SIX the Musical, the global phenomenon which has taken the world by storm, has announced seasons at The Civic in Auckland and Newcastle’s Civic Theatre in 2025. The Tony Award-winning electrifying musical captivates audiences with its innovative and empowering take on history, redefining the boundaries of musical theatre and engaging audiences of all ages. The Australasian production is currently playing at Melbourne’s […]

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Making the transition to full time dance training is a big leap. It’s when you put your best foot forward and audition for people who know what they’re looking for when it comes to employable dancers. And with the world really reopening again, there are lots of opportunities out there whether you’ve set your sights […]

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Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) brings Broadway magic to His Majesty’s Theatre for a stunning and extravagant celebration of silent-era Hollywood in Mack & Mabel, with heroes, villains, starlets and moguls.  Hot on the heels of last year’s sold-out season of Crazy for You, the same brilliant creative team return with an all-singing, all-dancing cast of […]

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Rehearsals are underway for the hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit, Friends! The Musical Parody, which starts a national Australian tour next month. Friends! The Musical Parody national tour will open in Adelaide on 4 May, followed by seasons in Hobart, Wollongong, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne. The producer of Friends! The Musical Parody has announced the stellar […]

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Lyndon Terracini for Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia have announced the two talented actors who will feature as Cinderella’s stepsisters in one of the most beautiful musicals of all time. The Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella will open at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from 20 May, with a season at the Sydney […]

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Edith Cowan University (ECU) will create a $695 million Creative Industries, Business and Technology Campus in the centre of Perth, as part of a transformational deal for the university that will also support Western Australia’s economic recovery.  The jointly funded, world-class campus will be the centrepiece of a Perth City Deal, designed to bring the […]

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As the Spanish flu pandemic gripped the world 102 years ago, Western Australian children’s author and cartoonist May Gibbs brought joy to Australia with her tales of two Gumnut babies. Now, with COVID-19 dominating the news, West Australian Ballet prepares to premiere a new adaptation of Gibbs’s iconic story, The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.  Commissioned […]

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Sydney Dance Company (SDC) stalwart Charmene Yap will be finishing her performing career at the end of SDC’s Season 1 tour of Bonachela/Nankivel/Lane. Happily for Yap, she will continue her association with SDC, moving into a new role as Rehearsal Associate. We caught up with her on the eve of her new role and spoke about her […]

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When a former member of Hi-5 and his dancer wife quit the city for the country, they were not only following the “lifestyle” migration trail but sowing the seeds for one of the more surprising and thematically timely dance works of recent times. Indeed, Banjo (which broke the record for longest running production in its […]

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Dance Informa had the opportunity to chat with choreographer Stephanie Lake during a break in rehearsals for her latest work, Skeleton Tree. Premiering in Dance Massive 2019, rehearsals have only begun, and she still has another six weeks to develop and refine the work. So, how are rehearsals going? “We’re right in the thick of […]

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