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Latest news: Theatre
Rock theatre honours legend of Australia's Warumpi Band
The tale of the Warumpi Band, which took Aboriginal rock music to the world, is woven through a rock concert experience at Sydney Festival.
Jan 06, 2024
Choir of Man has classic songs, and an onstage bar
The producer of Choir of Man, a show where members of the audience might be asked to have a pint onstage, says times are getting tougher for theatre shows.
Jan 04, 2024
Circus flips into Melbourne with elephants and acrobats
A show celebrating the golden age of Circus brings extraordinary acrobatics and giant elephant puppets to Arts Centre Melbourne.
Jan 04, 2024
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Hit Bluey stage show returns to heeler family hometown
Bluey has taken Australian culture to the world, and the stage show has even played at Madison Square Garden. But how are the Aussie accents so good?
Dec 24, 2023
Tiddas: Heiss takes novel from the page to centre stage
Indigenous author Anita Heiss' novel Tiddas, which celebrates the strength of sistahood, has been adapted for the stage and will feature at the Sydney Festival.
Dec 23, 2023
Minister calls out 'blacklisting' for airing Gaza views
People who express sympathy for civilians in Gaza should be able to make their feelings known without risking "professional retribution", a minister says.
Dec 11, 2023
Gaza responses cause division in arts community
The conflict in Gaza is causing division in the arts community, with a third resignation from the STC as Anna Schwartz Gallery parts ways with Mike Parr.
Dec 11, 2023
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Roll up, roll up, the circus is back in town
Circus 1903, which features giant elephant puppets, is returning to Sydney after playing 400 cities around the world.
Dec 02, 2023
Theatre company acts after Palestine protest backlash
The Sydney Theatre Company has apologised for the way it has responded to a protest by actors at an opening night performance.
Nov 29, 2023
Dark Mofo has a laugh with launch of comedy festival
The team behind Tasmanian midwinter arts event Dark Mofo is launching a comedy festival, despite cancelling Dark Mofo for 2024.
Nov 13, 2023
High-tech magic show leaves nothing up its sleeve
Audiences use their phones during the performance at an interactive magic show that encourages people to participate in a game-like experience.
Nov 08, 2023
Monstrously big production of Frankenstein premieres
A new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Shake & Stir theatre company is premiering in Brisbane.
Oct 13, 2023
National search to unearth fresh teen acting talent
A national talent search is giving aspiring teen actors the chance to perform in front of a Hollywood casting director.
Oct 10, 2023
Pro wrestlers body slam Norse mythology in Fringe show
Tales of Viking legend will be performed by a cast of professional wrestlers in a muscular take on Norse mythology at Melbourne's Fringe Festival.
Oct 09, 2023
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Trans theatre tour a first for mainstage production
Overflow is the first Australian mainstage production by an all trans and gender diverse cast and crew, and it's touring to Melbourne and Brisbane.
Oct 04, 2023
Bell chimes in with a Succession plan fit for a king
Bell Shakespeare is staging its first production of the Bard's classic play King Lear in 13 years, as part of its 2024 season.
Sep 21, 2023
Fangs very much for this classic case of stage fright
The Sydney Theatre Company's next play in Australian director Kip Williams' acclaimed gothic cine-theatre genre will be Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Sep 14, 2023
My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne
The Melbourne Theatre Company's 2024 season features a musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.
Sep 13, 2023
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Constitutional crisis fodder for serious musical comedy
A new musical comedy recounts the sacking of Gough Whitlam through the eyes of hapless TV reporter Norman Gunston.
Aug 23, 2023
Long road from Goodooga to stage for First Nations play
A new Indigenous theatre production inspired by the tiny New South Wales border town of Goodooga is set to open in Brisbane.
Aug 15, 2023
Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere
Melbourne's Regent Theatre will host the Australian premiere of the musical adaption of Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice, after it turned heads on Broadway.
Aug 14, 2023
Vote one Randy: purple comic takes a tilt at politics
Australian comedic puppet Randy Feltface is giving up the international comedy circuit and having a go at politics. After all, he has some opinions to share.
Jul 29, 2023
Snook bound for West End in Australian hit Dorian Gray
Succession's Sarah Snook will take Sydney Theatre Company's groundbreaking one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray to London's West End.
Jun 22, 2023
Puppet opera on water features in Adelaide Festival
The Robert Lepage production of The Nightingale and Other Fables will form the centrepiece of the upcoming Adelaide Festival.
Jun 21, 2023
On a mission from God: MTC stages a voyage of vengeance
Is God Is opens at the Melbourne Theatre Company with a tale of familial revenge.
Jun 20, 2023
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