Australian Shakespeare Festival 5 of 6
Documentary of the inaugural 2010 Australian Shakespeare Festival. Producers: University of Tasmania and Tasmania's Department of Economic Development, Tourism & the Arts. Exec. Creative Producer: Kevin Purcell | Artistic Director: Paige Newmark.
Includes footage from 'The Shakespeare Revue' (Dir. Malcolm McKee) 'Sir John in Love', 'The Comedy of Errors' (Live Radio Play), Shakespeare and The Modern Operative (A Tribute to Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth), Jazz & Sonnets, Shakespeare's Space Colloquium, The World in 14 Lines, and Shakespeare's Botanica.
BRISBANE PREMIERE!
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the genius of Roald Dahl. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Winner of over 70 major international awards, including 15 for Best Musical, after a critically acclaimed Sydney season, Matilda continues to delight audiences in Melbourne, London, Toronto and on Broadway.
Matilda The Musical is now playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC for a strictly limited season.
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Tim Minchin talks Melbourne
Tim Minchin, the musical genius behind Matilda The Musical, waxes lyrical about Melbourne, the city where he got his start as a comedian and musician. More information at
The Seed - Melbourne Theatre Company
Trailer for Melbourne Theatre Company production of 'The Seed' starring Tony Martin, Max Gilles, Sarah Gleeson
DIRECTED BY: Sunny Leunig
DOP: Andrew De Groot
EDIT: Sunny Leunig
COMPOSITION: Sunny Leunig
Project Date: May, 2013
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Shakespeare’s second Globe Theatre pops up in Melbourne
This New Zealand theatre company is rocking Shakespeare like it's 1614, showing the Bard's work is for everyone. And audiences are loving it!
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MACBETH
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by CASEY BRADLEY
Guild Theatre, Union House
October 2012
Wednesday 10th -- 7:30pm
Thursday 11th --1:00pm & 7:30pm
Friday 12th -- 7:30pm
Saturday 13th -- 6.30pm
$20 Adult / $18 Student / $15 Child
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Geoffrey Rush pulls out of Australian stage production
(10 Jul 2018) GEOFFREY RUSH PULLS OUT OF AUSTRALIAN STAGE PRODUCTION
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has pulled out of Shakespeare stage production in Australia as he sues a Sydney newspaper for defamation.
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Brett Sheehy said he received confirmation Monday (9 JULY 2018) of Rush's withdrawal from the role of Malvolio in a seven-week season of Twelfth Night that begins on Nov. 12.
Rush cited his current circumstances and medical advice for having to withdraw. I do so with the greatest regret. I know that I would not be able to provide the necessary creative spirit and the professional stamina required, Rush said in the statement received by the artistic director.
Sheehy said the company respected Rush's decision and the resulting casting decisions would be made in due course.
The Australian actor is suing The Daily Telegraph for defamation over articles published in December that accused him of inappropriate behavior toward actress Eryn Jean Norvill during the Sydney Theatre Company's production of King Lear in 2015.
Rush has denied the allegation. He argues that the articles portray him as a pervert and sexual predator. Details of the alleged behavior remain vague.
His lawyer Nicholas Pullen told the Australian Federal Court in Sydney in April in an affidavit that Rush had become virtually housebound, barely eats and wakes each morning with a terrible sense of dread since the articles were published.
Rush suffers lack of sleep and anxiety requiring medication and believes his worth to the entertainment industry is now irreparably damaged, his lawyer wrote.
Rush met with the newspaper's lawyers in a confidential mediation hearing in Sydney last week that suggests the case might soon be settled.
Rush was to appear in Twelfth Night with actress Christie Whelan Browne playing Olivia. Whelan Browne is being sued in the New South Wales state Supreme Court by actor and musician Craig McLachlan for defamation.
McLachlan, who is a household name in Australia, left a stage show and a TV series he was to star in was canceled after Whelan Browne and two other actresses - Angela Scundi and Erika Heynatz - accused him of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying during a 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne.
McLachlan denies the allegations.
