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The Bodyguard The Musical
Based on the Warner Bros. movie which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, THE BODYGUARD has been hailed as ‘LONDON’S BEST MUSICAL’ by UKs Magic FM, And ‘THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN’ by The Sunday Mirror.

This is the story you know – with the songs you love! Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love.

For more visit: https://www.thebodyguardmusical.com.au/about/

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The Way Out
In a dystopian future Australia, Helen and her civil war veteran father sell moonshine to a broken town, struggling to survive in a poisoned landscape which is frighteningly familiar. Helen envisions a better way, but no-one is listening.

The fragile world they’ve constructed is thrown into crisis when a government inspector arrives on the same day as a black market salesman, forcing Helen to confront the darker side of their family history.

The Way Out is an exquisite new play by Josephine Collins, developed through the Red Stitch INK program.

For more visit: https://redstitch.net/gallery/the-way-out/

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Big Heart
Punctuated by moments of catharsis and joy, BIG HEART is the story of a woman who adopts a child from each of the continents. She believes she offers the children a better life, free from poverty, war, or neglect.

Formidable Writer/Director duo Dee and Cornelius, known for their multi 2016 Green Room award winning production SHIT (2015) and a fearless approach to theatre-making, place Australian identity at the centre of a cross-examination from all corners of the globe, in a show exploring themes of multiculturalism, racism and the love between mother and child.

For more visit: http://theatreworks.org.au/program/big-heart/

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The Perfume Garden
THE HIT BOLLYWOOD COMEDY
From the writer/creator of ‘Is It Because I’m Indian?’ comes ‘a fragrant curry of magical realism… a romantic comedy and subcontinental satire…’ Rajendra Moodley’s hit Bollywood comedy: The Perfume Garden.

Directed by Green Room award nominee Paul Watson. Starring Vishwajeet Pradhan, Khema de Silva, Sacha Joseph, Laura Lattuada and Rajendra Moodley.

A comedy about family; love; culture; magic; and aging. Full of colour and magnificent Bollywood bling. Featuring a dance cast from Ignite Bollywood and Victorian State Ballet.

Proudly presented by Australian Bollywood Productions, in association with What’s On Production Company, Ignite Bollywood and the Victorian State Ballet.

This performance contains strong language and smoke effects.

For more visit: http://chapeloffchapel.com.au/melbourne-comedy-theatre-art/melbourne-events/melbourne-comedy/the-perfume-garden-by-rajendra-moodley-2-13-august/

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Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical)
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon Jesus Christ Superstar exploded onto the stage in 1971 and changed the world of musicals forever.

The rock masterpiece brings together an incredible cast including Rob Mills, Alinta Chidzey and Zoy Frangos.

This, the greatest story ever told, is based on the last week of Jesus’s life.

For more visit: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Jesus-Christ-Superstar-tickets/artist/843994

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Britney Spears: The Cabaret - a satirical look at the perils of fame by award-winning writer/director Dean Bryant (Sweet Charity).

The musical direction of Mathew Frank sees Britney's hits transformed into cabaret songs, and seamlessly intertwined into the fabric of her life story.

For more visit: http://www.hayestheatre.com.au/coming-soon/britney-spears-the-cabaret.html

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Merrily We Roll Along
Franklin Shepard has made it to the top: a wealthy LA movie producer, he rubs shoulders with Hollywood's A-list. But he desperately wishes things had turned out differently. Where did his life veer off course?

For more visit: http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/other-companies/merrily-we-roll-along/#unit-production-info

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Vigil
Starring Christie Whelan Browne

Christmas Eve: a time for peace, love, carols, reunion and family. But not this Christmas Eve. Not this reunion. Liz, the 30-something prodigal daughter bursts through the door after years of sybaritic globe-trotting. A musical and theatrical tour de force, stunningly portrayed by Christie Whelan Browne, Liz is talented, shameless, beautiful, troubled and hilariously needy. But this time she wants more than pinot gris, a loan, and to borrow her mother’s clothes – she wants answers.

Whelan Browne’s compelling voice, accompanied by piano giant Joe Chindamo and violin virtuoso Zoë Black, dazzles in a mesmerising journey of song and theatrical intimacy.

For more visit: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2017/musicals/vigil

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The Haunting

Cameron Daddo returns to Melbourne for The Haunting. In an ancient mansion in England, sheltering from the howling winds that tear across the surrounding desolate moorland, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change their lives forever...

When a young book dealer, David Filde, is employed by a former associate of his uncle to catalogue an impressive library, he finds an incredible array of rare and antiquated books. But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspire to keep Filde from his work, he discovers that things are not always as they seem. If David is to convince his sceptical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing are real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror, and beyond, to discover the reason for the haunting visitations...

The truth will come out!

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Velvet

Welcome to Wonderland … Boogie Wonderland!

Continuing to defy expectations with an electrifying journey to a world of glamour and abandon, VELVET is a raucous and seductive fusion of disco, dance, and circus. It redefines cabaret.

It’s a party, a showcase fueled by an exhilarating disco soundtrack that never lets up from the opening moments.

This spectacular homage to the disco age has it all, the glamour, the innocence, the hedonism; all surrounded by dazzling acrobatics, disco divas and seductive chanteuses.

Created in Australia but with an international ensemble, VELVET features musical director and mix master Joe Accaria, Hula Boy extraordinaire Craig Reid, rising Australian star Tom Oliver, acrobatic wunderkind Mirko Kockenberger, sizzling aerialist Emma Goh, dreamy muscle man Stephen Williams, sassy sirens Rechelle Mansour and Kaylah Attard, and the legendary diva Marcia Hines.

Slip behind the red velvet rope to visit an exhilarating glitter ball world of fantastic sensory overload!
(via http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Velvet-tickets/artist/2129977 )

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