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Two New Wondrous Weeks Of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Go On Sale This Friday
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2018
Due to huge demand, new tickets to the spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will go on sale on Friday 22 June at 4pm. Roald Dahl's treasured tale will be playing at Sydney's Capitol Theatre from 8 January 2019, produced by John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street Productions.
National Theatre Of Parramatta Presents THE GIRL / THE WOMAN
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2018
Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta will present stage and screen star Aanisa Vylet's The Girl / The Woman from 28th June to 7th July.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Leads Australia's Flagship Event in International Make Music Day
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will lead Australia's first flagship event in the international Make Music Day festivities this Thursday 21 June, with a free global livestream of its Verdi's Requiem concert, direct from the Sydney Opera House. The broadcast will be available on the Sydney Symphony Orchestra website for 24 hours from 6.30pm AEST.
BWW REVIEW: Moliere Gets A Modern Makeover In Hilary Bell Reinterpretation Of THE HYPOCHONDRIAC
by Jade Kops - June 18, 2018
With social commentary the ethics of modern medicine, patriarchal societies and the question of love, money and ownership, Hilary Bell's new version of THE HYPOCHONDRIAC uses an old story and turns it inside out for a new age.
Holroyd Musical & Dramatic Society Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Join in on a journey through the forest, unlike you've ever seen it before, as HMDS explores the classic Shakespearean comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with the same hilarious characters we all know and love and all it's plot twists and mischief.
Yumi Stynes Hosts LADIES, WE NEED TO TALK - LIVE! at Giant Dwarf Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Don't know what turns you on anymore? Looking forward to that glass of wine just a little too much? Have no idea what your vagina looks like? You're not the only one.
New Theatre Presents the Sydney Premiere of STUPID F---ING BIRD By Aaron Posner
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
An aspiring young director rages against the art created by his mother's generation. A young actress vies with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be.
Elaine Paige Announces Australian Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Britain's first lady of musical theatre Elaine Paige has announced an 8-date series of concerts downunder this October, which will see her perform songs from her illustrious career alongside an array of her favourite tracks by contemporary songwriters.
The Australian Ballet's Ninth China Tour Marks International Debut Of David McAllister's Lavish Production Of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2018
The Australian Ballet today announced that the company will tour to Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai in October 2018. The 2018 China Tour, The Australian Ballet's ninth tour to China, marks the international debut of Artistic Director David McAllister's dazzling production of The Sleeping Beauty, which is sure to enchant audiences in Beijing and Shanghai, while the company will present the delightful, enduring romance of Maina Gielgud's Giselle to audiences in Nanjing.
The Biggest WWE Live Event Ever Comes To The MCG
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2018
In partnership with TEG Dainty, WWE will return to Australia with WWE Super Show-Down, a historic event taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday, October 6, 2018, featuring the largest roster of WWE Superstars and Legends ever to appear in the country.
BWW REVIEW: The Ultimate Dysfunctional Family Is Presented With Energy And Emotion In New Theatre's Captivating Staging Of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by Jade Kops - June 17, 2018
Louise Fischer's (Director) expression of Tracy Letts's complex insight into family dysfunction, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is presented with captivating conviction and comedy as trauma is transferred through generations.
BWW REVIEW: The Middle Class Excesses Of The Early 1980's Is Expressed As BLISS Tries To Connect To A Contemporary Audience
by Jade Kops - June 16, 2018
Tom Wright's stage adaptation of Peter Carey's Miles Franklin Award winning novel BLISS struggles to find a place in the 21st century.
Shalom & Moira Blumenthal Productions Present the Australian Premiere Of Timothy Daly's THE MAN IN THE ATTIC
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2018
The Australian premiere of The Man In The Attic written by one of Australia's most internationally-produced playwrights will be staged at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst, from Thursday 5 to Sunday 22 July 2018.
