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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – May 2026 Saviour - Griffin Theatre Company - May 24
DESCRIPTION:The Play \nSaving lives. Sending aid. Swiping right. Just another day at SAVIOR International. \nA typhoon hits the Philippines and local project officer Michelle lands her dream assignment. It’s her first time co-ordinating a global relief effort for a sleek American NGO. A chance to change lives\, to be the changemaker she always dreamed of!  All she has to do is smash her KPIs and avoid her chaotic bestie\, Janna—who’s just set Michelle up with her first ever Tinder profile. “Nerd girl seeks fact boi for hot data sesh”. \nThen\, Michelle’s phone blows up with blonde-haired\, blue-eyed faces. The Americans have arrived. Soon\, rooftop parties replace field work and the humanitarian response devolves into a bureaucratic mess – led by her smooth-talking new boss\, who’s as morally flexible as he is sexy. \nAs the lines between charity and self-interest blur\, Michelle is forced to choose between her ambition\, her conscience\, and her country. \nInspired by her own time working for NGOs in the Philippines\, playwright/comic\, Happy Feraren\, brings first-hand insight and fearless wit to this whip-smart satire. Utopia meets The White Lotus\, SAVIOR skewers the ego\, excess and ethical gymnastics of corporate humanitarianism. \nDATE: Sunday 24 May 2026 \nTIME: 5:30pm to approx. 7:30pm \nNOTE THE VENUE: Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs\, 25 Belvoir St\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010. The Griffin Theatre performances are being held at Belvoir this year during renovations to the Griffin building. \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Griffin Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au or Tel 9361 3817 \nCherry and Lou-anne have purchased general admission tickets. \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us for pre-theatre drink and snack in the Belvoir foyer bar from 4:30 pm. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com and \nCC to Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com    BY 14 May 2026 \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking ahead in 2026 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2026\,the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2026 are listed in SWIC website News section. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com or Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-may-2026-saviour-griffin-theatre-company-may-24/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – April 2026 Sistren - Griffin Theatre Company - April 26
DESCRIPTION:The Play \nIsla and Violet are a ‘lethal combination’. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that’s an insult. They think it’s a cute name for a girl group. \nToo-smart\, too precocious and way too outspoken\, it’s no surprise when these self-proclaimed soulmates are separated until the end of the year. But the world outside their South London school is a divisive one for a cisgender Caribbean diva and her ‘Ethel Cain adjacent’ transgender bestie. As their cosmic connection is tested\, one key question arises—will Isla and Violet be pulled apart\, or will they reign supreme? \nSISTREN is that rarest of things: a play that feels like a true original. Chaotic\, sprawling\, yet laser-focused\, it’s like chugging five cans of Red Bull then doomscrolling with YouTube. The blazingly talented performer\, Iolanthe\, (Seven methods of killing Kylie Jenner) makes her playwriting debut\, sharing the stage with her IRL bestie\, the extra-ordinary\, Janet Anderson (Orlando\, Overflow) under the sharp direction of Ian Michael (Stolen\, Picnic at Hanging Rock). \nDATE: Sunday 26 April 2026 \nTIME: 5:30pm to approx. 7:30pm \nNOTE THE VENUE: Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs\, 25 Belvoir St\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010. The Griffin Theatre performances are being held at Belvoir this year during renovations to the Griffin building. \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Griffin Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au or Tel 9361 3817 \nCherry and Lou-anne have purchased general admission tickets. \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us for pre-theatre drink and snack in the Belvoir foyer bar from 4:30 pm. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com and \nCC to Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com BY 9 April 2026 \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking ahead in 2026 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2026\, the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2026 are listed in SWIC website News section. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com or Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-april-2026-sistren-griffin-theatre-company-april-19/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – March 2026 The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin – Griffin Theatre Company - March 22
DESCRIPTION:The Play \nA landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where it first sprung to inglorious life. \nSteve J. Spears’\, The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin scandalised and mesmerised in equal measure when it premiered in 1976—touring across the world and collecting awards everywhere it ventured. Now\, on its 50th anniversary\, Simon Burke takes on the towering role that Gordon Chater made infamous. \nRobert O’Brien is an elocution teacher whose career is going nowhere fast. Stuck in a dreary cycle of diaphragm exercises and She-Sells-Seashells\, every evening he escapes into extravagant fantasies of seducing Mick Jagger. \nThen\, a new student arrives. Benjamin Franklin\, a 12-year-old acting prodigy with a stutter\, a pack-a-day smoking habit and some unsettling curiosities about his middle-aged voice teacher. With half of Toorak already suspicious of their flamboyant neighbour\, a ticking time bomb is lit. \nDirected by Artistic Director Declan Greene (Naturism\, The Lewis Trilogy)\, this revival is a riotous\, razor-edged tragicomedy and harrowing portrait of persecution. Half a century on\, it’s just as urgent—and unsettling—as ever. \nDATE: Sunday 22 March 2026 \nTIME: 5:30pm to approx. 7:30pm \nNOTE THE VENUE: Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs\, 25 Belvoir St\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010. The Griffin Theatre performances are being held at Belvoir this year during renovations to the Griffin building. \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Griffin Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au or Tel 9361 3817 \nCherry and Lou-anne have purchased general admission tickets. \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us for pre-theatre drink and snack in the Belvoir foyer bar from 4:30 pm. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com and \nCC to Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com BY 12 March 2026 \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking ahead in 2026 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2026\, the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2026 are listed in SWIC website News section. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com or Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-march-2026-the-elocution-of-benjamin-franklin-griffin-theatre-company-march-22/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – February 2026 Purpose– Sydney Theatre Company February 9
DESCRIPTION:The Play \nAn influential African American family stands firmly on the highest pedestal of American politics; producing congressmen\, celebrity pastors and civil rights leaders. But when their estranged\, youngest son\, Nazareth\, returns home with an uninvited house guest\, decades of secrets and unresolved tensions threaten to topple their empire. \nMost awarded new American play of 2025\, Purpose is a ‘merciless dissection of hypocrisy – you may have trouble catching your breath from laughing so hard. \nFeaturing actors Deni Gordon\, Markus Hamilton\, Tinashe Mangwana and Sisi Stringer. \nDATE: Monday 9 February 2026 \nTIME: 6:30pm to 9:30pm \nVENUE: Sydney Theatre Company\, Wharf 1 Theatre\, at Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW 2000 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Sydney Theatre Company Box Office at boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au or Tel 9250 1777 \nCherry and Lou-anne have purchased tickets N8\, N9 Balcony \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us for pre-theatre meal at 4:45 pm at the new Wharf Restaurant and Bar. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com and \nCC to Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com BY 1 February 2026 \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking ahead in 2026 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2026\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2026. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com or Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nDescription\nTheatre\nTime\nSeats (Convenors)\n\n\n22 March \n(Sunday)\nThe Elocution of Benjamin Franklin \nCast starring: \nSimon Burke\nA landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where if first sprung to inglorious life. This revival is a riotous\, razor-edged tragicomedy and harrowing portrait of persecution.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n19 April (Sunday )\nSistren\nSistren is that rarest of things: a play that feels like a true original. Chaotic\, sprawling\, yet laser – focused\, it’s like chugging five cans of Red Bull\, then doom-scrolling with YouTube. It’s Cosmic\, Outspoken\, Fab.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n24 May (Sunday)\nSavior\nA typhoon hits the Philippines and local project officer\, Michelle\, lands her dream assignment. It’s her first time co-ordinating a global relief effort for a sleek American NGO. Satire. Disaster. Tinder.