Obituary

Arts community mourns passing of former Australian Ballet dancer Tiffany Moulton

Ex-Australian Ballet Company dancer Tiffany Moulton has died after a fall in her home, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.  Moulton…

10 years ago

All The World’s a Stage – Vale Bille Brown

The arts community is shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Australian theatre legend Bille Brown on Sunday, January…

11 years ago

Vale Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE – What a woman! What a Life! What a Legacy!

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE died on 5 December at the age of 103. A leading philanthropist Dame Elisabeth was…

11 years ago

Prolific Australian playwright Julia Britton has died, aged 98

Marc Opitz has submitted this obituary to AussieTheatre to pay tribute to Julia Britton, who passed away in Adelaide on…

11 years ago

One of a kind: Publicist Suzie Howie will not be forgotten

The Australian theatre scene is in shock this afternoon following the passing of legendary publicist Suzie Howie. Howie worked for…

12 years ago

Celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch has died, age 68

According to the global media today and reported by the New York Times, Marvin Hamlisch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of…

12 years ago

A brilliant and lateral mind – Tap Dogs remember Nigel Triffitt

On July 20, the industry was shocked and saddened to hear that accomplished director and designer Nigel Triffitt had passed…

12 years ago

Ever helpful, Ever hilarious, Ever kind – A tribute to the late Marc Psaila

Late last week, members of the Australian theatre industry were shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Marc Psaila,…

12 years ago

It’s a Small World – composer Robert B. Sherman dies, age 86

"There's so much that we share, that it's time we're aware, it's a small world after all" - lyrics from…

12 years ago