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 […]
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 […]
Playwright - Laura Wade Director - Janine Watson Colder 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. Myra’s typically middle-class family are scarily normal in their eccentricities, especially […]
By Matthew Whittet What did it feel like when you were seventeen? What’s it like to be seventeen now? Joyful 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. Through a fog of stolen alcohol, six teenagers […]
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 […]
For our last Theatre Group event for 2024 we will be seeing a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by America’s most performed living playwright. By Lynn Nottage Directed by Zindzi Okenyo Blood, sweat and explosive drama Lynn Nottage is the superstar writer of two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and, in 2023, became America’s most produced living playwright. In 2024, […]
A play by Tom Wright Adapted from the novel by Joan Lindsay Directed by Ian Michael Our most beguiling modern myth, boldly reimagined Five 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. […]
Set in 1968 and the present, Song of First Desire was written by Andrew Bovell and first produced by Octubre Productions, Spain in 2023. Jorge Muriel and Borja Maestre from the original 2023 cast join Kerry Fox and Sarah Peirse for the English premiere. This is a play of passion, history and politics, intimate in its detail and epic in […]
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. Amanda 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 […]