By Oscar Wilde Adapted and directed by Kip Williams A breath-taking reimagining of an Oscar Wilde classic Oscar Wilde’s century-old moral fable, packed with witticisms, is as devilishly wicked today as on its debut. Seeing himself in a dazzling new portrait, an exquisite young man makes a Faustian wish for eternal youth. Dorian Gray throws […]
Join us in June for an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. Adapted for the stage by Joanna Murray-Smith Director – Mark Kilmurry To the world, Nora Helmer has it all: a well-respected husband, an immaculate home and three darling children. But underneath the façade of a confident modern woman juggling her life, lies a […]
Book by Ivan Menchall, Lyrics by Don Black, Music by Frank Wildhorn For a change of pace in July, Theatre Group will take in a Saturday Matinee musical. At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas, to America’s most renowned folk heroes and […]
This month we are in for a special late Sunday afternoon treat at Belvoir, enabling our members who have weekday commitments to attend. By Veronica Nadine Gleeson, based on the book by Anne […]
This month we will be seeing ‘Photograph 51’, written by Anna Ziegler, directed by Anna Ledwich, and starring Sheridan Harbridge. It’s 1951 and the race is on to unlock the secret to life. An ambitious young scientist, Rosalind Franklin, holds the key to decoding DNA and has a Nobel Prize worthy discovery within her reach. […]
This month we are going to enjoy a Saturday matinee at Belvoir, enabling our members who have weekday commitments to attend. By Vidya Rajan, based on the book by Melina […]
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 […]
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 […]