Theatre
Stage Timeline
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2010s
2012
March Les Liaisons Dangereuses
By Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos, directed by Sam Strong
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2011
August Uncle Vanya Astrov
By Anton Chekov, directed by Andrew Upton
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2010 & 2011
November - January Uncle Vanya Astrov
By Anton Chekov, directed by Andrew Upton
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2000s
2009
August-October God of Carnage
By Yasmin Reza, directed by Peter Evans
Melbourne Theatre Company
At Playhouse
2007
October-November Riflemind John
By Andrew Upton, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffmann
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2006
February-March Hedda Gabler Judge Brack
By Henrick Ibsen, directed by Robyn Nevin
Sydney Theatre Company
New York
2004
Hedda Gabler Judge Brack
By Henrick Ibsen, directed by Robyn Nevin
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2003
October The Real Thing Henry (charming, pedantic playwright, idealistic, romantic)
By Tom Stoppard
Sydney Theatre Company
At Wharf 1
2000
August The White Devil Duke of Brachiano (brooding, lusty dangerous thinker, doomed lover)
By John Webster adapted by Gale Edwards
Sydney Theatre Company
At the Theatre Royal
1990s
1999
February Show and Tell
By Malouf and Peter Carey
Theatre of Image
At International House, Sydney University
1996
The Alchemist Cpt. Face/Lungs/Jeremy
By Neil Armfield Company B
At the Belvoir Theatre
1995
August The Blind Giant is Dancing Allen Fitzgerald (self-hating, passionate, political activist)
By Stephen Sewell Company B
At the Belvoir Theatre
1994
January-February That Eye, The Sky Henry
By Richard Roxburg
Burning House at the Old Sandstone Church, Darlinghurst, Sydney Arts Festival
June Arcadia Bernard Nightingale (dashing, flash, egocentric academic)
By Tom Stoppard
Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
1993
March Egmont (Theatre Music)
By Goethe adapted by Gordon Williams
At the Sydney Opera House
The Popular Mechanicals
By Keith Robinson and Tony Taylor
Company B
Much Ado About Nothing Benedict
by William Shakepeare
Melbourne Theatre Company
At The Russell Street Theatre
Three
Sydney Theatre Company
1991
The Taming Of The Shrew Petruchio (swaggering, surly, charistamatic outsider&tamer/husband)
by William Shakepeare
State Theatre Company of South Australia
1990
February The Secret Rapture Irwin (committed, sensitive fiance, ultimately doomed)
By David Hare Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
1980s
1989
Ring Around The Moon Hugo/Fredric
By Jean Anouilh
State Theatre Company of South Australia
Julius Caesar Brutus
by William Shakepeare
State Theatre Company of South Australia
1988
October Don’s Party Mal (argumentative, married flirt, obsessed with his packet size)
By David WilliamsonKinselas Productions at the Sydney Opera House
1987
February Stand Up Shakespeare Hamlet (playing Gertrude) and Henry part IV and part I(Hotspur)
by William Shakespeare Sydney Theatre Company
At the Big Rehearsal Room, The Wharf
Les Liasions Dangereuses Le Viscomte de Valmont (doomed, pleasure loving dilletante)
By Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
At the Seymour Centre Nimrod Theatre Company
Sidney Theatre Critics' Circle Best Actor Nomination
1986
April The Madras House Phillip Madras
By Harley Granville-Barker Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon (capricious, jealous and smouldering King of the Faries)
By William Shakepeare
Nimrod Theatre Company
1985
Private Lives
Stage Theatre of South Australia
1984
May The Perfectionist Erik Larson (laid back, gentle, flirtatious, middle-class Danish Marxist)
By David Williamson Sydney Theatre Company
American Premier Season at The Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
1983
March The Way Of The World Petulant Follower of Mrs Millam
By William Congreve Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
May Gossip From The Forest Lt Gen. Groener and French
By Thomas Keneally Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
August The Cherry Orchard Trofimov (Pyetya) a Student
By Anton Chekov Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
1982
January You Can’t Take It With You 1st Man
By M Hart & G.S. Kaufman. Sydney Theatre Company
The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
March A Map Of The World Paul
By David Hare Sydney Theatre Company
World Premier at The Adelaide Festival of Arts
And The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
June Macbeth Seyton
By William Shakespeare Sydney Theatre Company
The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
July The Perfectionist Erik Larson
By David Williamson Sydney Theatre Company
World Premier Season at The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
November As You Desire Me The Three Young Men
By Luigi Pirandello Sydney Theatre Company
At The Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
Waiting for Godot (2013)
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November 12 - December 7, 2013 @ Wharf 1
Plot
Waiting for Godot is one of those epoch-defining works of art. It was met with bewilderment upon its premiere, yet went on to be one of the most lauded plays of the 20th century.
