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Shaun Parker & Company to Present Special Fundraiser Performance of BLUE LOVE
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
Shaun Parker & Company will present Blue Love, for one night only at the Seymour Centre on August 23rd.
Belvoir Prepares for the Australian Premiere of HIR
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
Belvoir is thrilled to be showcasing the Australian Premiere of the smash hit new play Hir from New York playwright and performance artist Taylor Mac. Mac who prefers the gender pronoun 'judy' is best known for judy's exuberant and outlandish drag performances including the award-winning 24-hour long 24 Decade History of Popular Music.
Joel McHale Announces Australia National Tour
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
???????Coming to Australia for Just For Laughs Sydney, Joel McHale will also embark on his first full national tour doing shows in Sydney, Melbourne Perth and Brisbane.
BWW REVIEW: Caryl Churchill's Genderbending, Time Travelling CLOUD NINE Shines A Spotlight On How Much Society Has And Has Not Changed.
by Jade Kops - July 09, 2017
Caryl Churchill's CLOUD NINE, which premiered 38 years ago is reinterpreted for the 21st Century by Director Kip Williams.
BWW REVIEW: One Boy's Challenge Of Living Across Cultures Comes To Life With Heart And Humour In THAI-RIFFIC
by Jade Kops - July 08, 2017
Nathan Luff adapts Oliver Phommovanh's chlidren's novel THAI-RIFFIC to deliver a fun filled feast for the senses as it follows on boy's journey of discovering how to live between his family's heritage and his community culture.
Human Nature Announced as Patrons of Bankstown Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
???????One of the world's greatest pop vocal groups and a true international success story,
ART HEIST Extends Season with 96 Additional Performances
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Jetpack Theatre Collective's immersive theatre masterpiece, Art Heist, continues amaze and astound audiences and critics alike, and is cementing its place as one of this year's smash hit shows. Despite the season officially being sold out Jetpack are now extending the Art Heist season throughout August - adding an additional 96 performances to meet the overwhelming demand!
David Robertson and Susan Graham to Perform Mahler's Third Symphony at the Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Two Grammy Award-winning artists, SSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson, and American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, come together to perform two concert programs with the SSO at the Sydney Opera House this month.
Smash-Hit VELVET Returns to Sydney in Three Weeks
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Following rave reviews and audience acclaim across the country, the ARIA nominated and award-winning hit show VELVET is due to return to Sydney in three weeks' time, for a strictly limited season.
Actors Benevolent Fund Of NSW Presents Live Screening of WHARF REVUE
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
On Tuesday 25 July the Actors Benevolent Fund presents - along with guest appearances from the cast - a screening of THE WHARF REVUE at Dendy Quays, Circular Quay.
DYLANesque Set to Tour Australia this Month
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
A POWERFUL, moving celebration of the life, times and music of the legendary Bob Dylan, the much acclaimed show DYLANesque - the Bob Dylan Story has won a legion of fans and is set to tour regionally in VIC and NSW in June and July.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra will Perform George Michael Tribute Concert
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will perform a George Michael tribute concert to celebrate and honour one of the greatest pop icons of a generation at Sydney Opera House on 6 and 7 July.
Sydney Fringe Festival Announces Program Highlights and 2017 Ambassadors
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Sydney Fringe Festival - New South Wales' largest independent arts festival - today announced its 2017 Festival Ambassadors and the next wave of program highlights set to enliven inner Sydney from 1- 30 September 2017. For the first time in 2017, Fringe will be presenting a new Festival Hub, a 7000m2 warehouse at Sydney Park in Alexandria, transformed into multiple performance and exhibition spaces. During Sydney Fringe Festival, the hub will be home to immersive light, art and theatre experiences, music and theatre performances, a 200-seat vegan feast, a masquerade ball and numerous installations.
