New Theatre Announces Sydney Fringe Offerings
By: Tyler Peterson Aug. 21, 2015
New Theatre is proud to once again be partnering with the Sydney Fringe Festival to present a program of exciting and varied works produced by some of Australia's most innovative theatre makers.
We've curated a season of seven productions ranging across drama, musical theatre, comedy and dance, and featuring the Australian premieres of works from UK, Africa and local writers. New Theatre is also acting as lead producer for two of the shows.
Here's what's in store at New Theatre for the Sydney Fringe Festival during September:
UNDER MILK WOOD
By Dylan Thomas
Adapted and directed by Owen Elsley
Music by Owen Elsley
Produced by Tiny Horse Theatre
14, 16, 19, 20 September
Welcome to the bustling Welsh fishing village of Lllareggub and the day-to-day life and dreams of the charming, eccentric inhabitants. Based on Dylan Thomas' ground-breaking 1954 radio play, this bold new theatrical interpretation with original music features a small ensemble cast playing over 60 characters. Full details: http://bit.ly/1K9PLBq
SHAKESPEARE TONIGHT
By Paul Wilson and Tim Ferguson
Directed by Pete Maliki
Produced by Shakespeare Tonight
15, 17, 18, 19 September
Imagining that Shakespeare is living and writing today: Hamlet has opened to mixed reviews and Bill is making his first ever TV appearance, pitted against his great rival Frank Bacon in a tonight show slug-fest. Which of these literary heavyweights will reign supreme? Full details: http://bit.ly/1hul2Eg
JAMESTOWN
Directed and choreographed by Patrick 'Lucky' Lartey
Produced by Jamestown Collective
Australian premiere
17, 18, 20 September
Inspired by the sights and sounds of Ghana, West Africa, this production takes everyday objects and incorporates them into an explosive performance of percussion, acrobatics and dance, involving the audience on a sensory journey of co-creation interacting with the performers as it happens. Full details: http://bit.ly/1PCNaAa
DR MCCARB'S INDEPENDENT SURGICAL HOSPITAL ON THE HILL
Book by Michael Heming, music & lyrics by Maria Alfonsine
Directed by Michael Heming and Maria Alfonsine
Produced by Ostribian Theatre
Australian premiere
16, 19, 20, 25 September
Dr McCarb's institution is well known for its success with even the most difficult of medical cases. But when the Department of Health performs an inspection, will the unconventional methods allow the hospital to keep its license? A new Horror/Comedy musical. Full details: http://bit.ly/1JupJKA
A SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC
Written and directed by Robert Boddington and Anthony Sandler
Produced by Robert Boddington and Jetpack Theatre Collective
Australian premiere
21 & 26 September
A tale of love, mischief and misunderstandings, in the fine tradition of British farce, that has absolutely nothing to do with A Midsummer Night's Dream despite the presence of lovelorn youths and a country setting. Full details: http://bit.ly/1PCNDCE
BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES
By Gareth Farr
Directed by Deborah Mulhall
Produced by New Theatre
Australian premiere
22, 23, 24, 26 September
Carl's a misfit. The army seems like his ticket to freedom. But the army takes him to Afghanistan. And when he comes home it is not as a war hero but as a changed man. This award-winning British play is an arresting, angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning to a world they no longer know how to cope with and a society that does not know how to cope with them. Full details: http://bit.ly/1TWXLMn
SLUT
By Patricia Cornelius
Directed by Natarsha Wrensted
Produced by New Theatre
Sydney premiere
22, 23, 24, 25 September
Only girls get called sluts. And sometimes girls try to own it. But in the end they'll be worn down by it, no matter how much a girl thinks her life's her own and she can do whatever she wants. Winner of the 2009 Awgie Young Audience Award and Richard Wherrett Award, this is a tough and honest depiction of the cruel culture of victim-blaming and slut-shaming. Full details: http://bit.ly/1K9PYEU
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