Engaging. Eclectic. Exciting.
Based in Kirribilli, on the edge of Sydney Harbour, Ensemble Theatre is committed to performing and presenting the best of international plays, well-loved classics and new Australian works.
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BUYER AND CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins
2013 Drama Desk Award for Best Play
- 06 Oct 2017 - 12 Nov 2017
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THE KITCHEN SINK by Tom Wells
Critic's Circle Best New Playwright Award 2011 | George Devine Most Promising Playwright Award 2012
- 14 Oct 2017 - 18 Nov 2017
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David Williamson’s SORTING OUT RACHEL
WORLD PREMIERE In this world premiere production, David Williamson cements his place as one of Australia’s most masterful storytellers with a brand new social comedy about legacy, entitlement and making good on past relationships.
- 19 Jan 2018 - 17 Mar 2018
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DIPLOMACY by Cyril Gély
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE In 1944 at the Hôtel Meurice, the Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling and the German General, Dietrich von Choltitz meet in a life and death situation for the city of Paris.
- 23 Mar 2018 - 28 Apr 2018
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SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell
Something’s about to change for Mrs Shirley Bradshaw, mother of grown children and confidence eroded housewife. After decades of dull married life, mince dinners every Thursday and talking to the kitchen wall, her former self - the fearless Shirley Valentine - is fizzing to get out. And she’s ready to change everything. Even the wall.
- 03 May 2018 - 09 Jun 2018
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MARJORIE PRIME by Jordan Harrison
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Marjorie is 85 years old. Some days she feels as sharp as a whip while others are a foggy blur. Since the loss of her husband she finds it a challenge to eat a spoonful of peanut butter and struggles to remember the fine details of her life.
- 15 Jun 2018 - 21 Jul 2018
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UNQUALIFIED by Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore
WORLD PREMIERE It’s not every business partnership that begins with an escape from the Department of Human Services after an attempted pen stabbing, but then again there’s nothing conventional in Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore’s very funny UNQUALIFIED.
- 22 Jun 2018 - 21 Jul 2018
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THE WIDOW UNPLUGGED by Reg Livermore
WORLD PREMIERE You’re forgiven if the name of actor, comedian and raconteur Arthur Kwick doesn’t exactly ring any bells. Despite an unexpectedly notable performance at the Tivoli Theatre in 1969, his career ever since has seen him take any role that has come his way...
- 26 Jul 2018 - 01 Sep 2018
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TABLE MANNERS by Alan Ayckbourn
Norman doesn’t exactly look like one of the world’s great lovers. There’s no square jaw or twinkle in his eye. Instead he has a beard that wanders aimlessly, a penchant for puffa puffa rice and the libido of an oversexed sheepdog.
- 19 Oct 2018 - 12 Jan 2019
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LIVING TOGETHER by Alan Ayckbourn
Extramarital affairs, mismatched relationships and one of the funniest uses of the word “ummm” make master comic Alan Ayckbourn’s LIVING TOGETHER both a hilarious and poignant look into middle class life.
- 26 Oct 2018 - 12 Jan 2019
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ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN by Alan Ayckbourn
Norman and Annie have made a secret plan. Annie will sneak out of her home, duck through the hedge and meet Norman behind the post office at 7 o’clock. Then they will be on a bus and on their way to a romantic weekend in East Grinstead.
- 02 Nov 2018 - 12 Jan 2019
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The Boatshed Projects are our way to enhance your Ensemble Theatre experience and support emerging writers and directors with exclusive awards and behind-the-scenes events.
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