Guy Pearce Stars in Inaugural Production at Melbourne's Newest Theatre Venue
Thursday January 15, 2009
Australian movie actor Guy Pearce heads a distinguished ensemble cast in Melbourne Theatre Company's inaugural production at its new Melbourne performing arts complex.
A co-production with Sydney Theatre Company, a play with songs,
Poor Boy by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn, is the inaugural production at the new Sumner Theatre with previews starting January 21.
Written by Australian playwright Matt Cameron with music by New Zealand-born singer/songwriter Tim Finn and inspired by an original idea by Tim Finn,
Poor Boy tells the story of a little boy who on his seventh birthday suddenly announces that he is really a grown man called Danny, who died some years before. The play is described as a supernatural story steeped in loss, anguish and redemption.
Movie actor Guy Pearce turns to the stage in this Australian production, heading an ensemble cast of some of Australia's best-known stage actors.
Sumner Theatre is the main 500-seat venue in the newly-built Melbourne Theatre Company theatre complex at Melbourne's
Southbank.
Image: Guy Pearce in Poor Boy, courtesy Melbourne Theatre CompanyMelbourne Park: Home of the Australian Open
Tuesday January 13, 2009
Southeast of Melbourne's
Federation Square, along Swan St by the Yarra River,
Melbourne Park is home to the Australian Open, one of only four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the world and the first to occur in any calendar year.
The
2009 Australian Open starts on January 19 — and continues through
Australia Day — to February 1 for the men's singles final.
Photo: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park © Tourism Victoria Sydney Festival - Free Events Launch Three-Week Celebrations
Saturday January 10, 2009
Free events at various city venues launch this year's Sydney Festival which runs for three weeks until January 31.
A highlight of tonight's Festival First Night is the performance by the legendary Grace Jones at the Domain.
First Night festival events, including music and dance performances, take place on 10 open-air stages not only in the Domain but also at Hyde Park and other city venues.
Sydney Festival is an annual celebration of the arts and includes theatre, music, dance and cinema, as well as family and free outdoor events.
A complete program of Sydney Festival events may be viewed at the
festival website.
For Sydney Festival theatre events, see our
Sydney theatre guide.
It's Country Music Time in Tamworth
Thursday January 8, 2009
The New South Wales inland city of
Tamworth explodes into country music frenzy as the Australian Country Music Festival gets under way on January 16 and the much-coveted Golden Guitar Awards mark another year of musical achievement. This year's festival continues through to
Australia Day, January 26.
Photo: Tamworth's giant Golden Guitar © Tourism New South Wales 
