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BWW Review: AS WE FORGIVE Challenges Our Views On Vengeance, Hatred and Forgiveness
by Jade Kops - May 15, 2016
Tom Holloway's AS WE FORGIVE asks the audience to re-evaluate their perceptions of vengeance, hatred and the extent of forgiveness through three separate stories, presented by sole performer Robert Jarman.
*Photos & Video* BWW Sydney Gets A Preview of XANADU THE MUSICAL At Hayes Theatre
by Jade Kops - May 13, 2016
*Photos & Video* BWW Sydney Gets A Preview of XANADU THE MUSICAL
Sydney Theatre Company to Present 'THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET'
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016
Sydney Theatre Company presents The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark - a "badaptation" of Shakespeare's tale by children's comedy duo The Listies this June at Wharf 1 Theatre, directed by Declan Green with design by Renee Mulder.
SYDNEY SINGS Festival to Launch in July
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2016
Today Leo Schofield AM and Jarrod Carland, together with the NSW Government launched an exciting new cultural event - to be staged exclusively in Sydney - SYDNEY SINGS.
BWW Review: Sport For Jove's Production Of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Continues To Question Society's Views On Women
by Jade Kops - May 11, 2016
Sport for Jove's interpretation of William Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW highlights that society hasn't come that far since the 16th Century.
Bobby Fox to Bring FOUR SEASONS IN ONE NIGHT to Riverside Theatres
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
?Handpicked for the Australian production of Jersey Boys by Frankie Valli and after more than 850 performances, Bobby Fox returns to the stage to enchant audiences with his show Four Seasons in One Night. Riverside Theatres will present this exciting musical theatre performance on 19 June. 
INNVER VOICES to Play Old Fitz Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
Don't Look Away in association with Red Line Productions at the Old Fitz is presenting Louis Nowra's Inner Voices. This marks the first time the play will be presented in Sydney since its premiere almost four decades ago at the Nimrod Theatre in a production directed by John Bell and featuring Tony Sheldon, Jane Harders, Bill Conn and Robert Alexander.
BWW Review: SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN A DIVINE MOTHER'S DAY OUT at Independent Theatre
by Brodie Paparella - May 09, 2016
Mother's Day gives the most important women in our lives a chance to be celebrated, treated to a little breakfast in bed, and for some, a nice day at the opera! Pacific Opera, a company developing Australia's emerging talent, presented Sounds Like Heaven yesterday to standing ovation, a showcase of their stellar students delivering a program themed by nature.
BWW Review: WONDERFUL TOWN BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO BROADWAY CLASSIC at Sydney Opera House
by Brodie Paparella - May 09, 2016
In a partnership that proved you can teach an old dog new tricks, Squabbalogic and Sydney Philarmonia Choirs paired choral force with vaudeville vibes to reinvent Leonard Bernstein's classic Wonderful Town. This tale of two sisters trying to make it in 1950s New York has contributed to the blue print for countless more stage and silver screen narratives, and for its time was progressive in its focus on independent women.
Marina Prior And Mark Vincent of TOGETHER
by Brodie Paparella - May 09, 2016
She is a legend of Australian stage, earning a global reputation for her epic vocal performances. He won the nation's hearts at fifteen as the winner of Australia's Got Talent. Now these charismatic classical singers are coming 'Together'. It was an honour to share a chat, a chuckle, and even some heartfelt memories with Marina Prior and Mark Vincent to discuss their new release!
Neglected Musicals Presents BABY The Musical at Hayes Theatre Co This June
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2016
?Neglected Musicals will present the Multby and Shire musical BABY at Hayes Theatre Co playing four performances from Monday 20 June.  Directed by Neil Gooding this 1983 Tony Nominated Broadway Musical is about three couples, each newly expecting a child, with very different but familiar reactions.
BWW Review: Teenage Thirst for Knowledge About Sex, Love And Relationships Plays Out In SPRING AWAKENING
by Jade Kops - May 06, 2016
SPRING AWAKENING proves that the issues of sexuality, relationships and the need for knowledge that challenged teenagers in the 19th Century are still as relevant in the 21st Century.
