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Festivals - Australia's Culture PortalEach year the Sydney Festival offers a rich and diverse program spanning all art forms including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, forums and large scale free outdoor events. The National Multicultural Festival is held over two weeks and features...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was established in 1927 and the Academy Awards or Oscars ceremonies commenced in 1929. Image courtesy of Latent Image Productions Pty Ltd and National Film & Sound Archive. Their Oscar Statuette is on displa...
Like other art forms, Australian theatre has built on previous traditions and developed over time, shaped by local and international artistic movements, events and trends. Australian theatre history incorporates the stories of many actors, entrepreneurs,...
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History of Australian Theatre (more info)
History of Australaian Threatre website has many articles on Australian Theatre History and a 3000 entry database relating to people associated with it. Useful links to webpages and a message board for research purposes.
The Theatre Royal, Hobart, is Australia's oldest working theatre and the only example of the Victorian "bijou" style remaining in this country. The site includes information of the theatre's history and details of the current season.
The Dancehouse aims to foster the development and presentation of innovative and diverse dance practises. The website gives information on classes, workshops, performances, artists opportunities, studio and theatre hire and the history of Dancehouse.
The New Theatre was formed in 1932, and is now Australia's oldest continuously performing theatre. Their site provides the history of the company and past productions, as well as programme details for current productions and membership and audition inform
The Frank Theatre website gives details on the history of Frank Theatre as well as performances, biographies and upcoming events.
Melbourne based theatre running for over twenty years with a history of hosting innovative and alternative theatre. A vibrant, yet intimate theatre providing a venue for drama, dance, physical theatre, comedy, and visual art exhibitions. Find out more onl
IRAA THEATRE physical performance contemporary theatre (more info)
IRAA Theatre Melbourne Australia innovative contemporary physical theatre performance, Womens Voices, passionate movement, daring physicality, new Australian theatre. Find out more about performances, reviews and history of the theatre online.
La Mama Theatre was established in 1967 to nurture new Australian theatre practice. Visit the website to discover the history of La Mama, and for details of current and upcoming productions, how to book, FAQs, resources and links.
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Book - A family of brothers : the Taits and J.C. Williamson : a theatre history - The Australian Women's Register (website Australian Women's Archive Project )An initiative of The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne A family of brothers : the Taits and J.C. Williamson : a theatre history © Copyright The Australian Women's Register 2009...
Western Australia,Äôs deckchair theatre is one of the most enterprising and creative theatre companies in Australia, producing in its 25 year history over 80 new Australian plays that from their first productions in Fremantle, have toured across Australia...
At the end of 1979, Griffin became the resident theatre company at the Stables Theatre in Nimrod Street ,Äì the former home of the legendary Nimrod Theatre Company founded by John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler. Throughout Griffin's history, the C...
> Falstaff, by Verdi and Shakespeare> The character of Falstaff as seen by Shakespeare and Verdi: performance of scenes from Verdi's "Falstaff" by Geraint Evans and Regina Resnik (Falstaff and Mistress Quickly respectively at the New York City Metropolita...
There was one small cat, called Cat Balloon,> Who wanted to fly to the moon. Cat Balloon is the story of a tiny cat with a large imagination. In the Land of Dreams, Cat Balloon was not content to lie back and drink sweet honey tea, instead he dreamed of ...
A delightfully surprising performance of mime and puppetry. Having performed to delighted audiences at the 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival and the National Surf Lifesaving carnival, the Riders entertain with a series of inspiring stories ...
The Bunyip of Berkeley s Creek tells the story of a bunyip who yearns to discover the truth about his identity and physical appearance. He journeys along the creek bed asking animals he meets what they think he might beâ~¦ the platypus doesn t know and n...
What would you do if you discovered you could eat the moon? Eat the Moon is a modern day fairytale from one of Australia s leading theatre writers, Heather Nimmo. Jess and Zac pick up where Hansel and Gretel left off in this contemporary take on the class...
Alice and her family live by the sea. Alice is scared of the deep. Even with all the encouragement in the world, Alice is scared to swim where the ocean turns from green to blue. ...
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