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Nikki Shiels stars in the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Photo: Holly Ward / STC.
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Sydney Theatre Company brings Dorian Gray home to hero huge 2027 season

Nikki Shiels, Miss Fisher and Tim Minchin headline 2027 season as STC emerges from two years of losses.

David Wenham stars in STC's 'An Iliad'. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Sydney Theatre Company's five-star hit An Iliad is touring to Melbourne

David Wenham returns to the stage in STC's acclaimed Trojan War epic, An Iliad.

Sydney Theatre Company: a photo of actor Sarah Snook playing Dorian Gray sitting on an elaborately decorated chaise longue. The chaise longue is decorated in flowers.
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Profits or losses for state theatre companies: key trends revealed

Our state theatres companies are navigating very challenging market conditions and while the audiences are there, expenses are on the…

Sydney Theatre Company's The Normal Heart. Photo: Neil Bennett.
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The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play

Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…

Alexander Briger conducts the Australian World Orchestra. Briger has his arms raised dramatically and his head is thrown back; orchestra members are arrayed before him, with audience members visible behind him.
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2026 season announcements: our rolling guide to the performing arts

Orchestras, recital centres, theatre companies and more: we're compiling a list of 2026 season announcements, to be updated regularly, for…

A young man with blood on his hands. The Talented Mr Ripley.
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The Talented Mr Ripley review: STC production brings a well-known tale to stage

Patricia Highsmith's novel is adapted with theatrical shadow, light and dark.

A middle aged, fair skinned women sits with legs crossed and hands raised in a rehearsal room. This is actor Rebecca Gibney in a scene from Sydney Theatre Company’s 'Circle Mirror Transformation', 2025.
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Circle Mirror Transformation review: another safe bet from the Sydney Theatre Company

STC presents a competent but uninspired staging of US playwright Annie Baker’s award-winning play, Circle Mirror Transformation.

A scene from STC's 2025 production of Beckett's 'Happy Days'. A woman with her bottom half hidden in a mound of dirt. There's a black plastic bag next to her, and on her other side is man with his back to us, holding up a newspaper. He too is visible only from his waist up.
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Theatre review: Happy Days, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company

Lead actor and co-director Pamela Rabe shines in this staging of a classic Samuel Beckett play. 

Against a row of pigeonholes you can see silhouettes of two people descending a stairs. In the background is a close up of a woman's face. The Dictionary of Lost Words
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Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane

The Dictionary of Lost Words is a worthy and thought-provoking play but lacks dramatic excitement. 

A scene from the 2025 STC production 'Bloom' at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.
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Musical review: Bloom, Roslyn Packer Theatre

A comedic musical theatre production by Tom Gleisner and Katie Weston, set in a nursing home and featuring cross-generational friendships.

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