2016 Patrick White Playwrights' Award, Fellowship Shortlist Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
Sydney Theatre Company has released the judges' shortlist of five plays in the running for the 2016 Patrick White Playwrights' Award which will be announced with a rehearsed reading of the winning play at The Wharf on Friday 20 May 2016 at 7pm. The winner of the prestigious Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship will also be announced at the event on 20 May.
National Theatre of Parramatta to Present Jane Harrison's STOLEN
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
Nearly 20 years after its first performance, National Theatre of Parramatta will premiere a new production of Jane Harrison's acclaimed play, Stolen.
THE BIG DRY Opens in June at Ensemble Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
Imagine a world of dust. A future where water drips brown from the taps. Where dust storms reduce houses to rubble. Where a young boy, George (Rory Potter) and his younger brother, Beeper (played alternatively by Jack Andrew & Noah Sturzaker), fight to survive while waiting for their father to return home.  And where a young rebellious girl, Emily (Sofia Nolan), won't take no for an answer. Imagine the future. Imagine The Big Dry.
FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres to Present FORGE and BUSH BAILANDO This May
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres will present the world premiere of two contemporary flamenco dance works, Forge and Bush Bailando, from 5 to 7 May. 
Treehouse Theatre to Present TREE OF LIFE
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2016
This June, Treehouse Theatre will present a brand new production, Tree of Life, which will see 20 young refugees take to the stage to share their own stories of horror and joy, laughter and pain, and wonder and strength.
Hot Brown Honey Coming to Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2016
Combining dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song, this acclaimed Australian production has in the last year shocked and delighted audiences at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Brisbane Festival.
Jessica McKeirle Presents GENDER SPANNER in Sydney This Week
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2016
On the back of her first Australian tour, smashing her way into the hearts of Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, Jessica McKeirle brings Gender Spanner the to The Sydney Comedy Festival. Now in its filthy pubescence, the act emerges bigger, louder and messier at The Factory Theatre, this week, May 4th, 6th and 8th.
Polyamorous Productions Stages EDWARD GANT'S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS!
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2016
Today 4th May signifies the opening night and debut performance for the newly formed Polyamorous Productions. It will be the first of four performances of Anthony Neilson's highly acclaimed and provocatively absurd 'Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!' at the PACT Centre for Emerging Artists in Erskineville.
BWW Review: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AN ENCHANTING WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE at Sydney Opera House
by Brodie Paparella - May 02, 2016
When the theatre-going Sydneysider is hunting for a story unlike any other, set amongst the most powerful of creatures and the most notable moments in modern history, told with passion and humour and dulcet sublimity, where else but the White House?!
BWW Review: BELLEVILLE POLISHES OFF PARIS at Old Fitz Theatre
by Brodie Paparella - May 02, 2016
They say it's never one moment that turns paradise into peril, but a series of small, indiscernible hairline fractures that suddenly at the most innocent of moments cause a shattering from which no hope of rebuilding can be drawn. Although the events that transpire in Belleville bear a little more drama, the suspense and fragility of human romance connected audience and actor alike at Old Fitz Theatre for a thrilling weekend in Paris.
GEORGY GIRL THE SEEKERS Musical Not Coming to Brisbane
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2016
Today Richard East and Dennis Smith the Producers of Georgy Girl - the Seekers Musical confirmed that Georgy Girl will not be playing in Brisbane during the current Australian tour. 
BWW Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD Is A Window Into The End Of A Era For The Affluent
by Jade Kops - May 01, 2016
Exposing the complacency of an aristocratic family in a changing world, David Mamet's adaptation of Anton Chekov's farcical tragedy, THE CHERRY ORCHARD unfolds at New Theatre.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Concludes Latest Season
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016
Opera Australia's magnificent production of Turandot for the 2016 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour season came to a close on Sunday night, almost 90 years to the day since it debuted in Milan in 1926.

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