New Theatre 1998 Season
New Theatre,Established October 1932 New Theatre
542 King St. Newtown, NSW
Bookings:MCA Ticketing - (+612) 98733575

1998 Season

Pacific Union by Alex Buzo
The Story of the San Francisco Forty-Fivers
Directed by Aarne Neeme
Designed by Stuart Grigg
"Doc Evatt's on the rampage at the founding conference of the United Nations"
3rd January to 7th February 1998

No Funny Business A Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Event
Co-directed by Gill Falson and Elin O'Connell
"a romp through six decades of discrimination"
12th February to 21st February 1998

Jester The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster
Directed by Margaret Davis
"intrigue, deceit, corruption in renaissance Italy. One of the most moving tragedies in the English Language"
7th March to 25th April 1998

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler
"Australian classic-identified with the Australian Character"
Due to popular demand, there will be additional Thursday night performances for the Doll's season.
9th May to 27th June 1998

The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol
Directed by Adrian Norman
"Masterpiece of mistaken identity, a classic satire of government bureaucracy"
11th July to 22nd August 1998

Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht
Directed by David Ritchie
"a timely revival of classic Brecht in his centenary year"
5th September to 24th October 1998.

Only Heaven Knows by Alex Harding
"Critically acclaimed musical set in the bohemian Kings Cross of the 1940s and 50s".
7th November to 19th December 1998.

Box Office
  • Performances: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 5.30pm.
  • Tickets: $22/$17 concession.
  • Bookings: MCA Ticketing - (+612) 98733575
  • Address: 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
  • 5 minutes from Newtown Railway Station or bus 422 from Railway Square
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