Sydney news

Details: 27 August 2008

The Australian cast of Disney’s High School Musical - Live On Stage! was revealed at a media launch in Sydney today.

Details: 27 August 2008

Tonight, at the SBW Stables Theatre, the 2008 Griffin Award was awarded to playwright Rick Viede for Whore – “a poetic and explosive exploration of desire, capitalism and the body”.

Details: 24 August 2008

Griffin Theatre Company has released the judges’ shortlist of eight plays in the running for the 2008 Griffin Award - the prestigious annual prize offered for an outstanding new, unproduced Australian play or performance text.

Details: 09 August 2008

Riflemind by Sydney Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director Andrew Upton, and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, will open at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End in September.

Details: 22 July 2008

Script Entries for Short+Sweet Melbourne 2008, Short+Sweet Sydney 2009 and Short+Sweet Brisbane 2009 are now open.

Details: 26 June 2008

A spectacular full-scale Australian production of Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – Live on Stage! will open in Sydney at The Capitol Theatre ahead of a national tour of eight cities.

Details: 26 June 2008

Musica Viva is proud to announce the inaugural Musica Viva Festival featuring five jam-packed days of cultural vibrancy, exceptional performers and fantastic music.

Details: 12 June 2008

The first of two self-devised productions given this year by disadvantaged youth will take place on Monday 16 June at Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre as part of Company B’s Youth Express Program.

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The Lark | Hey Dowling
Noni Hazlehurst brings Rose and The Lark to colourful and compelling life in this one-woman show.
Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) | Neil Gooding Productions & Woodward Productions
This rollicking musical take on Jane Austen’s beloved novel is a side-splitting crowd pleaser.
Heartbreak Hotel | EBKM
Heartbreak Hotel invites its audience into an intimate portrait of the universal and isolating experience of heartbreak.
Current | Sydney Dance Company
While Bonachela’s work is, as always, dreamily lovely, for me the highlights were absolutely the three commissioned choreographers: Azzam Mohamed, Jenni Large and Raghav Handa.
The Gospel According to Paul – The Second Coming | Soft Tread Productions
The Gospel According to Paul is meticulously crafted entertainment. It’s uplifting without pulling any punches.

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