Rush won the 1997 best actor Academy Award for Shine and has three other Oscar nominations. He is perhaps best known as Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
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The Sunset Limited - Australian Premiere - ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Australian Premiere - The Sunset Limited
By Cormac McCarthy
Cast: Mark Kilmurry, Patrick Williams
Director: Jennifer Don Designer: Claire Moloney Lighting Designer: Gavan Swift & Matt Tunchon
A compelling and powerful play about compassion, faith and the value of life.
Award winning novelist Cormac McCarthys (The Road, No Country For Old Men, All The Pretty Horses) powerful, thrilling new play about two men trying to figure out the reason we live the way we live. A man has thrown himself in front of a train. Another man saves him. One man is black. The other white. Why did the white man try to kill himself? Why is the black man helping him? Inspired by real life events the play asks the age old question: To be or not to be?
Ensemble Studios graduate Jennifer Don makes her directorial debut at the Ensemble Theatre with The Sunset Limited. Jennifers interest in directing began when she assisted Hayes Gordon on the graduation of 87. She has assisted Sandra Bates on Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire. Jennifer has previously directed productions for Ensemble Studios, The Balmain Loft, Belvoir St, Sydney Short Play Festival, The Harold Park Hotel, Crypt Theatre and The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. In 2007 she was the recipient of the Emerging Directors Grant affording her the opportunity to observe Sandra Bates on her productions of TRYING and RABBIT HOLE.
Mark Kilmurry (WHITE) is a writer/director/actor who has directed more than a dozen productions at Ensemble Theatre since he was appointed Associate Director in 2005. He has appeared in more than 20 productions for other theatre companies in London, New York and Sydney. His Ensemble Theatre acting credits include Rabbit Hole, The Drawer Boy, Hamlet, Art, The Yalta Game/Afterplay, Aunty and Me and Japes.
Patrick Williams (BLACK) is a Melbourne based actor/singer/presenter who has appeared in the musicals Oh What A Night!, Hair and The Buddy Holly Story, in the stage plays The Saint Plays for MTC, Romeo and Juliet for The Australian Shakespeare Company and Strangers in the Night for Playbox. He was a regular singer on GMA with Bert Newton and was in the John Hillcoat directed Frankie and Johnny.
seductively written. New York Times
From the opening lines, we know were in the presence of a writer of great skill and depth. McCarthy is a master of one crucial aspect of stage writing: dialogue. Time Out New York
a finely tuned dispute The ideas presented offer so much food-for-thought that youll be discussing them long after seeing The Sunset Limited. This is mind expanding theatre at its best. Chicagocritic.com
SEASON DETAILS:
VENUE: Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli, NSW, 2061
DATES: Previews 22 28 Oct, opens Wed 28 October, plays to December 12, 2009
PERFORMANCES: Performance times vary
PRICES: $39 - $63 (a $4.00 booking charge will apply to phone and internet bookings)
BOOKINGS: 02 9929 0644 or ensemble.com.au
FURTHER INFORMATION / INTERVIEWS / IMAGES please contact: Merran Doyle 0419 999 607
(02) 9905 4644 or email: merran@merrandoyle.com.au
One Day More - Les Misérables Australia
Filmed and Edited by James Terry
Performed by the Australia Cast of Les Misérables
Including:
Valjean: Simon Gleeson
Javert: Hayden Tee
Fantine: Patrice Tipoki
Madame Thénardier: Lara Mulcahy
Monsieur Thénardier: Trevor Ashley
Éponine: Kerrie Anne Greenland
Cosette: Emily Langridge
Enjolras: Chris Durling
Marius: Euan Doidge
Gavroche: Ben Jason-Easton, Andre Karabajakian, Jackson Rudge, Daniel Stow
Young Cosette: Cassidy Bonnor, Jazi Hall, Ruby Hall, Alexandra Travers
Young Éponine/Ensemble: Maani Baaker, Rachel Kipnis, Olivia Swinton, Zoe Wakelin
Ensemble: Octavia Barron Martin, Daniel Belle, Hugo Chiarella, Elisa Colla, Melanie Cornell, Mischana Dellora-Cornish, Rodney Dobson, Zoy Frangos, Ben Hall, Luke Joslin, Lincoln Hall, Tamlyn Henderson, Matt Heyward, Zoe Jarrett, Erin Kennedy, Naomi Livingston, Rob Mallett, Allyce Martins, Robert McDougall, Liam McIlwrain, Joel Parnis, Joshua Robson, Lisa Sontag, Chloé Zuel
Director: Laurence Connor, James Powell
Musical Staging: Michael Ashcroft, Geoffrey Garratt
Set & Image Designer: Matt Kinley
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Sound Designer: Mick Potter
New Orchestrations: Stephen Brooker, Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe
Music Director/Conductor: Geoffrey Castles
Costume Designer: Andreane Neofitou
Additional Costumes: Christine Rowland
Katherine Hepburn arriving in Australia for Shakespeare tour (1955)
Katharine Hepburn arriving in Australia in 1955 to star in three Shakespeare plays (The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure) for the Old Vic company. Accompanying her are fellow actor Robert Helpmann and director Michael Benthall.
