Central Coast Theatre

As you can see roof work on the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music is well underway. Works will commence on the roof over the central structure of the building tomorrow. To ensure the safety of our community, the entrance to the Conservatorium on Mann Street will be closed…

Harbour Theatre Inc in Mosman Park WA will present the dark Swedish coming-of-age drama Let The Right One In in September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/community-theatre/dark-coming-age-drama-harbour-theatre…

The new Ensemble Theatre Conversation with Luke Carroll and Emma Palmer is now streaming. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/ensemble-theatre-conversations-luke-carroll-and-emma-palmer…

Belvoir is now accepting submissions for The Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/belvoir-accepting-submissions-2020-balnaves-fellowship…

https://youtu.be/AAkGG4mCiX0 This is a giggle. The countdown is on for WASOs annual barnstorm of flag-waving favourites, Last Night of the Proms. For all those who (like Guy Noble) cant quite wait until…

ENSEMBLES LATEST CONVERSATION:. Ensemble Theatre has announced the latest Ensemble Conversations for people to stay connected to the theatre. BLACK COCKATOO and CRUNCH TIME actors and ABC Play School presenters Luke Carroll and Emma Palmer join Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry for…

THEATRE FOR ONE UNDERWAY:. Theatre for One, the intimate theatrical experience that brings together one actor and one audience member, will launch its first ever virtual experience this month with Theatre for One: Here We Are, a commission by Arts Brookfield with additional…

The Wholesome Hour for childrens audiences 5 10 Streaming La Mama Childrens & PO PO MO CO. Review by Michael Brindley. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/wholesome-hour…

A message from our friends at ORiGiN Theatrical about the support they are providing to the theatre community in these challenging times. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/articles/193/message-origin-theatrical…

Opera Australia has rescheduled Brisbanes Ring Cycle at QPAC until October November 2021. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/brisbane-ring-cycle-rescheduled-2021…

Queensland Theatre hits the road on regional Queensland tour, taking The Scene Project to schools. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/schools/queensland-theatre-tours-schools-scene-project…

QPAC Unlocked from August 28 to October 3. Multiple Friday and Saturday performances announced. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/experience-qpac-unlocked…

BROADWAYS DIANA MUSICAL TO BE FILMED FOR NETFLIX RELEASE:. The musical had begun previews March 2, about a week before the Broadway shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The new musical about Diana, Princess of Wales, was 19 days short of its March 31 opening night…

JONATHAN PRYCE JOINS THE CROWN:. Tony winner Jonathan Pryce, recently seen on Broadway in The Height of the Storm and Oscar-nominated for The Two Popes, has been cast as Prince Philip in the final two seasons (five and six) of Netflixs The Crown. Hell appear opposite fellow…

Love on the Spectrum has been a huge hit on NETFLIX. Congratulations to our ensemble members, Olivia and Lauren, who are featured in this series. The critics are loving it and the show is receiving rave reviews from all around the world. Read More:…

Today is International Youth Day. This years theme is Youth Engagement for Global Action which is incredibly fitting for us because we are passionate giving young people agency and outlets to express their views and opinion through creative opportunities. Well soon be…

Bring It On. John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle, WA. Review by Kimberley Shaw. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/schools/bring-it…

Claire Della and the Moon a new play throwing a spotlight on Mental Health In Young People will be presented by theatre company Madness of Two in Adelaide in September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/spotlight-mental-health-young-people…

University of Adelaide gears up to its first graduating class in 2021, and auditions from September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/articles/198/adelaides-musical-milestone George Torbay…

Woy Woy Little Theatre is very disappointed to announce that we are postponing our last production for the year, Ben Hur. Which means that the three productions scheduled for 2020 Ladies in Lavender, Appointment with Death and Ben Hur will be presented some time in the future. We…

Ep3 The Heart of The Art House This week we hear from our friend Joshua Maxwell of Jopuka Productions on what the Arts means to him. Share in the comments what they mean to you…

Antipodes Theatre Company (ATC) has announced casting for the online reading of Don Winsors Bumpwell Manor, part of their Ricochet Reading Series, to be streamed live to the ATC Facebook Page…

