Starbound is a two-week music theatre workshop run in January at Scotch College’s Geoffrey McComas Theatre in Melbourne. Each year the workshop culminates in a musical theatre concert featuring 20 songs from classic and contemporary Broadway shows such as Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, Mary Poppins, Muriel’s Wedding the Musical, Nine the Musical, Six the…
Theatre North is an independent, presenting organisation located at Launceston’s iconic Princess Theatre. As well as managing the Princess Theatre and Earl Arts Centre, Theatre North connects Northern Tasmanian to professional performing arts from around Australia, through its annual season. Theatre North is passionate about exciting audiences and providing vibrant and varied experiences. In order…
Here at Show Technology, we love hearing about younger people with a passion for the industry and love to support them. One young man with infectious enthusiasm is Chris Barks who way back in 2011 when he was only 14 years old, began to build his own production business. The business started with a $1,000…
On 16 April 1975, a saucy hausfrau with a feather duster and a bare bottom stepped onto the stage of the Balmain Bijou and changed Australian theatre. Betty Blokk-Buster Follies was the talk of the town. The one-man show was hailed by The National Times as “the greatest thing since Rice Bubbles” and its creator,…
Please welcome to the stage, Sidestage’s latest addition to their ever-growing inventory: eight Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profiles. “Moving into 2020, we were looking at a fixture that was already well known and respected in the industry; something that would sell itself,” commented Craig Dear, Director. “2019 brought Sidestage a handful of touring acts, so…
December – The Posty Fest, rapper Post Malone’s second annual live music festival held November 2 in his hometown of Dallas, marked the first use of Claypaky’s new Xtylos in the United States. Creative Directors and Designers Lewis James and Travis Brothers tapped 178 Xtylos fixtures for the event. Xtylos is a compact beam moving…
Sydney has a new theatre and by all accounts, it’s a ripper! The Sydney ColiseumTheatre, West HQ in Rooty Hill gave its first public performance last week, unveiling a new, multi-purpose, 2000-seat venue that is a great addition to Western Sydney and the Sydney theatre scene generally. Designed by Cox Architecture, the Sydney Coliseum is…
The ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, returned to Australia with her most lavish touring burlesque show ever – GLAMONATRIX. Fans were treated to a full evening of comedy and sophisticated striptease that celebrated diverse beauty. Far from being a typical burlesque show, Dita elevates and modernizes the classic 1940’s variety show, with…