Stage Briefs

2016 CONDA AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding Contribution and Achievement in Newcastle Theatre: Julie Black

Youth Ambassadors: Rebekah Abel and Tom Rodgers

Dramatic Production: Suicide Incorporated, Knock and Run Theatre

Musical Production: Wicked, Metropolitan Players

Special Theatrical Event:Aspire – There’s Something Strange about Marvin McRae, Catholic Schools Office

New Play or Musical Written for a Newcastle Company: Saviour’s Day, by Theo Rule (The Grainery Theatre Company)

Only Heaven Knows Revival for Hayes in 2017

Following the success of their multi-award winning production of Miracle City, Luckiest Productions will present Only Heaven Knows by Alex Harding, the company’s second revival production of an Australian musical. This brand new production will begin in May 2017 at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co and marks Only Heaven Knows’ 30th anniversary.

Calamity Jane for Hayes in 2017

Legendary frontierswoman; notorious daredevil; profane storyteller; unwomanly radical - Calamity Jane is one of the most immediately recognizable figures of the old American West.

From the famous 1950s Doris Day movie musical to the HBO series Deadwood, the courageous individuality of Calamity Jane has delighted audiences for decades. With a fierce disregard for gender expectations and cultural limitations that was centuries ahead of her time, there’s no better time to re-visit and re-examine this remarkable woman.

My Fair Lady Returns to Sydney in 2017

Opera Australia’s Lyndon Terraciniand John Frosthave announced announce that Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady directed by Julie Andrews will return to Sydney on Sunday August 27, 2017 following seasons in Brisbane and Melbourne.

The return production will have a new home in the Capitol Theatre.  Tickets go on sale on Monday November 7.

Reefer Madness (The Musical) Hits Melbourne

RL Productions brings Reefer Madness: The Musical to Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel from 24 November to 4 December, 2016.

Inspired by the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film of the same name, this musical satire Reefer Madness: The Musical tells a tongue-in-cheek tale of the hysteria caused when clean-cut teenagers fall prey to the ‘demon weed’, marijuana.

The Bodyguard Musical to Tour Australia in 2017

Update - Paulini to star in The Bodyguard

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Producers Michael Harrison, David Ian and John Frost today announced that the international award-winning hit musical THE BODYGUARD will reach Australian theatres in 2017. The Australian tour will commence in Sydney in April next year.

Paul Capsis to Star in New Production of Cabaret

The Kit Kat Club is returning to Sydney in all its decadence for a new Australian revival of Cabaret at Hayes Theatre Co. from 9 January 2017 starring Paul Capsis as The Emcee. Cabaret will then play the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne from 27 April 2017.

My Fair Lady Melbourne Cast

Producers, Opera Australia’s Lyndon Terracini and John Frost, have announced the principal cast for the Melbourne season of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady, directed by Julie Andrews, which opens on May 12, 2017 at The Regent Theatre.

The Red Detachment of Women for Melbourne

Famously performed for President Nixon and Henry Kissinger on their historic visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1972, the National Ballet of China’s The Red Detachment of Women will make its Australian debut at Arts Centre Melbourne from 15 – 18 February 2017.

National Ballet of China will perform The Red Detachment of Women exclusively for the opening week of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Asia TOPA:, Asia Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts 

State Theatre Company of SA’s Popular Mechanicals to Tour Nationally in 2017

The State Theatre Company of South Australia’s The Popular Mechanicals embarks on a national tour in 2017, with seasons announced in every State
 and Territory except Queensland. Highlights include a six-week season in Sydney presented by Sydney Theatre Company, the continuation of strong presenting relationships with Canberra, Geelong and Wollongong, a rare visit to Alice Springs and a six town regional SA tour presented by Country Arts SA.