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This masterclass in storytelling taps theatre's ancient roots in the bardic tradition to stirring effect.

April 18, 2026
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January 2, 2026
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Sydney Theatre Company 2026: Leaning forward

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Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical is a heart-on-sleeve winner with everyone on stage a quadruple threat.

September 11, 2025
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Review: The Player Kings (Sport for Jove)

Damian Ryan and Sport for Jove create a stirring, binge-worthy epic from the plays of Shakespeare's history cycle.

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The Hayes Theatre Co lifts the curtain on 2025

The Producers, Pirates of Penzance for a cast of four, a Phar Lap musical, a new show for Nancye Hayes; the Hayes promises a wild ride in 2025.

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Review: Isolde & Tristan (Sport for Jove & Old Fitzroy Theatre)

Playwright Esther Vilar spins the chivalric romance of Tristan and Isolde into a provocative, playful drama of colonisation and resistance.

May 7, 2024
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Review: Venus & Adonis (Sport for Jove)

Birthed as a COVID-era film project, Damien Ryan's Venus & Adonis truly finds its feet on the stage.

October 5, 2023
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Lights up on Shakespeare’s Dark Lady

Ahead of his staging of Venus & Adonis, director Damien Ryan explores the influence of a remarkable talent on William Shakespeare.

September 20, 2023
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Mr Bailey’s Minder (Ensemble Theatre)

Debra Oswald’s comedy drama about the ugly side of an artistic temperament given a fresh spin in an expertly judged production.

August 3, 2023
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Review: As You Like It (Queensland Theatre)

Damien Ryan’s As You Like It is a wonderfully absurd and entertaining night of Shakespeare, including new original music.

April 21, 2023
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April 21, 2023

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