Orpheus & Eurydice
Each summer Opera Australia & the Sydney Opera House come together to bring an exhilarating program of shows to the harbour city. This year, Creative Director Lindy Hume has curated a series of shows with collaboration at the core, to highlight the virtuosity & scope of Australian talent both on & off the stage.
Jay Laga’aia - Grease The Musical
“The wonderful thing about Grease is that you could take your 8-year-old or you could take your 80-year-old & they would get two different shows out of it... Hopefully, we'll be able to make life memories for those people who come to see the show for the first time.”
Richard Peakman - Circus 1903
In 2016 the Sydney Opera House was transformed into a magical circus big top for the world premiere of Circus 1903. Now after 7 years of touring the world, evolving & maturing Circus 1903 is set to make a thrilling return to its birthplace. Ahead of this return, Pario spoke with Associate Director Richard Peakman about his journey with Circus 1903 & the journey of the show itself over the past 7 years.
Beetlejuice The Musical
Armed with our handbook for the recently deceased, we’re diving in & giving you our review of the US tour of Beetlejuice The Musical.
Jordan Pollard - The Tap Pack
This year The Tap Pack will celebrate a decade of shuffling their way around the world together.
Blanc de Blanc Encore (Scott Maidment)
Blanc De Blanc Encore will take audiences on a rapturous journey when it arrives at The Grand Electric in Surry Hills this month.
Prinnie Stevens - A Christmas Spectacular
Ahead of A Christmas Spectacular arriving at The State Theatre on Thursday Pario sat down with Prinnie Stevens to chat about her journey & her connection with Christmas music.
A Very Naughty Christmas - Alex Woodward
A Very Naughty Christmas is a "silly, irreverent mixture of comedy, dancing, singing, parody that is like Carols In The Domain, meets Rocky Horror Picture Show, meets Magic Mike."
Ryan Gonzalez
Growing up in the Illawarra with a passion for musical theatre Ryan Gonzalez had to endure incredibly long days to achieve a dream.
A Practical Guide To Self Defence
A Practical Guide to Self Defence is a witty & action-packed account of growing up Asian in 70s & 80s Australia.
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
The biggest show on Netflix, Stranger Things, is about to be transformed into a comedy musical at Melbourne's Salty Theatre.
Justin Clarke
For theatre lover Justin Clarke a rethink led to his Australian based theatre blog, Theatre Thoughts, taking on a whole new look.
Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan is someone known for his time on Australian television screens. Most notably he portrayed Ben Rafter in the hit show Packed To The Rafters. However, there is much more to this wonderfully talented man.
Michael Boyd
"I'm finding that people want to see magic more & more these days... people just want to have a few hours where they can sit & escape into a world of magic."
Drew Fairley - As Luck Would Have It
Perhaps for the first time in human history creatives have a unique opportunity to create artworks which every single person can relate with.
Benched - Jamila Main
Award-winning playwright Jamila Main's new show Benched is an intimate moment of rumination on athleticism within a disabled body.
Circa's Peepshow
Circa's Peepshow transforms the traditional family-friendly circus into a more titillating & visually stunning experience.
Dubbo Championship Wrestling
The adrenaline filled, rough & tumble world of professional wrestling wouldn't typically by the first thing to spring to to mind when you think musical theatre. However, according to the creators of Dubbo Championship Wrestling at the Hayes Theatre there are far more similarities than you may realise.
Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman
After 6 long years of development & 2 COVID induced delays Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman will finally be able to showcase her new theatre show, Phantasmagoria, at the Theatre Works in St Kilda this month.
Fraser Corfield (Follow Me Home)
Created in conjunction with the NSW Advocate For Children & Young People (ACYP) the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) has created a show which uses true stories to raise awareness of youth homelessness and how it manifests in NSW communities.
Amy Ingram
Speaking with Amy Ingram, the co-creator of the theatre show I Want To Know What Love Is, we discussed the importance of love.
Victory Ndukwe
Hauskey describes the latest single from his debut EP as the means by which he overcomes his natural state of pessimism.
Reuben Kaye
Speaking with Pario Kaye spoke about how he got through the torrid year that was 2020 and his excitement to return to Sydney.