Darlinghurst Theatre Company 2014: Inaugural Eternity Playhouse Season

Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced a program of contemporary and classic drama for its inaugural season at the Eternity Playhouse, Sydney’s exciting new theatre venue.  

Announced earlier this year, Darlinghurst Theatre Company will open Eternity Playhouse with Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, which will preview from November 1, and open on November 5. Directed by Iain Sinclair, All My Sons is a compelling and heartbreaking story about family ties, patriotic duty and personal greed.

The 2014 season kicks off with the Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos, a quirky yet tender tale about family, growing up and what it means to be a man.

The line-up continues with the satirical The Gigli Concert, subversive comedy The Young Tycoons, the new Australian play Every Second, Nick Payne’s West End hit Constellations, a return season of The Motherf**ker with the Hat and rounding off the season is Nick Enright’s Daylight Saving.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company Director Glenn Terry wants audiences to experience the power and possibilities of live theatre and for each production to inspire reflection and dialogue about the world. “Every show in our inaugural season brings together a new team of outstanding artists, who will present their unique artistic vision and perspectives on theatre and life,” he said.

“Our inaugural season at the Eternity Playhouse pays homage to independent artists and to theatre itself. From the grand to the intimate, from the tragic to the whimsical and from the small to the infinite, we’ve got it all.”

Opening in November 2013, the Eternity Playhouse (the repurposed Burton Street Tabernacle) features stunning architecture, brand new state-of the-art facilities and iconic place in Sydney’s history.

FALSETTOS

Music and lyrics by William Finn, Book by William Finn and James Lapine

Directed by Stephen Colyer

Marvin has left his wife and son for his male lover. Meanwhile, Trina has shacked up with Marvin’s shrink. Amongst this there’s also a Bar Mitzvah to organise. Is it too much to ask for everyone to get along? Falsettos is a Tony Award-winning musical about the original modern family.

7 February – 16 March

THE GIGLI CONCERT

By Tom Murphy

Directed byJohn O’Hare

Starring Patrick Dickson, Maeliosa Stafford

The Gigli Concert is a fiercely satirical play about the endurance of the human spirit and our ability to achieve the impossible.

4 April – 4 May

THE YOUNG TYCOONS

By CJ Johnson

Directed by Michael Pigott

Starring Briallen Clarke, Andrew Cutcliffe, Blake Erickson, Nicholas Hammond, James Lugton

A hit for Darlinghurst Theatre Company in 2005 and 2006, this  subversive comedy takes a scathing and satirical look at the ruthless world of Australia’s empire builders. This is a new version created especially for the Eternity Playhouse.

16 May – 15 June

EVERY SECOND

By Vanessa Bates

Directed by Shannon Murphy

Every Second is the story of two thirty-something couples hell bent on having a child. They’ve given up sushi and champagne, as well as their sanity. This brand new Australian play takes a comedic look at this very modern dilemma.

27 June – 27 July

CONSTELLATIONS

By Nick Payne

Directed by Anthony Skuse

Multiverse theory is explored through the infinite possibilities of a single relationship. Written by one of Britain’s most exciting young playwrights, Constellations is an explosive new play about love, fate and free will.

8 August – 7 September

THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT

By Stephen Adly Guirgis

Directed by Adam Cook

Starring Troy Harrison, Zoe Trilsbach

Fast-paced and uproarious, The Motherf**ker with the Hat is a gleefully foul-mouthed look at modern love and other addictions.

19 September – 19 October

DAYLIGHT SAVING

By Nick Enright

Directed by Mark Kilmurry

Daylight Savings is a fast-paced comedy about love, loneliness, food and friendship by one of Australia’s most loved playwrights.

31 October – 30 November

Bookings

Season and single tickets are on sale from 9am on Wednesday 9 October.

Visit www.darlinghursttheatre.com or call 02 8356 9987 (10am-5.30pm weekdays). A $2 booking fees applies per ticket when purchased online or over the phone. Season tickets do not incur a booking fee.

Transport & Parking

The Eternity Playhouse is conveniently located close to public transport links. Discounted parking is available at the Riley Street Secure Parking Station.

Accessibility

The Eternity Playhouse is an accessible venue. Please call the Box Office on 02 8356 9987 or visit the website for more information.

More about All My Sons and The Eternity Playhouse.

Image of the Eternity Playhouse courtesy of City Of Sydney. Photographer: Adam Hollingworth.