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Nicholas Pang: Creating Hypnotic Drone Scores for Shakespeare
Behind Come You Spirits’ production of Othello is composer Nicholas Pang, a creative talent whose work crosses theatre, film and video games. Bringing...
Variety Hour: Queensland’s Brightest Young Performers Take Centre Stage
Magic, music, acrobatics and a juggling finale; *Variety Hour* packs plenty into its 60 minutes. Bringing emerging Queensland talent together...
William Piper: Creating Professional Stages for Emerging Young Performers
For William Piper, producing Variety Hour is about giving emerging young performers the chance to build confidence and share a stage with experienced entertainers. We...
Mayfair: A New Musical – Board Games, Big Band Villains and Bona Fide Classics
What happens when an all-work-no-play man lands in an alternate dimension populated by characters inspired by classic board games? Roundhouse Theatrical Co. is bringing Mayfair:...
Dayna Fallon: Finding Comedy in the Unpaid Administrative Position of Motherhood
Dayna Fallon finds comedy in the everyday pressures that rarely get a moment in the spotlight. Ahead of The Manager Is Me at Melbourne Fringe...
Christopher Bryant: Finding the Calm in Chaos
Christopher Bryant’s creative practice spans the stage, the page and academic research. In this edition of Meet the Performer, we chat with...
SLUGS: A Perfect Show About Nothing to Smooth-Brain You
Making a show about nothing sounds simple enough. For SKINT, it raised a few awkward questions about what we’re actually leaving at the door...
Steel Magnolias: A Celebration of Friendship at The Guild Theatre
Set in the warmth of a small-town Louisiana beauty salon, Steel Magnolias brings together six strong-willed women whose bonds of friendship carry them thro...
Roisin McAlinden: Why a Disney Crush Led Her Back to Therapy
Some revelations come from the therapist's couch; others arrive mid-rehearsal when your director points out an uncomfortable truth. Comedian Roison McAlinden brings...
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: When Silence Becomes the Story
What happens when the simple act of speaking freely is stripped away? Sam Steiner's Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons explores language, control and the f...
Em Barrett: The Weird Kid Who Found Home in Structured Chaos
From birthing maggots onstage to kidnapping celebrities for marketing campaigns, Em Barrett has built a career on the beautifully bizarre. Now the performe...
Tony & Gaga: An Opulent Big Band Experience Arrives in Melbourne
Big Band brilliance meets Hollywood glamour! BBD Entertainment presents a lavish evening of classic standards, live orchestral sweep and the kind of vocal ...