Malthouse has unveiled its first five productions of 2023, running the gamut from bloodthirsty vampires in Tasmania to an exposé of life as an artist in China, and the murky waters of colourism to a sweaty night at The Peel
Tim Lawson in association with Michael Harrison and The Really Useful Group have announce the adult ensemble cast for the Melbourne and Sydney seasons of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Performances commence 13 November at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne and 11 February at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney.
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarkshas revealed her inaugural season for the company, marking a new artistic era for Victoria’s state theatre company.
The 2023 season features 12 works that reflect Anne-Louise Sarks’s vision of telling bold stories that change, challenge, influence and entertain. A season for and about contemporary Australia.
Belvoir has unveiled the ten mainstage productions that will make up its 2023 Season - from a Sondheim musical to a best-selling book adaptation, climate issues to exuberant comedy, and more - while shining the light on some incredible Australian artistic talents.
Bell Shakespeare has announced its 2023 season, with three new productions touring throughout the country. To mark 2023 as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the company will stage new contemporary retellings of plays from the Folio, Macbeth and Twelfth Night, the latter featuring all new music by Sarah Blasko.
Science teacher and amateur theatre ‘champion’ Lachlan O’Brien saved a performance of The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour by taking on a lead role during a medical emergency, then won the right to pop the big question on stage. David Spicer reports.
The international touring production of Madagascar - The Musicalheads into Melbourne and Perth after it opens in Sydney in December.
Adapted from the DreamWorks animated motion movie, this family musical has performed to sold-out audiences across the UK and New Zealand. It is brought to life by imaginative and colourful sets, world-class puppets, action-packed adventure and new songs that will inspire everyone to “move it move it” in the aisles!
After 13 years at the helm of the national opera company, Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM has announced his final season for Opera Australia, a year-long celebration of some of the world’s finest singers and musical talent with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
The high-octane rock musical We Will Rock You, featuring Queen’s greatest hits, including “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Another One Bites the Dust”, “I Want to Break Free”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “Somebody To Love”, “Under Pressure”, “A Kind of Magic” and more is set to tour Australia in an all-new arena production across the country in 2023.
