618 stories by "Cassie Tongue"
War Horse, from London's National Theatre, has left a hum of buzz from London to Broadway to across the US on tour, and now that it's arrived in Australia it's easy to see why " it's an inje…
Bangarra Dance Theatre is set to debut its brand new work, Blak. A dynamic, emotionally powerful piece, Blak is about a contemporary clan and the collision of two worlds. Blak will have its …
The Addams Family debuted on Broadway in 2010 to mixed reviews. Re-written for its US national tour in 2011, the show has been about many things. It is still about many things. Family. Love.…
Little Mercy is a high camp, queer-glam confection of horror movie tropes and cleverly drawn characters. A real treat of an import from Melbourne's Sisters Grimm, Sydney should check out…
Joanna Murry-Smith is set to return to Sydney Theatre Company this season with a brand new play directed by Andrew Upton. Commissioned by STC, Fury runs from their Wharf 1 theatre space. The…
Mae West is a lingering icon of a very different time who was well ahead of her time. Remembered for her sex appeal, her early, no-holds-barred feminism, and her bawdy double-entendres, West…
There are a few different kinds of standing ovations. There's the perfunctory opening night ovation. The rolling ovation, that picks up momentum and vigour as it spreads across the audience.…
The newly-founded St George Theatre Company is launching with a bang. Having incorporated the historic Rockdale Musical Society into its ranks, it will present an all-time favourite musical …
Torch Song Trilogy is a play that matters to the canon of modern gay theatre. From 1982, it was a groundbreaking piece from Harvey Fierstein that won two Tony Awards (for Fierstein's acting,…
When single tickets went on sale for the second half of Sydney Theatre Company's 2013 season went on sale on Monday last week, people were expecting a busy day at the box office. What they w…
Alan Bennett's The History Boys is a masterclass in clever and referential writing. With one of the best scripts in contemporary theatre, lively and packed with emotion and humor, it is hard…
An eight year old girl named Mackenzie was living for Packemin's production of Wizard of Oz. She hung over the balcony of the dress circle to get closer to the action. She laughed at the fun…
From 9am this morning, Sydney Theatre Company is opening up sales for the second half of its anticipated 2013 season, featuring celebrated Australian talent such as Cate Blanchett, Isabelle …
Packemin Productions continues to bring musical theatre to western Sydney, with their next venture, The Wizard of Oz, opening at Riverside Theatres this week. Following the success of 2012's…
Sydney Dance Company is excited this week to announce a competition for enthusiastic males to perform a fun cameo role in their production of Fanatic by Larissa McGowan. A hit from the Sprin…
Matthew Whittet's School Dance is an Adelaide import, but you're going to feel as though it was mined right out of the absorbed memory of the walls of whichever specific auditorium, gymn…
It has been announced that Australian performer Jamie Ward will take over the role of Marius in Les Miserables at London's Queen's Theatre in the West End. This is Jamie's West End stage deb…
The Secret River is a play that will settle into the Australian theatrical canon and remain there for a very long time. Sprawling, profound, and often unsettling, it does as Hamlet insists t…
