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Leah Shelton's BATSH*T Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

Psycho siren Leah Shelton’s one woman show BATSH*T, a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny and deeply intimate story of female madness will make its Arts Centre Melbourne debut.

REVIEW: LA CLIQUE Celebrates the 20th Anniversary Of Originating the “Sexy Circus” Genre With An Elegant Evening Of Eclectic Entertainment.
by Jade Kops - Oct 12, 2024

LA CLIQUE returns to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 20’th Anniversary of paving the way for the popular genre of “sexy circus” that blends circus, cabaret, vaudeville and burlesque. 

Review: DR ADAM PERCHARD AND RICHARD THOMAS: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMP, Soho Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 11, 2024

It would be difficult to describe Adam Perchard as some shy, self-effacing wallflower. They follow up Bunburying (The Importance of Being Dr Adam Perchard) with another autobiographical show, this time with composer Richard Thomas, co-creator of Jerry Springer: The Opera.

Cult Cabaret LA CLIQUE Announces 20th Anniversary Special
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2024

LA CLIQUE celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special performance at the Sydney Opera House.

Review: A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF, Battersea Arts Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 26, 2024

In her PhD on “Deconstructing the Spectacle: Aerial Performance as Critical Practice”, Dr Laura Murphy had a singular mission: “to challenge normative ideas attached to and embedded in aerial work”. In A Spectacle Of Herself, she delivers on this challenge with style and conviction.

A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF Comes to Battersea Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024

Contemporary performance maker and circus artist Laura Murphy brings solo show fusing aerial rope, theatre and creative captioning to Battersea Arts Centre this April.

Latitude Reveals Further Comedy Names Names Plus Contemporary Circus and Dance Bill
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024

The acclaimed Barclaycard presents Latitude Festival is poised to return to Henham Park in Suffolk from July 25th to 28th, 2024.

EDINBURGH 2023: Sian Clarke Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 15, 2023

BWW catches up with Sian Clarke to chat about bringing iCon to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe after previews at London's Camden Theatre.

The Lowry, Salford Sets Contemporary Season for Autumn 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2023

From innovative digital technology to ghost stories by candlelight, an interactive on-stage performance/game show to role-playing lichen love stories, The Lowry, Salford has revealed its contemporary season for the Autumn 2023.

Soho Theatre Reveals 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023

A full Soho Theatre Ed Fringe programme will be presented, consisting of 16 comedy and theatre shows across seven venues from artists around the world. Learn more about the lineup here!

NOTHING HAPPENS (TWICE) By Little Soldier Productions Will Embark on Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2023

Acclaimed multilingual physical theatre company Little Soldier Productions are combining slapstick humour with absurdist Beckett as they quest for the answer to 'why do we carry on'.

The World Premiere of LUCY & FRIENDS Comes to The Yard Theatre This December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2022

Post popular prodigy Lucy McCormick presents her most ambitious medium-concept catastrophic show yet.

Melbourne Fringe Festival's BATSH*T Runs Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2022

Strapped in, belted up and dressed to kill, psycho siren Leah Shelton returns to the stage with a horror show of pop psychology, guttural physicality, and Prozac-laden humour in BATSH*T at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre as part of Melbourne Fringe from 5 – 15 October.

More Assembly Festival Performances Announced Today
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2022

Today (Thu 5 May) Assembly Festival, adds a further 90+ shows to its biggest and most dazzling line-up to date which includes returning Fringe favourites, theatrical debuts, international circus, comedy newcomers and the return of The Flick - Assembly’s late-night den off George Square. During August, self-proclaimed Duchess Diane Chorley will be hosting live entertainment at The Flick until 5am.

Full Line-Up Announced for TRUTH TO POWER CAFE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2022

This internationally acclaimed performance event - already performed over 40 times in six countries, and featuring more than 400 participants, many of whom have never been on stage before - is coming to Stanley Arts in South Norwood in London on Sunday, March 27 at  6pm.

Barbican and Bridge Theatre Announce New Collaboration
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2020

The Barbican today announces a new partnership with the Bridge Theatre, to bring the highly acclaimed theatre installation, Flight, by Vox Motus, to London for the first time.

Barbican Announces New Theatre Productions From Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2020

The Barbican today announces new productions in the Theatre and online starting with The Ghost Light in the Theatre, a live experience for one audience member and up to five of their guests, followed by We Cover the Universe on Zoom, an interactive, sensory show for the under-fives.

16th Annual PuSh Festival Successfully Closes 2020 Edition
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2020

The 16th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, January 21a?" February 9, 2020, successfully closed its 2020 edition after welcoming more than 18,000 Vancouverites and visitors to stages across the Lower Mainland. The festival presented 27 works from 24 companies and nine countries, and included 20 jam-packed days of creative risk-taking and dynamic interdisciplinary collaboration. Programming centred on socially charged themes, from immigration to discrimination, from environmentalism to colonialism.

Jean-Michel Blais, Loren Allred, and More Are Coming to Joe's Pub
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2020

Check out Joe's Pub lineup for the Under the Radar festival featuring new and experimental work from Rizo (fka Lady Rizo), Lucy McComick, Daniel J. Watts, and Ryan J. Haddad. Rounding out the week is Kittel & Co, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra, Jean-Michel Blais, Rev Billy, a very fun showcase from DANCE NOW, Nellie McKay, Aditya Prakash, Damien Sneed, William Prince, Xenia França, Luis Enrique and, as always, a ton more.

ACE and MIF Launch New Scheme To Showcase Artists In New York
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2020

Manchester International Festival (MIF) and Arts Council England today announce a new partnership, which will see them supporting English artists to perform in New York at The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival.