2017 Season
The Little Dog Laughed
BY DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE
7 FEBRUARY – 4 MARCH
The Little Dog Laughed
BY DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE
7 FEBRUARY – 4 MARCH
This bitingly funny tale of sexual ambiguity, immoral values and the pursuit of happiness lifts the lid on Hollywood double standards and the lengths people will go to achieve fame and fortune .
Consensual
BY EVAN PLACEY
14 MARCH – 15 APRIL
Consensual
BY EVAN PLACEY
14 MARCH – 15 APRIL
An explosive and thought provoking play from one of Britain’s finest ..Diane, a Year 11 teacher guides impressionable teenagers through the minefield that is ‘sex education’.
The Chapel Perilous
BY DOROTHY HEWETT
25 APRIL – 27 MAY
The Chapel Perilous
BY DOROTHY HEWETT
25 APRIL – 27 MAY
This iconic masterpiece of Australian theatre charts the painful, crazy, hilarious life of defiant young poet and sexual rebel Sally Banner, as she searches for artistic and personal freedom.
The Clean House
BY SARAH RUHL
6 JUNE – 8 JULY
The Clean House
BY SARAH RUHL
6 JUNE – 8 JULY
When Lane’s husband, a surgeon, falls in love with a terminally-ill patient, everything that was clean and tidy for Lane – her house, her emotions, her relationships – is thrown into disarray, and Matilde must come to her rescue.
After The Dance
BY TERENCE RATTIGAN
9 AUGUST – 9 SEPTEMBER
After The Dance
BY TERENCE RATTIGAN
9 AUGUST – 9 SEPTEMBER
This searing study of a lost generation investigates the ‘bright young things’ who lived life to the full during the hedonistic 1920s, only to find themselves, a decade later, disillusioned and on the brink of a world war.
Birdland
BY SIMON STEPHENS
3 OCTOBER – 4 NOVEMBER
BIRDLAND
BY SIMON STEPHENS
3 OCTOBER – 4 NOVEMBER
A sexy and revealing exploration of fame and celebrity, from the award-winning author of Punk Rock and the stage adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Australia Day
BY JONATHON BIGGINS
14 NOVEMBER – 15 DECEMBER
AUSTRALIA DAY
BY JONATHAN BIGGINS
14 NOVEMBER – 16 DECEMBER
In the fictional NSW town of Coriole, preparations are underway for the annual Australia Day celebrations and the organising committee are hashing out the details amidst disagreements over politics, patriotism and progress.
Queer Fringe @ The New
12 – 23 SEPTEMBER
Queer Fringe @ The New
12 -23 SEPTEMBER 2017
As part of The Sydney Fringe Festival, we’re presenting six exciting productions focussing on LGBTQI stories.
NAME A SEAT
& SUPPORT NEW THEATRE
heritage seats naming rights
In this, our 85th year, you have the opportunity to support NEW THEATRE and to remember a loved one or reward yourself.
We are offering naming rights to our heritage seats at $250 each.
FIND US, MAP, PUBLIC TRANSPORT & PARKING
New Theatre
542 KING STREET, NEWTOWN
We are diagonally opposite the top of Alice Street.
Stage Door is located in Iredale Street.
PARKING
There is limited street parking around the theatre but no on-site parking. Please be aware that King St is a clearway between 3pm & 7pm going south and 3pm & 5.30pm going north.
BY TRAIN
We are a ten minute walk from either Newtown or St Peters Railway Stations.
BY BUS
422 from City to Tempe
370 from Coogee to Leichhardt
308 from City to Marrickville Metro
352 Bus from Bondi Junction to Marrickville Metro