Shaun Rennie News

There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

It's December! Voting is now underway for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized. Check out the first set of stats below.

Voting is NOW OPEN and the first votes are in for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!

Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre today announced that the 2020 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director's Award (SBDA) has been awarded to Rachel Chant and Warwick Doddrell from 27 high quality applications received.

Tennessee Williams' controversial story of deceit, desire and doing what it takes to survive comes to the Sydney stage with the Australian premiere of Pierre Laville and Emily Mann's adaption of BABY DOLL. 

Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced its 2020 season. As we enter a new decade, our extraordinary line-up includes two world premieres and one Australian premiere, two musicals and festivals created by some of Australia's most talented theatre makers.

Ensemble Theatre will stage the Australian Premiere of a brand new adaptation of Tennessee Williams BABY DOLL, a play sizzling with desire, lust, jealousy and betrayal.

Shaun Rennie strikes a perfect balance of humor and heart in Nick Jones' funny and thought-provoking TREVOR.

Sydney Theatre Award winning Outhouse Theatre Company brings the hilarious and touching play, Trevor by Orange is the New Black and GLOW writer Nick Jones, to the KXT stage in June.

Shaun Rennie (Director) brings Zoe Cooper's sweet little coming of age story JESS & JOE FOREVER to the Sydney stage in a delightful expression of the friendships that come out childhood summers.

Jim Cartwright's tale of the small town girl with voices of the greats within her comes to life in Shaun Rennie's sublime production of THE RISE & FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.

Jim Cartwright's multi-award winning The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is coming back to Sydney and the cast and crew recently threw open the doors to the rehearsal room for an exclusive look at the brand new production ahead of its premiere on 5 February.

Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2018, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 21 January 2019 at 6pm at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre.

Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre today announced that the 2019 Sandra Bates Director's Award (SBDA) has been awarded to Erin Taylor and Adam Deusien from 35 applications received.

Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre today announced the 2019 Season which, says Kilmurry, promises to be an exceptional year with six brilliant comedies, three intense dramas and a musical. Three of the plays will be World Premieres, three Australian Premieres and there will be a return season of the sell-out play, DIPLOMACY.

In celebration of what would have been the year of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday, Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) pays tribute to the acclaimed American composer, conductor, author lecturer and pianist with a concert of THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK, A MUSICAL THEATRE CELEBRATION.

The unusual, and completely imagined, life of Carmen Frida Leon Davidovich comes to life in the delightfully absurd CARMEN LIVE OR DEAD. 

Energetic, Engaging and Emotional, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS takes the audience back to a historic moment in the LGBTIQ past to give a voice to the patrons of The UpStairs Lounge in an effort to explain the past, present and future of the still repressed minority.

Due to popular demand, new tickets have been released to the upcoming Australian Premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical, The View UpStairs, which is part of the 2018 Mardi Gras Festival. Invisible Wall Productions and Sugary Rum Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co have announced an additional week of performances of this provocative new musical, written by Max Vernon, which commences on 8 February with tickets now available until Sunday 11 March. Tickets are available from hayestheatre.com.au or by calling (02) 8065 7337.