The cast of Billy Elliot the Musical were surprised with a very special guest in the house tonight at the Sydney Lyric, Sir Elton John.
Elton, who wrote the music for the show and his husband David Furnish, who is an Executive Producer, slipped into the Sydney Lyric theatre on Thursday November 28 to enjoy the Australian production
Elton joined the cast on stage for the curtain call with the crowd erupting into thunderous applause and going wild with excitement!
The Garden of Unearthly Delights is marching into action for the Adelaide Fringe’s 60th year, with a host of local, national and international acts.
In 2020, The Garden will host around 112 shows across 17 venues with a program full of comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, interactive spaces, music, magic and more.
Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre has announced its 2020 season featuring three world premiere productions - all developed at Red Stitch - two Australian premieres and the Victorian debut of two new plays.
Paul Dainty AM, President and CEO of TEG DAINTY has announced that the arena rock musical, Jim Steinman’sBat Out Of Hell will tour Australia in June 2020!
The APDG Awards is an annual event that gathers the work of design professionals from the Australian film, television, stage and interactive multimedia industries, to celebrate the art of visually captivating audiences the world over. The awards recognise outstanding achievements and excellence in design.
Anthony Warlow will revisit one of his most acclaimed roles, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, in the 25th anniversary production which will open at Sydney Lyric Theatre in August 2020. Tickets for the Sydney season are on sale from Friday 29 November.
Awgie Award winning playwright Stephen House wrote Almost Face To Face during an Australia Council Irish literature residency, which he says was one of the highlights of his creative life. While not his nominated project for the residency, House says he fell into a Dublin world he found fascinating, so dug in deeper, and then as he often does… wrote about it.
The Australian producers of the West End hit musical SIX have announced the Australian Queens set to join SIX as it embarks on its Australian tour. The tour will premiere at the Sydney Opera House on January 4 before moving to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from April 23 and Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre from June 11 as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. The Sydney season is presented by the Sydney Opera House.
In August 2019, just before Chicago began its Australian tour, Tom Burlinson, who plays Billy Flynn, took time out from rehearsals to talk to Coral Drouyn.