The 91-Storey Treehouse to play at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre in September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/91-storey-treehouse-adelaide-september…

Quartet for Limelight Theatre WA in September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/community-theatre/poignant-comedy-quartet-limelight…

Hamilton Australia at Sydney Lyric Theatre Bookings and Wait List news. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/hamilton-tickets-and-waitlist…

The Mikado. Trinity College, Perth, WA. Review by Kimberley Shaw. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/schools/mikado…

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of GMS Vice President and Life Member Noel Borger this morning. He was a very active and beloved member of our society and he will be greatly missed…

BROADWAY STREAMING:. Streaming platform BroadwayHD has unveiled eight new titles that will be accessible for UK and Australia users. From this week, the eight shows are streamable on the site, with a seven-day free trial available for those wanting an extra theatre fix. The eight…

It is with regret that Uniting Productions announces that our production of Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown which was originally scheduled for April this year, is now officially postponed until 2021. We have been continuing to rehearse remotely and occasionally face to face…

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The 11th in our Trip Down Memory Lane Series is the 2017 Production of And Then There Were None. A little bit of Agatha Christie for you. Enjoy :)…

Happy 3rd Birthday to the Bearfoot Fam. Today we celebrate our third birthday. What is your favourite Bearfoot memory so far?…

NIDA Digital Theatre Festival. Review by Patricia Di Risio. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/nida-digital-theatre-festival…

New Theatre in Newtown, NSW to re-open in September with Neighbourhood Watch. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/new-theatre-reopen-neighbourhood-watch…

Lyn Pelgrave, the Principal of the Academy of Dance and Musical Theatre in Brisbane, on why performers need to be masters of a variety of performance styles. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/articles/198/versatility-performance-musical-theatre…

A new outdoor production of The Last Five Years will open at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall (England) in September. Jason Robert Browns hit musical, which has a cast of two, will be presented as part of the Minack Theatres socially distanced summer season, which commenced last…

Antipodes Theatre Company (ATC) is pleased to announce casting for Don Winsors Bumpwell Manor. Part of ATCs Ricochet Reading Series, the online reading will be streamed live to the ATC Facebook Page on Monday, 17th August at 7:00pm. The video will remain available for one week…

Dame Joan Sutherland is celebrated online in a new digital showcase of costumes from her great operatic triumphs from the Australian Performing Arts Collection (APAC) https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/history/dame-joan-sutherland-celebrated-digital-showcase…

Australian Performing Arts Grammar School (APGS) Class of 2020. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/schools/class-2020…

Theres some great online content this month to get your theatre fix, including a special dose of Disney for the kids . Dear Australia: 50 short monologues by 50 Australian playwrights performed by 50 Australian actors in isolation. Postcards of an account of these times…

CATS A DOG:. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has shared his feelings on the critically lambasted adaptation of his beloved musical Cats, summing up his thoughts in one word: ridiculous. In an interview with Londons Sunday Times, Lloyd Webber described his reaction to the process,…

ISLAND LANDS:. Disney Plus is developing a film version of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flahertys musical Once On This Island, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The award-winning musical will be adapted for the screen by School Girls playwright Jocelyn Bioh, with Wanuri Kahiu…

Central Coast Steiner School at Fountaindale is planning to build a $4.2M multi-purpose centre to house a theatre and general learning areas. The school has lodged a development application (507/2020)…

Opera Australia is now streaming its first ever production at Sydney Opera House, War and Peace, FREE. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/opera-australia-now-streaming-war-and-peace…

WA company Life on Hold Productions to present the Australian Premiere of lost Tennessee Williams Not About Nightingales in September. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/australian-premiere-lost-tennessee-williams-play…

DISNEY RELEASES ENTIRE TANGLED CRUISE MUSICAL ON YOU TUBE:. Disney Cruises has released a full stage musical version of Tangled on its YouTube page. The stage show features the original cast of the cruise piece, and includes three new songs not featured in the 2010 film When…

Disneys Tangled release follows a Disney cruise ship version of Frozen, which has been on You Tube for two years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nolI2th69HQ In-Room recording of Disney Cruise Lines Frozen stage show, recorded July 2018 on the Disney Wonder…