Theatre News and Reviews
The National Theatre has announced it’s spring season and it includes The Visit or the old lady comes to call starring Lesley Manville and Hugo Weaving as former lovers in Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s visionary revenge play, transported into mid-20th-century America. In the town of Slurry, New York, post-war recession has bitten. Claire Zachanassian, improbably beautiful and […]
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STC introduces its 2020 season, which includes a new show for Hugo which will run from September 7 to October 17 . A haunting tale of mystery and revenge Wonnangatta Station, 1918. Two men arrive at a dark and empty farmhouse looking for the manager, their friend Jim Barclay. No one’s heard from him for […]
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Time Out Ben Neutze September 5, 2019 As far as we know, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale’s relationship is rock solid. They’ve got two kids together, have starred opposite one another in a few films, and always look pretty blissful on a red carpet. But that’s not what Sydney Theatre Company audiences will see when […]
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Broadway World September 5, 2019 Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams unveiled the STC 2020 season tonight – a year brimming with fantastic writing, electric performances and beautiful designs. The season will consist of 12 plays performed over four venues – the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay, the Drama Theatre and Playhouse Theatre at […]
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Looking forward to Solaris’ run at The Lyceum in Edinburgh (Sep 12-Oct 5), here’s once again the teaser trailer and screencaps in the gallery. Get your tickets here!
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Edinburgh Evening News Liam Rudden August 27, 2019 SCI-FI as a genre has had a chequered history when it comes to bring the classics to the stage, so it’s intersting that the Lyceum have chosen Solaris, based on the classic science-fiction novel by Stanisław Lem, to open their forthcoming season. Already adaped for cinema by […]
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Hugo will feature as Dr. Gibarian in the video diaries of Malthouse Theatre‘s Solaris. The play by David Greig (adapted from Stanisław Lem’s novel) is directed by Matthew Lutton and will run at Merlyn Theatre from June 28 to July 21.
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STC May 7, 2019 This episode was recorded live at Rosyln Packer Theatre for the pre-season briefing of STC’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams. Featuring a full cast and several creatives, including the production’s director and our company’s artistic director, Kip Williams, the conversation delves into the psychology of the Pollitt family, […]
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BWW Jade Kops May 5, 2019 Friday 3rd May 2019, 7:30pm, Roslyn Packer Theatre With a cast led by Hugo Weaving, Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winner A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is given a 21st century makeover by Director Kip Williams. Retaining a relevance 64 years after it premiered in 1955, this story […]
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Check out the first reviews for STC’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Suzy Goes See, May 3 Big Daddy is masterfully performed by Hugo Weaving, who although brings to the role nothing that is unexpected, demonstrates his unparalleled stage presence and a searing conviction that absolutely captivates. The exaggerated theatricality he employs is riveting, […]
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