Season Overview
Tickets on sale 9am, Thursday 1 December.
In 2012, Sydney Theatre Company presents eleven Main Stage productions across three venues. Playing in the Drama Theatre of Sydney Opera House are:
Midsummer (A play with songs)
By David Greig and Gordon Mcintyre
A hit at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, this romantic comedy with songs tells the story of Helena, a divorce lawyer, and Bob, a petty criminal, who were strangers until only a few hours ago. Now they stumble to Helena’s apartment where they share a drunken but surprisingly enjoyable one night stand. Then they say goodbye. The Berocca has yet to kick in when chance reunites the two and, through the hangover haze, they make the wildly impulsive decision to spend the 25 grand of hot cash that Bob is en route to deliver to a low-level gangster.
1 Feb – 10 Mar 2012
Drama Theatre
Under Milk Wood
A play with voices
By Dylan Thomas
A chorus of voices beckons us into the small Welsh town Llareggub, through streets, houses, bedrooms and on into the townspeople’s dreams. Borne along by beautiful voices and
rich musical language, we follow the residents as they wake, rise, go about their day then drink and prepare to dream again. Sandy Gore and Jack Thompson feature in this stellar cast.
22 May – 7 Jul 2012
Drama Theatre
Australia Day
By Jonathan Biggins
Australia Day: A day off work, an excuse to fire up the barbeque, an opportunity to drink copious amounts of beer and, most importantly, a celebration of our national identity… whatever that is. This wickedly funny new play from stalwart of political satire, Jonathan Biggins, was inspired by his own experiences as an Australia Day Ambassador, and will be realised by the comic genius of veteran director, Richard Cottrell.
7 Sep – 27 Oct 2012
Drama Theatre
Signs of Life
By Tim Winton
On a farm that has been parched by a drought of apocalyptic severity, Georgie, a white woman in her fifties, lives alone quietly contemplating her solitude. One evening, the silence of the expansive, isolated property is broken by the sound of a car spluttering to a stop. An Aboriginal man and woman come to the door for help and reluctantly Georgie allows them into her house. Signs of Life is Tim Winton’s second stage play.
2 Nov – 22 Dec 2012
Drama Theatre