Stage Briefs

Queenie van de Zandt to Lead New Production of Next to Normal.

James Terry Collective has announced it will be bringing the Tony Award winning musical Next to Normal to Chapel Off Chapel for a limited season in July 2021.

The production will star Queenie van de Zandt in the leading role of Diana Goodman, the matriarch of a modern-day family traumatised by loss and the unpredictable effects sparked by her Bipolar diagnosis. Queenie’s credits include King Kong (Global Creatures), Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Production Company), and Into The Woods (Victorian Opera).

Australian Premiere of Head Over Heels at The Hayes

The team that produced the musical American Psycho in 2019, in association with Hayes Theatre Co, will present the Australian Premiere of the Broadway musical HEAD OVER HEELS. Playing at Hayes Theatre Co from 6 August 2021, HEAD OVER HEELS is a new musical comedy from the creatives behind Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q, Next To Normal and Spring Awakening.

Regional Town Comes to Life on Adelaide Stage in May

Image: James Smith and Ashton Malcolm in Euphoria. Photo by Thomas McCammon

Award-winning South Australian playwright Emily Steel brings regional voices to the fore in May 2021 in Euphoria, a tender and sharply funny tale of good days, bad days and everything in between.

It Was All Him: A New Musical Cabaret to debut at the Cabaret Fringe Festival in Adelaide in June 2021

Preachrs Podcast OnLine & OnStage are presenting a brand new show just in time for this year’s Cabaret Fringe. On June 11 and 12 at Arthur Art Bar (the hub of this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival) see the brand new musical cabaret, It Was All Him, devised by two of Adelaide’s most accomplished performers.

2021 Helpmann Awards Cancelled

Live Performance Australia (LPA) has regretfully announced that the annual Helpmann Awards cannot be presented in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, and its impact on live performance venues and productions across the country.

“Due to the impact of COVID on our industry over the past 12 months, it’s not feasible to proceed with presenting the 2021 Helpmann Awards,” said LPA Chief Executive Evelyn Richardson.

School Holidays at Drum Theatre

Image: Samuel Welsh, Freya Pragt, Teale Howie in The 91-Storey Treehouse. Photographer: Heidrun Lohr

Dandenong’s iconic Drum Theatre is ready to welcome audiences for two book-inspired, family friendly shows during the April 2021 school holidays.

Soufflé Rises Again at Dunstan Playhouse in April

Jonathan Biggins returns to the stage in Adelaide as former Prime Minister Paul Keating in The Gospel According to Paul.

Open Call for South Australian Artists to Apply for Slingsby’s Flying Squad

Slingsby has released an open call-out for South Australian artists to audition for their newest initiative: The Flying Squad - a creative ensemble of five multi-disciplined professional artists who will be employed on two-year contracts to devise and present new works across South Australia.

To apply to audition for Slingsby’s Flying Squad, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Beo9F5pwcsSPDU297

Adelaide Festival 2021 Reviews

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