Sydney news

: 12 November 2009

Company B Belvoir Announces New Artistic Director

Company B Belvoir today announced that Ralph Myers would take over its Artistic Directorship after Neil Armfield’s departure at the end of 2010.

: 09 November 2009

Griffin Theatre Company Launches 2010 Season

Following the critical success of its 2009 season, Griffin Theatre Company has unveiled ambitious plans for 2010 - with four major productions, including co-productions with Company B, Sydney Theatre Company, Perth Festival and Thin Ice.

: 28 September 2009

Sydney Theatre Company unveils 2010 Season

Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett have unveiled their 2010 program for Sydney Theatre Company

: 10 August 2009

Short+Sweet Sydney 2010 Entries

Short+Sweet, the largest ten minute theatre festival in the world has announced the call for entries for its 2010 Sydney flagship festival season.

: 09 July 2009

Call for Entries - 2009 Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award

Company B is inviting young playwrights based in NSW, who have had a work produced in the last year, to enter the 2009 Philip Parsons Young Playwright’s Award.

: 25 May 2009

Company B to bid farewell to Neil Armfield

Neil Armfield will be leaving Company B at the end of 2010 to pursue directing engagements outside the company, and overseas.

: 25 May 2009

2008 Patrick White Playwrights' Award

Nicki Bloom is the recipient of the 2008 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award for her play, Bloodwood.

: 24 February 2009

A Safe Pair Of Hands Wins SHORT+SWEET 2009

A Safe Pair of Hands, a somewhat controversial re-telling of the Gallipolli “Simpson and his donkey” legend, was crowned the overall winner of Short + Sweet Sydney 2009 on Saturday night in front of a packed house of over 800 at the York Theatre of the Seymour Centre in Sydney