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Time Out Sydney
June 30, 2014
This July Sydney stages are dominated by bad boys and femmes fatale – from Mozart’s Don, Hugo’s Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Richard III, and the con-man Tartuffe, to Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and Hedda Gabler
A Doll’s House
Acclaimed Shakespearean interpreters Sport for Jove present Ibsen’s proto- feminist drama about the happy home- maker Nora and her not-so-happy secret, directed by Adam Cook. Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale.
Dark Voyager
Ensemble’s associate director Anna Crawford directs the world premiere
of John Misto’s dramatic threeway between Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe, in 1960s Hollywood. Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli.
Don Giovanni
Teddy Tahu Rhodes reprises his role as Mozart’s famous cad, in a new production by renegade Scottish opera director Sir David McVicar. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
The Effect
Is love a drug? Lucy Prebble (Enron) explores neuroscience and romantic chemistry in her latest acclaimed play. Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 1, Walsh Bay.
Every Second
The writer-director team behind Porn.Cake return with a brand new show. Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst.
Hedda Gabler
Adena Jacobs (Persona) presents a poetic, cinematic vision of Ibsen’s late 19th-century drama, with a gender- bending twist. Belvoir, Surry Hills.
Macbeth
Hugo Weaving plays the great Scot in an innovative production that puts the audience on stage. Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay.
Otello
The show goes on: Opera Australia remounts its popular production of Otello, sans Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
Richard III
Ensemble’s co-artistic director Mark Kilmurry directs and stars in this reimagining of Shakespeare’s drama
of revenge, political machinations
and power plays. Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli.
Rigoletto
Assassins! Jesters! Mistaken identities! Star-crossed lovers! Roger Hodgman’s critically acclaimed production of Verdi’s opera comes to Sydney. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
Tartuffe
Bell Shakespeare proffers an Australian take on Molière’s brilliant 17th century farce. Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
Ugly Mugs
Peta Brady writes and stars in this searing exposé of violence against women, co-produced by Griffin Theatre Company and Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross.
