The smash hit production War Horse is coming to Brisbane. Based on the celebrated children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo, the stars are astonishing life-size puppets who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to life on stage. Australian critics have praised War Horse calling it ‘Mind Blowing’, Brilliant’ and ‘every bit as remarkable as you’ve been led…

Celebrated actor and acclaimed playwright Bille Brown has passed away surrounded by family and friends in Chermside, Brisbane on Sunday. As one of Australia’s greatest performers, Brown is most famous for his incredible body of work on the stage. This includes playing Oscar Wilde on stage at Belvoir St Theatre in The Judas Kiss (1999)….

A world of love, lust and death is created in Murder, a new work by visual theatre magicians Erth.  The piece largely uses puppetry to convey its dark themes, and was inspired by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ Murder Ballads. The performance has an edgy and poetic soundtrack and projections that plunges the audience…

As 2012 draws to a close, STUDIO takes a look into 2013 and what is shaping up to be a fantastic year for the arts with even bigger and bolder seasons just announced. CARRIAGEWORKS Rail yard turned arts centre, Carriageworks’ (pictured above) exciting and vibrant program for 2013 will include work from both local and…

Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres celebrates its 25th anniversary season in 2013 with a program of new works and a refreshing look at some classic plays. In a play entitled 3 Plays by 2 Actors, African actors and comedians Chikura and Munyevu explore the issues of displacement, felt by Shakespeare’s black characters and relate it to their…

Belvoir have announced their 2013 season with 13 productions across both Upstairs and Downstairs. About growing up (or not) and finding your place in a chaotic world, next year’s season features some of Australia’s finest actors bringing incredible stories to the Belvoir stage. Artistic Director Ralph Myers kicks off the year when he directs J.M….

Sydney Theatre Company has announced a killer line-up for 2013, including The Maids, which will star Cate Blanchett and French actress Isabelle Hupert in a fresh take on this dark satire. Next year’s season also sees a daring and unexpected stage adaptation of the Australian children’s book Storm Boy, as well as a production of…

Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company has announced their 2013 season, with outgoing Artistic Director Sam Strong revealing he wants to finish up with a bang. Sam Strong, who begins his next adventure with the Melbourne Theatre Company in January, has planned a jam-packed season full of mystery, mayhem and even murder. With four Australian stories, the…

STUDIO brings the spectacle of Cirque Du Soleil to your living room for one afternoon of wonder and airborne theatrics. Tune in from 12pm (midday) on Sunday 9 September for four of the biggest shows from the world-renowned circus performers, back-to-back over one fantastic afternoon. Catch Alegría – seen by 10million people worldwide – followed…