Sydney Theatre Company Presents CHALKFACE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022
Australia's primary education system will be put under the microscope, and teachers working “at the chalkface” saluted in Angela Betzien's satirical staffroom comedy Chalkface, playing Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House from 15 September.
Review: CHALKFACE at Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - Aug 10, 2022
In a late career change, I gained a degree in Adult and Vocational Education, and then a post-graduate degree in Secondary Education, leading to several years of relief and contract teaching in music and drama for a number of high schools. I was, therefore, looking forward to State Theatre Company's latest production, Chalkface, a black comedy written by Australian playwright, Angela Betzien, produced in conjunction with the Sydney Theatre Company. One of their Resident Directors, Jessica Arthur, directed this hilarious co-production.
Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires RISING WOLF
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 7, 2021
This is the first of the journeys that assault her mind and her senses, pinning her down in anguish only to emerge connected to abilities that define who she truly is.
Winners For 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards Announced
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2019
At a star-studded ceremony tonight, the winners of the 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced, with 34 Awards presented, shared between 16 productions which played in Sydney during the calendar year of 2018. Over 450 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the York Theatre at the Seymour Centre to celebrate.
Andrew Bovell is the New STC Patrick White Playwrights' Fellow
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2017
Andrew Bovell, one of Australia's foremost playwrights, is the new STC Patrick White Playwrights' Fellow, it was announced tonight, 26 May 2017, at a special event at Sydney Theatre Company (STC) as part of the Sydney Writers Festival.
THE PRESENT Launches Digital Lottery Today
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017
The Sydney Theatre Company production of THE PRESENT announces a digital lottery beginning today, Wednesday, February 15. The digital lottery will be powered by Shubert Ticketing through the Telecharge Digital Lottery platform, which provides theatregoers access to affordable tickets through multiple social networks.
Photo Flash: First Look at Cate Blanchett & Company in THE PRESENT on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 9, 2017
Andrew Upton's new adaptation ofAnton Chekhov's first play, Platonov,The Present opened just last night at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE PRESENT features the Sydney Theatre Company cast of 13, each making their Broadway debut, including Cate Blanchett (Anna) and Richard Roxburgh (Mikhail).
Photo Coverage: Cate Blanchett & Company Celebrate Opening Night of THE PRESENT!
by Walter McBride - Jan 9, 2017
Andrew Upton's new adaptation ofAnton Chekhov's first play, Platonov,The Present opened just last night at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE PRESENT features the Sydney Theatre Company cast of 13, each making their Broadway debut, including Cate Blanchett (Anna) and Richard Roxburgh (Mikhail).
BWW Review: Gifted Cate Blanchett Adds Life To THE PRESENT
by Michael Dale - Jan 9, 2017
Those introspective, philosophical, womanizing man-children who inhabit the oeuvre of Anton Chekhov tend to be annoying bores, so even though the unpublished manuscript discovered after the playwright's death has been posthumously named after, its leading man, Platonov, it's no surprise that it's the leading lady who gets all the juicy material.
THE PRESENT, Starring Cate Blanchett, Opens on Broadway this Sunday!
by BWW News Desk - Jan 6, 2017
The Sydney Theatre Company production of THE PRESENT opens Sunday, January 8. Andrew Upton's new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's first play, Platonov, THE PRESENT is directed by John Crowley at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 19, 2017.