Sydney Theatre Company News

The cast of Sydney Festival's late-night cabaret residency has been announced with a star-studded line-up set to shake up and drag up the Wharf 1 Theatre from 6-27 January.

Michael Cassel and Adam Kenwright, the lead producers of the new production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring award winning stage and screen actor Sarah Snook, have announced the launch of a £20 ticket via a digital lottery for every performance of the highly anticipated 14-week engagement at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) unveils its 2024 program, featuring national and international performances, festival appearances, and artistic collaborations. Don't miss their remarkable musicianship and passion for the string quartet artform.

Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia have announced that Logie winner and AACTA nominee Brenna Harding will take on the role of Esme Nicholl alongside rising star Carlos Sanson Jr. as Gareth/Mr Crane in the upcoming Melbourne season of The Dictionary of Lost Words.

Verity Laughton’s adaptation of Pip William’s debut novel, THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS, is a beautiful interpretation of the historical fiction that seeks to highlight the invisible women and their influence in undocumented language.  

Join the cast and crew of Brilliant Traces for a post-show Q&A at FLOW Studios. Learn about auditioning and drama school from industry professionals. Tickets start at $20.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord and lady. Learn more about the location, cast, and creative team here!

The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of World Premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. 

London's New Diorama Theatre, one of the UK's most significant agenda-setting independent theatre studios, has announced award winning director and programmer Bec Martin as its next Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia announced their acclaimed co-production The Dictionary of Lost Words will tour Arts Centre Melbourne in February 2024 for a strictly limited season. 

Set to be one of the most talked about performances of 2024, Gaslight, a modern adaptation of the 1940’s suspenseful thriller by Patrick Hamilton and starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz, is set to tour Australia from February 2024.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced additional casting for the special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis. Check out who will join previously announced Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne.

The Astonishing Comet Boombox brings together AI, imaginary friends, and the modern world in a captivating show at Melbourne Fringe. Don't miss this playful cabaret with original songs, parodies, and comedic talents beginning on 17 October.

Due to popular demand, two new matinee performances of Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia’s acclaimed co-production The Dictionary of Lost Words have been added to its final weeks on Wednesday 6 December and Wednesday 13 December.

An all new line-up comprising new Australian works, a big Broadway hit and a world premiere book adaptation will form State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2024 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Merrigong Theatre Company will present Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts’s The Visitors, by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 25th to 28th October. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Stage and screen icon Sigrid Thornton (The Lifespan of a Fact) returns to Sydney Theatre Company’s Roslyn Packer Theatre this November in a new adaptation of The Seagull. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

AACTA Award-winner Brooke Satchwell will make her return to the stage and Sydney Theatre Company debut in a scorching new production of the century-crossing epic, Oil. Learn more about the production here!

Every aspect of this production deserves accolades.

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced its Spring/Summer 2024 Season, opening April 2024 with Minority Report. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!