Stage Briefs

Stan Kouros, a co-founder of Actors Centre Australia (ACA), is returning to the stage after a break of almost thirty years to take the role of Walker in the Company of Rogues production of Boy Out of the Country at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre May 9-25, 2019.

Felix Nobis' award-winning play tells the story of troubled country boy, Hunter, who returns home from the city after a mysterious seven-year absence to find the family property swept up in a new development, his mother in aged care, and his brother Gordon in charge.

The forest comes alive this May at the Adelaide Showground. The Cunning Little Vixen is a musical celebration of nature and the cycle of life. Set in an idyllic forest, the opera follows a Vixen’s journey from youth to adulthood, where, with the help of her forest friends and a handsome Fox, Vixen faces growing up and the excitement and uncertainty that a changing world brings.  

It has been confirmed that the musical CHICAGO is to play a Brisbane season. Produced in Australia by John Frost and Suzanne Jones, this Australian production will premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in August before heading to Brisbane at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in November and followed by a season at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne in December.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the cast of the Sydney premiere of Once.

A hit around the world, Once is based on the movie of the same name by John Carney and features a score by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including their Oscar-winning song Falling Slowly. ONCE is the only Broadway show to have music that won the Academy Award, Grammy Award, Olivier Award and Tony Award.