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Synopsis: SUMMER OF HAROLD
In award-winning playwright Hilary Bell’s SUMMER OF HAROLD, the transformative power of everyday objects threads through three cracking comedic plays about adventure, obsession and hope. Memories of 1984. London. Phil Collins on MTV. Cassette tapes. Janet and her backpacking mate Alison take a summer job as inexperienced housekeepers with the 20th century’s foremost British playwright, Harold […]
Request a 2024 brochure
The launch of our 2024 season is just around the corner and we can’t wait to lift the lid on this spectacular year of theatre! Want to leaf through a copy of the new brochure delivered direct to your mailbox? You’ll need an Ensemble Theatre online login to make your request, which can be set […]
Program: MR BAILEY’S MINDER
Discover more about MR BAILEY’S MINDER with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including writer’s and director’s notes, cast and creative bios, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM Bristling with sharp humour and beautiful complexities, don’t miss MR BAILEY’S MINDER. BOOK NOW
Writer’s Note: Debra Oswald, MR BAILEY’S MINDER
Revivals of Australian plays don’t happen very often, so I’m thrilled MR BAILEY’S MINDER is in the Ensemble season. In the twenty years since it was written, I suspect some questions in the play have become even spikier: given that many great writers, artists and musicians have displayed ugly behaviour and damaged their loved ones, […]
John Gaden returns to Ensemble Theatre
We are thrilled to have legendary actor John Gaden AO returning to Ensemble Theatre as Leo Bailey in Debra Oswald’s MR BAILEY’S MINDER! Last seen on our stage in DIPLOMACY in 2018 (and then again in 2019 for a special encore season due to popular demand), we can’t wait to see John back on our […]
Director’s Note: Damien Ryan, MR BAILEY’S MINDER
Desperate people, clinging to a cliff face, trying to make a family work – a family not just made of blood, but of necessity and random chance – a daughter, a carer, a local builder, and a visionary artist – and the ghosts of the wounded that surround and haunt them. This story by the […]
Meet our Head Chef Aurélien Girault
Head Chef Aurélien Girault has been making waves in our lovely harbourside restaurant Bayly’s Bistro since late 2022, so we thought it was about time we got into some proper introductions! Aurélien grew up on a farm in North-East France with a family-run restaurant offering unique dining experiences with a focus on local ingredients and […]
Synopsis: MR BAILEY’S MINDER
John Gaden returns to the Ensemble stage. In 2018 he was alongside John Bell in the Ensemble production of DIPLOMACY, in 2023 John plays Leo Bailey, a national treasure and one of Australia’s greatest artists in MR. BAILEY’S MINDER. Leo has been ravaged by years of alcohol abuse, self-loathing and indulgent misbehaviour, and now needs […]
Program: BENEFACTORS
Discover more about BENEFACTORS with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including a note from Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry, cast and creative bios, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM Playing 16 Jun – 22 Jul, secure your seats for this compelling West End hit today! BOOK NOW
Director’s Note: Mark Kilmurry, BENEFACTORS
I’m so thrilled to be finally working on BENEFACTORS, Michael Frayn’s extraordinary playful comedy drama from 1984. I first saw this play as a television version and was intrigued by the blending of social commentary and comedy. Rereading the play all these years later I was struck by its relevance, the subject matter in terms […]
Program: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
Discover more about SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including a Director’s note, cast and creative bios, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM Playing until 1- Jun, don’t miss Tennessee Williams’ vibrant, funny and beautiful play about love, redemption and family secrets.
Video: CLYDE’S Trailer
Now playing, don’t miss the hilarious Broadway comedy CLYDE’S on our stage! ★★★★ Sydney Morning Herald “a feisty comedy filled with collegial banter” Limelight “The zinger lines and food humour leave you laughing out loud” Time Out On stage until 10 Jun, nab your seats to this knee-slapping comedy about sandwiches and second chances today. BOOK NOW
Mother’s Day Competition
This Mother’s Day, we’re giving away a dazzling prize pack including a double pass to the Australian premiere of Lynn Nottage’s Broadway smash CLYDE’S and an Epic Tasting for two in the Hunter Valley thanks to our partners Hungerford Hill. To win, all you have to do is tell us what sandwich your Mum […]
Program: CLYDE’S
Discover more about CLYDE’S with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including a writer’s note, cast and creative bios, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM Hitting our stage 5 May – 10 Jun, grab your tickets to this comedic Broadway feast today! BOOK NOW
Director’s Note: Shaun Rennie, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
What happens when we try to contain, restrict or lock away primal, natural, human instincts? Why, in polite society, are we so scared to look the full spectrum of the human experience in the face? Who suffers when we don’t allow ugly, uncomfortable truths to be spoken? How do we use each other to survive? […]
Photos: CLYDE’S | In Rehearsals
You better be ready to handle the heat because we’ve got your first peek into the sizzling world of CLYDE’S. Step into the kitchen! There will be laughs, there will be surprises and there will be sandwiches. Don’t miss out on this delicious Broadway comedy about second chances from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. […]