The first STC-produced play was The Sunny South, 1 January 1980, by George Darrell, with music by Terence Clarke, directed by Richard Wherrett, assisted by John Gaden.
In June 1979, Richard Wherrett, then one of Nimrod Theatre's co-Artistic Directors, was appointed Artistic Director of STC to plan and organise activities for the 1980 season. The first production, by The Paris Company, was A Cheery Soul, by Patrick White, Australia's Nobel Laureate for Literature, directed by Jim Sharman, featuring Robyn Nevin as Miss Docker. With John Clark (Director of NIDA) as the Artistic Adviser of the first season, five theatre companies were invited to produce six plays to be presented by STC as the 1979 Interim Season in the Drama Theatre. Neville Wran, approached Elizabeth Butcher who had been seconded from NIDA to administer the Old Tote, and asked her to set up a new state theatre company, to perform in the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.īutcher established its legal identity and managerial structure, and proposed the name, Sydney Theatre Company.
Sydney Theatre Company was formed in December 1978, following the closure of The Old Tote Theatre Company the month before. And we also celebrate and explore the traditional role of theatre as a place for the discussion of the great ideas of the day. We play a part in making a creative, forward-thinking and sociable future by engaging with young people, students and teachers. We provide experiences to audiences, but we also want to help build ongoing artistic capacity amongst the individuals and communities with which we interact. Our position and scale challenge us to promote the place of art in Australian society through advocacy and the activation of our networks. STC's vision 'Theatre without borders' is put into action every day as we perform in Sydney, around the country and around the world as we partner with other organisations and other art form practitioners to explore the edges of theatre practice and as we continue to inspire theatre appreciation and participation not only in theatres but schools, community halls - wherever people get together.īeyond its creative ambitions as an artistic entity, the Company is also mindful of its place as a leading Australian arts organisation. In recent years, the company's international profile has grown significantly with productions including Hedda Gabler, A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and Gross und Klein (Big and Small) touring extensively to great acclaim. STC has presented productions by Abbey Theatre, Traverse Theatre, Complicite, Cheek by Jowl, Out-of-Joint, the National Theatre of Great Britain and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. STC has launched and fostered the theatre careers of many of Australia's internationally renowned artists including Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, Geoffrey Rush, Toni Collette, Rose Byrne and Cate Blanchett. Renowned directors Benedict Andrews, Michael Blakemore, Max Stafford-Clark, Howard Davies, Declan Donnellan, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liv Ullmann, Steven Soderbergh and Tamás Ascher have worked with STC in recent years. Sydney Theatre Company actively fosters relationships and collaborations with international artists and companies. It plays annually to audiences regularly in excess of 300,000. The Company reaches beyond its home state, touring productions throughout Australia and internationally. As the state theatre company of NSW, it also produces a significant education program, and work devised by, and for, developing artists. It is committed to the engagement between the imagination of its artists and its audiences and the development of the theatrical art-form. It seeks to produce theatre of the highest standard that consistently illuminates, entertains and challenges. Sydney Theatre Company offers audiences an eclectic program of Australian plays, interpretations of the classic repertoire and the best of new international writing. Andrew Upton became Co Artistic Director with Cate Blanchett at the beginning of 2008 and commenced his solo tenure as Artistic Director in January 2013. The Company presents an annual season of diverse productions at its own venues at The Wharf and nearby Roslyn Packer Theatre at Walsh Bay, and as the resident theatre company of the Sydney Opera House. Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has been a major force in Australian drama since its establishment in 1978.
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