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n21 June (Sunday)\nThe Roommate \nCast of 2 includes \nLucy Bell\nA dark comedy about two very different women\, who clash\, reinvent themselves and discover that sometimes the biggest risk is opening the door to change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n5:00pm\nC13\, C14\n\n\n26 July (Sunday)\nDoubt: A Parable \nCast includes: \nSam Worthington and Pamela Rabe\nStage and screen icons Sam Worthington and Pamela Rabe go head-to -head in one of the most iconic and electrifying plays of the 21st century. A drama wrestling with the gaps between belief and truth…\nSydney Theatre Co \nRoslyn Packer Theatre\n2:00pm\nC22\, C23 Circle\n\n\n30 August \n(Sunday)\nRunt \nFrom the novel by Craig Silvey\nFor anyone aged 8 to 108\, Craig Silvey’s funny and touching tale of the hoops all of us – human and canine – must jump through. It’s a tale of the small taking on the mighty.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n5:00pm\nD17\,D18\n\n\n8 September (Tuesday)\nHousework \nCast: \nWith Susie Youssef (Deadloch\, The Project)\, Emily Taheny (Mad as Hell) and the multi-talented Indira Naidoo\nBrought to brilliant life by some of Australia’s most beloved comic actors\, Housework follows a group of political dynamos through the back stabbing and backroom deals of a high-stakes sitting week in Canberra\, whilst balancing family crises just as frantic.\nSydney Theatre Co Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre\n7:30pm\nT12\, T13 Stalls\n\n\n22 October (Thursday)\nThe Year in Tatters \nCast includes: \nAndrew Hansen (The Chaser)\, Mark Humphries (7.30)\, Chris Taylor (The Chaser) and Christie Whelan Browne (Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell)\nThe revue tradition returns to Sydney as four of Australia’s sharpest comedic performers cast a satirical eye over the highs and lows of 2026! \nAnd they fearlessly skewer the year in politics\, culture and everything in between. \n  \n \nEnsemble Theatre\n8:15pm\nD41\, D42\n\n\n9 November (Monday)\nStrong is the New Pretty  \nWritten by the celebrated Australian playwright\, Suzie Miller\, who wrote RBG\, Of Many\, One\, Prima Facie and Inter Alia\, Suzie Miller.\nIn 2010\, an official report into the state of Australian Rules Football recommended the creation of a national women’s league. Seven years later\, the AFLW was born. This is the untold story of how the league went from a pipe dream to a sensation the sports world could no longer ignore.\nSydney Theatre Co Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre\n6:30pm\nQ16\, Q17 Stalls\n\n\n2 December (Wednesday)\nThe Gospel According to Paul. (The Second Coming) \n  \n \nExploring the former PM’s political achievements and personal obsessions\, The Gospel According to Paul shines light on a man who approached economics as an artform\, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our past.\nSydney Theatre Co \nWharf 1 Theatre\n7:30pm\nM11\, M12 Balcony
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-february-2026-purpose-sydney-theatre-company-february-9/
LOCATION:Wharf Theatre\, Hickson Rd\, Walsh Bay\, NSW\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – January 2026 The Social Ladder – Ensemble Theatre  - January 31
DESCRIPTION:For our first Theatre Group outing in 2026 join us for The Social Ladder. \nThe Story \nKatie doesn’t want a taste of the high life — she wants a seat at the table. When she invites elite Sydney power couple and art collecting heavyweights\, Charles (Andrew McFarlane) and Catherine Mallory over for dinner\, Katie’s all in. She’s betting big on charm\, fine wine and a jaw-dropping painting she’s hired to add a stroke of “wow” to the walls. She’s got one chance to climb the social ladder\, and she’s not about to waste it. \nAs drinks flow and polite facades start to crack\, the evening unravels into a night of lies\, cover ups and social desperation. \nThe Director – David Williamson \nWith his signature ‘satirical bite’\, David Williamson AO dissects the fragile performance of status and the outrageous lengths we’ll go to just to be seen. This is a world premiere. \nCast of 6 includes Mandy Bishop\, Sarah Chadwick\, Andrew McFarlane\, Matt Minto. \nDATE: Saturday 31 January 2026\nTIME: 3pm to 5pm \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Ensemble Box Office at boxoffice@ensemble.com.au or Tel 8918 3400\nCherry and Lou-anne have purchased tickets A17\, A18 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us at the Ensemble Foyer Bar\, which opens one hour before performance start time\, unless we are successful in getting a table in the restaurant post-performance. \nPOST-PERFORMANCE (Optional): We are on a waiting list for an early dinner at Bayly’s Restaurant at the Ensemble. We will know closer to the time if we can get a table. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com and \nCC to Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com BY 21 January 2026 \n  \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking ahead in 2026 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2026\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2026. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com or Lou-anne Folder at louanfol@gmail.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nDescription\nTheatre\nTime\nSeats (Convenors)\n\n\n9 February (Monday)\nPurpose \nFeaturing actors \nDeni Gordon\, Markus Hamilton\, Tinashe Mangwana and Sisi Stringer\nMost awarded new American play of 2025\, Purpose is a ‘merciless dissection of hypocrisy – you may have trouble catching your breath from laughing so hard.’\nSydney Theatre Co. \nWharf 1 Theatre\n6:30pm\nN8\, N9 Balcony\n\n\n22 March \n(Sunday)\nThe Elocution of Benjamin Franklin \nCast starring: \nSimon Burke\nA landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where if first sprung to inglorious life. This revival is a riotous\, razor-edged tragicomedy and harrowing portrait of persecution.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n19 April (Sunday )\nSistren\nSistren is that rarest of things: a play that feels like a true original. Chaotic\, sprawling\, yet laser – focused\, it’s like chugging five cans of Red Bull\, then doom-scrolling with YouTube. It’s Cosmic\, Outspoken\, Fab.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n24 May (Sunday)\nSavior\nA typhoon hits the Philippines and local project officer\, Michelle\, lands her dream assignment. It’s her first time co-ordinating a global relief effort for a sleek American NGO. Satire. Disaster. Tinder.\nBelvoir St Theatre in downstairs theatre – Griffin is temporarily housed here.\n5:30pm\nGeneral Admission\n\n\n21 June (Sunday)\nThe Roommate \nCast of 2 includes \nLucy Bell\nA dark comedy about two very different women\, who clash\, reinvent themselves and discover that sometimes the biggest risk is opening the door to change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n5:00pm\nC13\, C14\n\n\n26 July (Sunday)\nDoubt: A Parable \nCast includes: \nSam Worthington and Pamela Rabe\nStage and screen icons Sam Worthington and Pamela Rabe go head-to -head in one of the most iconic and electrifying plays of the 21st century. A drama wrestling with the gaps between belief and truth…\nSydney Theatre Co \nRoslyn Packer Theatre\n2:00pm\nC22\, C23 Circle\n\n\n30 August \n(Sunday)\nRunt \nFrom the novel by Craig Silvey\nFor anyone aged 8 to 108\, Craig Silvey’s funny and touching tale of the hoops all of us – human and canine – must jump through. It’s a tale of the small taking on the mighty.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n5:00pm\nD17\,D18\n\n\n8 September (Tuesday)\nHousework \nCast: \nWith Susie Youssef (Deadloch\, The Project)\, Emily Taheny (Mad as Hell) and the multi-talented Indira Naidoo\nBrought to brilliant life by some of Australia’s most beloved comic actors\, Housework follows a group of political dynamos through the back stabbing and backroom deals of a high-stakes sitting week in Canberra\, whilst balancing family crises just as frantic.\nSydney Theatre Co Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre\n7:30pm\nT12\, T13 Stalls\n\n\n22 October (Thursday)\nThe Year in Tatters \nCast includes: \nAndrew Hansen (The Chaser)\, Mark Humphries (7.30)\, Chris Taylor (The Chaser) and Christie Whelan Browne (Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell)\nThe revue tradition returns to Sydney as four of Australia’s sharpest comedic performers cast a satirical eye over the highs and lows of 2026! \nAnd they fearlessly skewer the year in politics\, culture and everything in between. \n  \n \nEnsemble Theatre\n8:15pm\nD41\, D42\n\n\n9 November (Monday)\nStrong is the New Pretty  \nWritten by the celebrated Australian playwright\, Suzie Miller\, who wrote RBG\, Of Many\, One\, Prima Facie and Inter Alia\, Suzie Miller.\nIn 2010\, an official report into the state of Australian Rules Football recommended the creation of a national women’s league. Seven years later\, the AFLW was born. This is the untold story of how the league went from a pipe dream to a sensation the sports world could no longer ignore.\nSydney Theatre Co Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre\n6:30pm\nQ16\, Q17 Stalls\n\n\n2 December (Wednesday)\nThe Gospel According to Paul. (The Second Coming) \n  \n \nExploring the former PM’s political achievements and personal obsessions\, The Gospel According to Paul shines light on a man who approached economics as an artform\, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our past.\nSydney Theatre Co \nWharf 1 Theatre\n7:30pm\nM11\, M12 Balcony
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-january-2026-the-social-ladder-ensemble-theatre-january-31/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – December 2025 – Murder for Two – Hayes Theatre Co - NOTE CHANGE OF PLAY
