JANUARY 28, 2012

There is one place still available for the Tue/Thur eve + Sat group and three spots left for the M/W/F eve group starting February 6th 2012. All places in the day groups have now been taken. Applications are still open and an audition time can be arranged at a mutually agreeable day and time.

It is highly likely that all places will be filled very soon so it is advisable to submit your application on-line as soon as possible.

When all offers have been accepted a waiting list will apply.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES

8 – 20 NOVEMBER, 2011

VENUE: Figtree Theatre – Gate 4, UNSW High Street, Kensington

TICKETS: $25 Full $20 Concession per show *

*Pre-booked tickets for multiple shows attract a special discount

BOOKINGS: 1300 306 776 or www.mca-tix.com (booking fees apply)

MORE INFORMATION: www.sydneytheatreschool.com

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

In the woods of Athens, runaway couples, the King and Queen of the fairies, the impish sprite Puck and a band of common artisans prove ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’ as they play out a comedy of love and the confusion it sometimes brings. Shakespeare’s fairytale comedy contains some of the most lyrical expressions of love, dreams and imagination.

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jerome Pride

CAST:  Ben McKechnie, Bonnie Keegan, Christina Moylan, Courtney Fleming, Daniel Franklin, Emma Medbury, Jordy Shea, Liam Dib, Matt Lausch, Ricky Klein, Rosalynde Gray, Tom Nauta
Stefan Gimenez

PERFORMANCE TIMES:

November 9th 12th 16th at 7.30pm and November 20th at 3pm

THE TEMPEST

 Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a storm to bring his sister - the usurper of his dukedom – along with the royal court of Naples to the island, Prospero contrives his revenge.

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Rowan Greaves

CAST: Alyssa Enright, Bec Smeaton, Bryce Roberts, Emma Annand, Jess Scappatura, Kara Squire, Kelly Loomes, Kyren Bateman, Madeleine Pottinger, Siobhan Coombs, Steve Warwick, Victoria Allen

PERFORMANCE TIMES:

November 10th 17th & 19th at 7.30pm and November 13th at 3pm

THE BEAU DEFEATED

A biting satire on social aspiration, the play follows two women in their search for respectable husbands. The unfortunate Mrs Rich makes a desperate attempt to land herself an aristocratic husband. For witty Lady Landsworth, the problem is to discover whether the man she loves is quite as good as he looks. From the nobles to the servants, no-one is what they appear to be. Impostors are unmasked, confidences betrayed and a great deal of money changes hands as the story careers towards its disastrous conclusion.

Written by Mary Pix
Directed by Malcolm Frawley

CAST: Alana Rafter, Annabelle Butz, Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos, Brianna Farnham, Julien Chucha, Kate Halsted, Lucy Starita, Mervin Dayal, Patrick Richards, Petr Vackar, Richard Delamore, Rosemary Ghazi, Solange Fauvet

PERFORMANCE TIMES:

November 8th 11th 15th & 18th at 7.30pm
 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Since 2005, Sydney Theatre School has been responsible for producing excellent Australian talent that have gone onto much success both here and overseas. Among these success stories there have been three accepted into NIDA (Nadim Kobeissi, Ande Cunningham and Lily Ji) and one attending the Victorian College of the Arts (Lara Jean Marshall), while Emily Read, graduating in 2010, has gone on to be accepted into the Le Coq International Theatre School in Paris and Alex Butt and Matteo Grasso are training full-time at QUT.

Many of the students who have graduated from Sydney Theatre School have gone on to appear in some of Australia’s highly-acclaimed TV and theatre productions in the past few years, namely Crownies (Elizabeth Daniewska, Liz Cartmer and Leof Kingsford-Smith), Underbelly Razor (Brooke Doherty) Home and Away; Packed to the Rafters; At Home with Julia; local adverts for KFC, Telstra, Selleys and McDonalds, Under Suspicion  (Paul Armstrong), coming soon to Channel 7, I, Spry (directed by AFI winner Peter Butt), which was recently shown on ABC1 and Vividwireless, to appear on Channel 7, with both productions starring Melissa Armstrong. Many other graduates of Sydney Theatre School have also performed and directed various Short and Sweet plays, independent films and theatre productions over the years.

What is possibly one of the most successful productions in the history of Sydney Theatre School is This Mortal Coil which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland in 2009. Written and directed by the head of the School, Mark Matthews, This Mortal Coil scored a fantastic four-star review from UK magazine Three Weeks and starred such talented graduates as Kate Bludhorn, Steve Maresca, Kelly Robinson, Felicity Penman, Linzi Aland, Sophie O’Brien, Michelle Sewell and Pollyanna Nowicki, who, in particular, received a commendation for acting from the highly-respected Sunday Times for their NSDF Emerging Artist Awards.

