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New Production Of THE TIME MACHINE Announced for Sydney
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2018
A brand-new production of THE TIME MACHINE will be staged in Sydney from Wednesday 11 April 2018 at the NIDA Playhouse Theatre. Written by Sydney playwright Frank Gauntlett, THE TIME MACHINE is a one-man play based on the novella by HG Wells, the story that heralded a century of science fiction.
Multi-Award-Winning UK Production Brings The Ultimate Gender-Warrior to Mardi Gras
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2018
Acclaimed local theatre-maker, Kate Gaul, has teamed up with esteemed UK Theatre Company Milk Presents to bring the award-winning play JOAN to Australia for the very first time. After numerous UK tours visiting over 60 venues and following a sell-out run at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe where JOAN won a Scotsman Fringe First Award, The Stage Award and Spirit of the Fringe Award, JOAN is coming to Sydney for a very special season for the opening weekend of the 40th anniversary Mardi Gras Festival.
Mitzi Macintosh Presents One-Woman Show A Lifetime In Lipstick at Everest Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2018
Trevor Ashley announces he is presenting and directing Sydney drag legend Mitzi Macintosh when she returns to Australia in her first ever one-woman show A Lifetime in Lipstick!
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Announces Final Cast Members
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2018
With rehearsals commencing next week, Invisible Wall Productions and Sugary Rum Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co are thrilled to announce the final cast members of the Australian Premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical, The View UpStairs. As part of the 2018 Mardi Gras Festival, this provocative new musical, written by Max Vernon, is being performed at Hayes Theatre Co from 8 February.
BWW REVIEW: Children's Television Favourites Dr Chris And Dr Xand Return To Sydney With A New OPERATION OUCH! LIVE ON STAGE!
by Jade Kops - January 07, 2018
Brothers and bona-fide medical professionals, Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken have returned to Sydney with another instalment of their OPERATION OUCH! LIVE ON STAGE! Expanding on their successful BBC television show OPERATION OUCH! which is a favourite of ABC Australia's younger viewers, this is a brilliant blend of science, humour and personal stories.
Jimi Bani's Acclaimed New Show Comes To Belvoir St. For The Sydney Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2018
This January, Belvoir will bring the captivating and intimate My Name is Jimi to the Sydney Festival following its acclaimed world premiere with Queensland Theatre in 2017.
Carriageworks Unveils Monumental Installation By Acclaimed German Artist Katharina Grosse
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2018
Carriageworks today unveiled a major new commission by renowned German artist Katharina Grosse of a site-specific installation representing the third in the Schwartz Carriageworks series of major international projects. The world premiere of the work titled The Horse Trottted Another Couple of Metres, Then it Stopped is presented free to the public at Carriageworks from 6 January as part of Sydney Festival 2018 and continues until 8 April 2018. Grosse's exciting new work envelopes Carriageworks, responding to the unique industrial architecture and grand scale of the heritage building.
Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; Willoughby's WICKED Wins Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2018
The votes have been counted... Check out the fill list of winners for the 2017 BWW Regional Awards!
Marriage Equality Activists To Marry At The Theatre Where They First Met As Performing Arts Students
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2018
Antony McManus and Ron Van Houwelingen met 30 years ago in 1987 when they were both studying drama at what was then called 'Prahran College of TAFE'.
Christine Anu Joins the Cast of GREASE: THE ARENA EXPERIENCE for Sydney Season
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2018
Australia's most iconic female Indigenous entertainer, Christine Anu, will join the cast of GREASE THE ARENA EXPERIENCE when it heads to QUDOS Bank Arena for 3 shows only on the 19th & 20th January.
Sydney Welcomes THE WIZARD OF OZ with Star-Studded Premiere
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2018
The world's favourite musical, The Wizard of Oz, has finally arrived in Sydney and will celebrate with a star-studded premiere at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow night. Producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones are thrilled Sydney audiences will finally experience the 2011 London Palladium production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz. With many performances already sold out and the season closing on February 4, Sydney audiences need to get in quick to catch this majestic production.
Sydney Opera House Reopens Joan Sutherland Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2017
After seven months of major building works, the world-famous Joan Sutherland Theatre (JST) reopens tonight with Opera Australia's performance of The Merry Widow.
Too Many Zooz Announce 2018 Dates In Adelaide, Perth, and New Zealand
by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2017
Eccentric and original trio Too Many Zooz have announced they'll be returning to Australian in the new year to visit the West Coast and South Coast for the first time. Too Many Zooz will be taking to the stage at the Garden of Unearthly Delights in Adelaide on Friday, February 16 and a show at the Perth Festival on Wednesday, February 21. More dates will be announced soon.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; Just One Week Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
THE ODDITORIUM Steals the Spotlight This January at MC Showroom
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2017
The circus steals the spotlight this January at the MC Showroom, Prahran's up and coming theatre jewel, as three stunning stage oddities strut their stuff in an evening of whimsy, delight and pure magic.
Jim Jefferies Comes to Perth, Brisbane and Sydney in February 2018
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2017
One of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, Jim Jefferies is a familiar face in theatres and on televisions across the globe with his controversial, belief-challenging, and thought-provoking comedy. He is undeniably the biggest Australian name in global comedy, and the Jim Jefferies phenomenon continues to take on the world!
2017 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS Nominations Announced
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2017
Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2017, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 22 January 2018 at 6pm at the Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre.
Jimi Bani's Acclaimed New Show Comes To Belvoir St. For The Sydney Festival
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2017
This January, Belvoir will bring the captivating and intimate My Name is Jimi to the Sydney Festival following its acclaimed world premiere with Queensland Theatre in 2017.
Sydney Opera House Presents The Miss Behave Gameshow A Raucous Gameshow Where The Audience Is The Star
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2017
Direct from Las Vegas, the international smash hit The Miss Behave Gameshow brings a chaotic brew of variety, gameshow and disco to the Sydney Opera House Studio this March.
BWW REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Presents A Contemporary Twist On Classic Dickens' Victorian Classic
by Jade Kops - December 16, 2017
Melissa Lee Speyer's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a brilliant blend of 19th Century and 21st Century worlds.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
BWW REVIEW: VERTICAL DREAMING Shares The Music And Poetry Gave Andrew Henry The Strength He Needed To Battle The Black Dog.
by Jade Kops - December 14, 2017
Rounding out Red Line Productions' 2017 season of Unspoken stories, VERTICAL DREAMING is a captivating 50 minutes of poetry and music gives an insight into coming through mental illness, an issue that whilst more widely acknowledged, is still often hard to talk about.
Trevor Ashley Announces MARDI GALA Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017
Join Trevor Ashley on stage at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall along with a veritable fruit bowl of his famous friends.
PACT Afterglow Presents James Nguyen's ON THE BORDER OF THINGS
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017
From January 17th to 20th, PACT Centre for Emerging Artists will present the first production in their 2018 AFTERGLOW season, On The Border of Things, a new Australian work by interdisciplinary artist James Nguyen and his uncle Cong Ai Nguyen.
BWW REVIEW: Contemporary Take On Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Misses Its Opportunity To Make A Mark
by Jade Kops - December 11, 2017
Sport For Jove starts it's Sydney Hills Shakespeare In The Park season with a modern interpretation of MEASURE FOR MEASURE with an interpretation that fails to deliver a definitive discussion on weighty issues.

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