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Described as “a boundary-breaking exploration of circus through smartphone technology”, we at AussieTheatre couldn’t help but be intrigued by Blindscape, a brand new show which mediates circus through interactive iPhone technology at Melbourne’s Next Wave Festival. What’s not to love, right? Matt Edwards recently caught up with producer of Blindscape Skye Gellmann and…
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Ben Neutze interviews members of the creative and design teams of An Officer and a Gentleman to piece together the anatomy of a major musical… With Smash lighting up our TV screens, there’s never been more interest in the way musical theatre is constructed. Audiences are beginning to understand that…
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After the sold-out season of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which included several Burke award nominations, JYM Co., Australia’s only Jewish musical theatre company, is back with their most challenging show yet, Avenue Q. With only a week before they open, I managed to grab a moment with…
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AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze met with Tony Award winning designer Michael Yeargan (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) last week for a sneak peek behind the scenes of South Pacific, Opera Australia’s latest musical theatre endeavour. Michael Yeargan’s love of set design started when he was a fourth grade primary school…
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Sydney Chamber Opera are preparing to present the world premiere of In The Penal Colony by Philip Glass at the Parade Playhouse in Kensington this weekend. Even if opera isn’t your bag, it’s worth a look — these guys are doing their utmost to make the art form accessible to…
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When it comes to strange bedfellows, writer Angus Grant’s combination of opera and netball might just take the cake. The two may at first sound like a strange fit, but Angus said they mesh surprisingly well in his new full-length musical comedy, Contact!, set to open in Melbourne this month. “The story…
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We caught up with Stephen Page, Artistic Director of indigenous dance company Bangarra during the Queensland leg of Bloodland. Bloodland play was inspired by Page’s time spent in indigenous rural communities, especially in North East Arnhem Land and Page explains that he and Bloodland’s co-creator actor and writer Wayne Blair, “didn’t want to…
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AussieTheatre’s Clare Pickering chats with writer and performer Kath Perry (with backseat comments from co-star Rachel Ferris) about her new play, Shakespeare’s Queens: She-wolves and Serpents. The play, presented by Straylight Australia, had it’s world premiere recently in Adelaide, and is planning a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe later in the year. 1.…
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AUSSIETHEATRE EXCLUSIVE We go behind the scenes of Love Never Dies at the Capitol Theatre with cast members Matt McFarlane and Tod Strike for a sneak peek backstage. Take a look at our exclusive footage of the quick change areas, the wig room, the magnificent hotel set piece, wonderful costumes…
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Insomniac Theatre, have been presenting theatre in Sydney’s Inner West for the past eight years. Their latest show, John Godber’s Bouncers opens on March 15 at Balmain’s The Cat & Fiddle Hotel. AussieTheatre caught up with Maggie Scott Director/Producer for a quick chat about the show… AT: What prompted you to…
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