Amazing Companies that support Aussie Theatre:
Have you ever had one of those phone conversations where you’ve strung it out because the person you’re talking to is just THAT fascinating? Well, that’s what I’m presently doing. I’m talking to Nicholas Hammond. His is not necessarily a household name, but trust me, you know his work. You…
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When the techie has to start the applause at the end of a show, you know it wasn’t a good night. I missed the super supportive opening night of Red Stitch’s About Tommy, so saw it with regular punters and it was one of those nights when something was missing. Tommy is…
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With the 2013 Anywhere Theatre Festival season fast approaching, a handful of Brisbane’s independent theatre artists are swapping theatre stages for warehouses, restaurants or, in Claire Pearson’s case, miniature trains. Even before I’ve sat down to coffee with Claire to discuss her show Mona Brow Williams: Retired Actress and…
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The wide eyed, inquisitive and distinctive stare of a Blue Man is such a well known image the world over, and has been since the inception of Blue Man Group 25 years ago. They are inextricable to contemporary pop culture (remember when Tobias Funke attempted to join the world famous entertainment…
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One of the greatest privileges and joys I have had in my career was standing next to Lisa McCune for a curtain call after a South Pacific performance. The public persona of Australia’s so called ‘golden girl’ of Australian TV is pretty close to the mark – Lisa is simply…
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In January of 1999 I didn’t know who Chrissy Amphlett was. Like almost everyone else I had heard ‘I Touch Myself’ and ‘Pleasure and Pain’ on the radio but I didn’t associate them with anyone. They were just songs from early childhood that I’d sing along to without really knowing what…
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Several months ago, the cast and crew of Mary Poppins Australia created a music video to celebrate 800 performances and the closing of a successful Australasian tour. Shot on a Sony Cybershoot tx20, edited with iMovie and uploaded to YouTube on Christmas Day last year, the video has now been watched…
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We caught up with Zoe Caldwell, Associate Producer of Action To The Word’s A Clockwork Orange, which opens in Sydney tonight. After graduating from Charles Sturt University in 2002, Zoe Caldwell worked at the Ensemble Theatre as a stage manager before moving to London to pursue her career abroad. Since…
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On Monday 29 April, six Sydney performers will take to the stage for the chance to become the inaugural Project X winner as part of Broadway Unplugged’s April event. Project X — a joint initiative of AussieTheatre and Broadway Unplugged — is a competition that has been giving up-and-coming performers the…
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David Allen spoke with King Kong’s choreographer ‘Cha Cha’ O’Connell about the brand new epic theatrical event and more… Choreographer to the stars John “Cha Cha” O’Conell needs no introduction. But before I talk to him, I go online anyway just to remind myself of the full scope of his work.…
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