THE VISITORS Will Embark on Australian Tour
Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company will present the national regional tour of Jane Harrison's critically acclaimed play, The Visitors, directed by the celebrated Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch.
COST OF LIVING Opens in Sydney Next Month
Sydney Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre’s new co-production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway smash-hit, Cost of Living, will play the Wharf Theatre from 18 July following a season at Queensland Theatre's Bille Brown Theatre.
JULIA Comes to Southbank Theatre This Month
Joanna Murray-Smith’s Julia, documenting the lead up to Julia Gillard’s famous 2012 parliamentary ‘misogyny speech’, is set to begin performances at Southbank Theatre in Melbourne from 31 May.
REVIEW: Thomas Bernhard's THE PRESIDENT Retains A Resonance In The 21st Century
Sydney Theatre Company and Gate Theatre’s-production of Thomas Bernhard’s THE PRESIDENT arrives in Sydney following it’s Dublin season. Directed by Gate’s Tom Creed, the political satire, translated by Gitta Honegger, from 1975 retains a relevance in the contemporary world of leaders that forget they govern democracies and are elected to serve the people.
Kip Williams' THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Film Rights Acquired by Cate Blanchett's Company
The Picture Of Dorian Gray will be making its way to screens! According to reports, Cate Blanchett's production company Dirty Films have purchased the film rights to the current West End production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. This version of the classic novel is adapted by Kip Williams, who reimagined the story as a vehicle for a single actor to play all the characters through the use of video screens.
THE PLATYPUS Comes to St. Kilda in June
This June, Theatre Works and Buckets Nijinsky Productions serve up Melbourne theatre lovers a wonderfully bleak, black comedy about the end of a relationship.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Concord Theatricals' Catalog Now On Stage Mag
As news of additional cuts comes from more councils in the UK, in the US, a new piece of legislation looks to support the still struggling live entertainment industry as it emerges into the new normal. As evidence of the need for such action, we’ve got stories about layoffs at a New Jersey NPR station, as well as another urgent fundraising plea.
REVIEW: Sydney Theatre Company's NO PAY? NO WAY! Returns Even Better And More Relevant
In 2020, pre-Covid, Sydney Theatre Company staged NO PAY? NO WAY!, Marieke Hardy’s adaptation of Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s political farce SOTTO PAGA! NON SI PAGA! This production, directed by Sarah Giles has been given an encore season with new performers stepping into three of the five roles, resulting in an even more captivating and comical evening of theatre that resonates even louder in the current economic climate.