Musical theatre by Australian writers
A place to experience the best and newest material written by the Australian industry's own music theatre writers.
Actor, director, translator, teacher, mentor, and writer of plays, musicals and revue for stage, film, television and radio – Nicholas Paul Jonathan Enright’s impressive list of job titles makes it clear why he is considered this “country’s most widely talented theatre person.”
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Home Grown’s The Grassroots Initiative helps Australia’s emerging writers get it right
Home Grown is a Melbourne based not-for-profit collective dedicated to supporting, developing and promoting Australian musical theatre. Home Grown firmly believe that success of original Australian content like Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Boy from Oz and Women in Black indicate that now is the time...
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We've partnered up with the folks at Theatrepeople to provide some new and interesting content for all you Australian musical-theatre fans out there. Every two weeks we're shining a spotlight on one of the wonderful pieces of music available for purchase in our store.
Have a look at this weeks Spotlight piece - this one focusing on 'No One Will Bruise' by Matthew Lee Robinson.
We've partnered up with the folks at Theatrepeople to provide some new and interesting content for all you Australian musical-theatre fans out there. Every two weeks we're shining a spotlight on one of the wonderful pieces of music available for purchase in our store.
Have a look at this weeks Spotlight piece - this one focusing on 'One Small Spark' by Katie Weston.
We've partnered up with the folks at Theatrepeople to provide some new and interesting content for all you Australian musical-theatre fans out there. Every two weeks we're shining a spotlight on one of the wonderful pieces of music available for purchase in our store.
Have a look at our third Spotlight piece - this one focusing on 'Murphy's Law' by our very own Home Grown creators Hedger & Nicholson.
We've partnered up with the folks at Theatrepeople to provide some new and interesting content for all you Australian musical-theatre fans out there. Every two weeks we're shining a spotlight on one of the wonderful pieces of music available for purchase in our store.
Have a look at our first ever Spotlight piece - this one focusing on 'Boyband' by Matthew Lee Robinson.
In the world of theatre and performance, there is no one road to success. If we were to look back on some of the most successful names in the theatre world – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hal Prince, Audra Macdonald – and put their career trajectories side by side, we’d see that each person has hacked out their own path through the jungle to reach their goals...
Read MoreNever Date a Songwriter is an energetic confessional comedy follows the misadventures of modern dating. Stepping into the world of Mr Shanon Whitelock, the show is humorous, heartfelt and at times shockingly honest in this autobiographical journey of self-discovery. You will be serenaded with original songs about sexual tension, feeling of longing, dating, love lost and love found and explaining your relationship to those near and dear to you. If you've ever considered dating a songwriter, consider yourself warned - date at your own risk – YOU could end up being the next big hit! Written and Performed by the award winning composer and co-creator of Oprahfication, Shanon D Whitelock.
Preparing for an upcoming audition? Looking for an interesting song to sing in class this week? Well, never fear, my friends. Home Grown is throwing three new songs your way this week, with many more to follow over the next month.
Adding to our collection of Hedger & Nicholson songs, we are now selling two songs by Shanon Whitelock, and one by Katie Weston.
So visit our Sheet Music page and have a look. Maybe you'll find your new go-to audition piece from our catalogue!
There are certain things in life that people tend to sugar coat; their diets, their relationships, how long they browse on facebook before bed. In the age of sharing our life on social media, we’ve all become savvy publicists for ourselves, showing only the most flattering angles and the images that make us look like our life is the most exciting and most enviable in all of facebook-land. Out of all the important things we want to tell the world we are getting right, it’s only natural that people tend to sugar-coat that wonderful experience, motherhood.
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen, we are so lucky to have another new Australian musical album available to buy, support and listen to, and the good news is it'll only take you a minute to access.
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We have a unique opportunity to see a new musical in one of its rawest forms with Present Tense theatre presenting a public reading of the new musical 'Errol & Fidel' in St Kilda on August 6th.
The new musical, penned by the original books author Boyd Anderson with music and lyrics by Peter and John Kaldor, tells the story of actor Errol Flynn and his encounter with cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
Present Tense describes it as "An unimaginable encounter of two iconic figures, yet based on true events, Errol and Fidel takes the mythology of Flynn and Castro, adds a dash of Hollywood adventure, romance and a sword fight for good measure, and we have the beginning of a new Australian musical."
Present Tense seems to be forging ahead with their support of new Australia musicals, with 'Errol and Fidel' following the success of their two previous original shows 'Margaret Fulton: Queen of the Dessert' and 'Chants Des Catacombes'.
Where: Memo Music Hall, St.Kilda
When: Thursday August 6th, 7pm
How: E-mail Emma Roberts for tickets: eroberts@ptensemble.com
Tonight is the night for all you Mackenzie-Spencer and Strano fans to head to Chapel off Chapel and be blown away by two incredible Australian song-writers.
They've appeared at Home Grown at numerous occasions (anyone remember the famous rendition of Crack Babies by Andrew Strano himself?) and now you can see their music in all its glory in a one-night-only show.
Check out this feature article from stagewhispers.com, book your tickets and enjoy a night of pure entertainment!
We have some great projects you can support appearing on our Support Writers page. A show you can see, and an album you can buy. Two different ways you can show some love to creators of new Australian shows....
Read MoreHello and welcome to our brand new Home Grown website. We are so unbelievably thrilled to be launching this new element to our Home Grown initiative and have many exciting projects that will be appearing here over the next few months.
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