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When Bell Shakespeare deviates from the master, you know there’s a good reason. From Ancient Greek myth via Euripides, through Seneca’s Rome, past Racine in France and finally to Ted Hughes in England, the story of Phèdre has naturally developed along the way. Yet it remains as horrifying and compelling…
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Recently Aussie Theatre’s David Allen caught up with producer Michelle Guthrie about her Sydney based company Neglected Musicals. Talking to Michelle Guthrie I know right off the bat I’m conversing with a producer. She’s direct, no-nonsense – knows her industry, the people who populate it and how it all works.…
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Les Solomon finds a new theatre and a new theatre company worth exploring This last week with the cancellation of The Addams Family without a tour and an early closure of the Sydney season could easily make both agents and performers throw their hands up in horror and wonder why we…
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David Allen catches up with Richard Piper from King Kong’s principal cast… Richard Piper has had a long and impressive career on the stage. Having Trained at London’s celebrated Central School of Speech and Drama he then worked as a performer, composer and musician in Europe for Twelve years. His…
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The Brisbane Anywhere Theatre Festival has begun and has lots on offer from cabaret, theatre, and mixed media performances in unconventional venues across Brisbane. One such production is the mixed-media shadow-puppetry play The Nightingale and the Rose, based on Oscar Wilde’s novel debating which quality is more important – love…
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Last week, Global Creatures released an 8-track preview of the score of epic new theatrical event King Kong featuring music from some of the world’s most renowned contemporary artists. Sarah McLachlan, 3D from Massive Attack, Guy Garvey from Elbow and The Avalanches are just some of the international artists who…
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Judi Farr will be donning her most sensible heels this year as the leading role in Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced tour from September. Farr, whose career includes an astonishing body-of-work on stage, TV and in film over 30 years has been confirmed as Australia’s Miss Marple — the…
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Rhonda Burchmore sounds like velvet on satin. She drapes her voice with a languorous ease that is infectious and intoxicating and by the time she’s done with you, there’s nothing left for you but lifelong addiction. For those of you who have wanted the chance to get up close and personal,…
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The Equity Foundation (Actor’s Equity’s professional development arm) have announced a world-first research project in conjunction with the University of Sydney. The Actors Well-Being Study will be conducted in order to give researchers a clear picture of the health and well-being of all Australian actors and performers, including both those who find…
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AussieTheatre’s Ben Nielsen caught up with Kate Ceberano recently to chat about the upcoming lineup in her 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival. The Adelaide Cabaret Festival kicks off on June 7 and runs until June 22 at the Adelaide Festival Centre. With international artists such as Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel and…
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