Stage Briefs

RED STITCH APPOINTS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Red Stitch Actors Theatre (Victoria) has announced the appointment of Ella Caldwell as its new Artistic Director. Ella Caldwell will commence her new role at Red Stitch Theatre in July succeeding David Whiteley who has decided to stand down after almost nine years.

Jemma Rix in Cabaret

The popular star of Wicked, Jemma Rix, will bring her first solo show, The Random Variety, to Melbourne’s Butterfly Club this July.

Having played Elphaba the green witch exactly 800 times throughout Australasia, Jemma is thrilled to be tackling some new repertoire before Wicked heads off to wow audiences in New Zealand.

“It’s going to be very exciting!” says Jemma. “Here’s my chance to sing a variety of my favourite songs, without the green make up!”

LEGALLY BLONDE skippers join kids for Jump Rope for Heart’s 30TH year

A touch of Broadway glamour and skipping ropes – not something you’ll always see in the same sentence, but at Chatham Primary School, that’s exactly what you’ll see in the playground this week.

On Tuesday 18th June at 1:00pm, the Surrey Hills based primary school will be joined by 3 members of the highly talented & energized cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, to be shown some of the best skipping moves performed in the show.

Rocky Horror Returns

Let's Do the Time Warp Again!

The all-new 40th Anniversary Party Production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is headed for Australia.

Latest News: Full cast announced - Read More

Craig McLachlan to play Frank N Furter - Read More

Thoroughly Modern Millie at WAAPA

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) presents Thoroughly Modern Millie from Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 June, 2013 at the Regal Theatre, Subiaco.

Val Lehman to play Miss Lynch in GREASE

Television and theatre veteran Val Lehman will play the role of Miss Lynch in the upcoming Australian production of GREASE, producer John Frost announced today (May 29, 2013).

Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour for Australia

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil have announced that Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour™ will tour Australia during September and October 2013.

Latest news - Additional Brisbane Performance - Sunday October 6 at 4pm

Tickets on Sale on August 30 at 9am.

Adelaide Dates Added - October 15 - 17.

Additional Sydney and Melbourne performances added.

STC Honours Playwrights

• Hilary Bell named the Patrick White Playwrights’ Fellow

• Anna Barnes wins the 2013 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award

Belvoir Peter Pan Broadway Bound

Following in the footsteps of The Book of Everything, Belvoir’s acclaimed production of Peter Pan will fly out the window, down the street, and all the way to New York’s New Victory Theater.

Everybody knows Peter Pan. He’s the boy who hasn’t grown up in 113 years. When you actually read J.M. Barrie’s original play you realise you are in the presence of something far stranger, far wilder and far more brilliant than Disney would have us believe.

Ralph Myerstakes this classic and turns it on its head. 

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Musical to Open in Sydney.

Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens at Sydney’s Theatre Royal in October 2013 for a strictly limited season, confirming rumours which Stage Whispers had heard late last year.

Based on the 1988 film with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Jeffrey Lane, Dirty Rotten Scoundrelscentres on two con men on the French Riviera. The first is the suave, sophisticated and successful Lawrence Jameson, the other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson.