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Program: A DOLL’S HOUSE
Discover more about A DOLL’S HOUSE with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including adaptation note from Joanna Murry-Smith and Director Mark Kilmurry, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM Playing 10 Jun – 16 Jul, don’t miss this contemporary take on Henrik Ibsen’s classic story. + BOOK NOW
Video Series: National Reconciliation Week
Over the course of National Reconciliation Week, we had some important conversations with a handful of the actors and creatives from A LETTER FOR MOLLY and a few of our Ensemble staff about what reconciliation week means to them and what we can do to keep the journey going. To find out more about National […]
Director’s Note: Mark Kilmurry, A DOLL’S HOUSE
I am thrilled Joanna Murray-Smith said yes to adapting a new version of Henrik Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE bringing all her wit and wisdom to the enduring classic. The beauty and tragedy of Ibsen’s play is that themes remain current even if the world has changed. Nora’s quest to be seen and heard for the […]
Adaptation Note: Joanna Murray-Smith, A DOLL’S HOUSE
I was thrilled with the invitation from Mark Kilmurry to adapt Ibsen’s 1879 classic A Dolls House. I had one of the best experiences of my life adapting his play Hedda Gabler and also Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage, which featured many of the themes of the two other classics from nearly a century […]
Media Release: Vale Susanne Briggs
VALE Susanne Briggs Sydney Arts Publicist 16 October, 1957 – 20 May, 2022 Sydney Arts Publicist, Susanne Briggs passed away unexpectedly on Friday 20 May, 2022, aged 64. Susanne was well loved and respected by Sydney’s arts community and arts media, having worked as Media Relations Manager under the leadership of Sir Edmund Capon at […]
Synopsis: A DOLL’S HOUSE
To the world, Nora Helmer has it all. A well-respected husband, an immaculate home and three darling children. But underneath the façade of a confident modern woman juggling her life, lies a secret. Or two. When an old ghost comes knocking on the Helmer’s door, their seemingly solid marriage is shaken to the core. Chantelle […]
Photos: A LETTER FOR MOLLY
Now playing, A LETTER FOR MOLLY is a vibrant, poignant story of reconnecting with family and looking to the future. This celebration of culture brings to light the importance of identity and the emotional power of a mother-daughter relationship. Don’t miss it! Photography by Prudence Upton Let’s connect! Find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter #ensemblesydney
Program: A LETTER FOR MOLLY
Discover more about A LETTER FOR MOLLY with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including notes from Playwright Brittanie Shipway, and Director Ursula Yovich, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM On stage until 4 Jun, don’t miss A LETTER FOR MOLLY by Brittanie Shipway. BOOK NOW
Meet the cast: A LETTER FOR MOLLY
Hitting our stage from Monday, Gumbaynggirr playwright and actor Brittanie Shipway’s new play A LETTER FOR MOLLY is a beautiful celebration of culture that explores the importance of identity and the emotional power of a mother-daughter relationship. Directed by Ursula Yovich, recipient of the 2021 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director’s Award, and with a brilliant […]
Tour: BLACK COCKATOO performance in Harrow
Since the very first performance in March at Hobart’s Theatre Royal, 2020’s landmark play BLACK COCKATOO has been wowing audiences up and down the East Coast of Australia! Sharing this important story of Johnny Mullagh and Australia’s first international cricket team far and wide, the cast and creatives made an important stop in the town […]
Photos: STILL UNQUALIFIED
Straight-talking Joanne and perennially optimistic Felicity are back and STILL UNQUALIFIED in this sequel to 2018’s hilarious hit comedy! Photography by Prudence Upton Let’s connect! Find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter #ensemblesydney
Program: STILL UNQUALIFIED
Discover more about STILL UNQUALIFIED with our digital program. It’s packed full of info about the show including notes from Playwrights Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore, and Director Janine Watson, plus photos and more! DOWNLOAD YOUR PROGRAM
Video Series: STILL UNQUALIFIED at Ensemble Theatre
Felicity (Catherine Moore) and Joanne (Genevieve Hegney) are trying their hand at a few odd jobs around Ensemble Theatre. Will they succeed? Well, you decide… Let’s connect! Find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter #ensemblesydney
Photos: A LETTER FOR MOLLY | In the rehearsal room
Here’s your first look into the A LETTER FOR MOLLY rehearsal room! Following four generations of mothers and daughters, this beautiful and witty new play by Gumbaynggirr writer and actor Brittanie Shipway brings to light the importance of reconnecting with family and looking to the future. Photography by Prudence Upton Playing 9 May – 4 […]
Photos: STILL UNQUALIFIED | In the rehearsal room
Back at it again! The laughs are echoing across Kirribilli as the STILL UNQUALIFIED team put the finishing touches on their laugh-out-loud, joyous celebration of friendship against the odds. Take a peek inside the hilarious rehearsal room. Photography by Prudence Upton Playing 29 Apr – 4 Jun, don’t miss STILL UNQUALIFIED! BOOK NOW
Director’s Note: A LETTER FOR MOLLY
I didn’t grow up wanting to be in the theatre. In fact, I didn’t know what theatre was. It seemed to me a place likened to an old dusty library overflowing with dormant stories. Theatre was where you went to die. However, I would soon discover that this mysterious, enigmatic place is where stories take […]