Shakespeare's epic of the imagination, King Lear, creates a portrait of a family and a country torn apart. King Lear has ruled for a lifetime. He has plans for succession – the Kingdom is to be shared among his three daughters. But when he is challenged, Lear’s reaction unravels his family and ultimately the country,… Read More »King Lear
Todd McKenney is back at Ensemble Theatre to celebrate 40 years in showbiz with his dazzling new show! Exuberant, entertaining, and bursting with energy… just a few traits Todd has in common with his idol, Peter Allen. Praised for his stellar performance as Peter Allen in the original Australian production of THE BOY FROM OZ,… Read More »Todd Mckenney: Peter Allen and Me
It started as a play and Broadway laughed. A movie and a TV series followed and the whole world laughed. Now, laugh all over again with this hilarious new Australian stage production of The Odd Couple. Felix and Oscar, two divorced men, decide to share an apartment. The only problem is they’re as different as… Read More »The Odd Couple
A gothic masterpiece reimagined In a ruined castle, high in the Transylvanian wilderness, a mysterious presence is lurking. Is it man or beast? Angel or demon? For centuries, Count Dracula has held his remote corner of the world in a vice grip of terror. But evil is on the move and the residents of Victorian… Read More »Dracula
Little Women captures the essence of sisterhood, love, and the pursuit of one’s dreams. In a world where gender equality and the empowerment of young people are ongoing conversations, Little Women serves as a poignant reminder of the strength and resilience of women throughout history. The March sisters’ triumphs and tribulations evoke the universal human… Read More »Little Women
The Tony Award® winning Broadway sensation is here It’s lights up on Washington Heights, a close-knit neighbourhood in Manhattan, where the heat is stifling and the A-train is the only way out. Trapped running a debt-ridden bodega, Usnavi longs for a simpler life in the Dominican Republic. Alongside him, a community as vibrant as the… Read More »In The Heights
On a crumbling country estate, Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya work tirelessly to preserve their family’s privileges. Visited only by the local doctor Astrov, it’s a lonely, mundane existence. That is until the sudden arrival of Sonya’s father Professor Serebryakov and his alluring new wife Yelena awakens long-repressed emotions with devastating consequences.
The Woman in Black tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black. He engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It… Read More »The Woman in Black
This gripping tale unfolds in a remote English manor, as a young governess arrives to care for two orphaned children, Flora and Miles. She soon discovers that the grounds, and the children themselves, are haunted by mysterious apparitions. As the governess fights to protect her wards from the sinister forces that surround them, the line… Read More »The Turn of the Screw
Christopher, fifteen years old, is an extraordinary thinker. He’s exceptional at maths and observes things nobody else sees. Everyday life is a little trickier – he has never ventured alone beyond the end of the street, he detests being touched, and he’s wary of strangers. Now he’s in the front yard, it’s seven minutes to… Read More »The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Young, trusting, and fragile – Bella Manningham thinks she’s losing her mind. In the evenings, she hears strange noises. The sitting-room gas lamps dim for no apparent reason. Is Bella’s loving relationship with her partner Jack all that it seems? Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play introduced us to the powerful term we now use to describe… Read More »Gaslight
Whether you are new to Shakespeare, or an aficionado, you will be entertained, enriched, and inspired by this production. When Shakespeare explores violence it is often epic and cruel, but never gratuitous. Whether it’s Brutus considering a justification for murder in Julius Caesar, or Volumnia relishing the bravery and brutality of her warrior son in… Read More »In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence
In 2012, Julia Gillard gave a speech that sent shockwaves around the world. Now, over a decade later, a group of Australia’s finest theatre-makers – Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, Director Sarah Goodes, Designer Renée Mulder, and an outstanding creative team, along with Clarke and exciting newcomer Jessica Bentley – have created a stirring and inspiring re-examination… Read More »Julia
Boyhood, innocence, power, faith, sexuality, privilege, legacy, manhood, footy, Madonna, Amen. All Boys follows a group of boys at an elite Sydney Catholic boys school as they are forged into the type of men that rule the world, whether they like it or not. Long-listed for the 2023 Griffin Award, and directed by recent NIDA… Read More »All Boys
