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Cast for 2024 Tour of The Mousetrap

The cast for the 2024 tour of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been announced by producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Shake & Stir Theatre Co. The murder mystery will tour throughout New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory – kicking off at Newcastle’s Civic Theatre from 11 May. Tickets are on sale from themousetrap.com.au

36th Annual Matilda Awards Announce 2023 Winners

Queensland’s premier theatre awards have announced this year’s winners of the 36th annual Matilda Awards, following an awards ceremony at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Monday 26th February, 2024.    

The shortlist of nominees contested across 20 categories, recognising the work of a range of Queensland theatre makers, from emerging to established artists, mainstage and independent productions, new Australian work, and expertise in design. 

Metro Arts 2024 Season

Image: INVADER-IMRSE. Photo by L&M Photography Co.

Brisbane’s Metro Arts launches their 2024 season after a dramatic blow to the organisation’s ongoing national government support. Beth Keehn reports

Sister Act Musical for Australia

Praise be! The habit is coming to Australia. John Frost for Crossroads Live is delighted to announce the arrival of Sister Act, which will make its Australian debut from August 2024. 

The production of the Broadway and UK hit musical comedy will open at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in August 2024 and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November 2024.

Queensland Theatre 2024 Season

Queensland Theatre’s 2024 features seven plays taking centre stage, including the world premiere of Round The Twist The Musical.

Artistic Director Lee Lewis says the 2024 line-up has some of the greatest theatrical experiences imaginable by the best of the best in Australian theatre.

Seymour Centre 2024 Season

The Seymour Centre's 2024 season features five productions presented in partnership with some of Sydney’s most ambitious independent theatre companies.

Opening the year in April, Outhouse Theatre Co. returns with the Australian premiere of A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale). Awarded Best Play in 2022 by New York Drama Critic’s Circle, it is an exploration of empathy that investigates the connection between two very different men, both experiencing a hostile and divided world.

Melbourne Theatre Company Season 2024

Melbourne Theatre Company's Season 2024, the second under Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks artistic leadership, features 12 productions that offer w

Nominations Announced For 2023 Matilda Awards

Placing Queensland theatre centre stage, the 36th annual Matilda Awards will be held at Brisbane Powerhouse on 26th February, 2024

This year’s nominees celebrate outstanding actors, composers, designers, directors from across the Sunshine State, with 62 creatives and 35 shows nominated across the board.

Full Cast Announced for Sunset Boulevard

Image: Sunset Boulevard Australia 2024- L-R Paul Hanlon, Robert Grubb, Silvie Paladino, Tim Draxl, Ashleigh Rubenach, Jarrod Draper. Photographer: Ben King

Melbourne Workshop in February To Develop Harry Chapin Musical Short Stories

Monstrous Theatre has announced the first development workshop for Short Stories, a new musical with book by British screenwriter, Mike Bullen, and music from the back-catalogue of the late, great, American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin.

This will be the third new work Monstrous Theatre has workshopped in the past 12 months, following on from an adaptation of Helen Garner’s The Spare Room, and a new play Jump by Theresa Borg.

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