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Nathaniel Parker steps into the iconic shoes of Henry Higgins for MY FAIR LADY

Since it opened on Broadway in 1956, My Fair Lady has stood as one of the great works of the…

2 days ago

Remembering Tim Curry: A Life Larger Than Any Role

There's a particular kind of grief that comes with losing someone like Tim Curry. It's not just the sadness of…

2 weeks ago

Stepping into Manrico: Rosario La Spina on IL TROVATORE

A story of love, jealousy, revenge and family secrets, Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore is one of opera’s great tales of…

3 weeks ago

The Best of Humanity: COME FROM AWAY Returns to Koorliny Arts Centre

Twenty-five years after the events of September 11, Koorliny Arts Centre’s award-winning company is returning to Gander, bringing together more…

4 weeks ago

Jake Speer takes the lead in MRS DOUBTFIRE

Some parents will do almost anything to stay close to their children when circumstances try to pull them apart —…

1 month ago

STAGING GROWTH: Could a Tax Offset Transform Australian Theatre?

Theatre’s economic problem begins long before opening night. A new model argues that a carefully capped production offset could unlock…

1 month ago

Uncle Fester’s earnest heart: Evan Lever on THE ADDAMS FAMILY

The Addams Family has endured for generations by holding two things in tension: it's a haunted house of a story…

2 months ago

Testimony, Myth, and Survival: Rajan Velu on THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA

The Jungle and the Sea traces one family's journey through Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war, beginning with an act that…

2 months ago

Big hair, bigger heart: Mandy Bishop on bringing Truvy to life in STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Steel Magnolias is a story about the women who hold a community together — six friends whose lives intersect inside…

2 months ago

Elizabeth Bennet, reinvented: Teo Vergara on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (*SORT OF)

Pride and Prejudice (*sort of) is an audacious, pop-song-fuelled retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love story, in which five…

2 months ago