Welcome to the Stage Whispers Web-site

Our print magazine and new web-site provide a complete guide to theatre in Australia and New Zealand. A unique feature is the Directory. It covers every service needed to stage a show. As well as as a list of businesses each Directory is packed with fascinating insights into the performing arts on all stages whether they be in the glittering big cities or the dusty halls off the beaten track. Enjoy.

News and Features

Stage Whispers is chock full of feature articles, reviews and most importantly, a complete On Stage Directory listing all productions by opening date across...
Australia’s Jersey Boy

When the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys, based on American rock n’ roll group Four Seasons,...

Star Crossed Lovers’ Opera.

Four centuries ago Shakespeare immortalised the lovers Romeo and Juliet. Their tragedy has been retold ever...

Making a Scene in the 1800s

Leann Richards discovered that making a living in the craft side of the performing arts has long been hard going...

Latest Reviews

Dale Ferguson's set basically summarises the MTC production of August Osage County. It is a massive triple level house.
All Shook Up
Elvis Presley collaborates with William Shakespeare to take a sparkling, energetic trip down memory lane in Bendigo...
Jazz Garters
Rep's decision to replace its Old Time Music Hall with something new has resulted in a reinvention of musical...
The Man from Mukinupin by Dorothy Hewitt, with a score by Jim Cotter.
Dorothy Hewitt's Australian theatre classic The Man from Mukinupin is set in the fictitious small West Australian...
Stage to Disc by Peter Pinne (May / June 2009)
 Lorna Luft Live in Oz (Showtune) is a DVD of Luft’s February 2008 concert at The Factory Theatre, Sydney...
Back to The 80’s … All Over the Globe!
Neil Gooding explains how his musical Back to the 80’s has gone global … from Mexico to Oman to Germany!
Showbizness
From the top of a volcano, to Boardrooms, or the opening of a car-park, Pot-Pourri have sung their repertoire of...
Hobart Repertory and The Playhouse Theatre
Merlene Abbott takes Stage Whispers to The Playhouse Theatre, heritage home of the Hobart Repertory Theatre...
Music Theatre Audition Masterclasses.
WAAPA’s Music Theatre staff hit the road in July, with audition masterclasses in Sydney (July 4), Auckland (...