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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. Over the past 60 years Australians...
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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Theatre, History (website Contemporary Arts Media (CAM) )> 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...
Welcome to the fantastical world that is The Mary Surefoot Shoe Collection. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre would like to acknowledge the Western Australian Museum and North West Shipping for their generous contribution to the development of this work. We wou...
This stunning performance installation work, designed by Sanjiva Margio is a visual feast in performance. As a striking promenade work, Vaporise is designed to bring excitement, energy and style (and a lot of height!) Walk times can be altered to suit yo...
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. ...
One day his big chance arrives â~" in the form of a talking bull, a snowy white mare and the promise of the ride of his life. This is The Man from Snowy River as youâ~™ve never imagined it with all the thrills of Banjo Pattersonâ~™s classic poem and a big...
It s up to Skeeta to catch the thief and return the bums to their rightful owners! The Bugalugs Bum Thief is a wonderfully silly story from one of Western Australia s most loved writers Tim Winton. In 1997 the book won the Young Australian Best Book Awar...
The Butcher,Äôs Bride is an outrageous performance work that promises to astound, amuse and be one of the most memorable performance you will ever see! The following components of The Butcher,Äôs Bride can be adapted for any festival, celebration or event...
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 ...
Alex is spending a day at Granny s house and it s like landing in outer space. Granny is plotting a big surprise for her granddaughter Alex, but it won t be ready until the sun goes down and the stars come out. As night draws near strange voices, crazy ...
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