DESCRIPTION:For our final Theatre Group outing for 2025 join us for Murder for Two Christmas Edition.\nThe Story\nIt’s Christmas Eve. Officer Marcus Moscowicz is a small-town cop with big-time detective dreams. When Great American Novelist Arthur Whitney is shot dead at\nhis own Christmas-birthday party (yep\, he’s a Christmas baby)\, Marcus jumps at the chance to solve the case before the real detective arrives—and while the eggnog’s still chilled. \nWhodunit?? Was it Whitney’s terminally dramatic widow? The glacial prima ballerina? That overly friendly psychiatrist with a suspicious amount of Christmas\ncheer? One thing’s for sure: someone made the naughty list.\nHear from the Director – Richard Carroll\n“It’s been quite a ride taking this brilliant\, inventive and hilarious show around the country over the past few years\, seeing audiences embrace it everywhere we’ve\nplayed. Now it’s pretty special for us to return to the place it started\, with the two original cast members\, Maverick Newman and Gabbi Bolt\, for an encore\nChristmas season.”\nTIME: 7pm\nVENUE: Hayes Theatre Company\, 19 Greenknowe Ave\, Elizabeth Bay\nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Hayes Box Office at boxoffice@hayestheatre.com.au or Tel 8065 7337\nConvenor Cherry Spoor has purchased tickets B7\, B8\nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Hayes Theatre Bar & Foyer is open one hour before the show and at interval.\nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-december-2025-merry-bright-hayes-theatre-co/
LOCATION:Hayes Theatre Company\, 19 Greenknowe Avenue\, Elizabeth Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2011\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherry Spoor":MAILTO:bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251118T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251118T220000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 18 November 2025 – Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ - Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Sarah Goodes \n‘Sparks fly in this thrilling new production.’ The Guardian  \nA leading figure in American theatre and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes\, Edward Albee’s most famous play is a wild\, brainy and explosive evocation of love\, marriage and everything in between. \nLogie Award-winner Kat Stewart (Martha) takes to the STC stage with real-life husband David Whiteley (George) in an exquisite new production of Edward Albee’s explosive classic. After a university faculty party\, Martha and George lure an unwitting younger couple\, Nick (Harvey Zielinski) and Honey (Emily Goddard)\, into their bitter and frustrated relationship. Their marriage has been defined by the accumulation of small disappointments\, and tonight they’re all coming out with a vengeance. \nApprox. duration 3 hr 15 mins (including 2 intervals)\nContent Frequent course language\, mature themes\, herbal cigarettes \nDATE: Tuesday 18 November 2025 \nTIME: 6.30pm \nVENUE: Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay NSW 2000 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.sydneytheatrecompany.com \nCherry has purchased seats C23 and C24 \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at ‘The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf’. Please advise if you are interested in participating. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com by 12 November 2025 as we will need to book a table. \n************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \nSWIC Theatre Group Program 2025 \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n9 December \n(Tuesday)\nMurder for Two\nA whodunit murder mystery for Christmas time\nHayes Theatre Co\n7pm\n B7\, B8
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-18-november-2025-edward-albees-whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-roslyn-packer-theatre-stc/
LOCATION:Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251021T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251021T204500
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 21 October 2025 – ‘The Shiralee’ – STC (Drama Theatre\, Opera House)
DESCRIPTION:By D’Arcy Niland\nAdapted for the stage by Kate Mulvany\nDirected by Jessica Arthur \nA love song to the open road and a father-daughter bond that blooms in a harsh and unforgiving world. \nBathed in the golden light of an outback sunset\, this epic Australian classic comes to the stage for the first time\, adapted by Kate Mulvany – the renowned actor and playwright behind The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two and Playing Beatie Bow. The Shiralee combines a ranging and poetic story of life and love on the margins with a spectacular cast featuring Mulvany herself\, Josh McConville\, Aaron Pedersen and Ziggy Resnick. \nMacauley (McConville) is a rugged swagman who roams the highways and byways of mid-century Australia\, taking on odd jobs to survive. Buster (Resnick) is Macauley’s young daughter\, living with her separated mother Marge (Mulvany)\, in a neglectful home in Sydney. When Macauley discovers Buster’s circumstances he takes her on the road with him\, despite his hesitations around fatherhood. Over the course of their travels\, Macauley begins to develop a deep connection with his daughter\, and Buster soon discovers her voice in a strange and vast new world. \nApprox. duration 2 hr 10 mins (including interval)\nContent Strong language\, mature themes including violence\, alcohol and drug addiction \nDATE: Tuesday 21 October 2025 \nTIME: 6.30pm \nVENUE: Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on \n Cherry has purchased tickets J20 and J21 \nPRE-THEATRE: (Optional): Meet in the foyer of the Drama Theatre at 5.30pm for Drinks/Snacks \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrenna@yahoo.com) BY 15 October 2025 if you plan to join us for pre-theatre refreshments. \n  \n*************************************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. \nNewcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n  \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n9 December \n(Tuesday)\nMurder for Two\nA Whodunit murder mystery for Christmas time\nHayes Theatre Co\n 7pm\n B7\, B8
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-21-october-2025-the-shiralee-stc-drama-theatre-opera-house/
LOCATION:Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherry Spoor":MAILTO:bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250909T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250909T213000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 9 September 2025 – ‘True West’ – Ensemble Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Set against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard’s play is a wickedly funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry. \nForty miles east of Los Angeles\, Austin has found a writing oasis in his mother’s empty home while she’s abroad. His latest film project has the potential to sell big in Hollywood. In the peace and quiet of the desert\, he taps away at his typewriter — until the silence is shattered by his wayward brother Lee\, stumbling unexpectedly through the door. As they fight for control over each other\, the pair are swept up in a volatile tornado of flared tempers\, resentment and self-loathing destruction. \nSam Shepard pits brother against brother in this critically acclaimed and muscular exploration of masculinity in America. Directed by Iain Sinclair (The Caretaker)\, this is a timeless modern classic not to be missed. \nDATE: Tuesday 9 September 2025 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nConvenor Cherry Spoor has purchased tickets B29\, B30 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry for pre-theatre dinner at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex). \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 2 September 2025\, stating that you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n9 December \n(Tuesday)\nMurder for Two\nA whodunit murder mystery at Christmas time\nHayes Theatre Co\n 7pm\n B7\, B8
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-9-september-2025-true-west-ensemble-theatre/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250907T183000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 7 September 2025 – ‘Orlando’ – Belvoir St Theatre - NOTE Changed date
DESCRIPTION:Virginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation. \nOrlando is young\, rich and handsome. A courtier in the time of Elizabeth\, he sets out in search of love\, life\, and a fabulous destiny – but he has to travel through 400 years to find it. He dashes through time\, from wars and revolutions\, to the decadence of the Restoration and the rise of industrial capitalism under Queen Victoria\, to modernity – and as the world changes\, so does Orlando. Who are they – woman? man? or something which defies all the old orders? \n‘This is a bold new version of Woolf’s cheekiest\, most brilliant creation from creators Elsie Yager and Carissa Licciardello. It’s a visionary text\, a century old\, pinging with ideas about very present themes – gender\, imperialism\, nature\, technology – and this fresh team of game-changing artists are\, in some ways\, the very people Woolf and her Orlando dreamed of: Shannen Alyce Quan\, Nyx Calder and Janet Anderson. One for those who like their theatre theatrical and want to see the world through a new lens.’ – Eamon \nDATE: Sunday 7 September 2025 \nTIME: 6.30pm \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir Street Theatre\, Gadigal Country\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nCherry has purchased tickets C39 and C40 \nPRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 5.30pm before the performance \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com) BY 25 August 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments. \n**************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid  \nof Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\nTBC December\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n  \n  \nTBC\n  \n  \nTBC
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-31-august-2025-orlando-belvoir-st-theatre/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250710T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250710T213000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group –10 July 2025 – ‘The Spare Room’ – Belvoir St Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Based on Helen Garner’s novel\, starring Judy Davis as Helen and Elizabeth Alexander as Nicola\, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre. \nWhen Helen’s old friend\, Nicola\, comes to town for treatment\, it only makes sense she should stay in the spare room. Nicola has put her faith in a shady alternative cancer clinic\, and Helen is determined to be her brilliant friend and carer no matter what. But as the sleepless nights rack up\, a short stay in the spare room becomes a loving\, maddening battle for life. \nEnjoy what will be empathy\, emotional honesty\, hawk-eyed detail\, and perfect prose. \nGET IN QUICK. \nDATE: Thursday 10 July 2025 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir Street Theatre\, Gadigal Country\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nCherry has purchased tickets F35 and F36 \nPRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 6.30pm before the performance \nRSVP TO:  Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 5 July 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments. \n**************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact  Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n10 December (Tuesday)\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n TBC\n TBC