2018 at Melbourne Theatre Company
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Full Performance: Les Misérables 2014 Australian Cast - Cast Announcement
Full performance of the 2014 Australian cast at the official cast announcement of Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Les Misérables.
Monday 14 October at The Chapter House, Melbourne.
Hosted by Simon Burke, featuring special guests, Les Misérables composer, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Victorian Premier Denis Napthine.
Playing the iconic role of Jean Valjean is established actor and musical theatre star Simon Gleeson. Simon has worked extensively in theatre, film and television in Australia and the UK, including performing in London's prestigious West End. Simon has been nominated for two Helpmann Awards for Mamma Mia! and Love Never Dies, a Sydney Theatre Award for Love Never Dies and most recently a Green Room Award for Chess.
NIDA-trained Hayden Tee will play Valjean's lifelong antagonist Javert. Hayden has appeared in many musical theatre and opera productions around the world, including Being Earnest, My Fair Lady and in 2005 he played Marius in the 20th anniversary West End production of LES MISÉRABLES.
Starring as Fantine is Patrice Tipoki. Known to Australian audiences from lead roles in The Lion King and Wicked, Patrice has been preparing for the role of Fantine since she was a little girl. Hailing from a musical family, she first saw LES MISÉRABLES in Brisbane at the age of 6 and ever since would perform songs from the show for anyone who would listen.
Playing Madame Thénardier is the irresistible Lara Mulcahy. Lara has appeared in countless stage, TV and film productions including three Baz Luhrmann films, Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby. Lara won a Green Room Award for her performance in Mamma Mia! Joining Lara in the role of the villainous Monsieur Thénardier is Australian theatre and cabaret favourite, Trevor Ashley. Co-writer and star of the recent stage hit, Little Orphan Trashley, Trevor has appeared in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical, Hairspray: The Musical and Jerry Springer: The Opera.
Making her professional debut, WAAPA 2012 graduate Kerrie Anne Greenland will play Eponine with fellow graduate Emily Langridge cast in the beloved role of Cosette. Emily was recently seen in The Production Company's Gypsy. Chris Durling is excited to be playing Enjolras, the passionate student leader of the revolution, in Melbourne next year. Chris has recently performed in the Australian and New Zealand productions of Jersey Boys, Grease, as well as a member of the popular children's group The Crocmen with Bindi Irwin. Playing the love struck revolutionary Marius is Helpmann Award nominated performer Euan Doidge. Euan has appeared in recent productions of Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line and Grease.
Twenty-four of Australia's finest talents join the LES MISÉRABLES ensemble.
