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BWW REVIEW: Two Decades After Their First Collaboration, 4 Playwrights And A Composer Rejoin To Reassess The State Australia As They Ride The Rails With ANTHEM
by Jade Kops - January 18, 2020
Under Susie Dee's direction, playwrights Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, and Christos Tsiolkas and composer and musical director Irine Vela's ANTHEM weaves a series of stories together to reflect the struggles of Australians not often truly seen in mainstream media.
Sydney Coliseum Theatre WIll Showcase Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Program Of Contemporary And Classical Music
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2020
West HQ's Sydney Coliseum Theatre has today announced the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform The Rite of Spring, led by acclaimed conductor Pietari Inkinen, on Saturday 22 February.
Pam Ayres Returns To Sydney For One Show Only
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2020
Writer, comic, broadcaster, entertainer Pam Ayres is returning to Sydney for the first time in 9 years to perform one show only at Roslyn Packer Theatre on Saturday 14 March. Pam will be performing poems from her latest collection, Up in The Attic, which is now in the UK Sunday Times Bestseller Top 10, together with classic poems and stories from her long career.
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On FORGET ME NOT
by Jade Kops - January 15, 2020
Ronnie Burkett, the acclaimed Canadian puppet master brings his impassioned work FORGET ME NOT to the Sydney Festival 2020.
Sydney Theatre Presents World Premiere of NO PAY? NO WAY! By Dario Fo 
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
A whip-smart new adaptation of a raucous 70s farce by Dario Fo from ABC TV's comedy powerhouse Marieke Hardy, opens at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House this February starring the incomparable Helen Thomson (STC's Mary Stuart).
Opera House Announces New Summer Pop-Up Bar
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
Tudor-inspired glamour and regal decadence has descended on the Sydney Opera House with a new summer pop-up SIX Bar poured by Mumm at Portside Sydney, until 5 March.
Phoenix Collective Announces 2020 Season Openers
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
In the first of its 2020 concert series showcasing classical music with a uniquely Australian edge, THE PHOENIX COLLECTIVE presents a?oeIntricate Machinesa?? a?" a concert inspired by mechanics, wheels, cogs, precision, construction & repetition. And they'll play through February at five iconic, intimate venues in Sydney, the Central Coast and Canberra.
BWW REVIEW: THE ASPIE HOUR Educates About Asperger's Whilst Entertaining With Musical Theatre.
by Jade Kops - January 15, 2020
Young cabaret newcomers Sophie Smyth and Ryan Smedley (co-creators, writers and performers) share their stories of living with Asperger's and a love of musical theatre in an intriguing and amusing THE ASPIE HOUR.
SCHOOL OF ROCK Must Close Sunday 1 March at Sydney's Capitol Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
After a hugely successful season, it's time for the musical that The Daily Telegraph hailed a?oeThe feel-good family show of the seasona?? to leave Sydney. SCHOOL OF ROCK will play its final performance on SUNDAY 1 MARCH at Sydney's Capitol Theatre before transferring to Adelaide.
THE 91-STOREY TREEHOUSE Comes to Glen Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
Andy and Terry are back to face their biggest challenge yet when the stage adaptation of THE 91-STOREY TREEHOUSE plays at GLEN STREET THEATRE from 26 a?" 29 February. Andy and Terry's Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Stories! It's now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider!
BWW REVIEW: 45 Years After Her Debut, Betty Blokk-Buster Returns To The Stage With BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER REIMAGINED Now Starring Josh Quong Tart
by Jade Kops - January 14, 2020
The cabaret character that changed Australian theatre when she first appeared in 1975 is revived and reinvented for the 21st century in BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER REIMAGINED.
Seymour Centre and White Box Theatre Present THE CAMPAIGN
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Seymour Centre and White Box Theatre will present The Campaign, an honest and raw retelling of the journey to repeal Australia's most archaic anti-gay legislation, from 11th to 28th February as part of the 2020 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival.
Darlinghurst Theatre Company Brings Back COMEDY KIKI Featuring Zoë Coombs Marr, Geraldine Hickey And Nath Valvo
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Following the huge success of COMEDY KIKI in 2019, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is bringing back its festival of funnies. Last year's queer comedy festival was so successful it had to be extended due to popular demand. This year promises to be no different with a line-up of the country's most hilarious and rambunctious comedians including Zoë Coombs Marr, Geraldine Hickey and Nath Valvo.
H.M.S. PINAFORE Comes to Glen Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Hayes Theatre Co. brings H.M.S. PINAFORE to Glen Street Theatre - but not as you know it!
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Opens 2020 Season With Latin Music And Dance
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Season Opening Gala will bring the Sydney Town Hall alive with the flair and passion of Latin music and dance in The 1950s Latin Lounge (5-8 February).
ANGRY FAGS Comes to the New Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
A revenge story and a cautionary tale about good gay guys gone bad.
The Spooky Men's Chorale Comes To The Independent Comic Choral Capers Launch Supper And Song Series
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
The Spooky Men's Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam-powered and black clad behemoth, based on the twin pillars of grand foolishness and the quest for the perfect subwoofer-rattling boofchord.
Celebrate The 2020 Chinese New Year At Sydney Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
Celebrate the Year of Rat with pop stars and classic culture artists from China and Australia.
Australia's Finest Musicians Fundraise For NSW Rural Fire Service
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
In response to the ongoing bushfire emergency around the country, a selection of Australia's finest orchestral musicians will join together for the NSW Bushfire Fundraiser Concert Series a?" two concert events on Monday 27 January to raise funds for the NSW Rural Fire Service.
BWW REVIEW: The Coming Out Story In A Society Not Commonly Seen On Stage Is Considered In LADY TABOULI
by Jade Kops - January 13, 2020
James Elazzi's LADY TABOULI makes its world premiere as part of the National Theatre Of Parramatta's 2020 Sydney Festival program.  Under Dino Dimitriadis' direction, the audience are given a glimpse into life in a Lebanese Australian family that is about to have its chaotic world turned upside down. 
David Williamson's Final Play CRUNCH TIME Opens At Ensemble Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
CRUNCH TIME, David Williamson's incisive play about fierce sibling rivalry will open at Ensemble Theatre and with his razor sharp wit and humour, he will tackle pertinent social issues head-on in this tale of family and duty. This will be David Williamson's final play before he retires after 50 years of writing some of Australia's best satirical plays.
The First Line-Up Of Artists Announced For Fire Fight Australia Concert
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares of Australia's pristine bushland razed, TEG Dainty and TEG Live are proud and humbled to present a spectacular line up of artists to perform at FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA on Sunday 16 February 2020 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park to raise money for NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RELIEF.
BWW REVIEW: BLACK COCKATOO Seeks To Address The Omissions Of Australian History With An Entertaining And Enlightening Exploration Of The 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour Of E
by Jade Kops - January 12, 2020
While Australian sports, particularly cricket fans may have heard of the 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England, it is possible that the truth of the team may not be known.  BLACK COCKATOO seeks to rectify this along with raising a wider awareness that history doesn't always honesty tell all the details.
BWW REVIEW: Storming The Stage To Set The Record Straight, The Brilliantly Badass Queens Of SIX Rock The Sydney Opera House.
by Jade Kops - January 11, 2020
The all Australian and all female Cast of SIX raises the roof and re-writes history as it schools Sydney with a the Her-Story of the Six wives of Henry VIII.
NEWK! Announced At Glen Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2020
The Australian Open will be done and dusted, so if you are missing the tennis come down to the air conditioned theatre and enjoy a Cinzano with a National Treasure a?" NEWK!

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