Latest Articles: Theatre
HLA welcomes Jessica Arthur!
HLA Management is delighted to announce that we now represent theatre director Jessica Arthur! Some of Jess’ recent productions include TWO HEARTS (KXT), THE WOLVES (Old Fitz), LETHAL INDIFFERENCE (STC) and REALISM (NIDA). In 2019 Jess will be remounting THE WOLVES for Belvoir, as well as directing MOSQUITOES by Lucy Kirkwood and BANGING DENMARK by Van Badham for the Sydney Theatre Company. Welcome Jess!
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Read the Australian’s glowing review of THAT EYE, THE SKY
“Kate Champion has brought together a production that crackles with Winton’s text and enriches the characters, each one faced with challenges seemingly greater than their resources and endurance.” Read more of this excellent review here.
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HAMLET opens at the Adelaide Festival
“The most anticipated Adelaide Festival opera since Richard Meale’s Voss in 1986, Brett Dean’s Hamlet is a mesmerising work that grips the audience in a vice.” Read more here.
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THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE is welcomed back to the Lyric Hammersmith
Praise for Andrew Bovell’s THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE in its successful return season at London’s Lyric Hammersmith. “Easily the finest production I have ever seen at the Lyric Hammersmith” – Evening Standard “An articulate piece of drama about the dangers of unarticulated emotions.” – The Telegraph “This production’s searing honesty about family relationships stays with you long after the curtain falls.” – RadioTimes
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Muriel’s Wedding the Musical: A resounding hit
Congratulations to the Muriel’s Wedding: the Musical team. After opening night this Saturday the reviews are flooding in. Here are just some of the terrific responses: “Muriel’s Wedding feels like the complete package: a beloved film seamlessly updated; a central character who retains all the ambiguities that made you root for her in the first place; a conspicuously inventive score peppered with classic pop hits, and a mainstage debut that will be talked about for years.” SMH “Director Simon Phillips has the ...
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Adam Cook at the Seymour Centre 2018
Acclaimed director Adam Cook doubles down at the Seymour Centre next year. Sport for Jove fans can catch MOBY DICK from August 9th: “For those who have not read Moby Dick in years or have never wet their feet, it is an example of the very greatest poetry ever put to paper – exquisitely playful, funny, barbaric, soul-shunting and desperate. To see it on stage is a miracle of theatricality, the power of the spoken word, and the skill of the actor. This is ...
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Thing I Know To Be True – UK tour success
Andrew Bovell’s THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE continues its tour of the UK, charming audiences as it goes. “Those of a sentimental turn of mind may find Things I Know To Be True to be a heart-warming and reassuring story of family life as lived today – a familiar story of solidly working class parents struggling to make a better life for their children. Those of a more cynical bent might connect with the realisation that the ties that bind families ...
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Neil Armfield Directs New Play at National Theatre London
Announced overnight, director Neil Armfield will travel to the National Theatre London in 2018 to take on David Hare’s new play I’M NOT RUNNING. “I was thrilled to accept. It’s one of his best plays — smart, passionate, absolutely contemporary and funny” I’M NOT RUNNING follows the world wide success of his production of CLOUDSTREET which played at The National in 1999 and 2001. Read more about Neil and the National Theatre season here.
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Found: Muriel’s Wedding BFF
“Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures announced today that Australian actor Madeleine Jones will play the role of Muriel’s best friend Rhonda in the world premiere of Muriel’s Wedding The Musical.” PJ Hogans iconic film adapted to the stage by the writer himself will open at STC’s Roslyn Packer Theatre in November this year. Read more here.
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Elephant Man review: A poetic and accomplished.
The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man, a new Australian adaptation the story of Joseph Merrick’s life opened last night at the Malthouse in Melbourne. Today the first of many spellbound reviewers have summarised their night in the theatre: “Merrick’s life can often seem more about us than him, and Tom Wright’s brilliant, lyrical reimagining, breathtakingly directed by Matt Lutton, finds a fresh centre of balance…Marg Horwell’s design and costume and Paul Jackson’s painterly lighting, together create an ...
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Assassins Announced
Designer Alicia Clements as been working away at the Hayes Theatre (Sydney) to realise the set and costumes for Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. Directed by Melbourne Theatre Company associate director Dean Bryant, the full cast has now been announced. Read more here.
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North by Northwest: UK Debut
North by Northwest has had its UK premier over the weekend, opening to rave reviews. In the Daily Mail’s five star review the writer notes that director Simon Phillips deftly stages the action “with various ingenious image projections and stage jokes, along with a multi-tasking cast who play scores of characters.” Read more here.
