Theatre First

Theatre First Episode 283 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Duke of Wellington Hotel, Melbourne Australia The international smash-hit, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is returning to Melbourne from 8th April to 18th April at The Duke of Wellington Hotel as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.   Basil’s...

Theatre First Episode 282 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Coral Browne : This F**king Lady - Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne Australia A new play about the front lines of normal life.   Grande dame, adventuress, beauty, wit... the flamboyant Coral Browne travelled a world away from her humble Australian beginnings to become the toast of the London stage in th...

Theatre First Episode 281 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Stop Girl  -  Belvoir St Theatre, Melbourne Australia A new play about the front lines of normal life.   Suzie’s at the top of her game. She’s devoted the best years of her life to reporting from the dangerous front lines all over the world.   But even the most resilient foreign correspondents need t...

Theatre First Episode 280 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Umbilical Brothers – The Distraction - Melbourne Comedy Festival Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it.   The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance...

Theatre First Episode 279 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Michael Shafar – Melbourne Comedy Festival There's a reason Michael Shafar is one of the most exciting new comedians in Australia right now and has sold out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival since his debut in 2017.   This year he's back to give 110%. Neither a pandemic nor cancer have b...

Theatre First Episode 278 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Black Santa – Melbourne Comedy Festival Christmas was late this year. Forgive Santa, he was running on black time. After winning the state finals of RAW Comedy, Emo made a successful debut in Melbourne and Perth FRINGEWORLD 2019 with his show, Not Quite Grown, Yet, rated 5 Stars by Fringefeed.   He d...

Theatre First Episode 277 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Handa Opera – La Traviata on Sydney Harbour (Australia)) Raise your glass, flutter those lashes. He’s staring at you, he’s singing for you… Are you tempted? Violetta is the life of every party. A courtesan with a heart of gold, she’s free and free-spirited. Could a little love change everything? In 2...

Theatre First Episode 276 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Frozen The Musical (Capitol Theatre, Sydney Australia)) You’ve never seen Frozen like this before. For more information visit: https://frozenthemusical.com.au Theatre First RSS feed:  https://rss.acast.com/theatre-first   Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including...

Theatre First Episode 275 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Hamilton (Lyric Theatre, Sydney Australia)) HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. A record-breaking masterpiece that has “transformed theatre and the way we think about history.” – The New York Times   The Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical is now playing...

Theatre First Episode 274 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Pants On Fire (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) PANTS ON FIRE live onstage at Andrew Kay’s brand new venue Brunswick Ballroom.   Two teams of well known showbiz types from comedy, television, film, music and more; compete to see who is the greatest bullshit artist of them all.   Pants on Fire...

Theatre First Episode 273 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Voldemort and Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody (Theatre Works, Melbourne Australia) Tickets to Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody are available now via the Theatre Works website. Keep in mind it's showing in the Glasshouse, hence tickets are booked as booths.  Theatre First RSS feed:  h...

Theatre First Episode 272 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). RUNT (fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne Australia) One small woman takes on the world.   Following their incredibly successful and multi award-winning collaboration on SHIT, Susie Dee, Patricia Cornelius and Nicci Wilks have re-teamed to create RUNT, a play about the runts of the world: the lesser, the...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Theatre First Episode 271 Come From Away (The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Australia)   The Tony® and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland, Canada that welcomed them all. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasi...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Theatre First Episode 270 Very Nice Pot Plants To Purify The Air and Enrich Your Life (Theatre Works, Melbourne Australia) A fern breaks an aloe vera’s heart. A monstera gets loose on a night out. A tiny cactus dreams of a better tomorrow.   This is a show about pot plants. Just imagine actual pot plants on stage. Not pretend...

Theatre First Episode 269 Emerald City (MTC, Melbourne Australia)  Welcome to the glittering jewel in Australia’s cultural crown – that sinkhole of ambition and superficiality we call Sydney. Colin is Australia’s most successful screenwriter, but since moving from Melbourne with his wife Kate he’s been faced with a choice between art and commerce that will define his career forever. Meanwhile, Kat...

Theatre First Episode 266 Slut (The Burrow, Melbourne Australia) Slut is a powerful indictment of misogyny from one of Australia’s most celebrated playwrights. It follows the rise and fall of Melbourne schoolgirl Lolita, chronicling her fraught journey from girlhood to womanhood. Inspired by true events and interviews with young women about their sexuality and the ‘slut’ label, Slut is a searing e...

Shrek The Musical (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne Australia) The Broadway smash hit SHREK THE MUSICAL is now playing in Melbourne. This lavish multi-million dollar musical, starring Ben Mingay as Shrek, Lucy Durack as Princess Fiona, Todd McKenney as Lord Farquaad and a special guest appearance by Marcia Hines as The Dragon is now playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre followed by a limited season in...

Billy Elliot The Musical (Regent Theatre, Melbourne Australia) Featuring music by the legendary Elton John, Billy Elliot the Musical is an extraordinary theatrical experience that has captivated audiences around the world. Seen by over 12 million people worldwide and acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, Billy Elliot is the recipient of over 85 awards internationally. Set in a northern town du...

Torch The Place (MTC, Melbourne Australia)  Teresa’s mum finds it impossible to let anything go – from grudges to household objects. She thinks of her home as a museum full of irreplaceable treasures. But she’s not really a curator – she’s a hoarder – and her house is enough to give Marie Kondo heart palpitations. When her kids return home to celebrate her 60th birthday, she’s over the moon to hav...

Cats (Young Australian Broadway Chorus, Melbourne Australia)  Based on TS Elliot’s collection of poems ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, and featuring an eclectic score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS has enjoyed record-breaking runs in the West End, on Broadway, and all around the world, and later this year will be released as a major motion picture. Taking its lead from the era of the original...

Legends In Concert is one of the longest-running and most popular shows in Las Vegas and Melbourne audiences are showing they love this show every bit as much as the Vegas fans. Returning by popular demand for a fourth season will be Elvis Presley along with highlighting the talents of Neil Diamond, Elton John, Johnny Cash, Village People, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, and Lady Gaga for their fir...

War Horse (Regent Theatre, Melbourne Australia)  Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, the National Theatre of Great Britain’s Multi Tony Award Winning Broadway Hit production of War Horse is now playing in Melbourne until 8 February and will open in Sydney on 15 February before continuing onto Perth from 24 March. Hailed by Time Magazine as ‘a landmark theatre event’, this powerfully mo...

Mullygrubs (Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne Australia) Mullygrub: noun /archaic 1. A period of time when one is feeling down and out. /colloquial 2. That f****d up kids show from the 90s that had no place being as creepy and well-adored as it was. /fringe 3. The creature you become when you’re exhausted by the weight of being a woman and the price of queerness and making tasteless jokes is all you can...

Cirque Stratosphere features gravity-defying, head-spinning stunts that will elevate, thrill and bewilder. More than an entertainment experience, this is a journey out into the stratosphere that will leave audiences stunned and amazed by seemingly impossible aerial feats in a place where even the sky isn’t the limit. Audiences will witness thrilling performances inside The Columbian Wheel of Death...

The Choir of Man&nbsp Combining live music, high energy dance and a few surprises, with everything from piña coladas to live pint percussion, The Choir of Man is a rollicking good time; jam-packed with all your favourite pub classics, rock ballads and pop hits from Avicii to Adele, Sia to Queen, Guns ‘n’ Roses and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.