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Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov - adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher - will come to NY's City Center from July 19 through July 28, 2012, according to The New York Times.

Home Death, a new play by Olivier Award winner Nell Dunn, will play for six performances only on Sunday and Monday evenings from Sunday, 10 July 2011 (Press Night: Monday, 11 July 2011 at 7.30pm) at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre.

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2011 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual festival of Finborough Playwrights, running from 5-30 July 2011. The festival features - and is centred around - a month long run of Nick Gill's Mirror Teeth

Home Death, a new play by Olivier Award winner Nell Dunn, will play for six performances only on Sunday and Monday evenings from Sunday, 10 July 2011 (Press Night: Monday, 11 July 2011 at 7.30pm) at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre.

Sydney Theatre Company has announced that it will transmit via satellite the 7 July performance of its acclaimed production The White Guard to selected regional cinemas.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the seventh and final production of National Theatre Live's second season - broadcast live from the National's Olivier Theatre in London, Zoë Wanamaker starring in Anton Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Howard Davies.

Anton Chekhov, who practiced as a doctor for much of his literary career, confessed in a letter to a friend, 'Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.'

National Theatre Live completes its acclaimed second season with Howard Davies' production of The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, in a version by Andrew Upton, starring Zoë Wanamaker. National Theatre Live is an initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world.

Andrew Upton's adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's 1926 novel turned play The White Guard, commissioned by London's National Theatre (where it played to five-star reviews last year), is presented in a new production directed by Upton at Sydney Theatre from 7 June to 10 July.

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2011 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual festival of Finborough Playwrights, running from 5-30 July 2011. The festival features - and is centred around - a month long run of Nick Gill's Mirror Teeth

Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances from 4 to 24 August 2011. Check out a review of the production by clicking below!

The first ever recipient of The Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship was announced at a special event at Sydney Theatre Company on Friday 20 May at 8pm. Playwright Raimondo Cortese was honoured with the $25,000 year-long Fellowship, a new position for an established playwright that will see him participate in a range of activities at STC including leading playwriting workshops and participating in a mentoring programme for two emerging playwrights.

Sydney Theatre Company has released the judges' shortlist of five plays in the running for the 2010 Patrick White Playwrights' Award which will be announced with a rehearsed reading of the winning play at The Wharf on Friday 20 May 2011 at 8pm. This year the award hasvundergone significant changes with the establishment of a new, prestigious second playwrights' prize, The Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship, the recipient of which will also be announced at the event on 20 Ma

Andrew Upton's adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's 1926 novel turned play The White Guard, commissioned by London's National Theatre (where it played to five-star reviews last year), is presented in a new production directed by Upton at Sydney Theatre from 7 June to 10 July.

Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances from 4 to 24 August 2011.

On Sunday 5 December 2010, Sydney's arts precinct throws open all its doors, inviting visitors to explore the many arts companies located at Pier 4/5 ('The Wharf') in Walsh Bay. Resident companies Sydney Theatre Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Australian Theatre for Young People, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Regional Arts NSW, Accessible Arts, The Song Company, Gondwana Choirs and Sydney Children's Choir are all taking part. In addition Sydney Writers' Festival and Biennale of Sydney, who regularly present work in the area, will participate. Bell Shakespeare, who will make their home in neighbouring Pier 2/3, will also play a part. On offer will be opportunities to explore the work of each Company, to visit rarely seen behind-the-scenes spaces, participate in workshops, attend forums, take special tours and enjoy diverse performances of drama, music and dance.

On Sunday 5 December 2010, Sydney's arts precinct throws open all its doors, inviting visitors to explore the many arts companies located at Pier 4/5 ('The Wharf') in Walsh Bay. Resident companies Sydney Theatre Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Australian Theatre for Young People, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Regional Arts NSW, Accessible Arts, The Song Company , Gondwana Choirs and Sydney Children's Choir are all taking part. In addition Sydney Writers' Festival and Biennale of Sydney, who regularly present work in the area, will participate and neighbouring resident, Bell Shakespeare, will also play a part. On offer will be opportunities to explore the work of each Company, to visit rarely seen behind-the-scenes spaces, participate in workshops, attend forums, take special tours and enjoy diverse performances of drama, music and dance.

Solar energy took centre stage at Sydney Theatre Company (STC) today as Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett officially 'switched on' the massive solar array on the rooftop of the Company's home-base, The Wharf, on Sydney Harbour. Comprised of 1906 Suntech pluto solar panels covering the length of the roof (enough to power a staggering 46 average homes), it is Australia's second-largest rooftop solar array and a major component of STC's comprehensive Greening The Wharf program.

Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce and husband Michael Bryce among others attended the opening night of UNCLE VANYA at the Sydney Theatre on November 13 in Sydney, Australia.