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Show Up! And Be Entertained By Surprise Acts
“Show Up!” is a variety-style of entertainment show, which reminded me of a nostalgic live taping which was then beamed into our living rooms via...
Connecting Beyond Language: The Heart-Stopping Magic of The Fijian Flying Circus
Upon entering the Gate 7 Warehouse at the Melbourne showgrounds, I feel as though I am entering a mammoth, makeshift circus tent, in a remote...
Agatha Christie’s Classic Mystery Comes To Australia In 2027
Following acclaimed Australian tours of The Mousetrap and And Then There Were None, leading theatre producer John Frost will bring another Agatha Christie ...
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...
Steel Magnolias by Encore Theatre Company
In 1985, in a fictional town called Chinquapin Parish, in Northwestern Louisiana, lies an at-home beauty salon owned by Truvy Jones, a happy-go-lucky local...
Britten’s War Requiem
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, Op. 66, is a full-on choral and orchestral composition finished in 1962 with shades of Philip Glass chords and dissonance. ...
Catch As Catch Can
The title 'Catch as Catch Can' carries an evocative historical resonance. Originally a style of submission wrestling that made its way into the early moder...
Do We Carry On As Normal, Live In Up Or Party Like There’s No Tomorrow?
Cruise by Jack Holden Directed by Sean Landis Produced Maybelline San Juan Movement Director Jeremy Lloyd Starring Fraser Morrison Cruise is an i...
Too
Non-binary people often aren’t taken seriously. They’re a punching bag for bigots, painted as both laughing stocks and corrupters of the young. The structu...
Thinking Pink: Amelie Peters Is Your ‘Emotionally Unstable Godmother’ at Melbourne Fringe
Inside the ETU ballroom of the Trades Hall, I come upon the depths of a smoke-filled room, with chairs lined up much like a church...
Oh My God! A Comedy of Biblical Proportions
In the beginning… there was darkness. And behold… God popped out from behind the scenery and said, ‘Let there be light!’ And lo. The stage...
