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Paul Galloway chats to playwright Aidan Fennessy about turning a favourite album into a modern romance.

Program Coordinator for Education, Youth and Families, Amy Matthews, shares her thoughts on Access, the Arts and how her son Alex inspires her programming Relaxed Performances during the Spot On Children’s Festival.

One of Australia’s favourite children’s entertainers and much-loved actor Jay Laga’aia will be playing the role of Shrek in Packemin Productions production of Shrek The Musical at Riverside Theatres in February. 

Political satire has never been more alive than now thanks to the the brilliant minds of Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott. The trio share their insights into creating this annual show.

Glorious! is a wonderful live production that presents us with a mirror into ourselves and the cult of celebrity, into our ambitions and our fears and it does so with a great deal of humour and a lot of heart. Starring the talented Diana McLean, a veteran of Australian stage and screen and featuring a script by Peter Quilty that won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2005, it will catapult you into the drawing rooms of the wealthy social set of 1930s New York in a way that the film just can’t match. Glorious! is a wonderful opportunity to experience Florence ‘in the flesh’, to be her audience and to witness her dreams come true.

We are super excited to have the Russian National Ballet Theatre come to Riverside in September. They will be performing the classic tale of Romeo & Juliet with choreography by company director Evgeny Amosov. He took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions from us about this work and coming to Riverside.

In August, the Arab Film Festival Australia will return to Riverside for their 14th Edition. We found a bit more about the festival from the festival Co-Director Fadia Abboud. Fadia is also a film maker and passionate about the voice of women in film.

Miss Saigon opened on Friday 28 July at Riverside Theatres. Check out some of the production images from this incredible show.

Arts Hub theatre critic Nicholas Hansen reviews the original season of Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday which plays at Riverside Theatres July 27 – 29, 2017 as part of a national tour.

Check out our exclusive interview as classical music superstars Simon Tedeschi and Roger Benedict reveal all about their working relationship, being hopeless romantics and more, ahead of their concert in July.