Prepare Thyself For Action – Romeo and Juliet in the Gardens, Albury
Much like audiences of Shakespeare’s time, the crowds that gather in the picturesque Albury Botanic gardens each year for The Other Theatre Company’s Shakespeare in the gardens are looking to be entertained rather that...
World premiere of a new musical – The Butterfly Lounge – The Other Theatre...
New musicals are often inspired by popular novels, movies or Disney stories, but according to award winning playwright Alex Gibbs, his new musical Butterfly Lounge was born of an image of a man in...
Not Your Normal Shakespeare – Measure For Measure in Warragul
In a confident move for Warragul Theatre Company, when selecting shows for their 2017 program, the committee decided to seek out a straight play to add to their long list of highly successful musicals...
Wicked 5 Ways – RatNews Feature
If you have even a passing interest in theatre in regional Australia, you’ve probably noticed that things have been a little green around some of the larger, and not so large, regional centres about...
$3 million for Regional Theatre in May
May is a massive month for theatre in Regional Australia. From Towers Players' production of Oliver! in Charters Towers, to Devonport Theatre Company’s Whistle Down the Wind in Tasmania, and across to Goldfield Repertory...
Albury-Wodonga 10 Minute Play Festival – RatNews Review
There was a definite theme running through the eight short plays of last night’s 10 Minute Play Festival at the Albury Wodonga Theatre Company – intimacy - seen and unseen.
It’s unlikely such risqué subject...
Beauty and the Beast in Bairnsdale
In a piece of perfectly timed production forecasting, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is coming to Bairnsdale in May in the capable hands of Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Company. With the release of the...
Mary Poppins by Scots School Albury
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh Mary Poppins. Scots School Albury – March 2017. Original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. New songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles...
Witches descend in Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga is turning a shade of green lately. You may have noticed the images of witches (green and blonde) appearing in posters along streets, in your mail box or even strung up on any available...
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Disney Rock’n’Roll returns to BYTESized
Disney’s Camp Rock: the Musical is a massive Rock’n’Roll return to a Disney musical for Albury Wodonga’s BYTESized Productions, after the brave, but hugely...
Xanadu Jr – RatNews Review
When ByteSized Productions announced Xanadu Jr. as their major production for 2018, it met with a collective “Huh?”. While some may have rejoiced at...
Greek Gods, roller skates and leg warmers – ByteSized Productions Xanadu Jr.
Xanadu Jr, the hilarious send up of the 1980 movie of the same name, made famous by such world renowned show biz identities as...
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