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BWW REVIEW: GOOD COOK.FRIENDLY.CLEAN. Highlights The Ridiculousness Of Big City Rental Markets And A Reminder To Be Compassionate
by Jade Kops - May 13, 2018
Brooke Robinson's new Australian play GOOD COOK.FRIENDLY.CLEAN. hits close to home for those where the security of home can be tenuous in expensive rental markets. 
Sport For Jove Opens Education Season with ONE NIGHT STAND
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
Sport For Jove is opening its Education Season productions for all audiences; 'One Night Stand'... one Saturday evening performance at both the Seymour Centre and Riverside Theatre in Parramatta of some of Sport For Jove's most exciting and detailed productions of William Shakespeare's most iconic plays.
Photo Flash: JEKYLL AND HYDE The Musical Opens Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
A musical horror drama, Jekyll & Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
The World Premiere Of AIR Comes To Sydney's Old 505 Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 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.
National Theatre Of Parramatta To Embark On First Major Tour With STOLEN
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
Following its successful premiere in 2016, Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta announces a six-stop tour across NSW for the acclaimed play, Stolen by Jane Harrison.
World Premiere Of Alana Valentine's THE SUGAR HOUSE Comes to Belvoir St Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
Belvoir is set to continue its commitment to new Australian writing with the world premiere season of The Sugar House, by critically-acclaimed playwright, Alana Valentine from 5th May to 3rd June.
Second And Final Sydney Show Announced For Comedian Trevor Noah
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018
Due to high demand, a second and final Sydney show has been added to the tour - Wednesday 29 August.  Tickets on sale Thursday 10 May 2pm!
JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL Comes To Manly
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018
Jekyll & Hyde The Musical is a gripping tale of a brilliant mind gone horrifically awry. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic thriller this musical is set to a powerful pop-rock score by Frank Wildhorn with book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
JERSEY BOYS Extends Two Weeks
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018
Jersey Boys will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on 6 September 2018 for a strictly limited season. This internationally acclaimed hit musical tells the true-life story of four guys from the wrong side of the tracks, the rise to stardom of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, one of the most successful bands in pop music history. The band sold more than 175 million records and were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame for their worldwide hits, including Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Walk Like a Man, Bye Bye Baby, Sherry and Big Girls Don't Cry, which all feature in the musical.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Announces 45th Anniversary Album
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
On 4 May 1972, when the Australian production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR opened at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, it was the most anticipated and lavish theatre event in Australian musical theatre history.
BWW REVIEW: With Captivating Clarity REVOLT.SHE SAID.REVOLT AGAIN Reminds Us That There Is Still A Long Way To Go In Achieving The Respect And Recognition Women Deserve.
by Jade Kops - May 06, 2018
In a world more cognisant of inequality when it comes to gender, Alice Birch's REVOLT.SHE SAID.REVOLT AGAIN reminds us that change has not been fully achieved at that we cannot stop fighting.
The 18th Annual Helpmann Awards To Take Place Over 2 Nights In Sydney This July
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced details of the 18th annual Helpmann Awards, which will see the stars of the live performance industry come together for two remarkable nights.   
Barunga Festival Commemorates 30th Anniversary Of The Barunga Statement With First Program Announcement
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
Australia's premier destination for Indigenous music, sport and culture, Barunga will again play a key role in the future of the nation as a meeting place for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia to discuss Treaty.
BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming And Hilarious, CARMEN LIVE OR DEAD Contemplates What Could Have Come From The Romance Of The Russian Revolutionary and Mexican Surrealist
by Jade Kops - May 01, 2018
The unusual, and completely imagined, life of Carmen Frida Leon Davidovich comes to life in the delightfully absurd CARMEN LIVE OR DEAD. 
Sydney Opera House Celebrates George Michael With Special Music Event
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
The Sydney Opera House will bring a little faith to the Concert Hall stage this July with a special music event that celebrates the late and great pop genius, George Michael. George Michael: Listen to Your Heart is a glorious celebration of the transcendent musician and icon, performed by an incredible 31 piece orchestra with some of Australia's greatest voices.
Western Sydney Performing Arts Centre Appoints New Executive Director
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
The Western Sydney Performing Arts Centre (WSPAC) today announced the appointment of Craig McMaster in the role of Executive Director to lead the $100 million world-class theatre and multi-use entertainment space, currently under construction in Western Sydney.
BWW REVIEW: Informative, Inspiring and Interesting, STILL POINT TURNING: THE CATHERINE MCGREGOR STORY Presents An Insight Into The Famous Australian
by Jade Kops - April 30, 2018
Presented with honesty and openness and a liberal dose of humour, Priscilla Jackman's new play STILL POINT TURNING: THE CATHERINE MCGREGOR STORY shares the intriguing story of the famous Australian transgender woman's life and journey to finding who she truly is. 
SWAN LAKE ON ICE Comes to Wollongong
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
The world's premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars are returning to Australia with their award-winning masterpiece SWAN LAKE ON ICE and have just announced that for the first time ever they will perform in Wollongong at WIN Entertainment Centre on 13 & 14 July during the school holidays with tickets on sale Friday 4 May.
Sydney Theatre Company Presents BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN: THE TRADITIONAL OWNER OF DEATH By Nakkiah Lui
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
Following a sell-out premiere season of Black is the New White, playwright Nakkiah Lui is back at the Sydney Theatre Company this May with a brand new work - Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death.
Patrizio Buanne Announces 2018 Live Tour 'Italianissimo'
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
TEG DAINTY announced today that international multiplatinum recording artist and European star Patrizio Buanne is returning to Australia for his 6th national concert tour in October and November 2018 in support of his new album Italianissimo. Currently in Australia promoting this brand-new album, Patrizio's Italianissimo concert tour will kick off in Brisbane on Wednesday 24th October 2018 and travel nationally until the Thursday 1st of November.
Willy Wonka Is On His Way To Australia
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
Tickets to the spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will go on sale on Friday 4 May at 4pm, with pre-sales beginning today. Fans can purchase tickets for performances from 8 January to 3 February 2019.
Mixed Love Brings Opera's Rising Stars to Bowral
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
On Saturday 26th May, four rising stars of Australian opera will come to Bowral for an afternoon recital dedicated to the passion, drama, and humour of love.
BWW REVIEW: Dark, Twisted And Bloodily Funny, THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE Challenges Our Views Of Terrorist And Freedom Fighters
by Jade Kops - April 26, 2018
New Theatre's latest offering is the absurdly hilarious, if not entirely for the faint hearted, THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE. 
STALKING THE BOGEYMAN Comes to Old Fitz Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Twenty-five years after he was sexually assaulted, David Holthouse learns that his 'bogeyman' has moved into his new neighbourhood. Armed with a pistol and a plan, he plots to enact revenge on the man who stole his childhood.
Riverside Presents CREATURE: An Adaption of Dot & the Kangaroo
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
For one show only at Riverside Theatres, renowned physical theatre company, Stalker, will present Creature, the acclaimed retelling of Ethel C. Pedley's beloved classic Australian story, Dot and the Kangaroo.

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