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THE INHERITANCE Comes to Sydney in November
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2024

Matthew Lopez’s blockbuster play, The Inheritance, will premiere in Sydney following hit seasons on the West End and Broadway, four Tony and four Olivier Awards including Best Play. This two-part epic reimagines E.M. Forster’s Howards End as a contemporary portrait of New York’s gay community.

THE VISITORS, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and More Take Home Sydney Theatre Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024

The winners of the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on 29 January 2024 at a star-studded ceremony, with 30 Awards presented, shared between 15 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2023.

REVIEW: Nevil Shute's Apocalyptic Novel ON THE BEACH, Adapted For Stage By Tommy Murphy, Retains A Relevance In The 21st Century.
by Jade Kops - Jul 25, 2023

Director Kip Williams delivers a captivating production of Tommy Murphy’s adaptation Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel ON THE BEACH.

REVIEW: Epic Ambitions Run Parallel The Everyday Aspirations As Two Groups Of Stories, Over A Century Apart Play Out In DO NOT GO GENTLE.
by Jade Kops - Jun 4, 2023

Patricia Cornelius’ 2011 NSW Premier’s Literary Award For Drama winning DO NOT GO GENTLE is presented with stunning effect by Director Paige Rattray. 

Cast Announced For Mainstage Debut Of Patricia Cornelius' DO NOT GO GENTLE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2023

An all-star cast featuring Peter Carroll, Vanessa Downing, John Gaden, Philip Quast and Brigid Zengeni will bring to life the long-overdue mainstage debut of Patricia Cornelius' Do Not Go Gentle directed by STC's Paige Rattray (Death of a Salesman, Triple X) at Roslyn Packer Theatre this May.

Sydney Theatre Company Launches 2023 Season with 16 Productions Championing Australian Playwriting
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 8, 2022

For the first time since the pandemic began, Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams has announced a full season of 16 productions for 2023 which he says will 'see the Company operating at full steam and offer an amazing breadth of theatrical experiences'.

STC Launches 2023 Season With 16 Productions That Champion Australian Playwriting
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022

For the first time since the pandemic began, Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams has announced a full season of 16 productions for 2023 which he says will 'see the Company operating at full steam and offer an amazing breadth of theatrical experiences'.

GRAND HORIZONS Returns For Encore Season at STC This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2022

Legends of the stage and screen – John Bell and Linda Cropper – will return to the Sydney Theatre Company stage from February 18 for a limited encore season of critically acclaimed production Grand Horizons at Roslyn Packer Theatre.

BWW REVIEW: Identity, Independence And The Need To See The Whole Person Plays Out In GRAND HORIZONS
by Jade Kops - Jun 14, 2021

Bess Wohl’s domestic comedy GRAND HORIZONS seeks to show the need to see our family members as more than the domestic relationship but rather real complete people. 

John Bell and Linda Cropper Will Lead STC's GRAND HORIZONS
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2021

Stage legends John Bell and Linda Cropper lead an exceptional cast in Sydney Theatre Company's production of the Broadway comedy Grand Horizons - which is having its Australian premiere at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in June.

BWW REVIEW: WICKED SISTERS is a complex contemporary study of survival of the fittest in the framework of the female experience.
by Jade Kops - Nov 13, 2020

Alma De Groen’s WICKED SISTERS, returns to Griffin Theatre under Nadia Tass’ direction 18 years after it’s premiere in 2002. 

Griffin Theatre Company Ends 2020 With WICKED SISTERS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2020

To close out 2020, Griffin Theatre Company will be presenting the great revenge tragi-comedy Wicked Sisters at the Seymour Centre's Reginald Theatre from 6th November to 12th December.

BWW REVIEW: The Importance Understanding Your Own Worth Independent Of Anyone Else Is Explored In THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
by Jade Kops - Feb 11, 2020

Under award winning director Paige Rattray's considered eye, Sydney Theatre Company opens their 2020 season with Terence Rattigan's THE DEEP BLUE SEA.

Sydney Theatre Company Presents THE DEEP BLUE SEA
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2019

STC Associate Director Paige Rattray will direct a stellar cast including Marta Dusseldop, Fayssal Bazzi and Paul Capsis in the Terrance Rattigan classic The Deep Blue Sea, opening at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in February 2020.

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE Comes to State Theatre Company South Australia
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2019

Following hit seasons across Australia, the provocative, laugh-out-loud Aussie rom-com Black Is The New White will finally come to State Theatre Company South Australia in November, with renowned actor Miranda Tapsell leading an all-star cast.

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE Extends Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2019

Due to popular demand, the Melbourne season of Black is the New White has been extended until November 9, with four new performances added.

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.

Griffin Theatre Company Announces 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2019

In 2020 Griffin Theatre Company celebrates the 50th birthday of the Stables Theatre and presents a Main Season of five plays featuring fresh new perspectives, heartbreak, adventure and life-affirming joy.

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE Comes to Perth
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2019

Black Swan is excited to present the razor sharp smash-hit romantic comedy Black is the New White.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall Presents ST KILDA
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2019