Sydney Theater Company News

WICKED and Sydney Theater Company's dramatic play 'The War of the Roses' were the big winners at the ninth Helpmann Awards at the Sydney Opera House on Monday, collecting six awards each including best musical for WICKED and best play for 'Roses.'

Sydney Theatre Company in association with the Ambassador Theatre Group presents ELLING, Based on a novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen. Stage adaptation by Axel Hellstenius in collaboration with Petter Næss. Translated by Nicholas Norris. Adapted by Simon Bent

Marcus Graham and Sacha Horler are confirmed to appear in Sydney Theatre Company's production of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza. Gale Edwards directs the brutally funny satire at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House from 3 October to 14 November, opening Thursday 8 October 2009.

Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World of Dissocia will be performed at Wharf 1, Sydney Theater Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay from 14 April to 23 May 2009. The show opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.

Impresario Ross Mollison announced today that Spiegelworld 2008 will return to the South Street Seaport, Pier 17, for its third annual summer carnival, running August 6 to November 2, 2008.

For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information about the Playhouse is also available at www.westportplayhouse.org.