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-10-july-2025-the-spare-room-belvoir-st-theatre/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250625T181500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250625T200000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 25 June 2025 – ‘The Half-Life of Marie Curie’ – Ensemble Theatre
DESCRIPTION:AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE \nWritten with heart and humour\, Lauren Gunderson — America’s most-produced living playwright — perfectly captures the resilience and determination that define true pioneers and the enduring friendship of two remarkable women devoted to scientific and social change. \nWhen two Nobel Prizes prove inadequate armour against a scandalous affair\, Marie Curie turns to fellow scientist and trusted confidant Hertha Ayrton for literal and emotional sanctuary. Together they weather the storm of heartbreak\, public scrutiny\, and self-doubt. \nAt its core\, The Half-Life of Marie Curie radiates the enduring power of female friendship. \nTHIS IS BOUND TO BE A WINNER SO GET IN EARLY. \nDATE: Wednesday 25 June 2025 \nTIME: 6.15pm (90 minutes\, no interval) \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nConvenor  Cherry Spoor has purchased tickets B15 and B16 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Cherry after the show for a post-theatre dinner at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex). \nRSVP TO:  Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 15 June 2025\, stating that you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact  Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n10 July (Thursday)\nThe Spare Room\nBased on Helen Garner’s novel\, starring Judy Davis and Elizabeth Alexander\, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 7.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n9 December (Tuesday)\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n TBC\n TBC
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-25-june-2025-the-half-life-of-marie-curie-ensemble-theatre/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherry Spoor":MAILTO:bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
GEO:-33.8451668;151.215228
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250527T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250527T203000
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CREATED:20241203T064000Z
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 27 May 2025 – ‘The Wrong Gods’ – Belvoir St Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A gripping new play from S. Shakthidharan (Counting and Cracking\, The Jungle and the Sea) and co-directed by Hannah Goodwin\, The Wrong Gods melds a mother-and-daughter struggle with the economics of progress\, asking\, what are we worshipping? And what price will we pay? \nIn a valley in India\, paintings on a cave wall bear testimony to the presence of people – and their gods – for 50\,000 years. Close by\, Nirmala farms the soil as her ancestors did\, but her daughter Isha wants something more – a city education\, and the opportunity it promises. And there are outsiders in the valley now\, bringing new crops\, new technologies\, new visions of the future. There are new gods loose in the valley. But they are asking Nirmala and her people to pay a heavy price. \nDATE: Tuesday 27 May 2025 \nTIME: 6.30pm \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir Street Theatre\, Gadigal Country\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nCherry has purchased tickets F35 and F36 \nPRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 5.30pm before the performance \nRSVP TO:  Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 20 May 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments. \n**************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact  Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n25 June (Wednesday)\nThe Half-Life of Marie Curie\nAmerican playwright Lauren Gunderson perfectly captures the enduring friendship of two remarkable women devoted to scientific and social change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 6.15pm\n  B15\, B16\n\n\n10 July (Thursday)\nThe Spare Room\n\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n\n\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n7.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n9 December (Tuesday)\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n TBC\n TBC
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-27-may-2025-the-wrong-gods-belvoir-st-theatre/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 15 April 2025 – ‘The Glass Menagerie’ – Ensemble Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by his own turbulent life\, Tennessee Williams’ timeless portrait of a shattered family is one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century.  \nAmanda Wingfield can’t help but dream of the past — a long-gone adolescence of lavish parties and high society suitors. But her present is anything but dazzling. Living in squalor with her two adult children Tom and Laura\, the bills are piling up and pressure to secure the Wingfield family’s future is swelling. Will a gentleman caller be the answer to their problems? \nWith Blazey Best as the indomitable matriarch Amanda Wingfield\, director Liesel Badorrek reignites Tennessee Williams’ beautifully crafted and devastating slice of life. Don’t miss this classic play that catapulted one of the world’s most lauded storytellers into the global spotlight. \nDATE: Tuesday 15 April 2025 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nCo-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets F44 and F45 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry at 6.00pm for a pre-theatre dinner at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex). \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at Judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com (and cc to Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com) BY 5 April 2025\, stating that you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com and Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n27 May (Tuesday)\nThe Wrong Gods\nS. Shakthidharan models in this small patch of India the impact of capitalism on the planet as a whole.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n  F35\, F36\n\n\n25 June (Wednesday)\nThe Half-Life of Marie Curie\nAmerican Lauren Gunderson perfectly captures the enduring friendship of two remarkable women devoted to scientific and social change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 6.15pm\n B15\, B16\n\n\n10 July (Thursday)\nThe Spare Room\nBased on Helen Garner’s novel\, starring Judy Davis and Elizabeth Alexander\, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 7.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n10 December (Tuesday)\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n TBC\n TBC
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-15-april-2025-the-glass-menagerie-ensemble-theatre/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 18 March 2025 – ‘Song of First Desire’ – Belvoir St Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Set in 1968 and the present\, Song of First Desire was written by Andrew Bovell and first produced by Octubre Productions\, Spain in 2023. \nJorge Muriel and Borja Maestre from the original 2023 cast join Kerry Fox and Sarah Peirse for the English premiere. \nThis is a play of passion\, history and politics\, intimate in its detail and epic in its storytelling. Camelia is losing her grip\, lost between the past and the present as she passes her days in the garden of her Madrid home. Her children employ Alejandro\, a Colombian migrant\, to look after her. But this house isn’t what it seems\, keeping the terrible secrets of history in its stones. As Alejandro’s presence begins to unlock the past\, it shakes a family that has buried its pain – and its country’s – for too long. \nDATE: Tuesday 18 March 2025 \nTIME: 6.30pm \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir Street Theatre\, Gadigal Country\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nJudith and Cherry have purchased tickets F35 and F36 \nPRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 5.30pm before the performance \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com (cc to Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com) BY 11 March 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments. \n**************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com and Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n15 April (Tuesday)\nThe Glass Menagerie\nInspired by his own life\, Tennessee Williams’ timeless 20th C portrait of a shattered family.\nEnsemble Theatre\n  7.30pm\n  C30\, C31\n\n\n27 May (Tuesday)\nThe Wrong Gods\nS. Shakthidharan models in this small patch of India the impact of capitalism on the planet as a whole.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n  F35\, F36\n\n\n25 June (Wednesday)\nThe Half-Life of Marie Curie\nAmerican Lauren Gunderson perfectly captures the enduring friendship of two remarkable women devoted to scientific and social change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 6.15pm\n B15\, B16\n\n\n10 July (Thursday)\nThe Spare Room\nBased on Helen Garner’s novel\, starring Judy Davis and Elizabeth Alexander\, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 7.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24\n\n\n10 December (Tuesday)\nMerry & Bright\nThe incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.\nHayes Theatre Co\n TBC\n TBC\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-18-march-2025-song-of-first-desire-belvoir-st-theatre/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 17 February 2025 – ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ – STC (Drama Theatre\, Opera House)
