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{{Short description|Australian theatre company}}
'''Darlinghurst Theatre''' is an independent company situated in [[Potts Point]], [[Sydney]]. Current CEO and artistic director '''Glenn Terry''' established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in Kings Cross. A devastating hail storm destroyed its roof and the company was sent in search of new home. South Sydney Council assisted by providing a venue with affordable rent.
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'''Darlinghurst Theatre''' was an independent theatre company based at the [[Eternity Playhouse]] in [[Darlinghurst]], [[New South Wales]]. Founded in 1993, it went into voluntary administration in 2024.
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With financial support from the [[New South Wales]] Ministry of the Arts, The Grosvenor Club and numerous individuals, A$500,000 worth of internal renovations was completed and a new Sydney theatre was born in Potts Point. At the time of the renovations, Sydney's Her Majesty's Theatre was closed and some of that theatre's equipment found a new home at Darlinghurst Theatre, including seats, dressing room mirrors, lighting and bar equipment.

== History ==
Glenn Terry established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in the heart of [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]].<ref>{{Citation | title=The Wayside Chapel, 27 Hughes Street Potts Point, chronological history of the Wayside Chapel | publication-date=2010 | publisher=City of Sydney Archives | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/245085945 | access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> A devastating hailstorm in 1999 destroyed its roof and the company looked for a new home. [[South Sydney Council]] assisted by providing a venue with affordable rent in what was known as the Reginald Murphy Hall on Greenknowe Ave in [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]].<ref>{{Citation | title=Protest meeting at the Reginald Murphy Community Hall, Kings X. Pat Hills, Reg Murphy, February 1969 | publication-date=1969 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/236168118 | access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>

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In 2001, with financial support from the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts, The Grosvenor Club and numerous individuals, A$500,000 worth of internal renovations was largely completed by Glenn Terry and friends, many of whom were jobbing actors, writers and directors.{{When|date=June 2024}} At the time of the renovations, Sydney's [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney|Her Majesty's Theatre]] was closed and some of that theatre's equipment found a new home at the new Darlinghurst Theatre, including 80 red leather seats, dressing room mirrors, lighting, and bar equipment.<ref>{{Citation | author1=N.S.W. Teachers' Federation | title=Darlinghurst Theatre offer (29 March 2004) | journal=Education: Journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation | publication-date=2004-03-29 | publisher=The Federation | volume=85 | issue=3 | pages=21 | issn=0013-1156}}</ref>

The Darlinghust Theatre operated in Elizabeth Bay from 2001 till 2013, when it expanded by moving to the newly refurbished 200-seat Eternity Playhouse on Burton St, [[Darlinghurst]], with the assistance of the [[City of Sydney]] and [[Arts NSW]], in November 2013. Terry remained artistic director, bringing a dedicated team over with him to The Eternity. The old Darlinghurst Theatre venue was renamed the Hayes Theatre in 2014.<ref>{{Citation | title=[Hayes Theatre Co: programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia] | publication-date=1900 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/239636085 | access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>

From 2016 until 2018, the theatre partnered with Women in Theatre and Screen (WITS) to present an annual all-female theatre festival called [[Festival Fatale]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Elissa |date=2016-10-19 |title=All-female Festival Fatale fights back |language=en |work=Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/all-female-festival-fatale-fightsback-20161019-gs5wem.html |access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref> It launched in 2016 as part of WITS' larger work advocating for gender representation on stage and includes readings and staged plays.<ref name="Neutze">{{Cite news |last=Neutze |first=Ben |date=2016-10-30 |title=Slut review: Festival Fatale, Sydney |language=en-US |url=https://dailyreview.com.au/slut-review-festival-fatale-sydney/ |access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref><ref name="Paparella">{{Cite news |last=Paparella |first=Brodie |date=2016-11-02 |title=BWW Review: FESTIVAL FATALE was Femme-tastic! at Eternity Playhouse |language=en |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/BWW-Review-FESTIVAL-FATALE-was-Femme-tastic-at-Eternity-Playhouse-20161102 |access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref><ref name="ABC">{{Cite news |date=2016-10-26 |title=Festival Fatale of theatre |language=en-AU |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/booksandarts/festival-fatale-of-theatre/7965822 |access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref>

Terry retired as executive director in 2022, after leading the company for 30 years. His long-term co-artistic director of six years, Amylia Harris, took over, until stepping away in 2023 for family reasons.

