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.
Queenie Van De Zandt talks to Coral Drouyn about Show Biz, Motherhood, and her current show Blue – The Songs of Joni Mitchell, touring and coming to HOTA on the Gold Coast on November 9th, 2019.
As well as producing creative, collaborative theatre that focuses on social engagement, direct experience and storytelling, Daniele Constance is also an art therapist and co-founder and director of the successful Suitcase Rummage. Her collaborative works include Daughters of the Floating Brothel (Griffith University and the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre), The Untold (State Library of Queensland and Micah Projects).
It was a performance which put Anthony Warlow on the international map. His stirring rendition of the dual roles of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on the concept album of the Broadway bound musical excited fans and critics alike. Now a quarter of a century after the album was released, Australia’s most successful musical theatre star will finally perform the role live in a series of concerts. David Spicer reports.
