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Bell Shakespeare Announces 2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2022
Bell Shakespeare has announced its 2023 season, with three new productions touring throughout the country. To mark 2023 as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, the company will stage new contemporary retellings of plays from the Folio, Macbeth and Twelfth Night, the latter featuring all new music by Sarah Blasko.
Co-CEO Powerhouse Team to Lead Shopfront Arts Co-op
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2022
Australia’s Home of Youth Arts, Shopfront Arts Co-op, appoints Creative Director Natalie Rose to the joint role of Co-Chief Executive Officer, joining Executive Director / CEO Daniel Potter in strategic leadership of the organisation. The change in management reflects Shopfront’s co-operative and collaborative model; a structure that has been the backbone of the organisation since its inception in 1976. 
National Gallery Presents VICTORY OVER THE SUN With Justene Williams
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2022
This October, artist Justene Williams, with Sydney Chamber Opera and the Australian National University Chamber Singers present the wildly irreverent 'anti-opera' Victory over the Sun.
Glen Street Theatre To Host Manhattan Short Film Festival as Sydney's Sole Screening Partner
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
A film festival from the Big Apple, with short films from across the globe, is coming to Glen Street Theatre this October.
Cast Announced for Jack Thorne's LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at Darlinghurst Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the cast of the highly anticipated Let the Right One In, which opens at the Eternity Playhouse on 6 October. Directed by Alexander Berlage (American Psycho) and based on the best-selling novel and film by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, this spine-tingling vampire thriller of mythic proportions has been superbly crafted for the stage by Jack Thorne – TONY Award-winning writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, BBC’s His Dark Materials and the BAFTA-winning National Treasure. 
Monkey Baa presents a brand new work, YONG
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
In partnership with Her Majesty’s Ballarat and Bendigo Venues and Events, Monkey Baa has announced the premiere of our brand-new, original Australian play.
Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ROUGH TRADE
by Jade Kops - September 06, 2022
ROUGH TRADE, dancing dildoes, online shenanigans, the evils of capitalism, and swapping sex toys. Trade your expectations for an insightful, humorous, touching and engaging one woman show about human relationships in a world of online communities.
Nominations Open For 2022 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards
by BWW Awards - September 06, 2022
Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The Silver Gull Play Award 2022 Shortlist Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
The judging panel read, assessed and discussed each submission multiple times. The identity of the writers was kept anonymous from the judges, so the shortlist truly reflects a determination made on merit, based solely on the quality of writing.
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Sets On Sale Dates For Sydney Run
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
Last month the Australian production of the critically acclaimed smash hit TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL was announced to a rapturous response, with the season confirmed at Theatre Royal Sydney from May 2023. 
Celeste Barber Announces FINE, THANKS Encore Shows
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
Celeste Barber will return to Sydney for two special Encore shows this November.
Rogue Projects to Present NOT TODAY at the Sydney Fringe Festival in September
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2022
Rogue Projects and The Sydney Fringe will present Ally Morgan's critically-acclaimed one-woman cabaret Not Today at Seymour Centre's Reginald Theatre from 13th - 17th September.
REVIEW: Smash Hit SIX Takes To the Theatre Royal Stage On Its Third Sydney Season
by Jade Kops - September 02, 2022
Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow’s (both Book, Music, Lyrics) smash hit musical SIX returns to Sydney to hold court at the Theatre Royal.  
Riverside Theatre's National Theatre of Parramatta presents the Australian Premiere of CHOIR BOY
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Riverside Theatres has announced National Theatre of Parramatta’s Australian premiere season of Choir Boy, by the Academy Award® winning writer of Moonlight, Tarell Alvin McCraney. The production will premiere at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres in association with Sydney WorldPride from 14 February 2023, before embarking on a national tour.
Heather Mitchell Will Bring Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf Theatre Stage This October
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Heather Mitchell will bring the extraordinary life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf Theatre stage this October for the world premiere of acclaimed Australian lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller's RBG: Of Many, One.
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN PLAY Comes to the Old Fitz Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
The Great Australian Play by Kim Ho, nominated for Best Writing and Best Production at the 2020 Green Room Awards, comes to Sydney's Old Fitz Theatre this month. 
Heather Mitchell Is Trailblazer RBG In Acclaimed Playwright Suzie Miller's Latest Play
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2022
Heather Mitchell will bring the extraordinary life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf Theatre stage this October for the world premiere of acclaimed Australian lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller's RBG: Of Many, One.
CANDLELIGHT AND CARDS, Ponydog's Magical Immersive Theatre Experience Returns For The Sydney Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2022
Following a critically-acclaimed season at Flight Path Theatre, Ponydog Productions (Hotel Bella Luna) is bringing TattleTales, the immersive tarot storytelling show, to Sydney Fringe Festival.
Fringe Ignite Activates The Rocks With Free Live Music This Friday
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2022
Fringe Ignite returns to The Rocks this Friday 2 September from 6pm to late to mark the official opening of Sydney Fringe Festival. A free night of acoustic live music, Fringe Ignite will feature over 20 of Sydney's best local acts presented throughout locations on Nurses Walk and Kendall Lane, plus the Runaway Gardens.
Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On TOM AT THE FARM
by Jade Kops - August 30, 2022
KXT's Australian premiere production of Michael Marc Bouchard’s TOM AT THE FARM is the directorial debut for Danny Ball. Ball has assembled a fine cast to present this layered and complex piece that touches on the journeys of those that use avoidance, fear, violence and hidden truths to survive their relationships and to save themselves from their own realities.
Review: The Touring Production Of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Boasts All The Magic And Mystery Of A Permanent Production As It Opens At Sydney Opera House.
by Jade Kops - August 29, 2022
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA remains as captivating 35 years after it first premiered. Laurence Connor’s (Director) “New” touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music and book), Charles Hart (Lyrics) and Richard Stilgoe’s (additional Lyrics and book) famous musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s LE FANTÔME DE L’OPÉRA is a combination of captivating music, wonderful choreography and detailed set and costume design that transports the audience to the 19th Century Palais Garnier.
Review: Putting Anne Deveson's Story On Stage, TELL ME I'M HERE Helps Raise The Understanding Of Schizophrenia And The Support Required For Sufferers And Their Loved Ones
by Jade Kops - August 29, 2022
Anne Deveson’s memoir about life with a child suffering with Schizophrenia, TELL ME I’M HERE, is given the stage treatment in Veronica Nadine Gleeson’s adaptation.
TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY Will Have Run at Sydney Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2022
Titanic: The Movie, The Play will be presented from 15 September to 2 October at the Sydney Fringe Festival. This cheeky homage to the blockbuster 1997 movie will be staged at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour from 15 September to 2 October. Performances will take place Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at 6.00pm and  8.00pm.
Carriageworks Announces Launch Of First Nations Program
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Carriageworks, one of Australia's most significant contemporary multi-arts organisations, has announced the launch of the First Nations Program which takes place throughout the rest of 2022, signalling an ambitious sea change for the organisation.
National Gallery's 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony begins national tour
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Continuing across Country, the National Gallery of Australia’s Ceremony will tour until 2024 with more stops scheduled at Shepparton Art Museum (VIC), Araluen Arts Centre (NT), Samstag Museum of Art (SA) and Western Plains Cultural Centre (NSW).

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