Sydney news

: 17 November 2008

Khoa Do receives 2008 Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award

Playwright, filmmaker and 2005 Young Australian of the Year Khoa Do has been awarded the 2008 Philip Parsons Young Playwright’s Award.

: 08 November 2008

10th Annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address

Each year an outstanding advocate of Australian music is invited to deliver an address which, in the spirit of the great Australian Composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks, challenges the status quo and raises issues of importance in the world of today’s music.

: 06 November 2008

2008 Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture

On Sunday 16 November, Belvoir St Theatre welcomes Kristy Edmunds, 2005 - 2008 Artistic Director of the acclaimed Melbourne International Arts Festival, to present the 2008 Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture.

: 30 September 2008

Company B Launches 2009 Season

The Company B 2009 Season, launched last night at Belvoir St Theatre, is an intrepid journey that will, over 12 months, take audiences across countries, decades, cultures and circumstances.

: 02 September 2008

Sydney Theatre Company announce 2009 Main Stage Season

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett yesterday announced their first Main Stage Season for Sydney Theatre Company, comprising 12 productions throughout 2009.

: 27 August 2008

Australian Cast of High School Musical Announced

The Australian cast of Disney’s High School Musical - Live On Stage! was revealed at a media launch in Sydney today.

: 27 August 2008

Rick Viede Wins 2008 Griffin Award

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”.

: 24 August 2008

2008 Griffin Award Shortlist Announced

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.