Stage Briefs

Tap Dog Teaches Young Pup

Original Tap Dog member, Darren Disney, believes in “passing it on.”

Owner and dance instructor at D3 Dance Studio at Wyong, Darren teaches up to 200 dance students each week but makes special time available for young up-and-comers who have that something extra.

For the past five months, Darren has been teaching tap to Central Coast school teacher Brett Perkins in preparation for the young man’s role in Stepping Out, an English comedy/musical about a group of people from different walks of life learning to tap.

Queensland Theatre’s Storm Boy Takes Flight in Brisbane

Beth Keehn reports.

Ahead of the opening night for this joint production by Queensland Theatre and the Melbourne Theatre Company, Stage Whispers went backstage at QPAC’s Playhouse to meet Storm Boy’s Director, Sam Strong, and Puppet Designer and Associate Director, David Morton to learn how this production will immerse the audience in the classic story’s setting in the coastal wilds of South Australia’s Coorong beaches.

John Barrowman in Concert at QPAC

Sci-fi, television, film and musical theatre fans alike can spend an intimate evening of songs, stories and laughter with John Barrowman exclusively at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

John Barrowman in Concert will be presented in QPAC’s Concert Hall on Saturday 21 September 2019. 

From West End leading man to time-travelling hero, John is the epitome of entertainment. Singer, dancer, actor, presenter and judge, he is considered a unique talent in the entertainment industry.

Iron Lung’s ‘night, Mother at Chapel off Chapel

1983 Pulitzer Prize winning play 'night, Mother by Marsha Norman is on stage at Chapel off Chapel - The Loft Theatre from 6 to 17 August 2019, presented by Iron Lung Theatre.  'night, Mother is the turbulent tale of a mother-daughter relationship rejuvenated by the daughter’s admission she will kill herself that evening.

Between Tiny Cities at Arts Centre Melbourne

As part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big World, Up Close and Families Winter/Spring programs, Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រងុតូច is a dance work that represents the cultural exchange between Australian and Cambodian artists, taking over the State Theatre Rehearsal Room from 10 – 13 July these winter school holidays.

Little Triangle to Stage NINE

Following their productions of Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, & The Wild Party, Sydney’s Little Triangle will present its fourth musical, NINE, in September for a 2-week season at the Seymour Centre, featuring a cast of 1 man, 17 women, and 1 child.

“What’s a good thing for, if not for taking it to excess?”

Bring It On Casting Announced

Producer David Venn has announced the Australian cast for the 2019 tour of  Bring It On The Musical.

Following an extended premiere season and three Green Room Award nominations, including Best Production of a Musical, the stage show inspired by the cult classic movie of the same name, returns for a national tour with a cast of 28 triple-threat actor-singer-dancers and high-flying cheerleading champions.

Opening in Melbourne in July, Bring It On The Musical will then premiere in Perth and Sydney in August and September.

The Beautiful Game Cast Announced

Manilla Street Productions is excited to announce the complete cast of 24 actors who have been chosen for the Australian premiere production of The Beautiful Game by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton at Chapel off Chapel from 13-29 September 2019.

2019 Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Click on the links below to read our reviews of the 2019 Adelaide Cabaret Convention.

Image: Testival headliner Ute Lemper. Photographer: Lucas Allen.

Ute Lemper – Rendezvous with Marlene

Paul Capsis

The House is Live

Dami Im – My Life In Songs