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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2021 9:00:01 GMT
In Australia we have currently running We have Shrek The Musical, Frozen, Come From Away . With Hamilton to come. And Cursed Child to return. Has anyone seen the Australian productions. What should I see. Have not seen any of them except Hamilton with LMM
PS Shrek is at 100% capacity
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2021 12:58:33 GMT
Come From Away is, aside from Hamilton, the best new show of at least the last decade, if not longer. Hamilton is obviously in a league of its own for good reason, but otherwise I'd say CFA is the best new show we've had since Once, or even Memphis.
The fact that it was beaten to the Tony by Dear Evan Hansen (which I think is complete rubbish) is criminal. Luckily the Oliviers rewarded it.
Understated, heartwarming and not pretentious or preachy in the slightest, as well as being funny and having a diverse cast and diverse stories. It should be mandatory viewing for everyone who remembers 9/11 and plenty who don't.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 30, 2021 15:44:20 GMT
My friend in Sydney recently posted that she was watching Pippin. I'm so jealous. We also could have open theatres if we had a half decent government
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 4:56:04 GMT
Come From Away is, aside from Hamilton, the best new show of at least the last decade, if not longer. Hamilton is obviously in a league of its own for good reason, but otherwise I'd say CFA is the best new show we've had since Once, or even Memphis. The fact that it was beaten to the Tony by Dear Evan Hansen (which I think is complete rubbish) is criminal. Luckily the Oliviers rewarded it. Understated, heartwarming and not pretentious or preachy in the slightest, as well as being funny and having a diverse cast and diverse stories. It should be mandatory viewing for everyone who remembers 9/11 and plenty who don't. They also awarded DEH top honours. I do find all disability shows have a letter and something bad about the letter. I am as a disabled person getting bored by this. DEH was done by Michael Greif. He is not a bad director. He is very good. Considering he directed two pulitzer winning musicals. |
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Post by mistressjojo on Jan 31, 2021 5:54:29 GMT
In Australia we have currently running We have Shrek The Musical, Frozen, Come From Away . With Hamilton to come. And Cursed Child to return. Has anyone seen the Australian productions. What should I see. Have not seen any of them except Hamilton with LMM PS Shrek is at 100% capacity Depends on where you are in Australia. (With the current trend for snap border closures that needs to be a consideration) In Sydney we have - musical wise - - Frozen playing now at the Capitol
- Hamilton at the Lyric from 17th March
- Fun Home opens 27th April at the Roslyn Packet Theatre
- The Wedding Singer at the State Theatre from 20th June
A Chorus Line plays at the Darlinghurst Theatre from August but not on sale as yet.
There's a Boublil & Schonberg concert with Alfie Boe and Rachel Ann Go at the State Theatre on 28-29th May, but this may be doubtful with the current quarantine restrictions. Hamilton is fairly well sold through to September ( the theatres are only selling 80% capacity because of Covid distancing rules) but they will be running the daily ticket lottery. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 31, 2021 13:33:24 GMT
What has/is going into the new ATG theatre?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 17:27:45 GMT
DEH was done by Michael Greif. He is not a bad director. He is very good. Considering he directed two pulitzer winning musicals. Whether or not he is a good director doesn't mean I have to think it's a good show. As someone who has suffered mental health issues for years, frankly I found it offensive. A couple of the songs are decent but that's all. |
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Post by mistressjojo on Feb 1, 2021 6:21:33 GMT
What has/is going into the new ATG theatre? Building works not scheduled to be finished till August. Nothing announced as yet |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2021 4:00:34 GMT
DEH was done by Michael Greif. He is not a bad director. He is very good. Considering he directed two pulitzer winning musicals. Whether or not he is a good director doesn't mean I have to think it's a good show. As someone who has suffered mental health issues for years, frankly I found it offensive. A couple of the songs are decent but that's all. I am disabled and have OCD. I found that with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I thought it was crap. the plot. I think the musical DEH and the play Dog Nighttime were made with best intentions however. I am sorry however you had issues with it |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2021 4:01:27 GMT
Brisbane Queensland Yes I know but at least I will be able to travel so what. I can also extend if need be
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Feb 2, 2021 18:01:01 GMT
In Australia we have currently running We have Shrek The Musical, Frozen, Come From Away . With Hamilton to come. And Cursed Child to return. Has anyone seen the Australian productions. What should I see. Have not seen any of them except Hamilton with LMM PS Shrek is at 100% capacity Depends on where you are in Australia. (With the current trend for snap border closures that needs to be a consideration) In Sydney we have - musical wise - - Frozen playing now at the Capitol
- Hamilton at the Lyric from 17th March
- Fun Home opens 27th April at the Roslyn Packet Theatre
- The Wedding Singer at the State Theatre from 20th June
A Chorus Line plays at the Darlinghurst Theatre from August but not on sale as yet.