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Good With Maps
Kate Gaul is in Edinburgh with Noëlle Janaczewska’s Good With Maps “a deep meditation of the power of imagination”. Watch Kate talk about the show here:
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VELVET is lots of funky fun
Following it’s homecoming last week, VELVET has been the talk of the town. Directed by Craig Ilott, design by James Browne and lighting design by Matt Marshall VELVET is “lot’s of funky fun”. Starring Marcia Hines, a straight-laced, wide-eyed young man (Tom Oliver) arrives at a hedonistic nightclub where he is able to cut loose and discover himself. Read more about the raunchy fun here.
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VELVET Season Extended
Opening tonight, Craig Ilott’s VELVET has already been extended by two extra weeks due to popular demand. “VELVET shocks, surprises and scintillates at every turn. It’s a party, it’s electrifying, and its exhilarating disco soundtrack never lets up from the opening moment. VELVET is a fantastic sensory overload – funky, fresh, fun and sexy.” To book tickets click here.
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This Much Is True… Outstanding Reviews
“Recommended without reservation.” Diana Simmonds – StageNoise “★★★★” Ben Neutze – Daily Review “Do not miss this fabulous production and its stellar cast in the location that inspired it.” Jade Kops – Broadway World “The ensemble is imaginative, adventurous and bold, and they each take the opportunity to showcase extraordinary skill and talent, at a standard that makes us fall in love with the theatre all over again.” Suzy Wrong – Suzy Goes See Just some of the incredible reviews THIS MUCH IS TRUE ...
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THIS MUCH IS TRUE: Louis writing himself for stage
Louis Nowra has completed the last instalment of his autobiographical trilogy. Following Summer of the Aliens and Cosi, This Much is True finds Louis theatrical mirror Lewis in his forties “living in a scruffy part of town where he becomes caught up in the lives of a motley and remarkable group of locals”. This Much Is True opens at the Old Fitz tonight. You can read more of Louis reflections on his autobiographical self here and book tickets for the show (directed by ...
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Neil Armfield’s HAMLET has premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in England to strong reviews
Director Neil Armfield’s HAMLET has premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in England to strong reviews, receiving a five-star review from Richard Morrison in The Times who said he hasn’t seen “a more physically vivid portrayal of the Prince of Denmark”. Read more here.
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Gale Edwards recognised as a Member of the Order (AM)
Congratulations to theatre director Gale Edwards who has been recognised as a Member of the Order (AM) for significant service to the performing arts as an international director and theatre producer, and as a teacher and mentor. See here for the full list of recipients
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Andrew Bovell is STC’s new Patrick White Fellow
Playwright Andrew Bovell is Sydney Theatre Company’s new Patrick White Fellow, following on from writers including Tommy Murphy, Kate Mulvany, Angela Betzien, Hilary Bell, Patricia Cornelius and Raimondo Cortese. The $25,000 fellowship goes to an established playwright each year in recognition of their body of work, and includes a commission from the company to be developed over the course of the year. The Fellow also collaborates extensively with other artists working at STC. In a statement, Bovell said: “Where the novelist and the ...
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Kate Gaul directs Patrick White’s THE HAM FUNERAL
Kate Gaul directs Patrick White’s THE HAM FUNERAL in this latest production presented by Siren Theatre Co and Griffin Independent. “Kate Gaul, one of Sydney’s most insightful, confident and versatile directors, is entirely up to the challenges presented by the play, and has created a production that sings with all the music and poeticism of White’s text.” – The Daily Review “Gaul’s direction is vibrant, funny, punchy and brutal, with some serious undercurrents of pathos and loss.” – The Sydney ...
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THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR Reviews
Directed by John Sheedy, with Production Design by Alicia Clements and Lighting by Matthew Marshall, THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR, is playing at the Ensemble Theatre until April 30. “John Sheedy the director, with a sure touch establishes and maintains the play’s fast pace.” – ArtsHub “Director John Sheedy keeps the action rolling forward at a satisfying and fast pace, and works particularly well with the more physical elements of the comedy.” – Daily Review “Costumes by Alicia Clements are extravagant and ...
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Marg Horwell and Neil Armfield win at THE GREEN ROOM AWARDS
Congratulations to Marg Horwell and Neil Armfield for taking out awards at this year’s Green Room Awards! OPERA DIRECTION Neil Armfield, The Ring Cycle (Opera Australia) THEATRE COMPANIES SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Marg Horwell (Set & Costume Design), Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Melbourne Theatre Company and Sisters Grimm)
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