Matthew Whittet News

Windmill continues its mission to create great theatre that engages children and family audiences with its latest home-grown production Big Bad Wolf. Set to premiere during the July school holidays from 6 - 13 July in the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, the show is suitable for ages five and over.

Windmill Theatre has landed six Helpmann Award nominations for its 2012 production SCHOOL DANCE. The nominations include Jonathon Oxlade for Best Scenic Design, Luke Smiles for Best Sound Design, Rosemary Myers for Best Direction of a Play, Amber McMahon for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play, Matthew Whittet for Best New Australian Work and SCHOOL DANCE for Best Presentation for Children.

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.

Windmill continues its mission to create great theatre that engages children and family audiences with its latest home-grown production Big Bad Wolf. Set to premiere during the July school holidays from 6 - 13 July in the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, the show is suitable for ages five and over.

Nerds rule in School Dance, the new comedy by Australia's Windmill Theatre. At Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from today 10 - Saturday 20 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, School Dance tells the story of three awkward teenage boys and their quest for social acceptance at high school. With a killer '80s soundtrack and smorgasbord of '80s pop culture references from The Smurfs to My Little Pony, School Dance is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for young and old.

Nerds rule in School Dance, the new comedy by Australia's Windmill Theatre. At Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from Wednesday 10 - Saturday 20 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, School Dance tells the story of three awkward teenage boys and their quest for social acceptance at high school. With a killer '80s soundtrack and smorgasbord of '80s pop culture references from The Smurfs to My Little Pony, School Dance is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for young and old.

Nerds rule in School Dance, the new comedy by Australia's Windmill Theatre. At Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from Wednesday 10 - Saturday 20 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, School Dance tells the story of three awkward teenage boys and their quest for social acceptance at high school.

Windmill Theatre, riding high on a run of accolades, has won a major grant from Arts SA towards the commissioning of a new work as part of a trilogy to be presented at the Adelaide Festival in 2014.

In 2013 MTC presents four world premieres from some of Australia's most accomplished playwrights and five Australian premieres of works from UK, Europe, South Africa and USA. Melbourne Theatre Company celebrates the opening of its 2013 season and 60th anniversary year with the Australian premiere of THE OTHER PLACE by Sharr White.

Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett tonight announced their final season as Co Artistic Directors of Sydney Theatre Company which will include exceptional onstage partnerships directed by internationally lauded directors. Cate Blanchett and legendary French actor Isabelle Huppert will play murderous sisters directed by Benedict Andrews in a fresh exploration of Genet's The Maids by Andrew Upton and Benedict Andrews. Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving are reunited with Uncle Vanya director Tamas Ascher to give their all for a cornerstone of 20th century theatre, Beckett's Waiting for Godot; and Tim Minchin and Toby Schmitz take on another of theatre's great double acts directed by Simon Phillips in Stoppard's comic masterpiece Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

The magical production The Book of Everything is told through the eyes of nine-year old Thomas, a little boy who dreams big and who is determined to make sense of his life and achieve his modest ambition - to be happy.

The magical production The Book of Everything is told through the eyes of nine-year old Thomas, a little boy who dreams big and who is determined to make sense of his life and achieve his modest ambition - to be happy.

The magical production The Book of Everything is told through the eyes of nine-year old Thomas, a little boy who dreams big and who is determined to make sense of his life and achieve his modest ambition - to be happy.

The first ever recipient of The Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship was announced at a special event at Sydney Theatre Company on Friday 20 May at 8pm. Playwright Raimondo Cortese was honoured with the $25,000 year-long Fellowship, a new position for an established playwright that will see him participate in a range of activities at STC including leading playwriting workshops and participating in a mentoring programme for two emerging playwrights.

STC ED presents ACTOR ON A BOX: The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief by Tony Mitton from 28 September - 2 October 2010

STC ED presents ACTOR ON A BOX: The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief by Tony Mitton from 28 September - 2 October 2010

Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World of Dissocia will be performed at Wharf 1, Sydney Theater Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay from 14 April to 23 May 2009. The show opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.