Hayden Spencer News

This June, Melbourne audiences will experience the phenomenal skills and imagination of Australia's next generation of circus stars when the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents Things NOT of this EARTH, an exuberant production of elite-level circus. Set against the backdrop of a sci-fi inspired "B movie", the 2016 graduates playfully probe questions of identity and belonging, as they bend genre and blur multiple artforms, incorporating music, drag, glitch and beyond.

With Melbourne in raptures over the sold-out season of Ladies in Black, rave reviews for Lungs, four new Australian plays developed through the Cybec Electric play reading series, a swag of Green Room Award nominations, and the hotly anticipated Australian premiere of The Distance opening this Thursday, Melbourne Theatre Company's 2016 Season is off to an impressive start.

NICA's talented second-year students will have no trouble fishing for compliments when they feature in this quirky aquarium of circus, cabaret and comedy. PESCADO - A Circus Cabaret Fusion will be performed in the National Institute of Circus Arts' intimate studio space from 13 to 16 May 2015.

The Green Room Awards are Melbourne's performing arts awards and recognise the world-class Cabaret, Dance, Musical Theatre, Opera, Theatre and Alternative and Hybrid Performance productions that grace Melbourne's stages each year. From artistic excellence to technical innovation, a Green Room Award is the most revered accolade an artist can receive in Australia's cultural capital.

The nominations for the 2013 Helpmann Awards have been announced simultaneously at events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth. This is the first time the Nominations events were held concurrently in 6 cities and a first for Adelaide, Hobart and Perth.

The Queensland premiere of Peter Quilter's acclaimed production, End of the Rainbow, will take Brisbane audiences on a dramatic journey following the rise and fall of superstar Judy Garland.

The Queensland premiere of Peter Quilter's acclaimed production, End of the Rainbow, will take Brisbane audiences on a dramatic journey following the rise and fall of superstar Judy Garland.

La Boite Artistic Director David Berthold has announced a cast of 18 in one of La Boite's biggest productions yet, Shakespeare's As You Like It.

La Boite Artistic Director David Berthold has announced a cast of 18 in one of La Boite's biggest productions yet, Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Brisbane audiences now have an additional season of plays to choose from in 2011. Queensland Theatre Company's mainstage season will feature new plays, classic dramas, an absurdist masterpiece and a new version of an old legend.

Brisbane audiences now have an additional season of plays to choose from in 2011. Queensland Theatre Company's mainstage season will feature new plays, classic dramas, an absurdist masterpiece and a new version of an old legend.