An incredible roll call of actors and directors have wrought interpretations of Beckett's fascinatingly elusive masterpiece - its debut in English was directed by a 24-year-old Peter Hall; the ever-patient Vladimir and Estragon have been played by actors including Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall and Nathan Lane. It has inspired, or been quoted in, a vast array of novels, films and plays - even an episode ofSesame Street.
In 2013, Hugo Weaving and Richard Roxburgh will make their mark, reunited with Uncle Vanya director Tamás Ascher, who has been tempted by this once-in-a-generation casting coup to create his third interpretation of Beckett's masterpiece. Fuelled by high culture, complex philosophy and vaudevillian slapstick, the duo will face the void and slip on the banana skin of meaninglessness.
What's it about? Nothing and everything: a bleak yet still hilarious canvas upon which countless critics, artists and audiences have projected endless different readings. Over to you.
Duration: 2hrs 30mins (including interval)
Times: Mon 6.30pm; Tues - Sat 7.30pm; Wed 1pm; Sat 1.30pm; 19, 20, 25 & 27 Nov 12.15 (Schools Day)
Uncle Vanya (2010 & 2011)
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Adapted by: Andrew Upton
Directed by: Tamás Ascher
09nov10 - 01jan11 @ The Warf
4-27aug11 @ Kennedy Center
Plot
On a dilapidated, remote farm Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya have worked slavishly to sustain an estate in decline. And so it has been for years.
Now Professor Serebryakov and his beautiful young wife, Yelena, have returned to visit. Adding to the chaos and disruption are the constant visits of the charismatic Astrov. Lunch is no longer served at lunch time - now it is procrastinated until dusk - work is forgotten and the long, cool nights have become sleepless.
From this hotbed of disarray grow three consuming love affairs, each of which is destined to wither in disappointment before it has reached bloom.
It is in this climate of frustration and hopelessness that the Professor chooses to unveil his shocking plan to sell the estate. Faced with an uncertain future, Vanya is provoked into an act of violence which is as humiliatingly unsuccessful as his attempts at romance.
Gliding effortlessly between comedy and tragedy, this treasured classic from Anton Chekhov lays bare the fruitlessness of human endeavour with exceptional warmth, humour and insight.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2012)
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- Published on Friday, 23 September 2011 19:26
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March 31 - June 9, 2012 @ Wharf 1
Plot
Unaware of the impending revolution that breathlessly waits to devour the French aristocracy in all its decadence, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont plot an elaborate game of revenge, seduction, humiliation and cruelty. It is a salon amusement that soon escalates into a brutal battle between former lovers. Sex and love are the weapons of choice and these combatants will stoop to the lowest levels of deviousness in order to win. Their crossfire is indiscriminate, making casualties of friends and foes alike.
Hugo Weaving and Pamela Rabe will play the charismatic duo who manipulate with the precision and discipline of master puppeteers, deriving a pleasure from their spite that can only be surpassed by the pleasure of watching the deliciously wicked pair in action.
The sexual politics at work in this gripping drama are as relevant now as when Laclos wrote the novel in 1782 and when Christopher Hampton adapted it for the stage in 1985. Avoiding the lavish clichés often associated with the period, this new production directed by Griffin Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Sam Strong, will acid-wash a familiar story, stripping it back to its essential layers in the intimacy of the Wharf 1 Theatre.
God of Carnage (2009)
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- Published on Saturday, 26 December 2009 09:59
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August 29 - October 3, 2009 @ Playhouse
Plot
The other day in the neighbourhood park, little Ferdinand whacked his playmate Bruno with a stick, breaking two teeth. So it is important that the parents of the boys set the right example and sit down to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably. After all, nothing will be gained by behaving like children...
Human nature, red in tooth and claw. Yasmina Reza, the writer who drew maximum laughs from Minimalist art in Art, uses her corrosive wit to strip away the thin veneer of civilization.