Odd Socks and Neat Hair: A Theatre-in-Education program for primary schools in Australia
Odd Socks and Neat Hair was first produced by Sprung Theatre Company and was a student TIE project; as part of the Small Companies and Community Theatre Diploma at Swinburne University of Technology. From these humble beginnings Odd Socks Theatre Company was founded and the Company received various awards and accolades such as the Queen's Trust Foundation and Myer Foundation awards. The orginal cast and team were Rachael Hains-Wesson (nee Campos), Melissa Ray, Tess Hewitt and Julie Goss. Odd Socks and Neat Hair toured throughout Melbourne metropolitian and Victorian regional primary schools from 1999-2001 and was published by the Australian Script Centre from 1999-2008. The show was originally directed by Liz Rule and John Preston and the Company was funded by the St. Kilda Adventure Playground. The production focused on bullying in the primary school and assisted in implementing anti-bullying policies that are now commonly incorporated in the primary school system, and was a huge success.
The ShowBiz Podcast with Robert Rabiah and Joey Coley-Sowry | Australia | Laura Gordon
Laura Gordon is an Australian actress best known for films such as Michael Rymer’s Face To Face (for which Laura was nominated for Best Actress at the final Inside Film Awards), Saw (the successful horror franchise), the haunting thriller Undertow, and television shows such as SyFy’s Hunters, Netflix/Foxtel’s Secret City, the Australian staple, Neighbours, the American staple, Rizzoli and Isles, and Hoges (based on Paul Hogan’s life) playing the sultry and formidable Linda Kowalski. Gordon is also a founding member of the Red Stitch theatre company and has appeared in a number of their productions as well as appearing in The Gift and Apologia for the Melbourne Theatre Company and a Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Australian Shakespeare Company.
Australian Artists Robert Rabiah and Joey Coley-Sowry sit down, along with various guests from across the world of Australian entertainment, to get to know the people behind the work and peel back the curtain to reveal what makes the Australian entertainment industry tick.
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Matilda The Musical Australia
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Winner of over 50 major international awards, including 13 for Best Musical, after a hugely successful Sydney season Matilda continues to delight audiences in London and on Broadway before arriving at the Princess Theatre Melbourne from 13 March 2016.
‘It’s hard to imagine a show capturing the spirit of Roald Dahl’s literary world more perfectly than this one’ Observer
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin.
Matilda is the captivating musical masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny.
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A Clockwork Orange Australian Tour 2013
DIRECT FROM SELL-OUT LONDON SEASON
To mark the 50th anniversary of Anthony Burgess' literary cult masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange will tour Australia in a high octane, muscular and arresting production. Direct from their sell-out UK performances, the cast of Action to the Word's physical theatre tour-de-force will head to Australia in April 2013.
The Malthouse Melbourne April 6 -- 21
Seymour Centre Sydney April 23 -- May 5
Subiaco Arts Centre Perth May 7 -- 19
Canberra Theatre Centre May 22 -- 25
QPAC Brisbane May 28 -- June 9
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Australian Romeo & Juliet
The Australian Romeo & Juliet, a story of love, loss and deception through the eyes of bogans, racists and asian gangsters.
see it as a very different interpretation to the classic tragedy written by shakespeare back in the day.
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Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the genius of Roald Dahl. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical has won over 50 international awards, including 13 for Best Musical.
After a hugely successful and acclaimed Sydney season, Matilda continues to delight audiences in Melbourne, London and on Broadway before arriving at the Lyric Theatre QPAC this December.
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The storied history behind one of Australia's biggest secondhand bookshops
A chapter of Australian history comes to an end as Gould's Book Arcade – the vast Sydney bookshop on King Street in Newtown – gets set to close its doors or relocate after three decades. The life of Bob Gould, the bookseller and 'Sydney radical', as told by his daughter Natalie, is as fascinating as any story that can be found in the 2m or so books contained in the chaotic three-storey warehouse • The political, literary legacy of Newtown’s dusty wonder
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Sydney Theatre School - Short Film 2015
Produced by Showreels Australia for Sydney Theatre School
Director: Paul Barry
DOP/Editor: Tristan Kenyon
Writers: Paul Barry & Sarah Doyle
Sydney Theatre School 2015
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