Some of these graduates and many others have also gone on to star in overseas productions, including UK film I Am Cursed and UK Channel 4’s Is It Just Me? and American Burger starring Liam MacDonald, Steven Spielberg’s mini-series The Pacific, starring Brynn Loosemore, US film Suing The Devil with graduate Steve Maresca in a speaking role with Malcolm MacDowell, and another Sydney Theatre School graduate, Ande Cunningham, appearing in six episodes of the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which was recently filmed in New Zealand and shown on GO!.

Now, Sydney Theatre School hopes to continue producing new Australian talent, providing prospective actors with the skills and means to perform at their best as an actor under the guidance of highly respected directors and teachers. More importantly, all students are given the support and knowledge needed to help find employment opportunities and showcase their work to leading casting directors and producers. No doubt we will have more exciting success stories from other graduates of Sydney Theatre School in the many years to come.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Our Term Three Classical productions will be performed at The Figtree Theatre, Kensington from November 8 - 20th 2011.

The productions will be:

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (directed by Jerome Pride)

The Tempest by Shakespeare (directed by Rowan Greaves)

The Beau Defeated by Mary Pix (directed by Malcolm Frawley)

Details of dates, times and booing information will be posted soon!

MAY 30, 2011

We will be at stand number 117 at the SMH Careers Expo this Friday, Sat & Sun from 10am-4pm at the Royal Hall of Industries, Fox Studios. Come along and say hi if you'd like to find out more about STS and the training we provide. More info at: http://www.hscandcareers.com.au/
 

MAY 24, 2011

Our term two productions will be performed at the Figtree Theatre in the first week of August. The following plays will be performed:

Imaginary Creatures - written and directed by Malcolm Frawley
Arabian Nights - directed by Jerome Pride
Attempts on Her Life - directed by Rowan Greaves

Further details will be posted on this website soon. We hope to see you there!

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Our graduation productions for 2010 are on at the Sidetrack Theatre from November 1st to 13th. Four classical productions by Shakespeare and Seneca provide the opportunity for our graduates to demonstrate how far they have come in the short space of time they have been training with STS. For details of show dates and times simply click on the coloured square on the calendar at the bottom right of this website. Places are limited and bookings are advised.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This Mortal Coil opens tonight (Tuesday 14th September @ 7.30pm) at the Newtown Theatre as part of the 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival. The show was written and directed by Course Director Mark Matthews and is fresh from a highly successful season at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe. See our "What's On" page for more details. 

JULY 29, 2010

Check out the brilliant review for Malcolm Frawley's production of WHAT IF? on Australian Stage www.australianstage.com.au

Written by Brenton Amies    
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:05 

Photos - Pollyanna Katarzyna Nowicki

What if? Is just one of a quadruple of plays on the Sydney Theatre School's second semester bill.

What if? is written and directed by Malcolm Frawley. Putting together a competent play with a cast of near 14 students is no mean feat, but a feat which Frawley has accomplished with panache.

The play deals with the sliding doors or the 'what ifs' of the central character (Hannah) as she wends her merry way from adolescence to early adulthood. To accommodate his generous cast numbers he's split the lead role across three central actress', a device which the more pompous theatre goer might refer to as 'Freudian'.

Frawley's flair for narrative is strong, the plays linear three act structure is punctured throughout with these what if fantasy cutaways - but alongside this he plays with the conventions of theatre and re-iterates (through use of meta-devices) that we are in fact watching a play. These elements work so nicely and the students have a great warmth and ability to pull off the inherent comedy of utilising these devices.

My favourite of these 'meta-cutaways' if I can be bold enough to coin a phrase was the use of commercials throughout (the highlight being a satire of your average libra fleur campaign!) and the use of theatre critics who cut in to throw their two cents worth of opinion into the ring.

The cast of Sydney Theatre School students were enjoyable to watch presented moments of great comic timing and tender storytelling. Across the board this cast present well with great talent and potential.

The end result of What if?, is a greatly comic play about the 'what if' scenarios in life that is often greatly chaotic and fun to watch. The play, I mean, not life scenarios!

Sydney Theatre School presents
WHAT IF?
by Malcolm Frawley

Directed by Malcolm Frawley

Venue: Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville
Dates: July 27 - 31, 2010
Times: 27th @7pm, 29th @ 9pm, 31st @ 7pm
Tickets: $25 full or $20 Conc
Bookings: www.sidetrack.com.au

JULY 26, 2010

Our Term Two contemporary productions are on this week (July 26-31) at the Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville. This is a great opportunity to see the quality and standard of our students work and the rapid development they are making in the short amount of time they have been with the school. Details of performance times. bookings etc can be found by clicking on the calandar at the bottom right of this page.