DESCRIPTION:A play by Tom Wright\nAdapted from the novel by Joan Lindsay\nDirected by Ian Michael \nOur most beguiling modern myth\, boldly reimagined \nFive modern teenage girls recount a story burnt into the Australian psyche. In Tom Wright’s lyrical and daring adaptation\, Joan Lindsay’s hypnotic classic becomes a form-shattering mix of storytelling\, gossip\, and reenactment. Seen through the eyes of STC Resident Director Ian Michael\, Picnic at Hanging Rock promises an inventive and dreamlike theatre experience. \nBased on events that took place on St Valentine’s Day 1900\, this critically-lauded adaptation brings an archetypal mystery into the 21st century while preserving the chilling enigma at its heart. The cast features some of this country’s finest young performers including Olivia De Jonge\, Kirsty Marillier\, Lorinda May Merrypor\, Masego Pitso\, and Contessa Treffone. \nApprox. duration 85 mins (no interval). \nDATE: Monday 17 February 2025 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on \nJudith and Cherry have purchased tickets J7 and J8 \n PRE-THEATRE: (Optional): Meet in the foyer of the Drama Theatre at 6.30pm for Drinks/Snacks \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com (cc to Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrenna@yahoo.com) BY 10 February 2025 if you plan to join us for pre-theatre \nrefreshments. \n  \n*************************************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for 2025\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com and Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n18 March (Tuesday)\nSong of First Desire\nPremiering in Madrid in 2023\, this is a superb new play of passion\, history and politics.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n15 April (Tuesday)\nThe Glass Menagerie\nInspired by his own turbulent life\, Tennessee Williams’ timeless portrait of a shattered family is one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century.\nEnsemble Theatre\n7.30pm\n C30\, C31\n\n\n27 May (Tuesday)\nThe Wrong Gods\nS. Shakthidharan models in this small patch of India the impact of capitalism on the planet as a whole.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n25 June (Wednesday)\nThe Half-Life of Marie Curie\nAmerican playwright Lauren Gunderson perfectly captures the enduring friendship of two remarkable women devoted to scientific and social change.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 6.15pm\n B15\, B16\n\n\n10 July (Thursday)\nThe Spare Room\nBased on Helen Garner’s novel\, starring Judy Davis and Elizabeth Alexander\, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 7.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n31 August (Sunday)\nOrlando\nVirginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.\nBelvoir St Theatre\n 6.30pm\n F35\, F36\n\n\n9 September (Tuesday)\nTrue West\nSet against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert\, Sam Shepard’s play is a wickedly funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.\nEnsemble Theatre\n 7.30pm\nB29\, B30\n\n\n21 October (Tuesday)\nThe Shiralee\nAn outback classic\, this is a love song to the open road.\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  6.30pm\n J20\, J21\n\n\n18 November \n(Tuesday)\nWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\nAn explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n 6.30pm\n C23\, C24
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-17-february-2025-picnic-at-hanging-rock-stc-drama-theatre-opera-house/
LOCATION:Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:SWIC Theatre Group – 12 December 2024 – ‘Sweat’ – Wharf 1 Theatre (STC)
DESCRIPTION:For our last Theatre Group event for 2024 we will be seeing a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by America’s most performed living playwright. \nBy Lynn Nottage\nDirected by Zindzi Okenyo \nBlood\, sweat and explosive drama \nLynn Nottage is the superstar writer of two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and\, in 2023\, became America’s most produced living playwright. In 2024\, Sydney Theatre Company will mount the Australian premiere of her second Pulitzer winner Sweat\, the critically acclaimed slice-of-life masterpiece\, starring Australian acting icons Paula Arundell and Lisa McCune. \nSet in Reading\, Pennsylvania\, Sweat tells the story of a group of factory workers trying to keep their heads above water as the American steel industry collapses around them. At the centre of this group are Tracy\, Cynthia and Jessie – three old friends who’ve seen each other through everything; births\, deaths\, marriages and a single workplace for their entire adult lives. When Tracy (McCune) and Cynthia (Arundell) go for the same\, long-fought-for promotion\, deeply buried tensions begin to boil over into a compelling and touching drama. \nSince its premiere\, Sweat has captured audience imaginations in extended runs on both Broadway and the West End. In this new production\, Director Zindzi Okenyo (Is God Is) will create a moving\, and absorbing piece featuring a cast of eight incredible actors\, including Gabriel Alvarado\, Yure Covich\, James Fraser\, Deborah Galanos\, Markus Hamilton and Tinashe Mangwana. Don’t miss your chance to experience this landmark of new American theatre in the intimacy of The Wharf. \nApprox. duration 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval).\nContent Frequent strong language\, racist and ableist language\, racist symbolism\, drug use\, violence\, smoking\, and use of theatrical blood. \nDATE: Thursday 12 December 2024 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Wharf 1 Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)\, Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney 2000 \nTheatre Group Co-Convenors\, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen\, have purchased seats C14 and C15 –  Note changed seats for Judith and Cherry \nTo buy your tickets contact the Box Office on 9250 177 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au \n  \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/BOARDS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at 6.00pm at The Bar at the End of the Wharf. Please advise if you are interested in participating. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 5 December 2024 as we will need to book a table \n  \n                           *************************************************
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/swic-theatre-group-12-december-2024-sweat-wharf-1-theatre-stc/
LOCATION:Wharf 1\, Sydney Theatre Company\, Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 30 November 2024 – ‘The Heartbreak Choir’ - Performance sold out but Waiting list available by ringing
DESCRIPTION:Trouble is afoot in the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town. When a fracture forms in the local choir\, a small band of community misfits are pushed out into the cold. The only thing left to do? Rebrand! They’ve formed a new group\, got a cracking new name and the town’s winery is all set for their debut performance. Now\, if only they can find the perfect song to really bring the house down… \nCelebrating the healing power of music\, The Heartbreak Choir is a joyous love song to community\, friendship and togetherness. A cast of audience favourites create the perfect harmony in this life-affirming comedy that is sure to raise the Ensemble roof. \nDon’t miss this joyous conclusion to Ensemble’s 2024 Season. \nDATE: Saturday 30 November 2024 \nTIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) – 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval) \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nCo-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets E10 and E11 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry at 12 noon for a pre-theatre lunch at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex). \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at Judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 20 November 2024\, stating whether you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. This performance is sold out! \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n12 Dec (Thursday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n7.30pm \n \nC14\, C15
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-30-november-2024-the-heartbreak-choir/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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SUMMARY:SWIC Theatre Group – 5 October 2024 – ‘Seventeen’ - Seymour Theatre (MATINEE)
DESCRIPTION:By Matthew Whittet \nWhat did it feel like when you were seventeen? What’s it like to be seventeen now? \nJoyful and profound\, Matthew Whittet’s Seventeen tells the story of a group of high school students\, experiencing something we all remember well\, the last day of school – for ever. \nThrough a fog of stolen alcohol\, six teenagers gather in a playground late at night to share the moment in their lives when the past gives way to an uncertain future\, and where secrets are spilled\, and friendships are changed. But in a revelatory theatrical twist\, all roles are performed by older actors who were seventeen many years ago\, bringing the experience of age to the dreams of hopeful youths. \nWho says you’re only young once? \nMatthew Whittet’s play is all at once knowing\, innocent and deeply moving. \nPremiering at Belvoir almost 10 years ago and produced to great acclaim in the UK at the Lyric Hammersmith\, this is Seventeen’s first major Sydney revival. \n DATE: Saturday 5 October 2024 \nTIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) – 80 minutes\, no interval \nVENUE: Seymour Theatre\, Corner City Road and Cleveland Street\, Chippendale NSW 2008 (opposite the University of Sydney) \nTheatre Group Co-Convenors\, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen\, have purchased seats E7 and E8  \nTo buy your tickets contact the Box Office on 7255 1561 or email boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food at the BOX OFFICE CAFÉ at 1.00pm. Located on the ground floor in the main foyer\, the cafe serves an array of food and drink including tea\, coffee\, sandwiches\, snacks\, ice-creams and a premium selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com \nRSVP BY: 1 October 2024\, so we know who is attending. \n  \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n  \n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n30 November (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n2.00pm\nE10\, E11\n\n\n12 December (Thursday)\nSweat \nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n7.30pm\nK5\, K6\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/swic-theatre-group-5-october-2024-seventeen-seymour-theatre-matinee/
