From 15th May to 10th June, the Ensemble Theatre brings Tennessee Williams’ gothic melodrama Suddenly Last Summer to the stage. And boy, they do it well. The one-act play, written in New York in 1957, was said by Williams to…
If there were a Zagat’s guide to the Sydney Arts Scene, Clyde’s at Ensemble Theatre would be at the top of the recommendations list. Ensemble Theatre, known for producing great plays, has outdone itself with its latest offering, Clyde’s. This…
It’s been a warm start to autumn outside and in the theatre, particularly with Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica playing at the Ensemble Theatre. Like a comforting cup of hot chocolate, this David Williamson’s script is the big hug we…
Is it a musical? Is it a pantomime? Is it a radio play? No! It’s the zaniest adaptation of A Christmas Carol I have ever seen, now playing at Ensemble Theatre. Several things scream Christmas is almost here; tinsel, fat…
Don’t wait for the weather to break… get yourself along to The Caretaker, currently playing at Ensemble Theatre. Harold Pinter’s three-act comedy set in the 1950s, The Caretaker, follows the story of two brothers who allow a homeless man to stay in…
We live in a day and age where you can send a vial of your spit off to find out about your ancestry and we don’t even stop to consider the science behind it. Photograph 51, playing at The Ensemble…
Ensemble Theatre’s latest offering, Lip Service, takes you back to the 1950s makeup boom. Helena Rubenstein (played by Amanda Muggleton) is at the height of her cosmetic empire. Needing more security in her life, she hires bodyguard Patrick O’Higgins (played…
The opening night of The Plant at Ensemble Theatre started with a simple premise, three years on after the sudden death of a father. Sue (played by Sandy Gore) is the mother of three and widowed. With her children now all…
When you attend Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Ensemble Theatre in Sydney, you’ll be able to experience one of the world’s most famous plays in person, live, from a talented cast. Everything about the production is top-notch: the set design, the lighting…
Seeing the opening night of Odd Man Out at the Ensemble Theatre begged a lot of questions seeing this type of play, especially for my first time. We immediately started with a general setup: boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy,…