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The 2024 Australian cast of 'The Rocky Horror Show'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

‘The Rocky Horror Show’: Shiver with antici…pation!

Theatre Royal, Sydney.3 April 2024. In a dazzling spectacle that ignites the stage of the Theatre Royal Sydney, The Rocky Horror Show...

Simone Mistry-Palmer (right) with resident choreographer Juliette Verne. Photo by David Hooley.

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Featured

Simone Mistry-Palmer on ‘The Tina Turner Musical’: Simply the next

Shortly after Dance Informa conducted the interview for this piece, Tina Turner died at her home in Switzerland, aged 83. We send...

Ruva Ngwenya and Ikettes in 'TINA: The Tina Turner Musical'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘TINA: The Tina Turner Musical’ makes it hard to sit still in your seat

Theatre Royal, Sydney.17 May 2023. Born in Nutbush, Tennessee, in 1939, Anna Mae Bullock grew up through the racial turmoil of the...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Book review: ‘Ed Watson: A Different Dance’ by Sarah Crompton

Book: Ed Watson: A Different DanceAuthor: Sarah Crompton, Prestel Publishing, May 2023 Sarah Crompton’s Ed Watson: A Different Dance is a visually...

'The Rocky Horror Show' Australia 2023. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘The Rocky Horror Show’ echoes the era it emerged from

Theatre Royal, Sydney.18 February 2023. The Rocky Horror Show is currently playing in Sydney at the Theatre Royal for its 50th Anniversary...

'SIX' Australian 2021 cast - Loren Hunter, Chelsea Dawson, Phoenix Jackson Mendoza, Kala Gare, Kiana Daniele, Vidya Makan. Photo by James D Morgan:Getty Images.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘SIX the Musical’ brings a pop concert vibe to musical theatre

A triumph on the West End, SIX the Musical, now at Sydney’s Theatre Royal, reigns supreme with its pop concert vibe, bringing a modern...

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Royal Czech Ballet brings ‘Swan Lake’ to Australia

The Royal Czech Ballet will present to Australia audiences in September and October, its production of Swan Lake. The Royal Czech Ballet company compromises elite dancers from Europe,...

Blake Erickson and ensemble in 'Girl From The North Country'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Girl From The North Country’: A raw and heartfelt musical of quiet resilience

Theatre Royal, Sydney.4 February 2022. Girl From The North Country opened to a full house at the Sydney’s Theatre Royal after a preliminary...

'Girl From The North Country' at Noel Coward Theatre.

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Interviews

Lucy Hind and ‘Girl From The North Country’: Are the times truly a changin’?

At first, a musical built around Bob Dylan songs sounds like yet another Boomer nostalgia-fest. However, Conor McPherson’s Depression Era drama Girl From...

Australian choreographer Ashley Wallen. Photo courtesy of Wallen.

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Interviews

Behind the Scenes: ‘Ghost The Musical’ with Ashley Wallen

Based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, Ghost the Musical is now premiering in Sydney for the very first time, after...

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake’ in Sydney

Theatre Royal, Sydney October 28, 2014 By Linda Badger of Dance Informa. Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is an iconic and undefinable production from...

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ – A Devilishly Good Treat!

Theatre Royal, Sydney October 23, 2013 By Kristy Johnson. Based on the 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this Sydney-based...

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Australian Dance Reviews

STOMP ‘13

Theatre Royal, Sydney September 10, 2013 By Elizabeth Ashley. Stomping to Everything including the kitchen sink! Fresh from performing in the London...

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Giveaways

WIN TICKETS – Win a Double Pass to R&J or Slava’s Snowshow!

Win tickets to the Opening Night performance of Expressions Dance Company’s award-winning R&J at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Sydney. Contemporary choreographer Natalie Weir’s...