CARRIE: The Musical at The Depot Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018
Louis Ellis Productions in conjunction with The Depot Theatre are incredibly proud to announce their production of CARRIE: The Musical. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, CARRIE: The Musical explores the trials and tribulations of high school, however with a unique Stephen King twist to rival any previously seen on the stages of Broadway. The show will have a limited run at The Depot Theatre in Marrickville from July 25th to August 4th.
YOU GOT OLDER Makes its Sydney Premiere
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018
Mad March Hare in association with Bakehouse Theatre Company is thrilled to present the Sydney premiere of the deeply touching and profoundly funny YOU GOT OLDER by Clare Barron for a limited season at the Kings Cross Theatre from 13 July.
BWW REVIEW: Hayes Theatre's Smash Hit ASSASSINS Returns For An Amazing Encore Season Under The Sydney Opera House Sails.
by Jade Kops - June 14, 2018
Following a successful 2017 season at Hayes Theatre, Dean Bryant's (Director) brilliantly crafted production of ASSASSINS has opened for an encore season at the Sydney Opera House.
Elise McCann Joins BEYOND THE BARRICADE
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Multi award-winning actor Elise McCann has scaled the barricade and stepped in to join the cast of the UK's critically-acclaimed show BEYOND THE BARRICADE, a glittering concert of musical showstoppers which is currently touring Australia.  Elise replaces Katie Leeming who has had to return to the UK due to ill health.
Future's Eve Brings Dystopian Fembot Fever Dreams And Feminist Futures To Bondi Feast
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Boundary defying Australian artist Michelle Aitken makes her NSW debut at Bondi Feast, 17 - 21 July with the award winning feminist future solo Future' Eve.
The World Premiere Of AIR Comes To Sydney's Old 505 Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Producers Samantha Young, Eloise Snape and producer/playwright Joanna Erskine are thrilled to announce the world premiere of Air at the Old 505 Theatre from 13 June. From the desk of award-winning Australian writer Joanna Erskine (K.I.J.E., Boot), directed by Sydney Theatre Award-winning director Anthony Skuse (4.48 Psychosis, Mystery of Love and Sex), comes this black and bittersweet comedy about death, grief, holding on and letting go.
SSO Announces Casting for FUNNY GIRL THE MUSICAL in Concert
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
After announcing the extraordinary line-up of leading ladies Michala Banas, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Casey Donovan, Virginia Gay, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Dami Im, Maggie McKenna, Zahra Newman, Caroline O'Connor, Queenie van de Zandt and Megan Washington who will share the role of 'Fanny Brice' on stage in FUNNY GIRL - THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce the remainder of the cast.
Pop-Up Globe To Pop Up At The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, And Present An Epic Festival Of Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
After performing to an astonishing 450,000 people in just two years, the world's first full-scale temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe, will soon pop up in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter. 
David Byrne Announces AMERICAN UTOPIA Australian & New Zealand Tour
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that David Byrne - Talking Heads bandleader, solo artist, visual artist and author - will bring his American Utopia World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in November 2018. Tickets go on sale on Monday 18 June, via frontiertouring.com/davidbyrne.
BWW REVIEW: Imara Savage Updates George Bernard Shaw's SAINT JOAN For A Modern Era With Captivating Results
by Jade Kops - June 11, 2018
The life of one of history's most famous and controversial women is presented with a contemporary clarity in Imara Savage's (Director) interpretation of George Bernard Shaw's SAINT JOAN.
BWW REVIEW: Guy Noble Leads Another Fun Filled Tribute To The Tradition Of Old Blighty With Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 2018 Edition of LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
by Jade Kops - June 10, 2018
Sydney Symphony Orchestra's (SSO) answer to the British celebratory concert filled with patriotic pieces and popular classical works returns with a new edition of LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS. 
Full Cast Announced For The Hayes Theatre Co's SHE LOVES ME
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
The Hayes Theatre Co today announced the cast members for the upcoming romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me. Chosen for the inaugural Artist-Led Production Initiative, this heart-warming musical will charm audiences at Hayes Theatre Co from 24 August with tickets on sale now at hayestheatre.com.au.

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