Stage Briefs

Eureka Day - Comedy for Adelaide in November

One of the world’s most hot-button issues right now – vaccination – will be explored on stage in November 2021 in Eureka Day, presented by State Theatre Company South Australia.

Hailed by the New York Times as the “perfect comedy for our age of disagreement”, Jonathan Spector’s comedy of (overly polite) manners will bring together a cast including Glynn Nicholas (ABC’s The Big Gig), Caroline Craig (Underbelly, Blue Heelers), Sara Zwangobani (Home & Away), Matt Hyde and Juanita Navas-Nguyen.

Caroline O'Connor and Eddie Perfect Announced in 9 to 5 The Musical

Dolly Parton and Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions the stars of the Australian premiere of 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL, which will open in February at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney.

Trevor Ashley’s Lyin’ Queen Roars Back Into Opera House

It's time to laugh, Sydney!  No more thinking. No more worrying. We all need to escape.  But where to? Somewhere off the coast of Australia, lies an island... a mysterious place where wild beasts roam, parodies run wild, and appropriateness is thrown out the window!

Trevor Ashley's adults-only Jurassic musical comedy returns to Sydney Opera House for 12 shows only from 30 November to 12 December.

Edgar Allan Poe Musical for Perth

Grey Lantern Productions will present Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe at the Subiaco Arts Centre, 1-4 December 2021.

Frozen for Brisbane in February 2022

Disney’s Frozen will open in Brisbane in February 2022. 

The new production from the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins opens at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC, following seasons in Sydney and Melbourne.

Seasons 2022

Melbourne Theatre Company Season 2022 - Click here

Image: Touching The Void. Photographer: Jo Duck

 

Boomkak Panto to Reopen Belvoir.

Belvoir St Theatre is reopening with the world premiere of The Boomkak Panto, a ridiculously flamboyant and hilarious pantomime by award-winning actor Virginia Gay, from 20th November to 23rd December.

From the creative minds behind Calamity Jane comes a piece to reopen the theatre after 2021’s lockdown– a love letter to theatre, to community, to the resilience of our Little Aussie Towns™ – lo-fi, big-hearted, and Belvoir to the back teeth.

Darlo Reopens Its Doors With Fling Festival

On Thursday 28 October, Darlinghurst Theatre Company will fling open its doors and invite audiences back to its home at the Eternity Playhouse. Artistic Director Amylia Harris has assembled a jam-packed lineup for what she is calling a Fling Festival. “We’re all desperate to break up with lockdown and enjoy some non-committal spring fun,” she says. “Our community needs to find joy, but on its own terms. Everyone’s been told what to do for so long and now it’s time to curate our own post-lockdown experience. You be you!”

Adelaide Fringe 2022 - Winning Poster Design

The countdown to next year’s Adelaide Fringe is officially underway from today, with the unveiling of the 2022 Poster Design – awarded to the youngest ever winner and first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist in the festival’s 62-year history.

Titled A Whimsical World, the winning poster – designed by emerging 22-year-old Arabana and Kokatha visual artist Mali Isabel and revealed this morning at the APY Lands Gallery in Adelaide – incorporates dot design in a beautiful array of rainbow colours.

Audition Call for The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour

Opera Australia is calling for Australia’s finest vocalists, actors and dancers to audition for its brand new production of The Phantom of the Opera, which will take place on the iconic overwater, outdoor stage at