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Take a look at the live events, entertainment, theatre and arts we’ve found for you this month! What’s happening near you? Whether you’re enjoying outdoor festivals and summer sunshine, or keeping warm with winter cabaret festivals, join us to celebrate arts around the world.
August 2018
The Boy From Oz, Melbourne, Australia
The iconic Australian musical, The Boy from Oz turns 20 in 2018, and to celebrate, The Production Company are staging a new production at the Arts Centre’s State Theatre. This dazzling, funny and moving story of the legendary Australian entertainer Peter Allen includes many of his best loved hits:
I Honestly Love You, I Still Call Australia Home, Tenterfield Saddler and the show-stopping I Go to Rio.
King Lear, London, UK
Following its sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Jonathan Munby’s explosive revival of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy moves to the West End with a celebrated cast led by Ian McKellen as the embittered monarch in a fractured kingdom. With its intimate staging, this contemporary, dystopian production places audiences at the centre of the storm as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with shocking ends.
Stratford Festival, Canada
The Stratford Festival is, quite simply, Canada’s premier theatre arts festival. Stretching from late April until early November, the Festival invites you to immerse yourself in all things theatrical. With four stages, the 2018 season offers visitors up to eight productions a day, appealing to all styles and tastes.
The 2018 Fringe Program boasts 3,548 shows. Yes, you did read that correctly! With venues ranging from a “pianodrome” constructed of 55 recycled pianos in the Royal Botanic Garden to a comedy club hosted in a chicken coop, the program includes 1,900 premieres. There is undoubtedly something for everyone!
M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, Singapore
Billed for its bold curation, residency programmes, commissioning of local and international works across its several platforms, as well as a smorgasbord of workshops and technique classes, the annual M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival is presented by Singapore’s leading contemporary dance company, T.H.E Dance Company.
The Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival, Sweden
This August, the fourth Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival opens at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten), offering eleven days of guest performances from countries that include Iran, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Brazil, France and Belgium. Six new Dramaten productions will premiere during the festival, a screening of Jane Magnusson’s forthcoming film, Bergman: A Year, a Life. When the festival ends on September 2, more than 200 visiting actors, directors and theatre technicians will have convened on the national stage in more than 50 productions, discussions, workshops and film screenings. The anniversary year 2018, when Bergman would have turned 100, has drawn considerable attention around the world.
Helsinki Festival, Finland
Finland’s largest arts festival will once again provide a diverse programme of events throughout the city, with experiences ranging from classical to world music and pop, from drama to contemporary dance, and from visual art to film and children’s events. Lose yourself in the Night of the Arts or get carried away with the fringe programme. This is a festival that brings the arts to everyone!
Pretty Woman: The Musical, New York, USA
One of the most beloved romances of all time is now on Broadway! Starring Samantha Barks and Andy Karl, and brought to life by a powerhouse creative team representing the best of music, Hollywood and Broadway, Pretty Woman: The Musical is set to light up your heart.
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Claire Hammond is an accomplished young performer with international credits in Music Theatre, Cabaret, Film and Television. Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Claire completed her studies at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, gaining a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre. Her work for the Walt Disney Company has seen her perform in Japan, Canada, the USA, and aboard Disney Cruise Lines, the Bahamas. In Australia, theatre credits include Crazy For You, Sugar!, Anything Goes, Saturday Night, and the recent Australian tour of The Boy From Oz, where she played the role of Karen. Other appearances include singing the National Anthem at the Men's Final of the Australian Open, performing live on Dancing With the Stars, Carols by Candlelight, and countless corporate events. Recently Claire was part of the Australian cast of Wicked: The Musical, understudying and performing the role of Glinda on many occasions on tour throughout Australia, Singapore and Korea. Setting her sights worldwide, currently based in Hong Kong and Macau, Claire is pleased to be working as a freelance performer, voice actor, commercial artist, and educator.
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