Stage Briefs

Blake Erickson in Hold Me Closer, Logies Dancer

Neil Gooding Productions and Hayes Theatre Co presents, Hold Me Closer, Logies Dancer starring Blake Erickson, as the second season of its Cabaret in Residence at the Hayes Theatre Co for a limited season of three Sundays from March 16 – March 30.

Hold Me Closer, Logies Dancertells the story of a young boy’s journey from delusional weirdo to eccentric man-child as he pursues his life-long ambition of becoming a backup dancer at the TV Week Logie Awards.

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INTRODUCING THE BRISBANE CHILD CAST FOR THE KING AND I

John Frost and Opera Australia have announced the 27 children who have been cast in roles for the Brisbane season of the award winning production, The King and I, playing in Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from 13 April 2014.

The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean

All people who are young at heart in Adelaide will surely love The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean, presented by the Adelaide Festival from February 28th until March 16th.

Scotland’s Catherine Wheels Theatre Company joins with puppeteer Shona Reppe to stage this award-winning production, in which wonderful things come in small packages.

Needles and Opium for Adelaide Festival

In March 2014 Australia will host an exclusive restaging of legendary Canadian theatre-maker Robert Lepage’s masterpiece, Needles and Opium.

Presented by the Adelaide Festival, this is a stunning production with mesmerizing effects; a spellbinding journey into the night.

Rocky Horror Creator to Join Cast as Narrator in Adelaide

Producers Howard Panter and John Frost gleefully announced today (February 18, 2014) that the creator of The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien, would join the current Australian production to play the Narrator for the Adelaide season only. The 2014 Australian tour of The Rocky Horror Show is proving to be a phenomenal success with the Brisbane season selling out, and the Perth season kicking off last weekend.

Premiere of Notoriously Yours for Adelaide Fringe

Since its debut in 2009, Adelaide independent theatre company five.point.one has earned a reputation for producing a unique style of contemporary theatre that is both exciting entertainment and artistically provocative.

Anthony Warlow and Faith Prince: Direct From Broadway

Anthony Warlow returns home this June with Tony-Award winner Faith Prince in an exclusive concert event titled Direct From Broadway. The Australian tour premieres at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival on June 10, then travels to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Warlow will be accompanied by Faith Prince, his Broadway co-starfrom the critically acclaimed US production of Annie and a 30 piece orchestra under the musicaldirection of Alex Rybeck and the direction of Dan Foster.

Miles Away for Fringe

Award winning Adelaide based theatre company Junglebean collaborates with Blue Dingo Productions for the 2014 Adelaide Fringe to present Miles Away, a brand new development of the critically acclaimed short play Six Dollar Solitude, which was first performed in the Adelaide Fringe in 2012.

An Open Thank You Letter to James Waites

Dear James,

I wonder... did you know in March 1992 when you were my lecturer at Theatre Nepean that you would say something so simple and so profound that it would hit my solar plexus, ricochet into my brain and sit in my consciousness for ready reference even until today?

The Seagull for Adelaide Festival

South Australia’s State Theatre Company is to open its 2014 season with one of the modern era’s greatest plays, Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

Presented in association with the Adelaide Festival, the production will be performed in traverse staging in the company’s Scenic Workshop.