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 The Burlesque Hour LEGENDS! | Finucane & SmithSaturday, 4 July 2009 It seems Melbourne can’t get enough of The Burlesque Hour. It keeps returning and the audiences keep coming.... |
 Pericles | Bell ShakespeareFriday, 3 July 2009 The story of Pericles as interpreted by the Bell Shakespeare company is a superstition-laden tragedy in its purest form.... |
 Mike Wilmot and friends. And enemies | In StichesFriday, 3 July 2009 While the motley crew had little in common, they all delivered laughs in a thoroughly entertaining two-hour gig.... |
 The Birthday Party | Melbourne Theatre CompanyThursday, 2 July 2009 Fifty-one years after English playwright Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party was greeted with hostility and incomprehension from London audiences, the play still has the power to mystify audien... |
 French & SaundersTuesday, 30 June 2009 All-in-all, it's a mixed bag. Loyalists will love it. |
 Sammy J in the Forest of DreamsMonday, 29 June 2009 While it may not be the most original idea, Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams is as riotous and spectacular a comedy gig as you're likely to see.... |
 Unit 46Monday, 29 June 2009 It’s a lovely set up, with carefully considered characters that are well observed, and as the play progresses there is a nice sense that this pair have much more in common than it first appear... |
 Paris Match | The Australian BalletSaturday, 27 June 2009 Paris Match is The Australian Ballet’s latest programme to be brought to Melbourne and it showcases two works that in style and vision are incredibly differ... |
 La Bayadere | Paris Opera BalletSaturday, 27 June 2009 What a delight in these days of crisis, downturn and global gloom to be part of the first night audience for The Paris Opera Ballet’s exotic classic La Bayadère.... |
 Latin! or Tobacco and Boys | Everyman TheatreFriday, 26 June 2009 Written in 1980, Latin! channels Stephen Fry’s much-loved wit and camp cheekiness into the world of Chartham Park Preparatory School for boys.... |
 The Arena Tour | Ross NobleFriday, 26 June 2009 If the extroverted, attention-thriving, entertaining personality type ever needed a poster child, Ross Noble would be the man for the job.... |
 Lobby Hero | Red StitchFriday, 26 June 2009 Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan is a character-driven dramatic comedy which lets you laugh as its characters struggle with the moral dilemmas of right and wrong.... |
 Noche FlamencaFriday, 26 June 2009 Flamenco is, arguably, flavour of the month. |
 construct | Tanja LiedtkeThursday, 25 June 2009 Construct is an exploration of building, decay and collapse, aspiration and expectation. |
 Lord of the Flies | WhipLash TheatreThursday, 25 June 2009 With Nigel Williams’ dramatic adaptation of William Golding’s classic Lord of the Flies, director Gregory Jones has chosen a highly challenging work.... |
 Wunderschön | Meow Meow and the Australian National Academy of MusicMonday, 22 June 2009 Unclassifiable, Wunderschön straddles cabaret, theatre, and classical music in its re-imagining of 21 Lieder by nineteenth-century composers Robert Schumann and Franz Sc... |
 Hamlet | Old Nick CompanySunday, 21 June 2009 There’s a vitality and sincerity to this production that makes it entertaining theatr... |
 Blackbird | Street TheatreSunday, 21 June 2009 While there are plenty of reasons to flinch, what this work is really looking for is an audience willing to contemplate the spaces between right and wrong.... |
Latest Features
Vanessa PigrumMelbourne | Thursday, 11 June 2009 Vanessa Pigrum is an animateur, director, dramaturge & creative producer. She is currently Artistic Director of the Victorian Arts Centre’s FULL TILT program. Vanessa spoke to Australian Stage’s Jan ... Read more |
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Latest News
2009 Helpmann Award NominationsIndustry News | Thursday, 2 July 2009 Nominations for the 2009 Helpmann Awards were announced this week. See inside for the full list of nominees. Read more |
Nominations for 2009 Helpmann Awards announced
Live Performance Australia this week announced the nominations for the 2009 Helpmann Awards. For the first time, a
ATG Award Nominees announced
The State Theatre Company of South Australia’s groundbreaking musical “Metro Street” has netted a num
Additions to the ANAM Team
The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) today announced the addition of seven key people to bolster its leadersh
2009 Australian Dance Awards winners announced
The 2009 Australian Dance Awards were announced tonight in front of a full-house of Australia’s top dance creator
Donate Your Music Box for a New Performance Work
Perth based choreographer Chrissie Parrott is calling on members of the community to donate their music boxes, with or
Chunky Move wins Honours at Prix Ars Electronica
Chunky Move was announced yesterday as recipient of an ‘Honourable Mention – Hybrid Art’ in the Prix A
