Sydney news

Details: 27 August 2008

Tonight, at the SBW Stables Theatre, the 2008 Griffin Award was awarded to playwright Rick Viede for Whore – “a poetic and explosive exploration of desire, capitalism and the body”.

Details: 24 August 2008

Griffin Theatre Company has released the judges’ shortlist of eight plays in the running for the 2008 Griffin Award - the prestigious annual prize offered for an outstanding new, unproduced Australian play or performance text.

Details: 09 August 2008

Riflemind by Sydney Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director Andrew Upton, and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, will open at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End in September.

Details: 22 July 2008

Script Entries for Short+Sweet Melbourne 2008, Short+Sweet Sydney 2009 and Short+Sweet Brisbane 2009 are now open.

Details: 26 June 2008

A spectacular full-scale Australian production of Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – Live on Stage! will open in Sydney at The Capitol Theatre ahead of a national tour of eight cities.

Details: 26 June 2008

Musica Viva is proud to announce the inaugural Musica Viva Festival featuring five jam-packed days of cultural vibrancy, exceptional performers and fantastic music.

Details: 12 June 2008

The first of two self-devised productions given this year by disadvantaged youth will take place on Monday 16 June at Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre as part of Company B’s Youth Express Program.