theatre – Page 2 – TINSEL and TAP SHOES

Review: ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre (2026)

Playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre until August 16. More information and tickets at steelmagnoliasplay.com.au

News: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ On Stage Across Australia in 2027

The celebrated stage adaptation of one of the most popular and enduring films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, is coming to Australia.

News: The Queens Have Entered The Rehearsal Room! ‘SIX The Musical’ Opens In Just Two Weeks

Rehearsals are officially underway and the countdown is on, with just two weeks until the Australian return of the international smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical.

The award-winning global sensation will open at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on July 24 before continuing its royal reign at Theatre Royal Sydney from October and QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre in Brisbane from January 2027.

News: Victorian Opera Presents Melbourne Debut of Reg Livermore’s ‘Ned Kelly: The Musical’

Victorian Opera proudly presents the Melbourne debut of Reg Livermore’s Ned Kelly: The Musical, playing 24–25 July at Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne.

The acclaimed new production premiered in late March with an exclusive run at Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat, marking the musical’s long-awaited return to the stage nearly fifty years after its original premiere.

News: Full Cast Announced for ‘Death of a Salesman’, alongside Anthony LaPaglia

An outstanding cast comprising some of Australia’s finest actors is set to take the stage in GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents’ widely acclaimed production of Arthur Miller‘s timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Death of a Salesman for strictly limited seasons in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Review: Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) at Melbourne’s Atheneum Theatre (2026)

Direct from the West End, Isobel McArthur’s Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is currently playing at Melbourne’s Atheneum Theatre until July 11, before heading to Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra and Brisbane.

More information and tickets via prideandprejudicesortof.com.au.

Interview: Amy Lehpamer and Director Simon Harvey from ‘Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)’

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is currently playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre until July 11. Based on Jane Austen‘s classic novel, the musical comedy stars Amy Lehpamer, Zoe Ioannou, Kaori Maeda-Judge, Ruby Shannon and Teo Vergara and is directed by Simon Harvey, who co-directed the West End production where it won the Olivier Award for ‘Best Comedy’.

Review: ‘STELLA – A New Australian Musical’ at Alexander Theatre, Clayton (2026)

It’s always a joy to experience a new Aussie musical in the early stages of its genesis, especially one as rich and ambitious in scope and storytelling as STELLA – A New Australian Musical is.

Interview: Will Swenson from ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’

The smash-hit musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre with acclaimed Broadway star Will Swenson, who originated the role of Neil Diamond on Broadway, leading the cast.