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Blindscape: iPhone technology and circus arts combined — video feature

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Blindscape: iPhone technology and circus arts combined — video feature

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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Jews Do Q

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Jews Do Q

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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Behind the scenes of South Pacific

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Behind the scenes of South Pacific

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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Angus’ netball opera goal attacked

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Angus’ netball opera goal attacked

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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5 Minutes with Stephen Page – director and co-creator of Bloodland

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5 Minutes with Stephen Page – director and co-creator of Bloodland

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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Shakespeare’s Queens: She-wolves and Serpents — Q&A with Kath Perry

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Shakespeare’s Queens: She-wolves and Serpents — Q&A with Kath Perry

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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A bare stage, two kegs and four Bouncers

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A bare stage, two kegs and four Bouncers

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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