The Seymour Centre Presents the Triumphant Return of SHIT
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Following a sell-out season at the 2017 Sydney Festival, the compelling, raw and powerful play, SHIT, by Patricia Cornelius will take to the stage in an exclusive return season at The Seymour Centre from 18th to 29th July. Nominated for the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Director (Susie Dee), SHIT examines the intersections of class and misogyny. It is provocative and tragic, heartbreaking, bracing and bitterly funny.
Darlinghurst Theatre Co Presents KINDERTRANSPORT
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2017
Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain took in over 10,000 Jewish refugee children from Europe. The rescue effort was known as Kindertransport. Separated from their families and fostered out to British homes, most of the children never saw their parents again.
Riverside Theatres Celebrates Birthday Like No Other in HELLO, GOODBYE, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2017
A birthday party like no other will be celebrated at Riverside Theatres when the multi-award winning festival hit, Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday, takes to the stage from 27 to 29 July as part of a national tour.
BWW REVIEW: Proving To Be More a Prophesy Than A Heeded Warning, George Orwell's 1984 Comes Off The Page and Onto Stage.
by Jade Kops - July 02, 2017
Returning to Australia following success at the 2015 Melbourne Festival, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's adaptation of George Orwell's famous dystopian novel 1984 is presented by Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia with an all Australian cast.
Carrick Hill Presents The Art of Dee Jones
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2017
Continuing their 30th anniversary celebrations, Carrick Hill presents The Art of Dee Jones, from 2 August until 2 October - a memorial show to honour this important South Australian artist.
Young Russian Violinist Alina Ibragimova Debuts with Sydney Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
Regarded as one of the most accomplished violinists of the younger generation, 31-year-old Russian-born Alina Ibragimova will make her Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut next month performing Bartok's breathtaking Violin Concerto No.2 in a brilliant dance-inspired program. 
Performers and Presenters Announced for 17TH ANNUAL HELPMANN AWARDS
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2017
The 17th Annual Helpmann Awards, presented by Live Performance Australia, will be held on Monday 24 July at 7.00pm at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. The Helpmann Awards are the premier celebration of Australia's vibrant live performance industry and recognise distinguished achievement and excellence in Australia's live performance sectors. Nominations for this year's 42 awards were announced on 19 June across the country. Excitement is building for the announcement of the 2017 winners on Monday 24 July.
AFTERNOONS TONIGHT! With James Valentine Back by Popular Demand
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
After sell out seasons in 2016, James Valentine tours his wildly funny stage show to Sydney Opera House, Blue Mountains Theatre and The Concourse, Chatswood this August and September. Experience all the hilarity of James Valentine's Afternoon radio program from ABC Radio Sydney but after dark! And in a theatre.
ANTIDOTE: Sydney Opera House Announces Festival of Ideas, Art & Action
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
The Sydney Opera House today announced ANTIDOTE - a new festival celebrating the artists, thinkers and doers who have spearheaded change in a time of uncertainty. 
Queenie van de Zandt Stars in in BLUE: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
After a sell-out show at the Queensland Cabaret Festival, cabaret chanteuse Queenie van de Zandt brings her new show to the Melbourne Cabaret Festival and to Sydney at The Hayes Theatre. In BLUE, Queenie, renowned for her artful storytelling and raw, emotive vocals, explores the songs, stories and art of the musical legend that is Joni Mitchell.
The Australian Ballet Will Take Your Breath Away with SYMPHONY IN C
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
The Australian Ballet's Symphony in C brings together great works from the past century to showcase the vigour of modern ballet. Coming to Melbourne following a rapturously received season in Sydney, Symphony in C pairs a tutu spectacular by pioneering choreographer George Balanchine with a selection of perfectly contained shorter works, including two Melbourne debut works by dancers of The Australian Ballet.
Queen + Adam Lambert Adds Additional Show in Sydney
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2017
TEG-DAINTY announced today that due to huge demand Queen + Adam Lambert will perform asecond show in Sydney on Thursday 22 February at Qudos Bank Arena. Tickets to the second and final Sydney show will go on sale today at 11am.

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