Stage Briefs

2014 MATILDA AWARDS

The 2014 Matilda Awards, honouring and celebrating the achievements of the Brisbane theatre industry were presented on March 9, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE WINNERS

2014 GOLD MATILDA AWARDS

Steven Mitchell Wright for directing A Doll's House  and directing/designing Caligula

The Production Company: Season 2015

The Production Company has announced its 2015 season of three musicals, to be performed for short seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne.

First up is West Side Story, for a season of ten performances from July 11 in the State Theatre.

Election Promise: Sydney Opera House and Walsh Bay Upgrades

NSW Premier Mike Baird and Deputy Premier Troy Grant today (February 24, 2015) announced plans for major upgrades to the Sydney Opera House and Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.

Mr Baird said a re-elected Baird Government would create a $600 million Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Fund as part of its Rebuilding NSW Plan.

The Sound of Music Returns to Australia

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Producers John Frost, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and the Really Useful Group today (February 18, 2015) announced that the lavish London Palladium production of The Sound of Music will come to Australia in late 2015 for a national tour.

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GLUGS Annual Theatre Awards 2015

Sydney theatre group The Glugs, now in their 48th year, presented the Glugs Theatre Awards, based on performances in 2014, on February 2, 2015 at the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel/Masonic Club in Sydney. Over 90 people crowded into the Reagh Bar for the presentation of the Glugs' Awards. Presenters were: David Sale; Sandra Bates; Ian Phipps; Nancye Hayes; Merran Doyle; Marika Aubrey; Rose Peterson; Tony Sheldon; Beverley Davies; Dr Bill Winspear; Donna Lee; Bunny Gibson: James Wright and Lee Young.

THE LION KING BREAKS QPAC RECORD

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) today announced the Brisbane season of The Lion King has smashed box office records making it the highest grossing show in the Centre’s 30 year history.

The production also had the second highest total audience for any show presented over the three decades.

Marion Potts Leaves Malthouse

Malthouse Theatre’s Artistic Director Marion Potts will leave the company at the end of March to take up a senior position with the Australia Council for the Arts.

Upon finishing her tenure with Malthouse Theatre, Marion will take up the prestigious role of Director of Theatre with Australia’s national arts funding body.

Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills in Australian Premiere of Legends

Producer John Frost has announced the return to the Australian stage by Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. The sisters will star in a national tour of the Australian Premiere of James Kirkwood’s comedy Legends! The Australian Premiere opens in Brisbane at QPAC in May for a strictly limited season, followed by seasons in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Tickets are on sale from 9 February.

Off-Broadway Musical Dogfight for Hayes Theatre Co

The whole damn world might change tomorrow.So we go for broke today

Neil Gooding Productionsin association with Hayes Theatre Co will present the award winning musical Dogfight at Hayes Theatre Co from 1 May to 31 May 2015.