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The 33rd Annual presentation of the City of Newcastle Drama Awards took place at The Civic Theatre on December 2, 2011.

Seventeen professional and non-professional productions staged in the 12 months to October 31 won awards, with 13 companies represented, across 24 categories.

Biggest winner of the night was Pantseat Productions’ Avenue Q, which won the best non-professional musical production CONDA, plus two other awards.

You'll rarely find a more literal title combining the three great words than “Naked Boys Singing!”

After the recent sell-out season of Stories from the Wayside a new production from the same team premieres at Darlinghurst Theatre from November 23, 2011 -  Sydney Stories, created by Dean Carey with the cast from Actors Centre Australia.

Whether it be a two-way mirror, being a ‘fly on the wall’, or overhearing someone else's crossed-line phone conversation, there’s something compelling about real life in real time, especially when it comes at you full-throttle.

Puppets have come a long way since The Muppets, and if today’s media launch (April 18, 2012) at Arts Centre Melbourne is any measure, War Horse will be the talk of the town when it takes the stage this summer. Lucy Graham was there to meet the star of the show.

Puppets? Taking Melbourne by storm? You can’t be serious.

Deadly.

At the Arts Centre Melbourne this morning the media were introduced to the star of War Horse, a true-to life puppet called Joey, and the three puppeteers that bring him to life.