In June 2024, Darlinghurst Theatre was placed into [[voluntary administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=David |date=2024-06-18 |title=Darlinghurst Theatre Company placed into voluntary administration |url=https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/darlinghurst-theatre-company-placed-into-voluntary-administration-2730242/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=ArtsHub AU |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==Productions==
==Productions==
* 1993: ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'', the inaugural production by DTC in the Wayside Chapel; however, the all-female cast upset [[Samuel Beckett]]'s estate, so was forced to close after one week
* 2011: '''''10,000 beers''' by [[Alex Broun]] (directed by [[Lee Lewis]])
* 1996: ''Landscape of the Body'' by [[John Guare]] (directed by Glenn Terry)<ref name="Ausstage db">{{cite web|title=Darlinghurst Theatre|url=http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/venue/1707}}</ref>
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* 2009: '''''The Kursk''' by [[Sasha Janowicz]] (directed by [[Michael Futcher]])
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* 1996: ''Underwear, Perfume and Crash Helmet'' by [[Michael Gurr]]<ref name="Ausstage db" />
* 2007: '''''The Bee''''' by [[Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan]] (directed by [[Sarah Enright]])
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* 1996: ''When You Comin' Back Red Ryder?'' by [[Mark Medoff]] (directed by Chrissy Ynfante)<ref name="Ausstage db" />
* 2006: '''''Blue Eyes and Heels''''' by [[Toby Whithouse]]
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* 1997: ''The Ugly Man'' by [[Brad Fraser]] (directed by [[Michael Darragh]])<ref name="Ausstage db" />
* 2005: '''''Terminus''''' by [[Daniel Keane]]
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* 1998: ''Frozen'' (directed by Chrissy Ynfante)<ref name="Ausstage db" />
* 2005: '''''The Young Tycoons''''' by [[Christopher Johnson]]
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* 1999: ''The Next Big Thing'' (directed by Matthew John Stewart)<ref name="Ausstage db" />
* 2005: '''''Onna No Honour'''''
* 2001: '''''The Woolgatherer''''' by [[William Mastosimone]]
* 2001: ''The Woolgatherer'' by William Mastosimone;<ref name="Ausstage db" /> inaugural production in the new theatre space on Greenknowe Ave
* 2005: ''Terminus'' by Daniel Keane<ref>{{cite web|title=Terminus|url=http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/66033|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref>
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* 1999: '''''The Next Big Thing''''' (directed by [[Matthew John Stewart]])
* 2005: ''Onna No Honour''<ref>{{cite web|title=Onna No Honour - Thought Uncontrol - Darlinghurst Theatre Company - 10/08/05|url=http://thewaxconspiracy.com/reviews/onna-no-honour-darlinghurst-theatre-10-august-2005-257|publisher=The Wax Conspiracy|accessdate=21 January 2013|author=Ethan Switch}}</ref>
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* 1998: '''''Frozen''''' (directed by [[Chrissy Ynfante]])
* 2005: ''The Young Tycoons'' by Christopher Johnson<ref>{{cite web|title=The Young Tycoons |url=http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/20188 |publisher=Theatre Australia |accessdate=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805061922/http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/20188 |archivedate=5 August 2008 }}</ref>
* 1997: '''''The Ugly Man''''' by [[Brad Fraser]] (directed by [[Michael Darragh]])
* 2006: ''Blue Eyes and Heels'' by [[Toby Whithouse]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Eyes|url=http://www.stagenoise.com/news/1589|publisher=Stage Noise|accessdate=21 January 2013|author=Diana Simmonds}}</ref>
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* 1996: '''''Underwear, Perfume and Crash Helmet''''' by [[Michael Gurr]]
* 2007: ''The Bee'' by Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan (directed by Sarah Enright)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney: The Bee |url=http://archive.vibewire.net/www.vibewire.net/Members/content/my-articles/sydney-the-bee.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222130422/http://archive.vibewire.net/www.vibewire.net/Members/content/my-articles/sydney-the-bee.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |publisher=VibeWire |accessdate=21 January 2013 |author=Anna Klauzner }}</ref>
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* 1996: '''''When You Comin' Back Red Ryder?''''' by [[Mark Medoff]] (directed by [[Chrissy Ynfante]])
* 2009: ''The Kursk'' by Sasha Janowicz (directed by Michael Futcher)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Kursk|url=http://www.criticalstages.com.au/page/the_kursk.html|publisher=Critical Stages|accessdate=21 January 2013|author=Sasha Janowicz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303160631/http://www.criticalstages.com.au/page/the_kursk.html|archive-date=3 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1996: '''''Landscape of the Body''''' by [[John Guare]] (directed by [[Glenn Terry]])
* 2011: ''10,000 beers''by [[Alex Broun]] (directed by [[Lee Lewis]])<ref>{{cite web|title=10, 000 Beers — Darlinghurst Theatre Company|url=http://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/10-000-beers-darlinghurst-theatre-copmany-2/|publisher=AussieTheatre.com|accessdate=21 January 2013|author=Troy Dodds|date=30 September 2011}}</ref>
* 2012: ''[[Ordinary Days]]'' by Adam Gwon (directed by Grace Barnes) in conjunction with Squabbalogic<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/ordinary-days-an-extraordinary-show/|title=Ordinary Days - an Extraordinary Show &#124; Reviews|date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
* 2013: ''[[All My Sons]]'' by [[Arthur Miller]]; the inaugural production for the Eternity Playhouse
* 2022: ''[[Let the Right One In (Thorne play)|Let the Right One In]]'', directed by Alexander Berlage and presented by arrangement with [[Marla Rubin|Marla Rubin Productions]]. [[Will McDonald (actor)|Will McDonald]] played Oskar, while Ell was played by Sebrina Thornton-Walker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Let The Right One In |website=Darlinghurst Theatre Company |url=https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/lettherightonein |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips&nbsp |first1=Issy |last2=Kim |first2=Lia |title=INTERVIEW: Heartbreak High's Will Mcdonald Talks Acting And Shrek |website=Junkee |date=10 November 2022 |url=https://archive.junkee.com/will-mcdonald-on-everything-from-his-journey-into-acting-to-the-legacy-of-shrek/345251 |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
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Darlinghurst Theatre
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LocationBurton Street Tabernacle
39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates33°52′43″S 151°12′58″E / 33.878659°S 151.216067°E / -33.878659; 151.216067

