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There's nothing like live theatre. You'll be spellbound from curtain up to the final bows.
As one of Sydney's premier commercial theatre venues, the Theatre Royal has been the home of shows, from cutting-edge drama to mega-musicals, such as the Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Dirty Dancing and many more. The Theatre Royal is situated right in the heart of the city and is Australia's oldest theatrical institution.
EVENTS ON SALE
SYDNEY FESTIVAL presents
LIPSYNCH
 Following the towering achievements of The Andersen Project (2006) and the far side of the moon (2001), Sydney Festival welcomes back theatre visionary Robert Lepage with his much anticipated new ensemble work, a Sydney Festival co-commission. Visually and aurally spectacular, and imbued with a rare emotional wisdom, Lipsynch is theatre for the 21st century and a chance to see a great artist of the stage in full flight.
Throughout the course of his career, Lepage has created epic works with an unlikely mix of dizzying ambition and understated modesty. Taking as his starting point individual and, at times, very personal stories, he creates a panorama of contemporary life that is poignant, gripping and often very funny.
Lipsynch is structured in nine units, each of which concentrates on a figure from the floating gallery of characters who populate a series of overlapping plots, building to an exquisitely moving and unexpected climax. As so often in Lepage’s work, the protagonists find themselves adrift in the world and, as we follow their journeys, we become deeply involved in their search for identity.
The production moves from war-torn Vienna to pre-revolutionary Nicaragua and contemporary London, encountering those who have lost the power of speech, are tangled in linguistic confusion or for whom reality and imagination have become indistinguishable. From the primal sounds of a baby’s cry to the sophistication of an operatic aria, their interwoven destinies create a startling and tender montage of humanity.
Robert Lepage is a director, artist, playwright, actor and film director. Known as the alchemist of modern imagistic drama, he is one of the most challenging and chimerical theatre makers of our time.
Performed in English, French, German and Spanish, with English surtitles.
Caution: Strobe lighting is used in this production |
SYDNEY FESTIVAL presents
MORPHOSES
Christopher Wheeldon is one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary ballet. He has created works for leading companies such as New York City Ballet, The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera and The Australian Ballet. The scope and originality of his work has won him an unrivaled international reputation, with several of his works acclaimed as modern masterpieces.
In 2007 Wheeldon caused a sensation by announcing the foundation of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, a new ensemble fostering collaboration among choreographers, dancers, visual artists, designers and composers. With sell-out seasons in Vail, Colorado, Sadler’s Wells, London and New York City Center, Morphoses has quickly established itself as a major creative force in the dance world.
For its Sydney Festival season Morphoses brings such acclaimed works to the stage as Wheeldon’s 2001 masterpiece Polyphonia, set to piano music by György Ligeti, and his new work, the profoundly beautiful Fools’ Paradise, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. These works will be joined by William Forsythe’s Slingerland Pas de Deux, tautly engineered to Gavin Bryars’ music for string quartet.
Wheeldon has assembled an outstanding international troupe of 15 dancers from around the world, including Silja Schandorff, a principal of the Royal Danish Ballet, Australian Damian Smith, San Francisco Ballet principal, and The Australian Ballet principals Lucinda Dunn and Robert Curran.
Michael Kieran Harvey, one of Australia’s leading pianists, accompanies the Ligeti program along with a newly commissioned chamber orchestra.
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Guy Sebastian: Live & By Request
 Presented by: The Harbour Agency & 22 Management
Friday 3rd April 2009
Guy Sebastian will be performing his own concerts for the first time in twelve months in a couple of not to be missed showcase events. In an exclusive night of performance the audience will get to request Guy and his smoking band to perform tracks off his past albums and select other songs to be posted on his website. Widely recognised as one of the country’s greatest voices, Guy became the first Australian Idol winner in 2003, capturing the hearts of Australians with his uniqueness and incredible vocal talent. His first solo single 'Angels Brought Me Here' debuted at number one and was the highest selling Australian single in ARIA chart history. Guy has now released 4 multi-platinum selling albums and toured the country to sold-out venues.
In full 10 piece mode, Guy and his band will be performing all of his hits from his past four multi platinum albums plus more and fans will get to experience a world exclusive where Guy will perform select tracks from his forthcoming album. These promise to be incredible not to be missed shows!
Guy’s 5th album is due out mid 2009!
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SCOOBY-DOO IN STAGEFRIGHT – LIVE ON STAGE!
Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April
On sale Friday 19th December 2008
After thrilling theatre audiences across the US and Europe, Scooby-Doo and the Gang are finally heading to Australia to perform for their fans. From March 2009 to June 2009 Scooby-Doo and the Gang will travel the length and breadth of Australia visiting 22 towns and cities.
Scooby-Doo and the gang Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are packing up the Mystery Machine and taking centre stage in a live production to solve a classic Scooby-Doo style mystery in SCOOBY-DOO IN STAGEFRIGHT - Live on Stage!
The show takes the form of a "long lost episode" in which Scooby-Doo and friends solve the mystery of a supernatural specter wreaking havoc at the old Clawhammer Movie Studio. The gang faces one hilarious situation after another as they hunt for clues on the set of a scary movie directed by Daphne's totally hip uncle. With crazy creatures, perplexing puzzles and an abundance of Scooby Snacks, it's Scooby-Doo and friends at their best!
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Coming Soon
COME SEE WHAT ALL THE FUZZ IS ABOUT!
Avenue Q is a new breed of musical.
Performed by a weird and wonderful mix of humans and puppets, Avenue Q was the winner of three Broadway Tony Awards including Best New Musical.
Cross Sesame Street with the Muppet Show and give it an X rating and you've got Avenue Q. The show features full puppet nudity and songs like 'Everyone's A Little Bit Racist', 'The Internet Is For Porn' and 'If You Were Gay'.
Savagely funny, yet surprisingly poignant, after 5 years on Broadway and 3 years in London's West End they're still queuing so come and join the Q now!
Opens in August 2009.
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