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Todd McKenney Will Appear In Conversation With David Campbell, Carlotta, Nancye Hayes And His Mother, Peta McKenney At Ensemble Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
With a career spanning three decades, actor, performer and host, Todd McKenney will be 'in conversation' at the Ensemble Theatre in September with four very special guests, Nancye Hayes, his mum Peta McKenney, David Campbell and Carlotta for an hour featuring songs, stories and conversation. This follows the success of his first The Casting Couch series held at Ensemble Theatre two years ago.
Neel Kolhatkar Announces Intimate Comedy Special Filming At Sydney's Iconic Comedy Store
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2018
Frontier Comedy have announced an intimate recording of comedian, writer and actor Neel Kolhatkar's third live stand-up comedy special. Neel will record his latest special at The Comedy Store in Sydney for one night only on Wednesday 21 November. Tickets are on sale now and are not expected to last long.
Carriageworks Presents World Premiere Of LE DERNIER APPEL By Marrugeku
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2018
Carriageworks today announced the world premiere of new work by resident company Marrugeku, with an inter-cultural and trans-Indigenous production, featuring Australian and New Caledonian dancers of First Nations, immigrant and settler descent.  Presented as New Caledonia moves towards a referendum on independence from France in November 2018, Le Dernier Appel (The Last Cry) asks questions of cultural, political and personal decolonisation in both Australia and New Caledonia.
6LACK Returns To Australia & New Zealand On World Tour For New Album 'East Atlanta Love Letter'
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2018
Off the back of the huge announcement of his second record East Atlanta Love Letter, Frontier Touring and Illusive Presents are hyped to be bringing 6LACK back to Australia and New Zealand as part of his mammoth From East Atlanta, With Love world tour.
BWW REVIEW: Mental Illness And Grief Are Given The Spotlight In NEXT TO NORMAL
by Jade Kops - August 14, 2018
Lane Cove Theatre Company takes on Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics) and Tom Kitt's (music) NEXT TO NORMAL, a rock musical about mental health and grief.
Australian Singing Competition Finalists Announced
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
On Saturday 11 August eleven Semi Finalists performed in front of an impressive judging panel including Linnhe Robertson (National Adjudicator), Michael Halliwell, Anthony Hunt and Noemi Nadelmann to secure only five places in the 2018 Australian Singing Competition Finals Concert that will be held on Saturday 8 September at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Wednesday Matinees Added for JERSEY BOYS Sydney
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
JERSEY BOYS is now in its 4th week of rehearsals in preparation for a Sydney opening at the Capitol Theatre on 6 September 2018 for a strictly limited season.  Due to high demand for tickets additional Wednesday 1pm matinees have been added from 17 October, available for sale now.  To book visit jerseyboys.com.au.
Mitchell Butel Sings Signature Songs Of Tony Bennett, Dean Martin And Frank Sinatra at Ensemble Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
Four-time Helpmann Award-winner and actor, director and singer, Mitchell Butel will be at Ensemble Theatre for three nights only to sing a set of signature songs by Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.
Julian Bliss Leads 'Timelight' Concert at Riverside Theatres
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
Riverside Theatres will present British prodigy and clarinettist extraordinaire, Julian Bliss, alongside New Zealand's leading piano trio for a must-see performance on Saturday 25th August. Bliss and NZTrio will perform an exclusive concert, Timelight, featuring a program of chamber music both vibrant and profound.
Gurrumul and Baker Boy Lead National Indigenous Music Awards
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2018
Australia's biggest celebration of First Nations music, The National Indigenous Music Awards celebrated a massive year in Australian music tonight under the stars at Darwin's iconic Amphitheatre with Gurrumul and Baker Boy walking away as the night's big winners.
MEDITERRANEA With Daniel Pinteño to Replace THE BURNING VIOLIN with Stefano Montanari
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018
Paul Dyer, Artistic Director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, has announced the Australian debut of rising star Spanish baroque violinist Daniel Pinteño in September 2018 and a new program due to the withdrawal of Stefano Montanari. Stefano has cancelled his appearances in Australia for personal reasons.
THE HUMANS Comes to the Old Fitz Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018
The Blake family have assembled for Thanksgiving dinner at the run-down Manhattan apartment of youngest daughter Brigid. Tragically, this middle-class clan seems to be spiralling toward perilous entropy.
