Sydney's two major musical productions are expected back on stage this week, after closing their doors to allow time for the city to get on top of the latest outbreak of COVID-19.
It was announced last week that "out of an abundance of caution the Producers of PIPPIN have decided to cancel the scheduled performances on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December due to the current Covid-19 outbreak in Greater Sydney."
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will resume performances on 25th February 2021, after a hiatus of 49 weeks. The production suspended a record-breaking run at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre after public health measures were imposed by the government due to COVID 19.
Live performance didn't disappear in March 2020. Instead, innovative theatre practitioners have stretched new boundaries on-line. Patricia Di Risio celebrates some of the best digital theatre productions created this year.
Image: Kate Foy with the ABF Committee. Photographer: Ken Santos.
Lyrebird Restaurant, QPAC, 4 December 2020
This year’s Alan Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to actor Kate Foy, or as she is known on stage, Kate Wilson. Wilson has enjoyed a major career as an actor working in theatre in Queensland for La Boite, Twelfth Night, Metro Arts, but mostly Queensland Theatre, where she has appeared in 33 productions as well as writing, directing and teaching for the company.
Ten shows and a hundred performances in a month: from the family-friendly Disney Delights to the distinctly adults-only Pretending Things are a Cock, Preachrs Podcast OnLine and OnStageare presenting a diverse range of live performance at the Adelaide Fringe in 2021. Company founder and lead producerBenjamin Maio Mackaytalked to our SA correspondent,Mark Wickett.
Griffin Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Declan Green has announced the company’s 2021 season.
“When I started as Artistic Director, I imagined I’d introduce you to my first season while bragging about all Griffin’s triumphs during 2020,” Green said. “Flash forward 12 months, and I’m just happy I’m not announcing the theatre was recently eaten by locusts.
After 10 and a half months off-stage, Melbourne Theatre Company will reopen on 29 January2021 with Act 1 of its year in two acts, the return of its signature programs and the launch of MTC Digital Theatre.
70 events, 10 world premieres, 14 Australian premieres, 18 events exclusive to Adelaide over 17 beautiful days and nights
The 2021 Adelaide Festival program, prepared over this past turbulent year under ever-changing circumstances, may just turn out to be one of the most necessary – and memorable.
Launched on Thursday 3 December at the Adelaide Festival Theatre, the 36th Adelaide Festival offers a total of 70 events in theatre, music, opera, dance, film, food and visual arts.
