Stage Briefs

Telephone – World Premiere

What happens when you’re on hold?

Continuing their partnership with PICA that has resulted in productions including New Owner (2016), The Irresistible (2017), and Lé Nør [the rain] (2019), the multi-award winning Western Australian theatre company The Last Great Hunt returns on August 30 with a rollercoaster of a show, Telephone, that takes analogue technology, lo-fi light refraction and 90’s trance music to create an intimate piece of the theatre.

Madagascar Musical for Western Sydney

The Australian premiere of the international touring production of Madagascar - The Musical will take place in Greater Western Sydney in December 2022, at the 2,000 seat Sydney Coliseum Theatre.

Adapted from the DreamWorks animated motion movie, this family musical has been performed across the UK and New Zealand. It is brought to life by colourful sets, puppets, action-packed adventure and new songs.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 Reviews

Hover on and click on the show titles / links below to read the Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 review of your choice.

Bernie Dieter’s Weimar Punk

Christie Whelan-Browne in SHOW PEOPLE

A darkly hilarious look behind the curtain at the world of musical theatre performers.

 

Come From Away Returns to Melbourne and Sydney

Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions have announced that Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will play at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 27 August, with a season at Theatre Royal Sydney from 5 November.

WAYTCo’s 24Hour Play Generator is back!

Get ready for utter madness, excitement and intoxicating creative fun: WAYTCo’s 24Hour Play Generator is back!

Featuring WA’s freshest new talent, this hi-octane short works incubator takes stories from concept to page to stage in just 24 hours! The results are yours to see for one night only.

Dark Daniel Keene Love Story LOW for Victorian Theatre Company

Following their debut season (The Darkening Sky) in March, Victorian Theatre Company return to Theatre Works with brutal Daniel Keene love story - LOW - a dark Bonnie and Clyde tale set in the streets of Melbourne.

Emma and Jay are lovers, isolated and outcast from society. Money is scarce and Melbourne’s streets are dark and unforgiving. Desperate to prove themselves and change their fortunes, they take the law into their own hands, LOW travels through time and promises to grab audiences by the heart.

MTC Digital Theatre Offers As You Like It for $10

For this weekend only, Melbourne Theatre Company’s latest MTC Digital Theatre offering, As You Like It, will be available to stream on-demand for $10. 

This special offer, in celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday, will be valid from 12pm Friday 29 April to 11.59pm Sunday 1 May.

Moulin Rouge! to Return to Melbourne in 2023.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical has announced a return Melbourne season, with performances commencing from August 2023.

Peter Pan Postponed.

We have received the following Media Release 

MELBOURNE, MONDAY 11 APRIL — Craig Donnell from Impresario Productions, the producers of Peter Pan – The 360º Adventuretoday reluctantly announced the decision to postpone the current planned Australian tour of Peter Pan – The 360º Adventure, which was set to open in Melbourne in June.