Mitchell Butel Appointed as New STC Artistic Director and Co-CEO
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024
The Board of Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has appointed award-winning actor, director, writer and producer Mitchell Butel as its new Artistic Director and co-CEO, taking over from Kip Williams who is stepping down at the end of the year.
Kip Williams Brings Back Award-winning Team For STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2022
The award-winning creative team behind Sydney Theatre Company's critically-acclaimed production The Picture of Dorian Gray will realise another gothic adaptation written by STC Artistic Director Kip Williams, this time Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde, which premieres at Roslyn Packer Theatre this August.
Michelle Law Makes STC Debut With TOP COAT
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2022
Acclaimed playwright Michelle Law's new play Top Coat is set to give the body-swap comedy genre a fresh, hilarious and politically-charged makeover when it premieres at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 Theatre from June 25.
Emme Hoy and Kamarra Bell-Wykes Win Top Writing Prizes at STC
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022
Emme Hoy has been appointed Sydney Theatre Company's new Patrick White Playwrights Fellow, one month before her adaptation of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – directed by STC Resident Director Jessica Arthur – is due to open at Roslyn Packer Theatre.
Meyne Wyatt's CITY OF GOLD Comes To STC Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2022
Following a proud and emotional homecoming season in Western Australia, writer, performer and Wongutha-Yamatji man Meyne Wyatt is bringing his acclaimed play City of Gold to Sydney Theatre Company from May 7 in an electrifying new production directed by STC Resident Director, Shari Sebbens.
Sydney Theatre Company Launches Act 2 Of 2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2022
Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of its 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”.
STC Launches Act 2 Of 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2022
Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of their 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”.
Ian Michael Joins STC As Richard Wherrett Fellow
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2022
Named for STC's founding Artistic Director, the Richard Wherrett Fellowship is a year-long opportunity for emerging directors to gain experience and mentorship while being embedded in the Company.
Anne Dunn Appointed Executive Director Of STC
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2021
Sydney Theatre Company (STC) today announced that Anne Dunn has been appointed as Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer. This follows Patrick McIntyre's resignation in June to become the Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Sound Archives.
Sydney Theatre Company Announces Return to The Wharf
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2021
Sydney Theatre Company has officially reopened its premises at The Wharf, welcoming audiences back to its home on Sydney Harbour after closing in 2018 for renovations. The venue this week also became the first theatre in the state of NSW to play to 100 per cent audience capacity since the pandemic closed theatres in March 2020.
Sydney Theatre Company Announces Shari Sebbens and Courtney Stewart as Resident Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2021
Sydney Theatre Company announces Shari Sebbens and Courtney Stewart will join our existing Resident Artists in 2021. Shari (Black is the New White, The Bleeding Tree) has been appointed Resident Director and Courtney (White Pearl, Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark) is the company's new Richard Wherrett Fellow - a career pathway opportunity for emerging directors.
BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE Comes to MTC
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2019
Following sell-out seasons in Sydney and Brisbane, Nakkiah Lui's Black is the New White arrives in Melbourne starring Miranda Tapsell alongside Tony Briggs, Luke Carroll, Vanessa Downing, Geoff Morrell, Tuuli Narkle, Melodie Reynolds-Diarra, Tom Stokes and Anthony Taufa.
STC Announces 2020 Season, Including FUN HOME, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2019
Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams unveiled the STC 2020 season tonight a?' a year brimming with fantastic writing, electric performances and beautiful designs. The season will consist of 12 plays performed over four venues a?' the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay, the Drama Theatre and Playhouse Theatre at the Sydney Opera House, and Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.