Sydney Theatre Company Announces Diverse 2017 Lineup
Featuring Indigenous rom-coms and Muriel's Wedding: The Musical.
It's that time of the year when all the big production companies tantalise us with their upcoming seasons and we start saving our pennies so we can catch them all. The Sydney Theatre Company has revealed a powerhouse lineup for their 2017 season — and let's just say you might want to invest in a piggy bank because your theatre budget is about to increase threefold.
The program is incredibly diverse and we're so stoked to see a long list of women both on stage and behind the scenes. Of the fifteen shows played across four venues, some of the highlights include:
- Black is the New White. The latest from Indigenous actor and writer Nakkiah Lui. Directed by Paige Rattray, it will follow the story of the Gibson family siblings as they try to make their mark on the world and make their parents proud. However, it's all disrupted when one of them brings an unexpected boyfriend to dinner.
- Three Sisters. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov original by Andrew Upton. The play follows the story of the orphaned Prozorov sisters as they try to make it to Moscow and freedom.
- Muriel's Wedding: The Musical. Yes, you read right. Your favourite film of the '90s is back and on-stage. Kate Miller-Heidke and Kier Nuttall are on the tunes, adapting old ABBA classics as the story follows a new age Muriel (with a Twitter account and all) as she negotiates her way through having everything she's ever wanted.
- The Bleeding Tree. A co-production by STC and the Griffith Theatre Company, this play has already won a raft of awards and promises elements of suspense, comedy and a little bit of murder all thrown together while telling the tale of women fighting back against spousal abuse.
For the full 2017 program and to buy tickets, head to sydneytheatre.com.au.
Published on September 09, 2016 by
Imogen Baker
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