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The story behind Elvis’ musical revolution makes it global debut in Australia
A new musical explores how the king of rock’n’roll changed popular music forever.
- by Michael Lallo
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Helen Morse is playing a 70-something tea drinker, but don’t be fooled
The petite, polite acting veteran unleashes hellish visions in her MTC double bill with Alison Bell.
- by Sonia Harford
How this writer’s longstanding horror of dying influenced his hit play
Creator of the hit West End play 2:22 Danny Robins discusses his personal journey into the supernatural.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Trailer - 2:22 A ghost Story
The Australian premiere of 2:22 A ghost Story, coming to her Her Majesty's Theatre
The unlikely subject at the heart of a new Australian musical
Bloom isn’t just about laughs – it’s also very personal.
- by Louise Rugendyke
This playwright sent a ‘mole’ into a beauty pageant to help her write a play
In Michelle Law’s Miss Peony, a woman enters a beauty pageant to save her grandmother’s soul. The writer explains why pageants have intrigued her for so long.
- by Hannah Story
Forget Prince Charming, this modern Aussie Cinders can save herself
Eight years in the making, the new Australian musical Midnight reimagines Disney’s put-upon heroine.
- by John Bailey
Ballet dancer who graduated during lockdown wins rising star award
Lilla Harvey, who has just won the $25,000 Telstra Rising Star Award, gives her top three tips for personal growth.
- by Chantal Nguyen
Interviews, like love, don’t always run smoothly. Just ask this writer
Zia Ahmed squirms at even an innocuous question, but he writes with dazzling clarity. His play, I Wanna Be Yours, navigates love and racial fault lines.
- by Richard Jinman
Its ending will break you, but that’s why Once the musical works
Based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, the Broadway musical hit is finally returning to Melbourne.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Even its creator thinks this play might end up being a car crash
We’re not exactly sure what Cavalcade is about, but William Henderson’s theatrical pedigree makes it hard to look away.
- by John Bailey