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Sydney's National Play Festival Returns this March
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2018
Over four days, from March 21 to 24, the biggest minds and talents in Australian theatre will gather in Sydney at Darlinghurst Theatre Company's Eternity Playhouse for the 2018 National Play Festival, to share their stories through performances, masterclasses, artist talks and panels.
Ensemble Cast Announced for JERSEY BOYS
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2018
JERSEY BOYS Director, Des McAnuff announces the talented ensemble he has cast in the keenly-anticipated season of JERSEY BOYS, opening for a strictly limited season at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney this September.
Sydney Theatre Company presents LETHAL INDIFFERENCE
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2018
Lethal Indifference opens Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 in February, bringing together three Australian rising stars - playwright Anna Barnes, director Jessica Arthur and actor Emily Barclay.
ACO Acquire 300-Year Old Stradivarius Violin
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2018
The Australia Chamber Orchestra has today announced that ACO Chairman Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis have purchased the 1726 Stradivarius violin, regarded as one of the most remarkable violins in existence, for long-term loan to the Orchestra.
Little Triangle Presents MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2018
After debuting with critically acclaimed sell-out production of Sunday in the Park with George, Little Triangle will present Merrily We Roll Along with emerging Australian performers this coming March for a limited 3-week season as part of The Depot Theatre's 2018 line-up.
MARRIAGE AND MONSTERS Plays the Biggest Little Play Festival in the World
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2018
Marriage, monsters, healing, displacement and post-apocalyptic comedy all feature in Week 4 of 'the biggest little play festival in the world'.
BOOK OF MORMON Adds New Preview Performance With All Seats At $20
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2018
An additional preview was announced today for the upcoming Sydney production of The Book of Mormon, on Tuesday 27 February at 7pm at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. This will be the first chance for fans to see the much-anticipated Broadway smash hit in Sydney. All tickets for this special preview will cost only $20.00 and go on sale at 9am on Monday 19 February.
BWW REVIEW: The Challenge Of Growing Older Plays Out in TRAVELLING NORTH
by Jade Kops - February 12, 2018
Genesian Theatre starts off its 2018 season with David Williamson's TRAVELLING NORTH, a middle class story of finding love, moving on and getting older. 
National Theatre of Parramatta Presents FLIGHT PATHS
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2018
From 15th to 24th March, National Theatre of Parramatta will present the world premiere of Flight Paths by award-winning Sydney-based playwright Julian Larnach.
BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming And Heartbreaking, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Transports The Audience To 1973 To Show How Far, Or Not, The LGBTIQ Fight For Acceptance Has Come.
by Jade Kops - February 11, 2018
Energetic, Engaging and Emotional, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS takes the audience back to a historic moment in the LGBTIQ past to give a voice to the patrons of The UpStairs Lounge in an effort to explain the past, present and future of the still repressed minority.
Young Female Voices From The House That Dan Built Take Over Bondi Pavilion For A Theatrical And Musical Youth Week
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2018
To celebrate Youth Week during the April School Holidays, The House That Dan Built is taking over the Bondi Pavilion Gallery from 16 - 29 April with a return season of TENDER YOUNG CREATURES and a series of theatre and music skill development workshop opportunities for girls aged 9 to 20.
Nexas Sax Quartet With Harpist Emily Granger Present AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2018
The Nexas Quartet and Emily Granger (Harp) evoke a journey back in time to the bustling streets of the French capital in "An American in Paris" - the latest tasty concert in the Independent Theatre's popular Prelude in Tea series - which always includes afternoon tea with refreshments and a mouth-watering array of cakes and fruits! This unique collaboration will provide fascinating new renditions of works by Gershwin, Brubeck, Ravel and Franck.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Returns to Sydney
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2018
The world's most loved, all-time record-breaking Broadway show returns to Sydney's south in March when Rockdale Musical Society presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, starring award-winning ADAM SCICLUNA as Tevye.
Australian Musical VICKI Debuts On Sydney's North Shore
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2018
The work of local Lane Cove writer/composer Rodney Ivan Stewart (Devil May Care, Melody), VICKI is a tale of four survivors of a nuclear attack: a poet, a painter, a scientist and a robot. During three weeks of zany, serious and amusing life together in a nuclear fall-out shelter, they discuss art, science, logic, love, lust, feelings, reason - and, yes, a nuclear explosion!
BWW REVIEW: VISITING HOURS Challenges The Audience to Relinquish Control As They Enter A Surreal World
by Jade Kops - February 11, 2018
Asking the audience to put their trust in a team of drugged up, delusional and demented doctors and nurses, VISITING HOURS is an intriguing immersive theatre experience. 
Company of Rogues' Bedlam Cabaret Is Back For a Special Mardi Gras Edition
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2018
This February the Company of Rogues return to Marrickville's famous Red Rattler Theatre for a fearlessly rainbow-flavoured edition of The Bedlam Cabaret, presented as part of the 2018 Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival!
BWW REVIEW: A Chain Of Carnal Connection Across The Classes Come Together In FUCKING MEN
by Jade Kops - February 10, 2018
Mark G Nagle brings Joe DiPietro's FUCKING MEN to New Theatre for their 2018 contribution to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras season. 
TINKERBELL And The DREAM FAIRIES Return To Royal Botanic Garden This Spring
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
The critically acclaimed production of Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies from renowned outdoor theatre producer Glenn Elston is returning to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney playing in the Easter holidays from 14th to 29th April.
Four Winds Easter Festival Goes Annual
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Just weeks away from the opening of the Four Winds 2018 Easter Festival, the Four Winds Executive Committee has announced that their acclaimed flagship event will become an annual fixture on the organisation's program, with plans already well underway for next year.
BWW REVIEW: Butel Is Heaven Sent In The Australian Premiere Of AN ACT OF GOD
by Jade Kops - February 07, 2018
David Jeverbaum's hit play AN ACT OF GOD is a hilarious schooling by the Almighty himself on his view of mankind and the myths surrounding Christianity.
MAMMA MIA Arrives in Sydney
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
The new critically acclaimed Australian production of global musical phenomenon MAMMA MIA! THE MUSICAL dances into Sydney's Capitol Theatre this Sunday February 11th.
New Tickets Released For EVITA in Sydney
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
Due to overwhelming demand, new tickets have been released today for the upcoming production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA. Opera Australia, John Frost and David Ian are bringing this acclaimed original West End and Broadway production of EVITA back to the stage at the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House from 13 September 2018.
Short Plays Are Out Of This World In Week 3!
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Same-sex marriage, blind love, end-of-life decisions, prejudice, and various absurdist inversions of reality all feature in Week Three of 'the biggest little play festival in the world'.
SHORT+SWEET Announces Week 2 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Alcoholism, homelessness, love, sex, death and domestic violence - plus some well-needed laughs - all feature in this week's delicious helping of short plays at the world's biggest little play festival! From Thurs 8 Feb…
PACT Showcases Talent in PACT SALON: DESIRE LINES
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists will present an inspired new showcase of performance, theatre and art in PACT Salon: Desire Lines on Saturday 24th February.

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