Central Coast Theatre

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…

Drew McOnies Jekyll and Hyde to be streamed online by the Old Vic from August 5. Devised, directed and choreographed by the award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie with original music by Grant Olding, the production featured Daniel Collins as Dr Jekyll, Tim Hodges as Mr Hyde…

A brand new musical film starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) is in the works based on an existing off-Broadway musical. Cyrano, which is penned by award-winning writer and director Erica Schmidt (who is also Dinklages wife) has music by the Nationals Aaron Dessner and Bryce…

A new project that puts the trials and tribulations of regional theatre centre stage is underway at Tuggerahs Jopuka Productions. The High Society project is being spearheaded by Jopukas Founder…

Musical Theatre performers Todd McKenney and Claire Lyon become mask entrepreneurs and at the same time help out their industry colleagues. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/performers-become-mask-entrepreneurs…

What do you listen to on your musical theatre road trip? https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/musical-theatre-road-trip…

Breakfast at Tiffanys Harbour Theatre Inc WA. Review by Kimberley Shaw. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/breakfast-tiffanys…

Check out Stage Whispers August newsletter Latest News and Review 2021 Performing Arts Course Guide FREE Great new subscription give-aways. As well as links to our latest online news and reviews, we are sharing our FREE online 2021 Performing Arts Course Guide…

Ep2 in The Heart of The Art House with our very own Executive Director, Anne-Marie Heath. Now more than ever we feel the value of the arts in its ability to help understand the world, ourselves, and each other. Hear what the Arts mean to Anne-Marie…

Netflix have shared this Where are they now? catch up with the cast of Love on the Spectrum. Options Theatre Company proudly supports all the brave, wonderful people who have so openly shared themselves and their experiences to a global audience on this show. We invite you to…

TODD McKENNEYS INDUSTRY MASK MARKETPLACE TAKES OFF. UPDATE: Todd will join David Wicks in the studio on Coast FM this Wednesday morning @ 10.15. Within a couple of weeks, Todd McKenneys new project to assist others in the entertainment industry has become a roaring success…

Welcome back. Were delighted that, today, our Artistic Director/CEO Patrick Brennan has officially returned to his roles at the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music since his accident in May Im back, its great to be back. Ive got music, Ive got musicians, and this is the way I…

The Bodyguard. Spotlight Theatre, Benowa, Gold Coast. Review by Roger McKenzie. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/bodyguard-0…

Brighton Beach Memoirs. Canberra Repertory Society. Review by John P. Harvey. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/brighton-beach-memoirs…

ENGLANDS THEATRES RE-OPENING PUSH BACKED AT LEAST A FORTNIGHT:. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed the reopening of many English indoor spaces that were to have opened on August 1, citing an increasing rate of infection in certain hotspots across the UK. Johnson said…

https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/phantom-closes-west-end Andrew Lloyd Webber says the West Ends Phantom of the Opera is not dead yet…

Decameron 2.0 (Episode One: Those Who Make Sacrifices). State Theatre Company South Australia. ActNow Theatre. Streaming. Review by Anthony Vawser. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/decameron-20-episode-one-those-who-make-sacrifices…

New Cellist for Australian String Quartet https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/new-cellist-australian-string-quartet…

Darwin Festival 2020 kicks off next week. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/darwin-festival-2020-kicks-august-6…

A radio first the complete London Cast Recording of the original PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman from 6 this Sunday night on COAST FMs Sounds of Musical Theatre. Listen via your radio or stream it live through your computer or mobile device…

https://youtu.be/HN2ZcvsBMFU On air now. Join us online as we livestream an epic line-up of music theatre talent in RAISE THE CURTAIN straight from our main stage to you at home via Facebook and You…

TUNE IN TO ENSEMBLE THEATRE CONVERSATIONS WITH TREVOR ASHLEY Sydney: Ensemble Theatre has announced the latest Ensemble Conversations for people to stay connected to the theatre. Were talking big performances, big hair and even bigger conversations this week as one of…

Brisbane Festival 2020 program released. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/brisbane-festival-2020…

https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/phantom-closes-west-end Phantom shuts on the West End ending 34-year run…

The 10th in our Trip Down Memory Lane Series is the 2009 Production of Fawlty Towers. Fawlty Towers was preformed by the Drama Group in 2006, 2009 and 2012. These productions broke all box office records for the group. They included many Drama Group members and gave new people an…

The careful restoration of the old courthouse building at 45 Mann Street is already producing some interesting finds. Heritage consultants to the project, Peter Romey & Mary Knaggs, have been visiting the site regularly while the area over the old cells is being re-roofed…

Ghost Lights Kicks Off NIDA Digital Theatre Festival. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/ghost-lights-kicks-nida-digital-theatre-festival…

Next to Normal coming at Melville Theatre WA during August. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/community-theatre/next-normal-melville-theatre…

Minefields and Miniskirts. Redcliffe Musical Theatre Queensland. Review by William Davies. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/minefields-and-miniskirts-0…

Beginners Call in South Australia. Mark Wickett reports on the gradual re-opening of Adelaides theatres. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/beginners-call-south-australia…

On this day 1 year ago. Strictly Ballroom celebrated its opening night performance. This production opened to a sold out three week run, and was met by standing ovations at every performance. Check out some of these wonderful memories captured by the incredible Troy Snook…