LOCATION:The Seymour Centre\, Crn City Rd and Cleveland St\, Chippendale\, NSW\, 2008\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 19 September 2024 – ‘Colder Than Here’
DESCRIPTION:Playwright – Laura Wade \nDirector – Janine Watson \nColder Than Here is an offbeat comedy about finding light even in the darkest of times. Wade’s heart-breaking journey through love\, loss and laughter earned her a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award and an Olivier Award nomination. \nMyra’s typically middle-class family are scarily normal in their eccentricities\, especially when it comes to dealing with her illness. The boiler is on the blink\, the cat’s gone missing and the perfect funeral needs planning\, but her husband Alec would rather bury his head in a newspaper while daughters Harriet and Jenna have their own problems. Myra might be busy researching flatpack coffins and creating a PowerPoint presentation of her dying wishes\, but her last big project is to fix her family. \nNote: Contains coarse language and adult themes\, including references to terminal illness \n“Wade’s original and beautifully observed play balances raw emotion with a deliciously delicate black humour.” The Stage \n“Laura Wade’s play is a 90-minute masterpiece\, a jewel\, dark but translucent.” Sunday Times \n“Disconcertingly funny and reflective in equal measure.” The Theatre Review \nDATE: Thursday 19 September 2024 \nTIME: 6.15pm (90 minutes – no interval) \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nCo-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets C41 and C42 \nPOST-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry for a pre-theatre dinner at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex) – time TBA \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at Judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 12 September 2024\, stating whether you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nE10\, E11\n\n\n12 Dec (Thursday)\nSweat\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  \n  \n7.30pm \n \n  \n  \nC14\, C15 \n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-19-september-2024-colder-than-here/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 17 August 2024 – ‘The Turn of the Screw’
DESCRIPTION:Opera by Benjamin Britten\nLibretto by Myfanwy Piper\nafter a story by Henry James \nFor the first time ever\, opera fills the intimate Hayes space with Benjamin Britten’s spine-chilling masterpiece The Turn of the Screw. \nThis gripping tale unfolds in a remote English manor\, as a young governess arrives to care for two orphaned children\, Flora and Miles. She soon discovers that the grounds\, and the children themselves\, are haunted by mysterious apparitions. As the governess fights to protect her wards from the sinister forces that surround them\, the line between sanity and madness becomes thrillingly blurred. Britten’s evocative score weaves a web of tension\, combining hauntingly beautiful melodies with dissonant harmonies\, perfectly capturing the ghostly ambiance of Henry James’s classic gothic novel. \nThe Turn of the Screw is helmed by celebrated director Craig Baldwin (Consent\, John and The Flick for Outhouse Theatre Co) and will feature some of Sydney’s rising opera stars. \nDATE: Saturday 17 August 2024 \nTIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) – approximately two hours\, including interval \nVENUE: Hayes Theatre Company\, 19 Greenknowe Ave\, Elizabeth Bay \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Hayes Box Office at boxoffice@hayestheatre.com.au or Tel 8065 7337\nCo-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets G7 and G8 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Hayes Theatre Bar & Foyer is open one hour before the show and at interval \nRSVP TO: Judith judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 12 August 2024 \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com  \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n19 Sept (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  6.15pm\n  C41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nE10\, E11\n\n\n12 Dec (Thursday)\nSweat \nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  \n  \n7.30pm \n \n  \n  \nC14\, C15 \n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-17-august-2024-the-turn-of-the-screw/
LOCATION:Hayes Theatre Company\, 19 Greenknowe Avenue\, Elizabeth Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2011\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – ‘Uncle Vanya’
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE \nPlaywright – Anton Chekhov \nAdapted by Joanna Murray-Smith \nDirector – Mark Kilmurry \nOn a crumbling country estate\, Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya work tirelessly to preserve their family’s privileges. Visited only by the local doctor Astrov\, it’s a lonely\, mundane existence. That is until the sudden arrival of Sonya’s father\, Professor Serebryakov and his alluring new wife Yelena\, awakens long-repressed emotions with devastating consequences. \nCelebrated Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith breathes new life into Chekhov’s tragicomedy\, unveiling a hotbed of disillusionment and all-consuming unrequited love. \nDATE: Sunday 28 July 2024 \nTIME: 5.00pm (MATINEE) 2 hours\, including interval \nVENUE: Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli NSW 2061 \nTICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/\nCo-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets F44 and F45 \nPOST-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry at 7.00pm for a post-theatre dinner and debrief at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex). \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com by 21 July 2024\, stating whether you wish to join us\, as we will need to book a table. \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n17 August (Saturday)\nThe Turn of the Screw (MATINEE)\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nG7\, G8\n\n\n19 Sept (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  6.15pm\n  C41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nE10\, E11\n\n\n3 Dec (Tuesday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  \n  \n6.30pm \n \n  \n  \nK5\, K6 \n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-uncle-vanya/
LOCATION:Ensemble Theatre\, 78 McDougall St\, Kirribilli\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2061\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherry Spoor":MAILTO:bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – ‘Never Closer’
DESCRIPTION:Written by Grace Chapple \nDirected by Hannah Goodwin \nNorthern Ireland\, 1987. Deirdre is stuck – between arguments\, nations\, and the lives she almost lived. But when her old schoolfriends gather in her kitchen yet again for Christmas Eve\, their growing differences push to the surface a powder-keg\, waiting the tiniest spark. And then one of them turns up with her surprise fiancé.\nHe’s English. \nSet against the backdrop of The Troubles\, this brilliant debut play is an unforgettable drama of home\, friends\, the decision to leave or stay\, and the possibility of forgiveness. \nThis is a chance to see a thoughtful\, crafted new play by an Australian writing of her ancestral land. In six characters and a single room\, Grace Chapple catches the tremors of a whole country and a whole time – with some striking resonances for here today. – Eamon \nDATE: Saturday 1 June 2024 \nTIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au\, or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nTheatre Group Co-Convenors\, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen\, have purchased seats J15 and J16 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Co-Convenors Judith and Cherry for a casual lunch at 12 noon at Mai Viet\, an Asian/Vietnamese restaurant at 279 Cleveland Street\, Redfern. It is a short walk from Belvoir Street Theatre. \nRSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungelobrennan@yahoo.com \nRSVP BY: 25 May 2024 as we will need to book a table \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n  \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n28 July (Sunday)\nUncle Vanya (MATINEE)\nChekhov’s Tragicomedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  5.00pm\n   F44\, F45\n\n\n17 August (Saturday)\nThe Turn of the Screw (MATINEE)\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nG7\, G8\n\n\n19 Sept (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  6.15pm\n  C41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nE10\, E11\n\n\n3 Dec (Tuesday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  \n  \n6.30pm \n \n  \n  \nK5\, K6 \n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-never-closer/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherry Spoor":MAILTO:bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – ‘The President’ at Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