Darlinghurst Theatre was an independent theatre company based at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Founded in 1993, it went into voluntary administration in 2024.

History

[edit]

Glenn Terry established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in the heart of Kings Cross.[1] A devastating hailstorm in 1999 destroyed its roof and the company looked for a new home. South Sydney Council assisted by providing a venue with affordable rent in what was known as the Reginald Murphy Hall on Greenknowe Ave in Elizabeth Bay.[2]

In 2001, with financial support from the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts, The Grosvenor Club and numerous individuals, A$500,000 worth of internal renovations was largely completed by Glenn Terry and friends, many of whom were jobbing actors, writers and directors.[when?] At the time of the renovations, Sydney's Her Majesty's Theatre was closed and some of that theatre's equipment found a new home at the new Darlinghurst Theatre, including 80 red leather seats, dressing room mirrors, lighting, and bar equipment.[3]

The Darlinghust Theatre operated in Elizabeth Bay from 2001 till 2013, when it expanded by moving to the newly refurbished 200-seat Eternity Playhouse on Burton St, Darlinghurst, with the assistance of the City of Sydney and Arts NSW, in November 2013. Terry remained artistic director, bringing a dedicated team over with him to The Eternity. The old Darlinghurst Theatre venue was renamed the Hayes Theatre in 2014.[4]

From 2016 until 2018, the theatre partnered with Women in Theatre and Screen (WITS) to present an annual all-female theatre festival called Festival Fatale.[5] It launched in 2016 as part of WITS' larger work advocating for gender representation on stage and includes readings and staged plays.[6][7][8]

Terry retired as executive director in 2022, after leading the company for 30 years. His long-term co-artistic director of six years, Amylia Harris, took over, until stepping away in 2023 for family reasons.

