The NSW Public Schools State Drama Festival are showcases of excellence in these art forms. Featuring students from Kindergarten to Year 12, the festivals celebrate the work of The Arts Unit’s Ensemble Programs as well as exemplar pieces from public schools across NSW. Each festival offers public performances as well as industry specialist workshops for… Read More »NSW State Drama Festival
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 »SIX The Musical
Written by the acclaimed playwright Anthony Weigh, Sunday is inspired by the stories and myths of the Heide Circle – the renowned group of friends, lovers, and rivals that produced some of this country’s most beloved visual artists. It is also the story of the torrid and passionate affair between Reed and the Circle’s most… Read More »Sunday
In this gripping 90-minute performance, young refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, who are starting anew in Australia, share their remarkable journeys. This production is the culmination of three months of intensive trauma recovery work, and the stories it presents will take you on an emotional rollercoaster. Refugee Diaries weaves tales that range from the… Read More »Refugee Diaries
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A contemporary portrait of New York’s gay community. After AIDS peaked, marriage equality rulings passed and PreP was introduced, what is the legacy of queer elders on modern gay men and what do they intend to leave for the generations following? At the centre of the play stands Eric Glass and Toby Darling, around whom… Read More »The Inheritance
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 2007. Charismatic poet-patriarch Beverly Weston has gone – where, nobody knows. His wife Violet careers downhill into opiate addiction, and the three daughters dutifully return to their childhood home, spouses, children and unfinished business trailing behind. The family’s (almost) together -for the first time in years. Of course, old wounds have to be… Read More »August: Osage County
Set in Reading, Pennsylvania, Sweat tells the story of a group of factory workers trying to keep their heads above water as the American steel industry collapses around them. At the centre of this group are Tracy, Cynthia and Jessie – three old friends who’ve seen each other through everything; births, deaths, marriages and a… Read More »Sweat
Michael has the heart of a dead man pumping in his chest. His wife Liz hopes this life-changing transplant will return Michael to his former self and restore their marital bliss. But when Liz makes contact with the donor’s girlfriend, Tommy, Michael’s identity becomes unstable.
Bursting with irrepressible charm, irresistible humour and a nostalgia that promises to delight – Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn tap dances onto the Hayes stage to ring in the Christmas season. Hoofer Jim Hardy says goodbye to the hustle and bustle of big-city showbiz to settle down on his farmhouse in Connecticut. He longs for fresh air and ‘Blue Skies’, but it turns… Read More »Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn
Trouble is afoot in the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town. When a fracture forms in the local choir, a small band of community misfits are pushed out into the cold. The only thing left to do? Rebrand! They’ve formed a new group, got a cracking new name and the town’s winery is… Read More »The Heartbreak Choir
Our stories. Our emerging storytellers. Our future. For over 25 years, Dance Clan has fostered the talents of a new generation of Bangarra storytellers, designers, dancers and choreographers. This year, three of our artists will tell their own stories, developing two original dance works and one dance film.
Have you ever dreamed of disappearing without a trace? You want to leave. You have to stay. You’re suffocating at your own Christmas party. You want to play Scrabble, not have sex. You’re in control and you’re absolutely terrified. You’re being terrorised and no one believes you. Your psychiatrist doesn’t even remember who you are.… Read More »The Pigeons
Once upon a time … You know the fairy tale, now feel the magic of Laurent Pelly’s whimsical production of the classic opera. Massenet’s classic opera is full of sumptuous music, and this production adds humour with playful choreography and extravagant costumes. Barbara de Limburg’s extraordinary set is inspired by an original illustrated edition of… Read More »Cinderella