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Ensemble Theatre launches 2027 season

The 2027 season reinforces Ensemble Theatre's distinctive position in the city's theatre culture with a blend of Australian voices with internationally acclaimed plays.

August 11, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Uncle Vanya (Melbourne Theatre Company)

Joanna Murray-Smith’s farcical adaptation sacrifices Chekhov's emotional depth for superficial comedy.

July 30, 2026
News, Theatre
news

Sydney Theatre Company back in the black – just

STC has reported a thin net surplus but its core theatre operations continue to face significant headwinds.

June 26, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: American Song (Flying Penguin Productions & State Theatre Company South Australia)

Brilliantly delivered, this searing monodrama examines the personal impact of America's gun culture.

October 26, 2025
News, Theatre
news

Melbourne Theatre Company 2026: Stories for now

Opening its 2026 season with a runaway hit, MTC promises works "grappling with what it means to live and connect in the world today".

October 21, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Talented Mr Ripley (Sydney Theatre Company & Arts Centre Melbourne)

The talent runs deep in this gripping adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's classic thriller.

August 25, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Honour (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre)

A stark staging at Red Stitch leaves Joanna Murray-Smith's divorce drama out in the cold.

February 21, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Female of the Species (Rogue Projects & Old Fitzroy Theatre)

Riffing on a real event, Joanna Murray-Smith's farce about a famous feminist taken hostage piles on the laughs.

November 4, 2024
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Uncle Vanya (Ensemble Theatre)

Joanna Murray-Smith’s adaption feels faithful to Chekhov’s original portrait of a fractious household stuck in a rut.

August 2, 2024
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Newsworthy: July 2024

A round-up of our recent news reports.

June 24, 2024
Theatre
news

2024 Patrick White Fellow and Playwrights’ Award announced

Sydney Theatre Company names Joanna Murray-Smith as its Patrick White Fellow and Wendy Mocke the winner of the Playwrights' Award.

May 23, 2024
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Switzerland (Ensemble Theatre)

Novelist Patricia Highsmith's latter years inspire this appealing psycho-drama from playwright Joanna Murray-Smith.

May 8, 2024
Theatre
news

Sydney Theatre Company announces its 2024 season

The 15-play season, 11 by Australian writers, includes a 'cine-theatre' staging of Dracula, a co-pro with Dublin's Gate Theatre, and a new production of the musical Dear Evan Hansen.

September 14, 2023

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