Kops - April 27, 2019
Helpmann Award Winner Kerrie Anne Greenland soars as she shares her favorite movie musical songs in PICTURES: SONGS FROM MOVIE MUSICALS.  Tying in with her recently released album of the same name, this is Sydney's opportunity to get to hear this brilliant voice before she crosses over to her latest pursuit of a Masters in Opera. 
BWW REVIEW: The Charismatic Composer And Music Director To A Multitude Of Musicals Steven Kreamer Comes Out Into The Spotlight For His Intimate Cabaret I SING SONGS
by Jade Kops - April 27, 2019
Whilst many could be forgiven for not knowing Steven Kreamer's face, chances are if you've been to a musical at the Hayes (plus other independent theatres), you've heard his musical talents.  I SING SONGS is Kreamer's chance to be the star of his show as he shares his own compositions, covers and comical chat.
BWW REVIEW: George Bernard Shaw's Edwardian Expression Of The Greek Myth Is Given A Steampunk Aesthetic In New Theatre's PYGMALION
by Jade Kops - April 27, 2019
George Bernard Shaw's comic romance of the Cockney flower girl and the Phonetics professor is recreated in New Theatre's staging of PYGMALION. 
BWW REVIEW: Ancient Greek Tragedy Is Given A 21st Century Makeover In A New Adaptation Of AJAX
by Jade Kops - April 27, 2019
Sophocles' tale of the trauma of war is presented for a contemporary audience with the new adaptation of AJAX by Robert Johnson, Jonathan Graffam and Cast.  Post traumatic stress disorder, anger, guilt and the question of how affected the children of war really are explored in this 55 minute work. 
BWW REVIEW: FRIDA KAHLO: VIVA LA VIDA Presents A Glimpse Into The Famous Artists World
by Jade Kops - April 26, 2019
Mexican playwright Humberto Robles' FRIDA KAHLO: VIVA LA VIDA, adapted from Spanish by Gael Le Cornec and Luis Benkard and directed by Anna Jahjah, brings the complex painter, lover and political figure to life with playful expression from solo performer Kate Bookallil
Theatresports All-Stars: Battle Of Champions Comes to Enmore Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Three generations of Theatresports legends take to the stage to decide which decade produced the funniest comedians.
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Come behind the scenes and meet the cast of the Australian premiere of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS starring Amber Mcmahon, Sharon Millerchip, Yalin Ozucelik, Jane Piegan, Justin Smith and Dorje Swallow.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Embarks On Annual Regional New South Wales Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will embark on its annual Regional New South Wales Tour, performing at The Glasshouse Theatre in Port Macquarie (21 May), Taree's Manning Entertainment Centre (22 May), and the Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle (23 May).
Courtney Act Is Runner-Up Of Dancing With The Stars Australia 2019
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2019
Drag sensation Courtney Act has just been announced as runner-up of Dancing With The Stars Australia 2019. She made history on the show as the first drag contestant to compete on Dancing With The Stars internationally, as well as performing out of drag on last week's show and becoming the first same-sex couple to be seen on screen on the Australian series.
BWW REVIEW: Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Joins With Hannover's Capella St Crucis For A Moment Of Easter Escape With BACH AND MOZART: IN THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR HEARTS
by Jade Kops - April 21, 2019
Baroque, Classical and Contemporary music comes together for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' Easter concert BACH AND MOZART: IN THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR HEARTS. 
BWW REVIEW: RABBIT HOLE Shares One Family's Journey Through Grief Without But Lacks Any Significant Revelations
by Jade Kops - April 21, 2019
David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE presents a middle-class family's experience with the death of a child in a somewhat staid and reserved expression middle class America, albeit with Australia voices.
BWW REVIEW: Rabbit Holes Make Way For Portals To Hell In The Hilarious Horror Of ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by Jade Kops - April 21, 2019
Lewis and Alice are a world away from the sweet fantasy world of Carroll's famous story as benevolent white rabbits and mischievous disappearing cats are replaced with malevolent hessian headed horrors and horny talking teddy bears in Qui Nguyen's ALICE IN SLASHERLAND. 
BWW REVIEW: Personal and Poignant, A LITTLE PIECE OF ASH Gives An Insight Into Grief And An Ancient Culture
by Jade Kops - April 19, 2019
A Rollercoaster of emotions, A LITTLE PIECE OF ASH shares a personal journey of dealing with death. 

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