Picnic at Hanging Rock, Happy Days and aged care musical Bloom also on next year’s STC program, which will be the last from outgoing artistic director Kip WilliamsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailNew adaptations of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley and D’arcy Niland’s outback classic The Shiralee will make their world premieres as part of the Sydney Theatre Company’s 2025 season, alongside a retelling of Picnic at Hanging Rock starring Elvis actor Olivia DeJonge.They headline the final season curated by the STC’s outgoing artistic director, Kip Williams, who announced in April that he will step down at the end of 2024 after 13 years with the company, eight of those at the helm. Having produced some of the company’s most acclaimed shows during his tenure, including his one-woman cine-theatre adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Williams will not be directing any productions in his final season, with one project moved into 2026 for scheduling reasons. Continue reading…
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Author : Dee Jefferson
Publish date : 2024-09-04 09:00:36
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