Producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones today announced their cast for the hit Broadway musical PIPPIN, which plays at the Sydney Lyric Theatre at The Star from 24 November 2020.
This October, Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW introduces ACTober, asking you to support arts performers, directors, designers, creatives, technicians and crew.
In 2020, through lockdown and home isolation the performing arts have been our lifeline to the world. We have been entertained by creative artists and actors on streaming services, podcasts, audiobooks, concerts, cabarets and performances on Zoom.
Neil Armfield’s production of UK composer Benjamin Britten’s opera, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, make its Australian debut with an exclusive season at the 2021 Adelaide Festival
Hailed by Stage Door as “a fantastical soundworld that envelopes you in its glittering magic”, Shakespeare’s most loved comedy is given new life and takes the timeless tale of love, laughter and dreamy magic to new heights with iridescent orchestration and stellar performances.
2020 would seem an unlikely time to launch a new theatre company, but Australia’s newest professional theatre, Fremantle Theatre Company (FTC), has its first opening night on October 17.
Stage Whispers had the pleasure of talking to Company Director, and founder, Renato Fabretti, in the lead-up to their first production, The Other Place by Sharr White.
Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA has announced that actor Emily Havea (Wentworth, Harrow, The Secrets She Keeps) has been cast as cowman Curly McLain in their forthcoming production of Oklahoma! The season will run from Saturday 28 November to Sunday 20 December, on the Heath Ledger Theatre stage.
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the Australian live entertainment industry, leaving thousands of gig-to-gig onstage and offstage professionals with unlimited unemployment. The crisis has not only been - and continues to - be financially crippling, but has also affected mental health.
The former semi-finalists in the Rob Guest Endowment Award have "categorically refuted" claims that the competition was cancelled in order to protect them from bullying or intimidation.
In a statement released today on their behalf from the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance the artists describe the "significant trauma" caused by the various actions and statements made by the Rob Guest Endowment - which saw this year's competition cancelled.
