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What's On

Musical

Assassins

Audrey review: First seen at the Hayes Theatre last year, Assassins looks and sounds even better in Playhouse widescreen.

Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point When: 7 Jun - 1 Jul 2018

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Dance

Dark Emu

Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book, Bangarra's new work explores the vital life force of Australia's flora and fauna.

Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point When: 14 Jun - 14 Jul 2018

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Theatre

They Divided the Sky

The story of a young couple living in socialist East Germany and a relationship tested to the extreme.

Where: Belvoir Downstairs, Surry Hills, Sydney When: 13 - 30 Jun 2018

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Season

Red Line Underground: Digging Deeper

The Old Fitzroy Theatre is deepening its monthly lineup of improv and burlesque shows with an entire Red Line Underground season.

Where: Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo, Sydney When: 3 Jun - 25 Nov 2018

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Theatre

Stalking the Bogeyman

Twenty-five years after he was sexually assaulted as a child, a journalist learns that his 'bogeyman' now lives nearby.

Where: Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo, Sydney When: 23 May - 23 Jun 2018

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Theatre

Vertical Dreaming

Andrew Henry's showcase of the songs that pulled him through dark times is revived in aid of the Actor's Benevolent Fund NSW.

Where: Hayes Theatre Company, Potts Point, Sydney When: 24 - 24 Jun 2018

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Musical

Gypsy

Arthur Laurents’ landmark musical documents the dying days of vaudeville and the birth of a shocking new form of entertainment.

Where: Hayes Theatre Company, Potts Point, Sydney When: 18 May - 7 Jul 2018

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Theatre

August: Osage County

This modern American classic brings three daughters and much personal baggage to their parents' ramshackle Oklahoma homestead.

Where: New Theatre, Newtown, Sydney When: 6 Jun - 7 Jul 2018

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Theatre

Bliss

Toby Truslove is Harry Joy, a man who brings a smile to all he meets. Then, one warm afternoon on the front lawn, he dies.

Where: Belvoir, Surry Hills, Sydney When: 9 Jun - 15 Jul 2018

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Theatre

Marjorie Prime

Playwright Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits - if any - of what technology can replace.

Where: Ensemble Theatre, Kirrbilli, Sydney When: 15 Jun - 21 Jul 2018

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Features

Longer reads. Big ideas. More than just the skinny.

Got a few minutes? Spend some of them on Audrey’s long-form writing on theatre, dance, opera, and performance in Sydney and beyond.

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TheatreGriffin Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney 9 - 14 Jul 2018

Hannie Rayson: From desk lamp to spotlight

Hannie Rayson gave up acting aged 26 to focus on her writing. Three decades later, the bug bit again.

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TheatreBelvoir Downstairs, Surry Hills, Sydney 13 - 30 Jun 2018

They Divided the Sky: Caring for one of the Eastern Bloc’s Lost Voices

Director Daniel Schlusser creates a little "Socialist paradise" in order to stage a story by one of the casualties of the post-Berlin Wall culture wars.

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TheatreSeymour Centre, Chippendale, Sydney 5 - 21 Jul 2018

Chris Urch: Writing The Rolling Stone

British writer Chris Urch speaks to Audrey Journal about a play inspired by a notorious African newspaper's anti-gay campaigns.

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TheatreKings Cross Theatre, Sydney 15 - 30 Jun 2018

Dresden: How the world became a stage for Adolf Hitler

Justin Fleming's new play explores Adolf Hitler's fascination for the hero of an early Wagner opera.

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Conversation 20 - 20 Jun 2018

Colour and movement: Craig Donarski fires up Casula Powerhouse

It takes a true live-wire to electrify a venue in danger of losing its mojo.

Conversation 20 - 20 Jun 2018

A Big Turnaround or the New Parochialism?

Looking at the main stages of Sydney, you could be excused for thinking that this is a golden age for new Australian drama.

DanceRiverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney 26 - 27 Jun 2018

Can contemporary dance help kids navigate their complex world?

A new dance work springs from a fascination with the cognitive impact of the increasing time young people spend on screens.

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Masters of the House: Who are Australia’s Extreme Theatregoers?

Theatre 20 - 20 Jun 2018

People

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"ideas curator"

Audrey contributor

Pip Cummings

New York-based Pip Cummings is a writer, editor and ideas curator.

"playwright"

Artist, Writer

Ang Collins

Ang is an emerging playwright and dramaturg, master of the unpaid arts internship.

"diversity advisor"

Audrey contributor, Writer

Bali Padda

Actor, producer and diversity advisor for Australia's theatre and screen industry. Chair of Equity's Diversity Committee. Macrame enthusiast.

"progress and subversion"

Artist, Writer

Antoinette Barbouttis

Antoinette is a Sydney based designer, fine artist and now actor.

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Dark Emu

What's On

Assassins

Dark Emu

They Divided the Sky

Red Line Underground: Digging Deeper

Stalking the Bogeyman

Vertical Dreaming

Gypsy

August: Osage County

Bliss

Marjorie Prime

Features

Hannie Rayson: From desk lamp to spotlight

They Divided the Sky: Caring for one of the Eastern Bloc’s Lost Voices

Chris Urch: Writing The Rolling Stone

Dresden: How the world became a stage for Adolf Hitler

Colour and movement: Craig Donarski fires up Casula Powerhouse

A Big Turnaround or the New Parochialism?

Can contemporary dance help kids navigate their complex world?

Masters of the House: Who are Australia’s Extreme Theatregoers?

“Don’t underestimate the audience,” says Declan Greene

Who is “Standing Ovation Man”?

People

Pip Cummings

Ang Collins

Bali Padda

Antoinette Barbouttis

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