Photos: First Look At ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND At First Stage
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2024
First Stage concludes its 2023/24 season with an exciting, truly inventive production of ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND: A Create Your Own Adventure Play by award-winning playwright and frequent First Stage collaborator Finegan Kruckemeyer. See photos from the show.
New South Australian Play HITS Will Debut at Adelaide Festival Centre's Space Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024
Created by writer and director Rebecca Meston, with developmental assistance from Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE program and presentation support through Arts SA,Hits is a love-letter from your teenage self to that song, that artist or that person who came to you at your most awkward and misunderstood times and pays homage to the music that saved you.
First Stage 2023/24 Season Single Tickets On Sale in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2023
Single tickets for First Stage's thrilling 2023/24 season will go on sale on August 1st. Don't miss out on a variety of shows for all ages, including world premieres, musicals, and an exciting create your own adventure play. Get your tickets now and experience the exceptional theater First Stage produces.
ARE WE THERE YET? Comes to QPAC
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2023
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is hosting CDP Theatre Producers’ nostalgic and exuberant Are We There Yet? for the first time ever from Wednesday 28 June to Sunday 2 July 2023 in the Playhouse.
THE SNOW Makes Professional Australian Premiere in July
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023
‘The Snow’ by acclaimed playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer has its professional Australian premiere at the Studio Underground from 4 to 16 July. Whimsical and humorous, dark, and mysterious, heartfelt, and sincere, this play weaves a fantastical Grimmsian tale for the entire family.
New Spaces For Creativity Come to Adelaide Festival Centre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022
Adelaide Festival Centre's inSPACE Development Program has launched two new spaces for creativity – firstSPACE, and writeSPACE, along with 10 new and exciting works-in-progress selected for development in 2023.
BWW Review: YOU AND ME AND THE SPACE BETWEEN: A Whimsical Tale For A World In Crisis
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Apr 5, 2022
The Island of The Proud Circle floats merrily along on the open sea. It’s the microcosm of organic affluence, an idyllic home to settlers who live their simple lives “from the middle to the outside.” Babies are born in the center and grow old to retire on the waterline, where the sea awaits their first and final dive.
Adelaide Festival Centre's inSPACE Development Program Celebrates 20 Years
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022
Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE Development Program is marking 20 years of supporting local independent artists and companies. To celebrate, inSPACE will welcome past and present creatives to the inaugural inDiscussion talk series on Saturday April 2 at Adelaide Festival Centre.
BWW Review: THIS GIRL LAUGHS, THIS GIRL CRIES, THIS GIRL DOES NOTHING at ArtsWest
by Jay Irwin - Mar 21, 2022
Dear Readers, I’ve often commented on the basics of any good show, storytelling. Without good storytelling, the ability to spin an engaging tale, then what’s the point of putting up a show? ArtsWest’s current season purports itself to be all about, myths and legends and telling a good story. Well, I’m happy to assert that with their current show, “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” by Finegan Kruckemeyer, they have honored that claim as this fable is overflowing with some first class, simple, and effective storytelling. So, let’s gather around the campfire and listen to the tale.
Tickets On Sale for New Victory Theater's Spring 2022 On Demand Season Offerings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022
Today, the New Victory Theater announced that three on-demand shows are now available to rent for $15. The virtual offerings, available exclusively on demand, include Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s Stories of Oceania, Second Hand Dance’s Sunny Days, Insect Hands, and Night Tree, and Theatre Lovett’s The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly.