This month we will have to pleasure of seeing Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’. Many of us will have studied this play at secondary school – or even taught it! It’s a literary masterpiece that delves into the turbulent relationships between a homeless man and two polar opposite brothers. In this extraordinarily mischievous comedy, Pinter cranks […]
ATTENTION ALL SWIC MEMBERS: NOTICE IS GIVEN that the 26th Annual General Meeting of SWIC will be held on: ON: Wednesday, 8th February, 2023 (10.45am for 11.00am) AT: The Kirribilli Club - 11 Harbourview Cres, Lavender […]
For our first theatre outing for 2023, we will go to the Ensemble Theatre to see the long-awaited world premiere of writer and broadcaster, Melanie Tait's (‘The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race’) thought-provoking, sharp comedy, A BROADCAST COUP. A major highlight of the 2023 Sydney Festival, A BROADCAST COUP incisively delves into the abuse of power […]
What do a classical violinist and a country western lover have in common? Monica, a highly strung member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is forced to give up the violin because of her RSI. Left to mope around her Glebe apartment full of resentment and anger, renovating her kitchen seems like a good distraction. Enter […]
Playwright - Joanna Murray-Smith Director - Sarah Goodes Cast – Justine Clarke Not now, not ever In 2012, Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, gave a speech that sent shockwaves around the world. Now, 10 years later, one of Australia’s most esteemed and celebrated playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith, brings the human story behind that speech […]
Writer and Associate Director – Nathan Maynard Director – Isaac Drandric Cast – Luke Carroll, Sandy Greenwood, Ari Maza Long, Alex Malone I'm obsessed about being dispossessed A starlit stage, the playing space marked out by bone-white branches, awaits audiences as they trickle into Belvoir's stunning production of 'At What Cost' by Nathan Maynard. This […]
Ensemble Theatre is delighted to bring to the stage Tennessee Williams’ gothic melodrama, ‘Suddenly Last Summer’, which is as relevant today as it was when written over 60 years ago. Directed by Shaun Rennie, ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ is vibrant, funny and beautiful, and takes the audience into the poetic world of redemption and love, shadowed […]
By Nevil Shute Adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy Directed by Kip Williams Standing on the edge Two of Australia’s great theatre-makers, Artistic Director Kip Williams and playwright Tommy Murphy (Foxtel’s The Twelve, Holding the Man) join forces for this world premiere STC commission: a vast, poetic and haunting story of community, dignity and love in […]
Charlotte Wood - Original Author Sue Smith - Adapter Sarah Goodes - Director Four women have known each other for decades, and have a friendship that goes with it – good-humoured, caring, and forthright when required. But Sylvie has died, and when the remaining three come together to pack up her beach house, they find […]
By Oscar Wilde Directed by Sarah Giles Hilarious, naughty and Wilde The fabulous Helen Thomson (Death of a Salesman, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis) is back in this outrageous, entertaining and brilliantly camp new vision of one of theatre’s greatest comedies. Oscar Wilde’s dazzling wit meets the lush and bracingly contemporary style of acclaimed director Sarah Giles. This […]