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GODSPELL REIMAGINED Set for Limited Run at Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2015
?The much-loved rock opera GODSPELL - a timeless tale of kindness, tolerance and love will have a one-week season at the Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House from 9 - 14 February 2016 before moving to Melbourne for performances in The Royal Botanical Gardens. 
BWW Review: DROPPED Is A Thought Provoking Look at Women On The Frontline Of Modern Warfare.
by Jade Kops - December 10, 2015
Katy Warner's DROPPED is a complex and comic two hander that contemplates the position of women on the frontline of contemporary war.
Riverside Theatres to Continue Arts Education Program with 40 Experiences in 2016
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2015
Parramatta's Riverside Theatres has grown to become the largest venue-based provider of arts education opportunities in New South Wales (NSW) and possibly the nation. Riverside Theatres' immense program has become a staple of teacher education programs across many areas of the school curriculum.
Annual Sydney Comedy Festival Returning in 2016
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2015
Its back! The Sydney Comedy Festival returns in 2016 with a laugh-a-minute 27-day program of back-to-back silliness, foolishness and buckets of absurdity. 
Composer/Lyricist Stephen Schwartz to Speak at Theatre Royal, Sydney, Feb 13
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2015
At midday on Saturday 13 February, Leigh Sales -- one of Australia's most respected journalists -- will sit down with acclaimed composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz to discuss his work and career in an exclusive event live on stage at Sydney's Theatre Royal.
Mike Walsh Fellowship Recipients Announced
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2015
The Mike Walsh Fellowships enable young theatre practitioners to travel overseas to further their knowledge and experience in their chosen fields of theatre before returning to Australia to pursue their careers. In 2015, the twentieth year of the awards, the Fellowships have been given to eight graduates of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), and the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA).
BWW Review: A RIFF ON KEEF: THE HUMAN MYTH Is A Funfilled Search For The Ultimate Chord
by Jade Kops - December 04, 2015
An exploration on the history of Rock music, A RIFF ON KEEF: THE HUMAN MYTH is a loose tribute to Keith Richards presented in a typically Australian 'tongue in cheek' style.
BWW Review: VIOLET Is A Heartwarmingly Beautiful Journey Of Healing And Enlightenment
by Jade Kops - December 03, 2015
VIOLET is the poignant and powerful story of self-discovery as a young woman embarks on a cross country bus trip to heal the scars of her past and attain the beauty of movie stars.
Archie Roach and My Friend The Chocolate Cake to Perform at Sydney Opera House in January
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2015
Archie Roach and My Friend The Chocolate Cake take to the stage at Sydney Opera House on Saturday 9th January in a one off concert performing separately and together.
The Australian World Orchestra to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary in 2016
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) is thrilled to announce its five-year anniversary celebrations in 2016, performing two stellar concerts co-presented by the Sydney Opera House in September.
Belvoir to Present JASPER JONES
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
The backblocks of Western Australia. It's summer, 1965. Overseas there's war in Indochina, Civil Rights marches, the stirrings of women's liberation - but at home Charlie Bucktin dreams of writing the Great Australian Novel.
Australian Chamber Orchestra Names New Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
The Chairman of the ACO, Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM, is delighted to advise that following a national and international executive search, Mr Richard Evans has been chosen to be the next Managing Director of the ACO.
14th Annual COOGEE CAROLS Sets December Return
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2015
Randwick City Council presents the 14th Annual COOGEE CAROLS at the Goldstein Reserve, Coogee Beach on Sunday, 20 December from 6:30pm until 8:30pm.
Sport For Jove Sets 7th Outdoor Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2015
In December and January, Sport For Jove Theatre Company proudly presents its acclaimed Outdoor Summer Season returning for its 7th season with a double bill of moonlit romance, of men behaving badly and women winning the day, with a swift kick up the backside for a culture that is still discussing the rights and rules of marriage equality centuries after our greatest poets shot Cupid's arrows right back at him.
New Theatre: Season 2016 Launch
by Jade Kops - November 30, 2015
New Theatre's 2016 Season line up continues the company's legacy of staging productions that will challenge ideas and discuss issues.
BWW Review: Geoffrey Rush Captures The Evolution And Awakening That Comes From The Betrayal and Descent Into Madness As STC's KING LEAR
by Jade Kops - November 29, 2015
Multiple award winner Geoffrey Rush returns to the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) stage in KING LEAR in Neil Armfield's interpretation of the iconic work. Rounding out STC's 2015 program, this pared back production brings the performance and the message to the fore, unfettered by elaborate design.
BWW Review: The Story Of the Remnants Of A Dysfunctional Family Are Exposed In DEBRIS
by Jade Kops - November 26, 2015
Dennis Kelly's humorous and dark comedy DEBRIS looks at the tragically bleak fragments of a family unit.
Paul Capsis and Mark Trevorrow Among Performers for MAASive Lates: Civil Discobedience Today
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2015
Paul Capsis and Mark Trevorrow join a host of provocative performers for a night of Civil Discobedience as part of MAASive Lates at Powerhouse Museum today 26 November.
Family Christmas Concert Returns to Riverside Theatres in December
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2015
After a sell-out show in 2014, the family Christmas concert, Festive Favourites, will return to Riverside Theatres on 12 and 13 December to celebrate the festive season with timeless holiday tunes.
Riverside Theatres Sets 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2015
Western Sydney's premier performing arts centre, Riverside Theatres, is pleased to announce its Annual Performance Season for 2016 that includes 15 world-class productions. With shows set in all corners of the globe, audiences will have the opportunity to explore the world from Parramatta and delve into fascinating human stories from the past, present and future.
BWW Review: See The Effect Of WWII On The Home Front As 15 Women Seek To Save The DINKUM ASSORTED Biscuit Factory.
by Jade Kops - November 22, 2015
Linda Aronson paints a picture of life for the women left behind during the Second World War as they seek to save their livelihood, the factory that makes DINKUM ASSORTED Biscuits.
BWW Review: GREY GARDENS Is A Musical Look At The Curious Life Of The East Hampton's Ultimate Crazy Cat Ladies.
by Jade Kops - November 21, 2015
GREY GARDENS brings the story of the reclusive Bouvier Beale's, made famous in the 1975 documentary/movie of the same name, to the stage for an entertaining look into a very bizarre world.
BWW Review: Ben Gerrard Takes On Multiple Roles As He Delves Into the Life Of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I AM MY OWN WIFE
by Jade Kops - November 21, 2015
The complex life of German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (born Lothar Berfelde) is explored as writer Doug Wright unearths memories from conversations and research with the intriguing cross dressing antiquarian in I AM MY OWN WIFE.
Tickets Go on Sale Today for MY FAIR LADY in Sydney
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2015
Tickets for the 60th Anniversary production of Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece MY FAIR LADY go on sale today 21 November. MY FAIR LADY will play at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, from 30 August, 2016 for a strictly limited season. This new production, which recreates the original 1956 Broadway production, will be directed by the actress who created the role of Eliza Doolittle in the original production, the world-renowned actor and director Dame Julie Andrews.
National Theatre of Parramatta Launches in Western Sydney
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2015
National Theatre of Parramatta bursts onto the theatre scene creating theatre that reflects contemporary Australia and Western Sydney in all its diversity and complexity appealing to both new and existing theatre audiences. National Theatre of Parramatta is putting the nation on stage.

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