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  • The Wharf Sessions, the new free regular series of post-show gigs at The Wharf, continue on Friday 5 September, when we welcome Paul Capsis to The Wharf.

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

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  • Riflemind by Sydney Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director Andrew Upton opens at the Trafalgar Studios
    in London’s West End on Thursday 18 September following previews from 15 September. 

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  • Sydney Theatre Company’s forthcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Liv Ullmann, is to tour to the United States.

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The Narcissist

A La Boite Theatre Company production "One of the most vibrant new Australian comedies to be staged in years." The Australian. Season extended until 11 October!

 

Opens 28 Aug 08 | Tickets from $29.00

The Clockwork Forest

A hauntingly beautiful, dark and delightful fable for audiences of all ages, created by Windmill Performing Arts and Brink Productions.

Opens 11 Sep 08 | Tickets from $20.00

The Women of Troy

The awarding-winning team behind The Lost Echo - Barrie Kosky and Tom Wright - reinvent Euripides' powerful and compelling tragedy.

Opens 16 Sep 08 | Tickets from $29.00

Highway Rock 'n' Roll Disaster

Looking as much like a gig as a play, this production from The Border Project delves into the dirty worlds of electroclash, couture fashion and electric guitars.

Opens 17 Sep 08 | Tickets from $20.00

The Convict's Opera

The Convict's Opera is a unique co-production between Sydney Theatre Company and Out of Joint, Max Stafford-Clark's legendary touring theatre company.

Featuring a cast of talented actor-musicians drawn from Britain and Australia, The Convict’s Opera brings together the classic folk songs of the original with some modern musical surprises - and plenty of infamy, intrigue, fun and romance.

Opens 30 Sep 08 | Tickets from $29.00

The Pig Iron People

Writer John Doyle's theatre debut is a satire of suburbia. Set on a quiet suburban street with not quite enough parking for the residents, The Pig Iron People examines two generations and the way the politics of their time (and the politics of their carparking) have shaped them.

Opens 27 Oct 08 | Tickets from $29.00

Rabbit

 

Brendan Cowell directs the first impressive play from one of the UK's most exciting young playwrights, Nina Raine.

 

 

Opens 22 Nov 08 | Tickets from $29.00

Frankenstein

Award-winning designer Ralph Myers in his directorial debut, grapples with the creation of horror and the horror of creation.

Opens 28 Nov 08 | Tickets from $20.00

The War of the Roses Part 1

Distilled down to eight hours of theatre in two parts by Tom Wright and Benedict Andrews, the eight plays that span the turbulent years of The War Of The Roses will be presented in a unique cycle by the STC Actors Company in their finale, joined by Cate Blanchett and Robert Menzies.

Opens 05 Jan 09 | Tickets from $100

The War of the Roses Part 2

Distilled down to eight hours of theatre in two parts by Tom Wright and Benedict Andrews, the eight plays that span the turbulent years of

The War Of The Roses

will be presented in a unique cycle by the STC Actors Company in their finale, joined by Cate Blanchett and Robert Menzies.

Opens 05 Jan 09 | Tickets from $100

The Removalists

A stunning examination of the violence – actual and implied – that underpins authority, The Removalists created a sensation when it was first produced. Thirty-seven years on, David Williamson’s classic play maintains its startling power.

Opens 31 Jan 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Travesties

In this classic comedy, Tom Stoppard juxtaposes the ridiculous pomposity of the brilliantly unremarkable Henry Carr against the exuberance and wit of some of the greatest talents of the last century. This is Stoppard at his best: a medley of debates pertaining to literature, philosophy, history and politics, spun from dialogue that glistens with language games, puns and wit.

Opens 09 Mar 09 | Tickets from $30.00

The Wonderful World Of Dissocia

This dazzling play by Anthony Neilson was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival and revived by the National Theatre of Scotland in 2007, delighting audiences and winning critical acclaim. We welcome back Marion Potts to direct what promises to be a boisterous and moving evening of theatre.

Opens 14 Apr 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Kafka's Monkey

Deeply theatrical, witty and absurd, Kafka’s Monkey places a profound and startling mirror in front of a modern-day audience and reveals a world in which humans appear apish and apes the more humane.

Opens 18 Apr 09 | Tickets from $40

Metamorphosis

Kafka’s terrifying but bizarrely comic story bursts on to the stage in a theatrically explosive new version by Artistic Director David Farr and actor/director Gísli Örn Gardarsson of Iceland’s acclaimed Vesturport Theatre.

Opens 22 Apr 09 | Tickets from $50

When The Rain Stops Falling

The first new play from Andrew Bovell (Lantana, Holy Day) in five years, When The Rain Stops Falling was acclaimed as the theatrical hit of the 2008 Adelaide Festival, bewitching audiences with its intelligence and multi-layered brilliance.

Opens 07 May 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Elling

Based on the cult Norwegian film of the same name, Simon Bent’s adaptation of Elling was first performed at London’s Bush Theatre in 2007 and, due to its huge success, went on to transfer to Trafalgar Studios in the West End. Pamela Rabe, who made her directorial debut with us in 2008, will direct this charming comedy.

 

Opens 30 May 09 | Tickets from $30.00

The City

The City – a mesmerising new play from the groundbreaking British playwright Martin Crimp (Attempts On Her Life, The Country) – takes us on a theatrical adventure from the naturalistic to the surreal; from dreamy discombobulation to nightmarish anxiety.

Opens 29 Jun 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Poor Boy

Poor Boy asks big questions about humanity and our place in the universe. What is a soul and if we have one, who owns it? What do we believe in?  What is faith and how do we know when it is misplaced? The resulting family drama is at once incandescently comic and radiantly uplifting.

Opens 06 Jul 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Saturn's Return

David Berthold’s snappy, sexy production was first staged as part of our Wharf 2LOUD Season in 2008. Now he and his team will rejoin us in Wharf 1. Perhaps you’ll recognise yourself in Saturn’s Return.

Opens 24 Jul 09 | Tickets from $30.00

Poppea

After triumphant, sell-out seasons in Vienna, Berlin and at the Edinburgh International Festival, it is now Sydney’s turn to experience Barrie Kosky's Poppea.

Opens 06 Aug 09 | Tickets from $57

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire is a compelling and sensuous play which features some of the most memorable characters in theatrical history. The battle between Blanche and Stanley comes to embody nothing less than the battle between tradition and progress itself.

Opens 01 Sep 09 | Tickets from $30.00

God Of Carnage

Yasmina Reza, the author of Art and Life x 3, has hit the nail on the head again. In this explosive satire she dares the audience to look beyond individual conflicts to the source of our constant embattlement.

Opens 03 Oct 09 | Tickets from $30.00

The Wharf Revue 2009

In 2009, Sydney’s most popular annual dose of razor-sharp satire, The Wharf Revue, returns for its tenth year.

Opens 07 Nov 09 | Tickets from $$45.00

The Mysteries: Genesis

Creation out of chaos, chaos out of paradise, grace within chaos, pride, confusion, and a simple offering of hope. Not the full cycle of Mystery plays; just a beginning…

Opens 20 Nov 09 | Tickets from $30.00

An Untitled Project

Watch this space.

Opens 18 Dec 09 | Tickets from $30.00