Sydney Opera House

In 2009, Sydney Theatre Company presents twelve Main Stage productions across five unique venues. Playing in the Drama Theatre of Sydney Opera House are:

Travesties  
As the First World War rages, some of the most acute minds of the Twentieth Century seek sanctuary in a Zurich library. Lenin, Tristan Tzara, James Joyce and minor consular official Henry Carr prepare to mount a seminal (amateur) production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Tom Stoppard fans are in for a treat as Sydney Theatre Company presents a spectacular and uproariously funny new production of his much loved masterpiece.

When The Rain Stops Falling  
Crossing continents and spanning four generations of one family, this outstanding epic from Andrew Bovell (Lantana) delves into the past and reaches into the future, weaving a complex web of secrets, lies and betrayal. When The Rain Stops Falling was acclaimed as the theatrical hit of the 2008 Adelaide Festival, bewitching audiences with its intelligence and multi-layered brilliance. Sydney Theatre Company proudly presents the Sydney season of this astonishing Brink production.

 “…will become an Australian classic”  The West Australian

God of Carnage  
The kids have been fighting. Something nasty has happened in the playground, and it’s time for the adults to intervene. They might be adults, but are they grown up? Do any of them have the moral oomph required to negotiate a just and diplomatic outcome? Sydney Theatre Company presents the Sydney premiere season of the explosive new satire from Yasmina Reza (Art). Tool up, throw on your combat gear and get ready for action. This is war.

“...fierce and very funny satire. It's like Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? crossed with Alan Ayckbourn...”  The Independent on Sunday

Image: God of Carnage