Sydney news

: 02 December 2011

Interim Co-Directors appointed for Performance Space

The Board has appointed Bec Dean and Jeff Khan as Co-Directors for six months starting in January 2012.

: 23 November 2011

Andrea Demetriades to play Eliza Doolittle in Sydney Theatre Company’s Pygmalion

In 2012 Andrea Demetriades makes her Sydney Theatre Company debut in Pygmalion, replacing Jessica Marais who had previously been announced for the iconic role of Eliza.

: 24 September 2011

Sydney Theatre Company announces 2012 Season

Artistic Directors Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton yesterday announced their 2012 Main Stage Season for Sydney Theatre Company

: 23 May 2011

Strictly Ballroom the Musical to premiere in Sydney in September 2013

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell today announced the stage musical of the iconic Australian film Strictly Ballroom will have its world premiere and first run in Sydney at the Lyric Theatre from September 2013.

: 19 May 2011

The Addams Family to open in Sydney 2013

It was announced today that The Addams Family, Broadway’s new smash hit musical comedy based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its Australian premiere in Sydney in March 2013.

: 09 May 2011

Short+Sweet Sydney on the lookout for new festival director

Short+Sweet, Australia’s own and the world’s biggest short theatre festival, is on the lookout for a new festival director for its key Sydney festival.

: 04 May 2011

The Patrick White Playwrights' Award and Fellowship

Sydney Theatre Company has released the judges’ shortlist of five plays in the running for the 2010 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award.

: 09 March 2011

STC's Uncle Vanya to Tour Washington

Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances from 4 to 24 August 2011.