Pinchgut Opera Announces Two Operas, Two Concerts, And Performances In Two Cities For 2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018
Australia's only Baroque opera company, the acclaimed Pinchgut Opera, announce their most ambitious program to date. The 2019 season will feature an expanded offering of two operas and two concerts, with performances in both Sydney and Melbourne, from a program of internationally celebrated artists. Pinchgut Opera rediscovers operatic masterpieces from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 2019 the company will stage four seasons: in April, Pinchgut performs a concert of Bach's Easter Oratorio together with Telemann's Thunder Ode; in June, Monteverdi's final opera The Return of Ulysses; in August, the multi-award-winning counter-tenor Valder Sabadus will perform in Australia for the first time for one night only; and in December Pinchgut will stage Vivaldi's favourite opera, Farnace.
David Baddiel Adds Second Sydney Show To Olivier-Nominated 'My Family: Not The Sitcom' Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2018
A second Sydney performance has been added to meet demand for UK comedy royalty David Baddiel's Olivier-nominated one-man stage show My Family: Not The Sitcom. Frontier Comedy are thrilled to announce that David will perform a second Seymour Centre show on Saturday 15 September.
IRONBOUND to Have Sydney Premiere at Kings Cross
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
For twenty-two years Darja sits at derelict bus stop littered with cigarette butts and broken beer bottles. An immigrant from Poland, she negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. The hope of a better life in America is turning out to be impossible.
CALAMITY JANE Comes to the Belvoir St Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
Following the success of the sold out season at Hayes Theatre Co in 2017, Belvoir is proud to bring Calamity Jane to the iconic Belvoir St Theatre stage from 23rd August to 30th September.
An Assorted Few in Association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Presents IRONBOUND By Martyna Majok
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
Ironbound is the Sydney Premiere of a gripping new play by the 2018 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Tex Perkins and Matt Walker to Tour Australia
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
It's understandably difficult to pull together a coherent picture of a man whose career has taken in everything from the groundbreaking experimental punktonica of Sydney mid-80s noiseniks Thug to the lilting, dark country of his recent material with the Dark Horses.
LUNA GALE Tackles The Universal Ethical Debate About Child Protection, Trauma And Complex Family Dynamics
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
LUNA GALE, a powerful, intelligent and gripping play, by American playwright Rebecca Gilman, explores the universal dilemma of what it takes to raise a child and whether it's really possible for someone to be completely rehabilitated after years and years of drug addiction and trauma. With an exceptional cast including Georgie Parker, the play opens at Ensemble Theatre in September.
BWW REVIEW: TORCH SONG TRILOGY Is Heartbreakingly Beautiful, Poignant And Sadly Still Relevant
by Jade Kops - August 09, 2018
TORCH SONG TRILOGY is a heartbreakingly beautiful and poignant story of looking for love and acceptance in a world of judgement and fear. 
Sport For Jove And Seymour Centre Present MOBY DICK
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
The Seymour Centre and Sport for Jove are proud to present one of the defining tales of English literature, Moby Dick, in the Seymour Centre's Reginald Theatre this August. Compressed from a 900-page novel to 90 action-packed minutes on stage, this is a chance to see and hear a defining work we all wish we'd found the time to read!   
Romance And Science Collide In Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2018
In Nick Payne's award winning* play Constellations the infinite multiverse is distilled into a tender lover story between astrophysicist Marianne and beekeeper Roland. Directed by Victor Kalka and playing at the Chippen Street Theatre, the production stars Alice Birbara and Henry Hulme.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Comes to Riverside Theatres
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2018
Jules Verne's epic adventure story, Around the World in 80 Days, will come to life in a fun, farcical adaption suitable for the whole family at Riverside Theatres on 14th and 15th August.
Read Between The Lines With Surrealist Theatre This Sydney Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2018
Could there exist a world without art? This would surely be a world without consciousness. ART FOR ART'S SAKE is the 4th 60 minute theatre show by Sydney playwright Sage Godrei. The phenomena of mind over matter takes control, as we observe for our main character Fran, how being an artist seems more of a burden than a blessing. We traverse the Norse legend of Odin and the sacrifices he made to unveil the secrets of the underworld. This piece invokes a sense of wonder as we embrace Fran's artistic ambitions, through surrealism and choreographed ensemble sequences.
Comedian Ken Jeong Announces Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2018
Ken Jeong is a Korean-American actor, comedian and physician, best known for his role as the comedic gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover film franchise.   He is touring Australia for the first time which will include a performance at AAMI Just For Laughs Sydney in November.

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