Stage Briefs

Matilda Awards Nominations

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The Matilda Awards, Queensland’s celebration of performing arts excellence, returns to Brisbane Powerhouse on Monday 24 February 2025 for its 37th year.

The Awards spotlight nominees across a list of 20 categories in live theatre and this year marks the debut of a new partnership with the Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund (ABF Qld).

Fringe World Festival 2025 Reviews

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Perth's Fringe World Festival is in full swing. Stage Whispers' Kimberley Shaw has been very busy reviewing many of the productions.

Click the titles below to read the review of your choice

Murder on the Magic School Bus

I Can Still See All The Stars

Seasons 2025

Check out details of various seasons across Australia in 2025 by clicking on the company or theatre venue names below.   Sydney Theatre Company 2025 Season

In The Upside Down, No-One Can Hear You Sing

Hey fans of Stranger Things! Get ready to flip your flicks and turn your world Upside Down as the cult TV phenomenon Stranger Things gets a gloriously camp makeover and brings 14 original songs and your favourite 80s characters to the stage for the Sydney premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical.

Ben Lewis Go Fund Me Campaign

A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched for actor-singer Ben Lewis who sadly has incurable cancer.

We were proud to have Ben on the cover our magazine in 2011 and urge the theatre community to assist where they can.

The Three Little Pigs Musical for Melbourne in December

New commercial musical theatre company AG Theatre have launched their first season with a new production of The Three Little Pigs, playing at the historic 783-seat National Theatre Melbourne from 18 December, 2024.

Erik Thomson to play Scrooge.

Producers GWB Entertainment have announced that Erik Thomson will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol – Melbourne’s new festive tradition.

Silver Gull Awards

The New Theatre in Newtown (Sydney)  has been hosting the Silver Gull Playwrights Award for a number of years and Les Solomon attended the  (October 14th) annual awards ceremony.

Three plays were shortlisted and six were finalists. This is an important award as it makes the writers in nomination much easier to try and get their works performed by the variety of theatre companies around the country.