Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad! A 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. So, when a long-lost photograph offers […]
Adapted by Verity Laughton from the novel by Pip Williams Directed by Jessica Arthur Discover the secret power of words Pip 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 […]
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Andrew Upton Directed by Imara Savage When life imitates art Sigrid 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. In a splendid country house beside a beautiful lake, […]
by Suzie Miller Directed by Priscilla Jackman "One of the all-time great performances" The Sydney Morning Herald After 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 […]
The love story which defined a generation, and a classic of the Australian stage, in a brand new production. ADAPTED BY TOMMY MURPHY FROM THE BOOK BY TIMOTHY CONIGRAVE DIRECTED […]
A poetic Australian story of love, renewal and living on the land, starring Kerry Armstrong and Colin Friels By Angus Cerini Directed by Paige Rattray The full force of nature From the monumental playwriting talents of 2020 Patrick White Playwrights Fellow, Angus Cerini (The Bleeding Tree, Wonnangatta), comes this epic and poetic story of love, […]
By Thomas Bernhard Translated by Gitta Honegger Directed by Tom Creed A theatrical masterpiece performed by two icons Hugo 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 […]
Written by Grace Chapple Directed by Hannah Goodwin Northern 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 […]
WORLD PREMIERE Playwright – Anton Chekhov Adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith Director – Mark Kilmurry On 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 […]
Opera by Benjamin Britten Libretto by Myfanwy Piper after a story by Henry James For the first time ever, opera fills the intimate Hayes space with Benjamin Britten’s spine-chilling masterpiece The Turn of the Screw. This gripping tale unfolds in a remote English manor, as a young governess arrives to care for two orphaned children, Flora […]