There's a Boublil & Schonberg concert with Alfie Boe and Rachel Ann Go at the State Theatre on 28-29th May, but this may be doubtful with the current quarantine restrictions. Hamilton is fairly well sold through to September ( the theatres are only selling 80% capacity because of Covid distancing rules) but they will be running the daily ticket lottery. Fun Home  What I would give to see that. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2021 5:35:40 GMT
any rumours for moulin rouge casting
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Post by mistressjojo on Feb 9, 2021 7:13:16 GMT
Return run of American Psycho ( rescheduled from last June) at the Sydney Opera House from 3rd June on sale tomorrow.
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Post by Jan on Feb 24, 2021 19:47:29 GMT
Just under the general heading of the thread, I was surprised to see Simon Stone was the director of that plodding dull-as-ditchwater thing on TV about Sutton Hoo (with Ralph "Rigsby" Fiennes who I'm somewhat resistant to) - he's such a creative innovative theatre director it was a suprise it was so conventional.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 23:43:23 GMT
cursed child returns today
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 5:05:37 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 11, 2021 21:04:38 GMT
Anyone know of an Australian theatre discussion board? Google isn't giving me any info
Please and thanks
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Post by mistressjojo on Nov 12, 2021 9:27:03 GMT
Anyone know of an Australian theatre discussion board? Google isn't giving me any info Please and thanks None that I know of. Broadway World has an Australian page but no Chat. |
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Post by chestwig on Dec 23, 2022 9:43:52 GMT
The Rocky Horror Show is in Australia for 6mths from Feb. First stop Sydney. With Jason Donovan as Frank. Surprised theres been no new thread for it. Cant wait.
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Post by mistressjojo on Dec 25, 2022 4:15:00 GMT
The Rocky Horror Show is in Australia for 6mths from Feb. First stop Sydney. With Jason Donovan as Frank. Surprised theres been no new thread for it. Cant wait. Well...there's only a couple of us Aussies on the board, and I'm not really a musicals person. Plus Jason Donovan is much more popular in the UK than in Australia. There's a bit of a theatre glut over the summer in Sydney. Currently playing - Moulin Rouge, R & H Cinderella, Come From Away, & Amadeus Coming soon - Rocky Horror, Tina, Tick Tick Boom, La Cage Aux Folles, Beauty & the Beast, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Goat, 2 x productions of Macbeth , Consent plus a whole load of one off shows for The Sydney Festival throughout January. |
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Post by chestwig on Dec 27, 2022 10:43:18 GMT
The Rocky Horror Show is in Australia for 6mths from Feb. First stop Sydney. With Jason Donovan as Frank. Surprised theres been no new thread for it. Cant wait. Well...there's only a couple of us Aussies on the board, and I'm not really a musicals person. Plus Jason Donovan is much more popular in the UK than in Australia. There's a bit of a theatre glut over the summer in Sydney. Currently playing - Moulin Rouge, R & H Cinderella, Come From Away, & Amadeus Coming soon - Rocky Horror, Tina, Tick Tick Boom, La Cage Aux Folles, Beauty & the Beast, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Goat, 2 x productions of Macbeth , Consent plus a whole load of one off shows for The Sydney Festival throughout January. |
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Post by chestwig on Dec 27, 2022 10:44:12 GMT
Even still Rocky has a huge following. Doesn’t matter who’s in it.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 31, 2022 13:39:18 GMT
Did the postponed production of Everybody's Talking about Jamie ever make it to Australia?
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Post by vdcni on Jan 3, 2023 19:38:46 GMT
I was at the recently refurbished Concert Hall at the Opera House last night to see Michael Sheen as Saliari in Amadeus.
I wasn't keen on every element of the play or this production but it was a glorious central performance with the only flaw that everything else paled in comparison.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jan 3, 2023 23:21:24 GMT
I heard great things about Happy Meal in edinburgh, and that seems to be at Sydney & Perth festival over the next month...
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What I would give to see that. 
