New works by next-generation Brisbane playwrights showcased in the 2018/19 Queensland Premier’s Drama Award. Beth Keehn reports.
New creative voices in Queensland are currently in the throes of an unprecedented development opportunity. Shortlisted candidates in this year’s Queensland Premier’s Drama Award (QPDA) are working with dramaturges, actors and other stage experts from Queensland Theatre (QT) to develop their play scripts to professional performa nce standard.
The coveted role of Dewey and a cast of 36 children have been announced for the Australian premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway and West End rock musical, School of Rock – playing at Her Majesty’s, Melbourne from 31 October 2018
Expressions Dance Company and Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company unite to create compelling choreography. Kiesten McCauley interviews EDC’s Artistic Director Natalie Weir.
Coral Drouyn explores why drag has become such an integral part of our theatre.
There’s no doubt that theatre needs to keep evolving in order to survive in a world of hi-tech personalised entertainment. But it’s also true that (as Peter Allen said) “Everything old is new again.”
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s resilience is tested when a tornado strands her far away with her faithful dog Toto at her side. In an unlikely but true story, SA Correspondent Lesley Reed relates how her own father’s experience of being stranded far from home during World War II helped pioneer dog training in Australia, with a special connection to the current national tour.
The cast for Louis Ellis Productions’ new Sydney staging of the musical version of the Stephen King classic, CARRIE: The Musical, has been announced. Hayden Tonazzi, Director, said ‘alongside Sydney theatre veteran Michele Lansdown, we have found some of Sydney’s most promising young talent from NIDA, Brent Street, ED5 International, AIM and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Birdie Productions invites audiences to journey under the sea as they bring to life The Little Mermaid from 13th - 22nd April 2018 at the Bryan Brown Theatre in Bankstown (NSW).
Hosted by MCs Anni Davey and Maude Davey and featuring an array of performances from YUMMY, the Victorian Opera Youth Chorus Ensemble, and the Chasing Smoke ensemble from BLAKflip (the First Nations program at Circus Oz) this years' Green Room Awards once again offered the Melbourne arts loving community a forum to celebrate their peers, and applaud the outstanding work being created.
The awards ceremony took place at the Comedy Theatre on Monday April 9, 2018.
