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A Hilarious True Story of the World's Worst Opera Singer Comes to Sydney
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
From 5th to 9th September at Riverside Theatres, Glorious! will tell the hilarious true story of the world's worst opera singer, Florence Foster Jenkins. This West End and world-wide hit was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award -Best New Comedy (2005) and has been seen by two million plus people across six continents!
Sarah Kane's CLEANSED to Hit Sydney Independent Stage for First Time
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Montague Basement will present Sarah Kane's Cleansed at the Sydney Fringe - the first time this controversial and shocking work has been presented in Sydney outside of an educational institution.
Riverside Theatres, Christine Harris and HIT Productions Present GLORIOUS!
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
From 5th to 9th September at Riverside Theatres, Glorious! will tell the hilarious true story of the world's worst opera singer, Florence Foster Jenkins. This West End and world-wide hit was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award -Best New Comedy (2005) and has been seen by two million plus people across six continents!
Omega Ensemble to Perform Special Concert A BRAHMS AFFAIR
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Friends Johannes Brahms and  Robert Schumann, were both enamored with Robert's wife Clara Schumann, a virtuoso pianist and a composer.  Clara, the muse, is evident in all of Schumann's music and his Fantasiestucke expresses the passion found in the free imagination of the composer.
Belvoir Announces Appointment of New Executive Director
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
Belvoir has just announced the appointment of Sue Donnelly, one of Australia's most prominent and experienced arts administrators, to the position of Executive Director of the legendary theatre company.
Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres Present URBAN KALI
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
For two shows only, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres will present Urban Kali, a contemporary multidisciplinary performance that integrates dance, installation and film.
US Ballet Superstar Misty Copeland Joins The Australian Ballet in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
The Australian Ballet is thrilled to announce that American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland will join the company as guest artist during the Sydney season of The Sleeping Beauty, opening at the Capitol Theatre from 11 November to 25 November 2017.
FEATHERED AND FIERCE Premieres at Sydney Fringe Festival 2017
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
A World Champion Samba dancer takes audiences beyond the glamour to the sweat, grit and incredible strength it takes to win in the highly competitive Latin dance world.
BWW REVIEW: The Heartbreakingly Beautiful True Love Story Of Two Young Men Taken Too Soon Plays Out In Lane Cove Theatre Company's HOLDING THE MAN.
by Jade Kops - August 13, 2017
Tommy Murphy's adaptation of Tim Conigrave's award winning memoir HOLDING THE MAN is presented with care and simplicity by Lane Cove Theatre Company.
Full Cast Announced for HIGH FIDELITY
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2017
Neil Gooding Productions (Sweet Charity, Dogfight) and Highway Run Productions (Rent) are thrilled to announce the full cast of HIGH FIDELITY. Playing at Hayes Theatre Co from 18 November, High Fidelity is based on the novel by Nick Hornby and the Touchstone Pictures Film.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Comes to North Sydney
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2017
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney is coming to North Sydney in late September and early October with six performances of The Pirates of Penzance.
Chatswood Musical Society Celebrates 66 Years with HOT MIKADO
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Now in its 66th year, there's no luckier time for Chatswood Musical Society to transport audiences to Japan than for fast paced jazz comedy Hot Mikado from 22 September to 1 October at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Announces TUDOR PORTRAITS Performance
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Music transports us to other times and places - join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Symphony Chorus on a journey to Elizabethan England with works inspired by the golden age of English art.
Frenchy Announces 17-Date National Tour and Encore Adelaide Show; Tickets on Sale Now!
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Comedy and social media sensation Frenchy spent the first half of the year performing his new stand-up show Frenchy Unleashed to sold out crowds at Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and New Zealand Comedy Festival. Now it's greater Australia's turn to catch this comedy superstar live on stage!
Due to Popular Demand- New Jerry Seinfeld Sydney Show Announced!
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Due to overwhelming demand Paul Dainty, President and CEO of TEG Dainty announced today that an extra Sydney show has been added to Jerry Seinfeld's Australian tour on 10 August at Qudos Bank Arena.
BWW REVIEW: Personal, Political And Poignant, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS's BEDLAM Delivers A Contemporary Twist On Classic Cerebral And Confronting Cabaret
by Jade Kops - August 09, 2017
Opera's wild children Jacqueline Dark and Kanen Breen, otherwise known as the STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, return to the cabaret stage with their latest offering, BEDLAM. Drawing on classic Weimar Kabarett, this bold and brilliant work is both contemplative and comic as Opera meets mainstream to question the meaning of madness.
Icehouse Announce Final 2017 Sydney Show
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2017
ICEHOUSE's 40 Years Live tour has been traversing Australia and New Zealand since January and the band have announced one final show to cap off the year at the Enmore Theatre on Sunday, 17 December.
BWW REVIEW: Conformity And Compliance Are Challenged In ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by Jade Kops - August 08, 2017
Sport for Jove's latest offering takes a contemporary turn from its usual period works with Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.
THE UNFLINCHING GAZE Exhibition Comes to BRAG
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
Two hundred photos and videos by sixty two leading LGBTI artists (twenty four Australian and thirty eight international) will be exhibited at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) from Saturday 14 October until Sunday 3 December 2017.
David Hallberg and Gillian Murphy Join The Australian Ballet as Guest Artists in SYMPHONY IN C
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
The Australian Ballet has just announced that internationally acclaimed dancers David Hallberg and Gillian Murphy will return to Melbourne as guest artists in the highly anticipated Melbourne premiere of Symphony in C, playing exclusively at Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre from 24 August to 2 September 2017. 
BWW REVIEW: Heart, Hope And Hollywood Combine in TECHNICOLOR LIFE, A Moving Story Of Coping In The 21st Century
by Jade Kops - August 06, 2017
Jami Brandli's play TECHNICOLOR LIFE brings women's stories to the forefront in an emotional rollercoaster of dramatic comedy.
BWW REVIEW: Queenie van de Zandt brings BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL to Hayes Theatre
by Jade Kops - August 05, 2017
Queenie van de Zandt returns to the cabaret stage with BLUE: THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL. Attempting to channel the spirit of the now 73 year old Mitchell, van de Zandt gives the audience a glimpse into the iconic singer's life and career.
BWW REVIEW: Identity, Heritage, and Family Are Challenged As History Is Unearthed KINDERTRANSPORT
by Jade Kops - August 05, 2017
Diane Samuels' heartbreaking fictional KINDERTRANSPORT, grounded in the real stories of Jewish children sent to the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of WWII, exposes the lesser known victims of a war built on racism and the ongoing impact Kindertransport has had on families.
Millstone Productions to Present the Premiere of MOTH
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2017
This September, as part of the popular ATYP Cameo season, Millstone Productions are proud to present their premiere production of Declan Greene's AWGIE award-winning play MOTH.
BWW REVIEW: Challenging And Confronting And Unfortunately Relevant, DRY LAND Looks At Life With Honesty But Also Hope
by Jade Kops - August 04, 2017
Ruby Rae Spiegel's DRY LAND, an intense play of youth, unplanned pregnancy, and most importantly friendship is presented with graphic honesty by Director Claudia Barrie.

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