DESCRIPTION:By Thomas Bernhard\nTranslated by Gitta Honegger\nDirected by Tom Creed \nA theatrical masterpiece performed by two icons \nHugo Weaving returns to the stage\, joined by one of Ireland’s greatest actors\, Olwen Fouéré (Terminus). In a first-time co-production\, Sydney Theatre Company will join forces with the renowned Gate Theatre\, Dublin to mount this genius piece of 20th Century playwriting. \nWeaving and Fouéré play the President and First Lady of a small\, unnamed country\, whose regime is under siege. Despite a revolution brewing right outside their front door\, the couple seem frozen in time. What follows is a mysterious trip into a complicated marriage and an unravelling political system. \nAt the helm is Tom Creed\, the award-winning Irish director behind critically-lauded productions at the Edinburgh International Festival\, the Barbican Centre in London\, and The Public Theatre in New York City. With a creative team featuring world-class Australian talent\, Creed will bring this searingly relevant story of ambition\, power and change to an Australian audience for the very first time. \nAlong with these two titans of acting\, we are in for an extraordinary night of theatre. \nApprox. duration 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval) \nContent Adult themes and smoking \nDATE: Thursday 16 May 2024 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay NSW 2000 \nTICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.sydneytheatrecompany.com \nJudith and Cherry have purchased seats C22 and C33 \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at ‘The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf’. Please advise if you are interested in participating. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au by 6 May 2024 \n************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \nSWIC Theatre Group Program 2024 \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n1 June (Saturday)\nNever Closer (MATINEE)\nIrish Australian Contemporary Drama\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n 2.00pm\n  J15\, J16 \n \n\n\n28 July (Sunday)\nUncle Vanya (MATINEE)\nChekhov’s Tragicomedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  5.00pm\n   F44\, F45\n\n\n17 August (Saturday)\nThe Turn of the Screw (MATINEE)\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nG7\, G8\n\n\n19 Sept (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  6.15pm\n  C41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n2.00pm\n  \nE10\, E11\n\n\n3 Dec (Tuesday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  \n  \n6.30pm \n \n  \n  \nK5\, K6 \n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-the-president-at-roslyn-packer-theatre-stc/
LOCATION:Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:SWIC Theatre Group – 13 April 2024 – ‘Into the Shimmering World’ – Wharf 1 Theatre (STC)
DESCRIPTION:A poetic Australian story of love\, renewal and living on the land\, starring Kerry Armstrong and Colin Friels \nBy Angus Cerini\nDirected by Paige Rattray \nThe full force of nature \nFrom the monumental playwriting talents of 2020 Patrick White Playwrights Fellow\, Angus Cerini (The Bleeding Tree\, Wonnangatta)\, comes this epic and poetic story of love\, loss and renewal. \nStage and screen legends Colin Friels and Kerry Armstrong play Ray and Floss\, a farming couple who have lived off the land their entire adult lives. Through boom times and bust\, they’ve been each other’s support and constant companion. But at the tail end of a once-in-a-generation drought\, both are on the precipice of earth-shattering change and transformation. \nInto the Shimmering World will beguile audiences with its gothic and dreamlike take on the Australian landscape\, its lush and musical language\, and its powerful exploration of the depths of our national psyche. \nSTC Director of New Work and Artistic Development Paige Rattray (Do not go gentle…) will premiere this new Australian masterpiece in the glorious expanse of an extended Wharf 1 Theatre\, in a production that is set to be a rich evocation of the mysteries of the natural world and a lyrical look at humanity’s changing relationship to it. \nWhat awaits Ray and Floss when the drought finally breaks? \n Approx. duration 90 mins (no interval)\nContent Infrequent strong language\, references to self-harm\, and gunshots. \n DATE: Saturday 13 April 2024 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Wharf 1 Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)\, Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney 2000\nTheatre Group Co-Convenors\, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen\, have purchased seats P11 and P12  \nTo buy your tickets contact the Box Office on 9250 177 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf. Please advise if you are interested in participating. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com \nRSVP BY: 5 April 2024 as we will need to book a table \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n  \n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n16 May (Thursday)\nThe President\nA Sydney/Dublin co-production of 20th C political drama\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n7.30pm\n  \nC32\, C33 \n \n\n\n1 June (Saturday)\nNever Closer (MATINEE)\nIrish Australian Contemporary Drama\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n2.00pm\n J15\, J16\n\n\n28 July (Sunday)\nUncle Vanya (MATINEE)\nChekhov’s Tragicomedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  \n5.00pm\n  \nF44\, F45\n\n\n17 August (Saturday)\nThe Turn of the Screw (MATINEE)\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n2.00pm\nG7\, G8\n\n\n19 September (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n6.15pm\nC41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n2.00pm\nE7\, E8\n\n\n30 November (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n2.00pm\nE10\, E11\n\n\nDecember (Date TBA)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n6.30pm\nJ15\, J16
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/swic-theatre-group-13-april-2024-into-the-shimmering-world-wharf-1-theatre-stc/
LOCATION:Wharf 1\, Sydney Theatre Company\, Wharf 4/5\, 15 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Judith Nguyen":MAILTO:judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:SWIC Theatre Group – 16 March 2024 – ‘Holding the Man’
DESCRIPTION:The love story which defined a generation\, and a classic of the Australian stage\, in a brand new production. \nADAPTED BY TOMMY MURPHY FROM THE BOOK BY TIMOTHY CONIGRAVE \nDIRECTED BY EAMON FLACK \nAt a Jesuit boys’ school in 1970s Australia\, Tim’s eye falls on the footy captain\, John. To their mutual incredulity\, they fall in love – a love that lasts as they ‘and the society around them’ change\, mature. \nWhen they both test positive to something called HIV\, dreams\, liberations\, boundless possibilities vanish into the ether. But Tim and John have each other\, and they’ll need to hold on tight for what’s to come. \nDeeply felt\, frank and moving\, Tim Conigrave’s memoir of living and dying changed Australia. Tommy Murphy’s 2006 adaptation became an instant hit\, and brought a new audience to this heartfelt and laugh-out-loud-in-the-sadness story of queer identity and the quirks of love. \nDATE: Saturday 16 March 2024 \nTIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) \nVENUE: Upstairs Theatre\, Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills NSW 2010 \nTICKETS: $79 Seniors + Booking Fee \nTheatre Group Co-Convenors\, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen\, have purchased seats F32\, F33  \nTo buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au\, or ring the box office on 9699 3444 \nPRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Co-Convenors Judith and Cherry for a casual lunch at 12 noon at Mai Viet\, a casual Asian/Vietnamese restaurant at 279 Cleveland Street\, Redfern. It is a short walk from Belvoir Street Theatre. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au \nRSVP BY: 9 March 2024 as we will need to book a table \n                           ************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \nTo enable you to plan your diary\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group in 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at Judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n13 April (Saturday)\nInto the Shimmering World\nA poetic Australian story\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  7.30pm\n  P11\, P12\n\n\n16 May (Thursday)\nThe President\nA Sydney/Dublin co-production of 20th C political drama\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n  7.30pm\n   C32\, C33 \n \n\n\n1 June (Saturday)\nNever Closer (MATINEE)\nIrish Australian Contemporary Drama\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n2.00pm\n J15\, J16 \n \n\n\n28 July (Sunday)\nUncle Vanya (MATINEE)\nChekhov’s Tragicomedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n5.00pm\nF44\, F45\n\n\n17 August (Saturday)\nThe Turn of the Screw (MATINEE)\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n2.00pm\nG7\, G8\n\n\n19 Sept (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n6.15pm\nC41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n2.00pm\nE7\, E8\n\n\n30 Nov (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n2.00pm\nE10\, E11\n\n\n3 Dec (Tuesday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n6.30pm\nK5\, K6
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/swic-theatre-group-16-march-2024-holding-the-man/
LOCATION:Belvoir St Theatre\, 25 Belvoir Street\, Surry Hills\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 14 February 2024 – ‘RGB: Of Many\, One’ – STC (Drama Theatre\, Opera House)
