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After four weeks of heats at New Theatre, Short+Sweet Cabaret 2016 reaches its climax on Sunday 7 February with its gala final at Slide Lounge in Darlinghurst

Fourteen cabaret, comedy and magic acts, selected by both industry judges and audience votes, will face off at one of Sydney’s few genuine cabaret venues from 7pm.

The acts include a bizarre singing Terminator, a girl with a hilarious one night stand habit, spectacular tap dance, a Dr Who stalker, singing serial seducer (with tips to share!), a stunning chanteuse… and more!

The 2015 Glugs Theatre Awards were presented on Monday 1 February 2016 at Sydney’s Castlereagh Boutique Hotel.

2016  marks the Glugs’ 50th anniversary of their first meeting. In 1966 a group of theatre lovers – critics, journalists, actors and theatre-goers – met weekly for lunch to discuss theatre and welcome international touring actors. Founding members included theatre critic Norman Kessell, Bill Fenn, JCW’s PR man John Love, and ABC producer Allan Kendall.

StageArt Theatre is using quadruple threat performers for its February production of Saturday Night Fever the Musical at Chapel off Chapel. The cast are singing, dancing, acting and playing musical instruments. The Executive Producer Robbie Carmellotti told *David Spicer that Melbourne has so much talent he could have cast it twice over.

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Following its sold-out, critically acclaimed engagement in Sydney, Australia last August, The Present, Andrew Upton’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s first play, Platonov, will be presented on Broadway for a limited engagement in the early Winter of 2016.

With the Sydney Theatre Company all-Australian cast including Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh, The Present will be directed by John Crowley. Set and costume design is by Alice Babidge with lighting design by Nick Schlieper. Stefan Gregory is Sound Designer and Composer.