Stage Briefs

Queensland Theatre cancels entire production

The Board of Queensland Theatre has been forced to cancel their season of POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE due to health issues impacting their cast.

Identity Crisis

 

Stand-up master of hiliarious UNpolitical correctness ‘JNewtz’ heads back to Australia in April for the International Melbourne Comedy Festival to unleash his first solo show ‘Identity Crisis’

Considered a master of UNpolitical correctness and a jack of all comedy trades, JNewtz has forged an enviable reputation with audiences across the world for his refreshingly hilarious honest, practical and sometimes inappropriate, view points on life.

Broadway Bingo at The Brisbane Powerhouse

Following their hit Christmas cabaret, Merry Mixology, securing them a Matilda Awards nomination for Best Cabaret or Musical 2023, Outside The Jukebox returns with their most entertaining musical experience yet: Broadway Bingo.

Australia Felix

A runaway convict who lived with nine Aboriginal tribes, and inspired the exploration of western Victoria, is the subject of a musical revue being staged in Sydney this March/April.

Director and writer Geoffrey Sykes says the remarkable life of George Clark – also known as the flying barber - is presented by ‘travelling players’ in the tradition of ballads and storytelling. 

 

The Wharf Revue Melbourne Season

The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice

12-24 February 2024

Union Theatre, University of Melbourne

For more than 20 years, The Wharf Revue has delivered razor-sharp political satire to audiences in Sydney and around the country. Now it’s Melbourne’s turn.

Theatrical Announce Cast for The Sound of Music at National Theatre

Image: Tayla Dwyer (nee Thomas) as Maria. Photographer Nicole Cleary.

Melbourne based musical theatre company Theatrical has announced their production of The Sound of Music, playing for a strictly limited season at National Theatre Melbourne from 2-17 March, 2024.

The Segmento Tarantella Festival 2023

Flora Georgiou reports on the Music and Dance, which runs across Victoria from November 17.

The annual Tarantella Festival celebrating Southern Italian Music and Dance across Victoria is scheduled to launch on the 17th of November and is running until the 3rd of December. A line up of local and international creatives will be entertaining the crowds with dance, music, workshops, storytelling, performances, along with a stunning multimedia exhibition.

The Dreamer by ARC Circus at Fringe World

The Dreamer, a dynamic new solo circus performance, choreographed by acrobat and dancer Robbie Curtis (Arc Circus Co., Cirque du Soleil, Circa, Circus Oz, Australian Ballet) which premiered to a sold-out season at Underground Festival at HOTA on the Gold Coast, will be at the Perth's Fringe World Festival from January 30 to February 4, 2024.

Turning up the heat with SUMMER STAGE!

Call out for young actors, devisers, directors and designers! Side by side with some of the State’s most exciting artists, help WA Youth Theatre Company (WAYTCo) put to the test three fresh ideas for its 2024 production. 

Theatrical Present Dogfight at Chapel Off Chapel

Following their recent successes including American Idiot and The Wizard of Oz, new musical theatre company Theatrical is presenting Dogfight, playing for a strictly limited season at Chapel Off Chapel from 9-26 November.