DESCRIPTION:by Suzie Miller \nDirected by Priscilla Jackman \n“One of the all-time great performances” The Sydney Morning Herald \nAfter a wildly popular\, sold-out premiere season in 2022\, this smash-hit production returns to the stage with the brilliant Heather Mitchell reviving her award-winning “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman who changed the face of the American legal system: the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was both a trailblazer in the American judiciary and a fierce advocate for gender equality and reproductive rights. \nNow\, her life is brought to the stage by the extraordinary pen of Olivier Award-winning Australian playwright Suzie Miller (Prima Facie)\, in a story that chronicles Ginsburg’s wins and dissents\, traces her steps forward and the steps back\, and brings you right into the room with Ruth at the most pivotal moments of her life. \nApprox. duration 1 hr 35 mins (no interval) \nContent Adult themes\, herbal cigarettes and complete theatrical blackout \nDATE: Wednesday 14 February 2024 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House \nTICKETS: Single Tickets – $115 Judith and Cherry have purchased seats U6 and U7   \nTo buy your tickets visit https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on \nPRE-THEATRE: (Optional): Meet at 6.30pm in the Foyer of the Drama Theatre for Drinks/Snacks \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au \nRSVP BY: 4 February 2024 \n********************************************************************************* \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024 \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n     Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n14 February (Wednesday)\nRBG: Of Many\, One\nOne-person portrait piece of Ruth Bader Ginsburg\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n  7.30pm\n  U6\, U7\n\n\n16 March (Saturday)\nHolding the Man (MATINEE)\nClassic Australian Drama\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n  2.00pm\n  F32\, F33\n\n\n13 April (Saturday)\nInto the Shimmering World\nA poetic Australian story\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n    7.30pm\n    P11\, P12\n\n\n16 May (Thursday)\nThe President\nA Sydney/Dublin co-production of 20th C political drama\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n  7.30pm\n  C32\, C33\n\n\n1 June (Saturday)\nNever Closer (MATINEE)\nIrish Australian Contemporary Drama\nBelvoir Street Theatre\n 2.00pm\n TBA\n\n\n28 July (Sunday)\nUncle Vanya (MATINEE)\nChekhov’s Tragicomedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  5.00pm\n  F44\, F45\n\n\nAugust (Date TBA)\nThe Turn of the Screw\nOpera by Benjamin Britten after a story by Henry James\nHayes Theatre Company\n  TBA\n  TBA\n\n\n19 September (Thursday)\nColder Than Here (MATINEE)\nOffbeat Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  6.15pm\n  C41\, C42\n\n\n5 October (Saturday)\nSeventeen (MATINEE)\nContemporary Drama\nSeymour Centre\n  2.00pm\n  E7\, E8\n\n\n30 November (Saturday)\nThe Heartbreak Choir (MATINEE)\nLife-affirming Comedy\nEnsemble Theatre\n  2.00pm\n  E10\, E11\n\n\n4 December (Wednesday)\nSweat (MATINEE)\nNew American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage\nWharf 1 Theatre (STC)\n  1.00pm\n G24\, G25
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-14-february-2024-rgb-of-many-one-stc-drama-theatre-opera-house/
LOCATION:Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – ‘The Seagull’ at Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
DESCRIPTION:By Anton Chekhov\nAdapted by Andrew Upton\nDirected by Imara Savage \n  \nWhen life imitates art \nSigrid Thornton returns to the Sydney Theatre Company as the larger-than-life diva Arkadina\, in a new adaptation from Australia’s greatest interpreter of Chekhov and former STC Artistic Director\, Andrew Upton. \nIn a splendid country house beside a beautiful lake\, love triangles\, intrigue and thwarted egos are running amok. The ageing starlet Irina Arkadina has arrived for a romantic getaway with her much younger lover\, the novelist Trigorin. Arkadina’s son\, the struggling playwright Konstantin\, is besotted with a beautiful young ingenue from the next house over\, Nina. When a flirtation blossoms between Nina and Trigorin\, jealousy and ambition throw the whole party into various states of crisis. \nDirector Imara Savage last wowed STC audiences with her revelatory production Saint Joan (2018). In The Seagull\, Savage and Upton will bring Chekhov’s wry and offbeat sense of humour to the fore and present a beautiful investigation of the power of art and the complicated personalities that make it happen. \nThe first of Chekhov’s great masterpieces\, The Seagull is a rich\, funny and moving play that is unmissable for anyone who loves theatre. In the hands of these extraordinary artists\, we are in for something very special. \nApprox. duration 2 hrs 30 mins (including interval)\nContent Suicide \nDATE: Saturday 2 December 2023 \nTIME: 1.30pm (MATINEE) \nVENUE: Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay NSW 2000 \nTICKETS: Tickets are A Reserve $109\, B Reserve $104 \nJudith and Cherry have purchased seats D11 and D12 (A Reserve) \nTo buy your tickets visit www.sydneytheatrecompany.com \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS & BOARDS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/snacks & boards at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf at 12 noon. Please advise if you are interested in participating. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au by Friday 24 November 2023\, as we will need to book a table.
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-the-seagull-at-roslyn-packer-theatre-stc/
LOCATION:Roslyn Packer Theatre\, 22 Hickson Road\, Walsh Bay\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Judith Nguyen":MAILTO:judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – 8 November 2023 – ‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ - STC
DESCRIPTION:Adapted by Verity Laughton from the novel by Pip Williams\nDirected by Jessica Arthur \nDiscover the secret power of words \nPip Williams’ award-winning New York Times bestseller and book club favourite\, The Dictionary of Lost Words\, is brought to vivid life in a new adaptation for the stage by Verity Laughton and directed by one of Australia’s best directors\, Jessica Arthur. \nIt’s 1886 and the very first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is being compiled. Four-year-old Esme Nicoll has a front row seat. Well\, she’s hiding under the sorting table\, anyway. As her father and his male colleagues decide which words stay and which go\, Esme collects the discarded (often gendered) scraps to compile her own far more radical\, far more magical dictionary. \nA sweeping historical tale in the spirit of The Harp in the South\, The Dictionary of Lost Words follows Esme from her childhood in the 1880s\, into adulthood at the height of the women’s suffrage movement and the beginning of the First World War. \nThis novel has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of readers around the globe\, and was recommended by book club trendsetters like Reese Witherspoon. In 2023\, Verity Laughton’s adaptation unfurls this beautiful and transportive reflection on the love between a daughter and her father\, at a time when the women’s rights movement was first gaining traction\, into a delectable and warm night of theatre. \nApprox. duration 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval)\nContent Strong language \nDATE: Wednesday 8 November 2023 \nTIME: 7.30pm \nVENUE: Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House \nTICKETS: Single Tickets – Adult A Reserve $114\, Seniors Concession $109 \nJudith and Cherry have purchased tickets J6 and J7 \n To buy your tickets visit https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on \nPRE-THEATRE: (Optional): Join Judith and Cherry for pre-theatre Drinks and Chat at the Sydney Opera Bar\, on the Lower Concourse Level at 6.00pm. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au \nRSVP BY: 1 November 2023 \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2023 \nOur remaining play for the year is shown below. \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n2 December (Saturday)\nThe Seagull (MATINEE)\nNew interpretation of Chekhov’s masterpiece\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n1.30pm\nD11\, D12 (A Reserve)
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-8-november-2023-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-stc/
LOCATION:Drama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group – ‘Blaque Showgirls’ – Griffin/SBW Stables Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad! \nA lonely kid in rural Australia\, fair-skinned Sarah Jane Jones is deathly sure of two things: 1. She’s the best dancer in the whole town of Chithole\, and 2. She’s a proud Aboriginal woman. There’s very little proof of either of these things. \nSo\, when a long-lost photograph offers hope of her Indigenous ancestry\, Sarah Jane high-tails it to the glitziest casino in Brisvegas. Her mission? To land a role in the First Nations burlesque spectacular: ‘Blaque Showgirls’… by any means necessary. \nBlaque Showgirls is Nakkiah Lui’s sparkly\, smart-arsed spoof of the so-bad-it’s-good cinematic masterpiece Showgirls. The luminous Stephanie Somerville (Chalkface) fan kicks her way to the front of the chorus line\, going head-to-head with all-dancing\, all-diamantéd drag icon Foxxy Empire! \nCo-directors Shari Sebbens (Superheroes\, City of Gold) and Ursula Yovich (Diving for Pearls\, Barbara and the Camp Dogs) jam-pack a long-awaited\, pint-sized rhinestoned arena spectacular into the SBW Stables Theatre in 2023. \nDATE: Tuesday 3 October 2023 \nTIME: 7.00pm \nVENUE: SBW Stables Theatre\, 10 Nimrod Street\, Kings Cross\, NSW 2011 \nTICKETS: Tickets are $58 Full and $49 Seniors. Free seating. \nTo buy your tickets visit boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au or call (02) 9361 3818\, 10.00am – 6.00pm Monday–Friday. \nPRE-THEATRE DRINKS & SNACKS: 6.00pm at the Penny Cook Bar in the theatre lobby. \nRSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au by Wednesday 27 September 2023\, indicating whether you want to join us for pre-theatre drinks and snacks. \n****************************************************************************************** \nTHEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2023 \nTo enable you to plan your diary for the rest of 2023\, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group that we are yet to see. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome; if you need help with booking or have any queries\, please contact Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com \n  \n\n\n\nDate & Day\nPlay\nType\nTheatre\n   Time\n Seats (Convenors)\n\n\n8 November (Wednesday)\nThe Dictionary of Lost Words\nHistorical tale based on Pip Williams’ novel\nDrama Theatre\, Sydney Opera House (STC)\n7.30pm\nJ6\, J7\n\n\n2 December (Saturday)\nThe Seagull (MATINEE)\nNew interpretation of Chekhov’s masterpiece\nRoslyn Packer Theatre (STC)\n1.30pm\nD11\, D12 (A Reserve)\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://admin.swic.org.au/groupevent/theatre-group-blaque-showgirls-griffin-sbw-stables-theatre/
LOCATION:SBW Stables Theatre\, Stables Theatre\, 10 Nimrod Street\, Kings Cross NSW\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2011\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Judith Nguyen":MAILTO:judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com
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