In June 2024, Darlinghurst Theatre was placed into voluntary administration.[9]

Productions

[edit]
  • 1993: Waiting For Godot, the inaugural production by DTC in the Wayside Chapel; however, the all-female cast upset Samuel Beckett's estate, so was forced to close after one week
  • 1996: Landscape of the Body by John Guare (directed by Glenn Terry)[10]
  • 1996: Underwear, Perfume and Crash Helmet by Michael Gurr[10]
  • 1996: When You Comin' Back Red Ryder? by Mark Medoff (directed by Chrissy Ynfante)[10]
  • 1997: The Ugly Man by Brad Fraser (directed by Michael Darragh)[10]
  • 1998: Frozen (directed by Chrissy Ynfante)[10]
  • 1999: The Next Big Thing (directed by Matthew John Stewart)[10]
  • 2001: The Woolgatherer by William Mastosimone;[10] inaugural production in the new theatre space on Greenknowe Ave
  • 2005: Terminus by Daniel Keane[11]
  • 2005: Onna No Honour[12]
  • 2005: The Young Tycoons by Christopher Johnson[13]
  • 2006: Blue Eyes and Heels by Toby Whithouse[14]
  • 2007: The Bee by Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan (directed by Sarah Enright)[15]
  • 2009: The Kursk by Sasha Janowicz (directed by Michael Futcher)[16]
  • 2011: 10,000 beersby Alex Broun (directed by Lee Lewis)[17]
  • 2012: Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon (directed by Grace Barnes) in conjunction with Squabbalogic[18]
  • 2013: All My Sons by Arthur Miller; the inaugural production for the Eternity Playhouse
  • 2022: Let the Right One In, directed by Alexander Berlage and presented by arrangement with Marla Rubin Productions. Will McDonald played Oskar, while Ell was played by Sebrina Thornton-Walker.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ The Wayside Chapel, 27 Hughes Street Potts Point, chronological history of the Wayside Chapel, City of Sydney Archives, 2010, retrieved 19 October 2024
  2. ^ Protest meeting at the Reginald Murphy Community Hall, Kings X. Pat Hills, Reg Murphy, February 1969, 1969, retrieved 19 October 2024
  3. ^ N.S.W. Teachers' Federation (29 March 2004), "Darlinghurst Theatre offer (29 March 2004)", Education: Journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, 85 (3), The Federation: 21, ISSN 0013-1156
  4. ^ [Hayes Theatre Co: programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia], 1900, retrieved 19 October 2024
  5. ^ Blake, Elissa (19 October 2016). "All-female Festival Fatale fights back". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ Neutze, Ben (30 October 2016). "Slut review: Festival Fatale, Sydney". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ Paparella, Brodie (2 November 2016). "BWW Review: FESTIVAL FATALE was Femme-tastic! at Eternity Playhouse". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Festival Fatale of theatre". 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. ^ Burton, David (18 June 2024). "Darlinghurst Theatre Company placed into voluntary administration". ArtsHub AU. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Darlinghurst Theatre".
  11. ^ "Terminus". Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  12. ^ Ethan Switch. "Onna No Honour - Thought Uncontrol - Darlinghurst Theatre Company - 10/08/05". The Wax Conspiracy. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  13. ^ "The Young Tycoons". Theatre Australia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  14. ^ Diana Simmonds. "Blue Eyes". Stage Noise. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  15. ^ Anna Klauzner. "Sydney: The Bee". VibeWire. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  16. ^ Sasha Janowicz. "The Kursk". Critical Stages. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  17. ^ Troy Dodds (30 September 2011). "10, 000 Beers — Darlinghurst Theatre Company". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  18. ^ "Ordinary Days - an Extraordinary Show | Reviews". 25 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Let The Right One In". Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  20. ^ Phillips&nbsp, Issy; Kim, Lia (10 November 2022). "INTERVIEW: Heartbreak High's Will Mcdonald Talks Acting And Shrek". Junkee. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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