618 stories by "Cassie Tongue"
What happens to us when our immediate family dies? Are the ties that bind us to the earth irrevocably cut? Do we float anchorless, aimless, without that recognition of blood? Can we still be…
Light the Night will celebrate 10 years with one final benefit concert at the City Rectial Hall Angel Place on Monday October 27. Light the Night is inspired by Matthew Rennie, a brave man w…
One of our very own green girls, Pippa Grandison stole our hearts as Elphaba in Wicked during the first Australian run. Now exploring an entirely new avenue – a Michael Gow play produc…
Keira Daley is a popular performer and writer from Sydney’s independent scene. She’s performed in [title of show] and A New Brain, and her cabaret show LadyNerd has toured Austra…
A young peasant girl receives visions from an angel instructing her to support a French victory over the English and end a 100-year war. She insists on a private meeting with the future king…
Joanna Weinberg is best known to Australian audiences for her cabaret-turned-blockbuster-Hollywood-movie Goddess. She turned 'that kernel of an idea you've been mulling over for the past two…
The professional dance industry's pre-eminent annual awards program, the Australian Dance Awards, recognise and honour dance artists, educators and administrators. The Awards are judged by a…
It’s a brand new musical! Loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet and E.M Foster's novel Maurice, the world premiere of Beyond Desire will play at the Hayes Theatre in November. With boo…
Ed Grey has made a bit of a splash in the musical theatre world. Recipient of the Production Company Artist Development Award at last year’s Rob Guest Endowment gala event, Ed has b…
One of the great things the Hayes Theatre is able to do, as a new home for independent musical theatre and cabaret, is give precious performance space to some of the artists Sydney already h…
It’s almost time for the Helpmanns! The night of nights for Australia’s performers is only two weeks away, and yesterday Live Performance Australia came out with their latest ann…
Robert Kemp is a multi-award winning stage designer who has worked on productions with Opera Australia, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Queensland Theatre Company, the State Theatre Company of So…
LOVEBiTES, created by the minds behind hit Australian musical The Hatpin (James Millar and Peter Rutherford) has found a new home on Australian stages at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre. From W…
Looking for something new to read? Want to hear some exciting Australian voices tell exciting Australian stories? Over the past few years, Australia has produced five vastly different and in…
Walking into this production is like nothing else. The audience (much smaller than usual, only 360 people can fit) sits on the stage, on temporary seating, which is either fine or not comfor…
After auditioning over 200 applicants in the initial round, 30 young performers have been selected to progress as semi-finalists for the 2014 Rob Guest Endowment Award. Now in…
Are you ready for a night full of remarkably talented performers and a look back on 70 years of Sydney entertainment? You should check out Cause Celeb – An Indoor Picnic and Cabaret on…
Packemin' Productions' Beauty and the Beast is a colourful, didactic story that will charm first-time theatre-goers. It's the kind of work that kick-starts the dreams of 'that' kid sitting i…
2014 JC Williamson award recipient and big-time theatre producer John Frost will be a keynote speaker at the Association of Community Theatre’s Stagecraft conference. Frost will talk a…
Amanda McBroom has long been regarded one of American’s foremost cabaret stars.She hasn’t been to Australia in over a decade, but on Saturday 19th July, she will perform at the C…
Hayes Theatre Co, in its role as a new home in Sydney for Australian musical theatre and cabaret performances, is making good on its promise by hosting a cabaret festival. Featured as part o…
The Effect is only Lucy Prebble's third play (fourth, if you count a short, prize-winning play she wrote at university). Best known for the fast-paced study of scandal in ENRON, her latest i…
Miracle City - a musical by the greatly talented and greatly missed Nick Enright – has something of a mythological feel to it. Only staged once, developmentally, at Sydney Theatre C…
It’s time! At bright and bustling centres across Australia, theatre crowds gathered tonight to hear the announcement of the prestigious Helpmann Award nominees for 2014. Check out the …
Hayes Theatre Co is the hottest thing in Sydney musical theatre. Less than a year into operations, they have two sellout shows under their belt, as well as a debut of a new Australian work, …
