The Theatre Royal foyer was packed beyond capacity. Shuffling my way through to the cloak room, I could hear an excited buzz, everyone was talking about the prospect of seeing and hearing from a genius of the modern theatre.
Since graduating from NIDA in 2004, Monica Sayers has appeared on television in 'Last Man Standing', 'Love My Way' and 'All Saints,' and on stage in the phenomenally successful 'The Subtle Art of Flirting" and 'Grounds For Marriage.'
Dublin-born Conor McPherson exploded onto the world theatre scene in 1997 with The Weir and is regarded as one of the UK’s leading playwrights. Last week his play Shining City premiered in Melbourne and in July, an earlier work, St Nicholas will open in Perth.
Melbourne Drag legend Amanda Munroe has been wowing audiences for eons.
Defector Art are one of three independent companies that the Victorian Arts Centre is engaging with through the Short & Sweet programme.
Ross Mueller's The Ghost Writer has been a number of years in development and finally opened this week to its mainstage debut with the MTC.
Rising ballet star, Marc Cassidy plays the lead role of Basilio in the Australian Ballet's revival of Don Quixote opening in Melbourne this week.
Stephanie Glickman discovers his inspiration for the role, first made famous by Rudolf Nureyev.
The Messiah is the story of two rather incompetent, over-ambitious amateur actors who attempt to produce the ultimate Christmas story with a cast of two, an over-zealous opera singer and very little else.On the eve of their National Tour, Paul Andrew spoke to the shows director Jon Halpin, Associate Director at the Queensland Theatre Company.