Star crossed lovers in Tennant Creek
Shakespeare's star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet were transformed in a contemporary reworking of the tragic tale in Lungkku and The Rose on Saturday night in Tennant Creek.
View Article2007 Alice Desert Festival Photo Gallery
It was a night of colour and theatrics when the Alice Desert Festival kicked off with the opening parade down Todd Mall. Giant ice men, sun gods, fairies on stilts and camels made their way down the...
View ArticleThe Ballad of Backbone Joe
It's hard to know what to expect when you walk into see 'The Ballad of Backbone Joe".
View ArticleCantonese Delights
It's not uncommon for a woman to spend hours preparing for a big Saturday night.
View ArticleWearable Arts Award
Easter egg wrappers, peacock feathers, bubble wrap, plastic bags, spinifex and gum leaves were just some of the materials used to make costumes for the 2008 Wearable Arts Award.
View ArticleHead Full Of Love
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival has inspired a new theatre production to be previewed at the Darwin Festival.
View Article'Namatjira' preview
Archie Roach flew in to Alice Springs last night to be part of the 'Namatjira' celebrations at Araluen this weekend. Today, he and other performers took to the stage for some last minute rehearsals...
View ArticleNamatjira's story
The life of celebrated Indigenous artist Albert Namatjira is being put on stage in Alice Springs.
View ArticleVagina Monologues in the Red Centre
A group of brave Alice Springs women are rehearsing for a Central Australian version of The Vagina Monologues this weekend at the old women's gaol.
View ArticleAll the world's a stage for Tennant actors
Two Tennant Creek locals have just started at Perth's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts studying Aboriginal Theatre. The students had made their acting debut in a local production of...
View ArticleVagina Monologues rock Alice Springs
One of the extraordinary theatre events of the past 20 years has been The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler.
View ArticleWonderland in Alice
Around 60 young performers have been let loose at Araluen this week - they're all taking part in a Theatre School program that is teaching them lighting, scriptwriting and everything in between. And...
View ArticlePlay on words as Azaria packs court again
There was a full house in court number one at the Alice Springs Supreme Court last night for the performance of a play about the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain.
View ArticleTheatrical lawn sale
Looking for a bargain? Totem Theatre are off-loading some of their extensive costume collection at a lawn sale tomorrow morning...but you'd better be quick.
View ArticleGuestroom - Judy Nunn
Judy Nunn is an actor, scriptwriter and now bestselling novellist...
View ArticleAunty Jack drops into The Guestroom
Grahame Bond is best known for his character Aunty Jack, who was a force to be reckoned with...
View ArticleDarwin actor embarks on theatrical journey with prisoner
Rising stars usually head to Sydney or Los Angeles to kick-start their careers, lapping up as much television work as they can get. But Samantha Young prefers living in Darwin, touring with cabaret...
View ArticleNamatjira still proves a big artistic hit
Albert Namatjira's landscape watercolours are world famous, with attention again drawn to him and his work after a theatre production tour that's proved to be a big hit, and a warning that this story...
View ArticleGuestroom - Stephen Lloyd Helper
Stephen Lloyd Helper is a theatre director, producer, writer and teacher...
View ArticleAlice Springs trailblazer Olive Pink remembered on stage
'The First Garden' a play inspired by the life of Olive Pink is performed in Sydney.
View ArticleDid YOU tread the boards?
The history of a long running and highly active theatrical group will be explored as part of this year's Heritage Week program in Alice Springs
View ArticleVisions of Namatjira take centre stage in London
A play about central Australian Indigenous artist Albert Namatjira will be performed in London this month.
View ArticleNamatjira's legacy continues
In the remote community of Ntaria, the fifth generation of watercolour artists are taking up the brush
View ArticleStory of grief on outback stages
In an attempt to process the tragic death of her friend, playwright Mary Anne Butler got in her van and drove through the outback. She is now about to retrace the journey, this time on the stage.
View Article'Urinetown' breaks theatrical drought
Tonight's premiere of the musical comedy 'Urinetown' marks the first play in six years staged by the historic Alice Springs Theatre Company
View ArticleArt from the NT desert comes to Wollongong for theatre collaboration
The remote deserts of the Northern Territory are a long way from the centre of Wollongong, but Aboriginal artwork created by some of Australia's most isolated artists has made its way to the Illawarra.
View ArticleRolf Harris sketch removed from regional theatre to take a stand against...
A sketch by convicted sex offender Rolf Harris is painted over at a theatre in regional South Australia, four years after the performer was convicted of indecent assault.
View ArticleRolf Harris sketch's future at Port Pirie theatre still the focus of heated...
The future of a sketch by convicted sex offender Rolf Harris, still on view backstage at a South Australian theatre, still polarises local artists.
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