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Review: YENTL at Malthouse Theatre

Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s remarkable adaptation of Yentl has returned to Malthouse. Winner of four Green Room Awards after a stellar 2022 debut season, this production is a must see for those wanting a thought-provoking, and at times confronting exploration of how gender, sexuality, culture, and religion all collide together.

YENTL Comes to the Malthouse Theatre Next Month

Malthouse will present a return season of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s Yentl beginning next month. This new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s iconic short story is the first since the 1975 Broadway play and Barbra Streisand’s iconic 1983 musical film.

Serious Comedy Presents WEST IS BEST

Serious Comedy presents an online and 'home friendly' night in of western suburbs comedy, music and stories – including the behind-the-scenes secrets of what happens when you pivot in a pandemic.

PUNK ROCK To Hit The Stage At fortyfivedownstairs In December

4 a?' 15 December at fortyfivedownstairs  Intelligent. Articulate. F***ed. Tucked away in a grammar school library, the dreaded exam period looming, seven students on the cusp of adulthood humiliate and lustfully toy with each other, their latent fury skirting dangerously close to the surface.

Little Big Town to Perform at Save the Children's Centennial Celebration in New York

Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that award winning country music group Little Big Town will be performing at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” gala in New York City on September 12. 

City National Bank Inks Landmark Agreement To Become A T-Mobile Arena Founding Partner

T-Mobile Arena and the MGM Grand Garden Arena, two of Las Vegas' leading sports and entertainment venues, have launched a comprehensive partnership with City National Bank, America's premier private and business bank. The multiyear agreement, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, strategically aligns the brands and establishes City National Bank as a Founding Partner, a premium designation, of T-Mobile Arena. As part of the extensive agreement, City National Bank will also be named the exclusive financial services partner of T-Mobile Arena and the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In addition to large-scale branding presence across both venues, the deal increases the bank's visibility amongst sports and entertainment fans and highlights its financial products and services throughout Las Vegas, a strategically important market for the organization.

MR. BURNS Set To Return To Melbourne After Complete Sell Out Of Current Season

Mr. Burns set to return to Melbourne after complete sell out of current season Due to popular demand, Lightning Jar Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play at fortyfivedownstairs from 2 - 19 May 2019 for those who missed out the first time around.

OUR TOWN Becomes P Town As Part Of Perth Festival

Black Swan State Theatre Company's first production for the year is the Pulitzer award winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

Lightning Jar Theatre Presents MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY

Lightning Jar Theatre presents MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, written by Anne Washburn, and directed by John Kachoyan, 15 February - 10 March, at fortyfivedownstairs.

OUR TOWN Becomes P Town As Part Of Perth Festival

Black Swan State Theatre Company's first production for the year is the Pulitzer award winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

Darebin Arts Speakeasy And Melbourne Fringe Festival Present SPIN By Anna Seymour

SPIN is a dance party like no other.

VIVID WHITE Comes to Southbank Theatre 10/23

An all-star cast including Gillian Cosgriff (The Pirates of Penzance), Virginia Gay (The Beast), Brent Hill (Little Shop of Horrors), Verity Hunt-Ballard (Mary Poppins), Keegan Joyce (Rake), Ben Mingay (Wonderland) and Christina O'Neill (Gaybies) will bring to life Eddie Perfect's piercing new satire, Vivid White, when it premieres at Southbank Theatre on Thursday 23 November.

Melbourne Theatre Co's WHAT RHYMES WITH CARS AND GIRLS Comes to Riverside Theatre

In a Sydney-exclusive, Melbourne Theatre Company's (MTC) critically acclaimed musical What Rhymes with Cars and Girls will be presented by Riverside Theatres from 11th to 14th October as part of its national tour.

Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Present NOISES OFF

Following a hugely popular Brisbane season, Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre's co-production of Noises Off will ignite even the chilliest of winter days and have audiences in stitches when it opens on Wednesday 12 July at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse.

MTC Announces Tour of WHAT RHYMES WITH CARS AND GIRLS

Melbourne Theatre Company is thrilled to today announce that the critically acclaimed musical What Rhymes with Cars and Girls will tour nationally in 2017, opening in Geelong next September before touring to Bendigo, Sydney and Brisbane.

MTC Announces Casting for DISGRACED

London Premiere of CUT to Play at The Vaults This July

Set against a black backdrop with unsettling moments of complete darkness, a small audience is sealed in an atmospheric Vault under the Waterloo railway arches. Winner of the Best Theatre award at Adelaide Fringe 2015, and the Underbelly Adelaide Award 2015, this is the London premiere of CUT - an edge-of-your-seat thriller, written by award-winning Australian playwright Duncan Graham and performed by Hannah Norris.

MTC Announces Women in Theatre Program Participants

Melbourne Theatre Company today announced the eleven theatre professionals selected for its 2016 Women in Theatre Program.

Melbourne Theatre Company to Open THE WAITING ROOM, May 21

?A true Australian story that grapples with the nature of conception, the science of creation and humanity's drive to leave its own imprint, The Waiting Room by Kylie Trounson celebrates the development of IVF in Melbourne from a uniquely personal perspective. First performed to a rapturous response as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Cybec Electric play readings, and now receiving its world premiere on the mainstage, The Waiting Room opens at 8pm, Thursday 21 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

BWW Reviews: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2015: CUT Explores The Mind Of A Frightened Woman

Cut is powerful and engaging theatre on every level, and is the product of an extraordinary team of consummate professionals.