This well-heeled selection sees theatre gems rub shoulders with brand new Australian works.

The Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced an impressive 2016 season that sees award-winning favourites placed alongside classic landmark dramas and contemporary Australian works. The Company’s Executive Producer, Glenn Terry, credits the artistically diverse season to the company’s unique method for developing their programs. Each year there is a public call out for artists to submit their production concepts. “Our approach comes with ingredients that you just can’t buy,” Terry explains. “It comes with passion and drive, with artists working on projects that they are intrinsically connected to. For me, this is the gold and makes for the strongest connection between audience and performance. Our 2016 season is rich in vision, ideas and theatricality. Above all, it’s passionate, and I feel it’s our best season to date.”  

The season opens with the popular Olivier Award-winning drama The Pride, which will be presented in collaboration with the 2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Writer Alexi Kaye Campbell narrates the changing attitudes to sexuality in Britain over the past 60...