Theatre Archive

Fragmented in the telling and gently mesmerising, Youth and Destination is a series of 60 short scenes that reflect what it is to be young and aware in the 21st century. It runs the gamut from love to loneliness, flirtation to fear …

“You’ve never suffered from depression?” Lorna asks Connie. “No,” she responds. She’s been sad, but that’s not the same, is it? She seems slightly baffled at the notion of depression. “It’s an illness, right?” This exchange takes place at the beginning of The …

The Sydney premiere of Mary Anne Butler’s The Sound of Waiting at the Eternity Playhouse produced an intense night of theatre. Under the able direction of Suzanne Pereira this two-hander manages to take the audience beyond the walls of an inner city …

Intriguing on several levels, this production of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children is wonderfully realised and maintains its air of suspense and quiet menace throughout. We meet jittery Hazel (Pamela Rabe) first. She’s in a modest cottage near the coast in England, on …

The fictional town of Coriole, a parodic portrayal of any and every small town in Australia, is the setting of Jonathan Biggins’ Australia Day, currently showing at The New Theatre, Newtown. The production, directed by Louise Fischer, begins in the local Scout …

I Love You Now, a new Australian work from writer Jeanette Cronin, is enjoying its world premiere at the Darlinghurst Theatre until July 9. The lights go up to reveal a modern hotel suite queen bed, the centrepiece of the action and …

Sun, sand and surf – the perfect recipe for fun in Australia: add romance and surely it can’t get any better. But Nick Enright’s gripping and controversial drama Blackrock, playing at The Seymour Centre until March 25, trains its intense focus on …

Superhal, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Henriad as a superhero origin story, will have its world premiere at NIDA Parade Theatre from March 7 to 18. The work, presented by the Puzzle Collective, takes the audience to an alternate future England ruled by …

Family values, social issues and artful theatricality will enthrall children aged 6-12 years when an original Australian adaptation of David Walliams’ award-winning book, Mr Stink, comes to the Seymour Centre on February 27. Recently nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Children, Mr …

The powerhouse duo of Vika Bull and Debra Byrne will perform Tapestry: The Songs of Carole King at the Enmore Theatre on February 10 and at Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul on February 11. These two much-loved Australian vocalists celebrated the 45th birthday of King’s …