2023 season - Ensemble Theatre https://www.ensemble.com.au/show-category/2023-season/ Ensemble Theatre Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:13:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 PHILIP QUAST: THE ROAD I TOOK https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/philip-quast/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:05:22 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16296 What a chance to see musical theatre royalty Philip Quast, three-time winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, in the intimacy of the Ensemble Theatre.

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]]> What a chance to see musical theatre royalty Philip Quast, three-time winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, in the intimacy of the Ensemble Theatre.

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]]> MIDNIGHT MURDER AT HAMLINGTON HALL https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/hamlington-hall/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:05:01 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16189 It is the opening night of director-writer Shane Tweed’s new murder mystery. Jamie Oxenbould and Mark Kilmurry’s new comedy looks behind the scenes at the world of amateur theatre, where luck, determination and unbridled confidence rule the day. A very funny take on bad timing, incompetence and sweet optimism to end the 2023 season.

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]]> It is the opening night of director-writer Shane Tweed’s new murder mystery. Jamie Oxenbould and Mark Kilmurry’s new comedy looks behind the scenes at the world of amateur theatre, where luck, determination and unbridled confidence rule the day. A very funny take on bad timing, incompetence and sweet optimism to end the 2023 season.

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]]> THE MEMORY OF WATER https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/the-memory-of-water/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:04:43 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16187 Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Shelagh Stephenson’s poignant and painfully funny comedy is about conflicting memories, life and loss. A beautiful bittersweet comedy, bound by sisterly love, anger, tears and of course laughter.

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]]> Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Shelagh Stephenson’s poignant and painfully funny comedy is about conflicting memories, life and loss. A beautiful bittersweet comedy, bound by sisterly love, anger, tears and of course laughter.

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]]> IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT LADY? https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/wrong-with-that-lady/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:04:27 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16185 Debra needs to move on… can the audience help her to decide what to do next? Debra Oswald and director Lee Lewis reunite for this infectiously funny, deeply personal and totally honest exploration of the ups, downs and in-betweens of being a writer.

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]]> Debra needs to move on… can the audience help her to decide what to do next? Debra Oswald and director Lee Lewis reunite for this infectiously funny, deeply personal and totally honest exploration of the ups, downs and in-betweens of being a writer.

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]]> SUMMER OF HAROLD https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/summer-of-harold/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:04:11 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16181 In award-winning playwright Hilary Bell’s SUMMER OF HAROLD, the transformative power of everyday objects threads through three cracking comedic plays about adventure, obsession and hope.

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]]> In award-winning playwright Hilary Bell’s SUMMER OF HAROLD, the transformative power of everyday objects threads through three cracking comedic plays about adventure, obsession and hope.

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]]> MR BAILEY’S MINDER https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/mr-baileys-minder/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:03:48 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16178 Leo has been ravaged by years of alcohol abuse, self-loathing and indulgent misbehaviour, and now needs round-the-clock care. Enter Therese, fresh out of prison and down to her last option, who takes up the challenge as Leo’s carer. Therese is determined to succeed – even if it means going head-to-head with Mr. Bailey.

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]]> Leo has been ravaged by years of alcohol abuse, self-loathing and indulgent misbehaviour, and now needs round-the-clock care. Enter Therese, fresh out of prison and down to her last option, who takes up the challenge as Leo’s carer. Therese is determined to succeed – even if it means going head-to-head with Mr. Bailey.

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]]> BENEFACTORS https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/benefactors/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:03:15 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16148 Writer Michael Frayn, creator of international hits COPENHAGEN and NOISES OFF, explores what it is to be human in a statistically driven world, in this Olivier Award-winning comedy set in the late 1960s.

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]]> Writer Michael Frayn, creator of international hits COPENHAGEN and NOISES OFF, explores what it is to be human in a statistically driven world, in this Olivier Award-winning comedy set in the late 1960s.

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]]> SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/suddenly-last-summer/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:01:56 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16144 Deep amongst the monstrous flytraps and ferns in Sebastian’s garden, tendrils of a sordid family secret are beginning to unfurl. Vibrant, funny, beautiful, Tennessee Williams takes us into the poetic world of redemption and love, shadowed by the dark secrets a family can hold.

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]]> Deep amongst the monstrous flytraps and ferns in Sebastian’s garden, tendrils of a sordid family secret are beginning to unfurl. Vibrant, funny, beautiful, Tennessee Williams takes us into the poetic world of redemption and love, shadowed by the dark secrets a family can hold.

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]]> CLYDE’S https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/clydes/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:01:29 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16139 On a long stretch of highway, in the middle of here and there, Clyde’s truck stop diner sizzles with the aroma of possibility and redemption. Ensemble presents the Australian premiere of this Tony Award nominated 2021 Broadway play, one that will leave you satisfied long after you’ve left the theatre.

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]]> On a long stretch of highway, in the middle of here and there, Clyde’s truck stop diner sizzles with the aroma of possibility and redemption. Ensemble presents the Australian premiere of this Tony Award nominated 2021 Broadway play, one that will leave you satisfied long after you’ve left the theatre.

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]]> RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/rhinestone-rex-and-miss-monica/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:00:22 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16133 Glenn Hazeldine and Georgie Parker reprise their 2010 performances in this updated David Williamson social comedy, complete with a musical trip down memory lane.

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]]> Glenn Hazeldine and Georgie Parker reprise their 2010 performances in this updated David Williamson social comedy, complete with a musical trip down memory lane.

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]]> A BROADCAST COUP https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/broadcast-coup/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:26:06 +0000 https://www.ensemble.com.au/?post_type=shows&p=16120 Cut-throat journalist Jez Connell is out for her next sting. It’s been a year since she brought down one of TV’s most lauded stars for behaving badly and now she’s got Michael King, the top-rated darling of public radio, in her sights. This time, it’s personal.

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]]> Cut-throat journalist Jez Connell is out for her next sting. It’s been a year since she brought down one of TV’s most lauded stars for behaving badly and now she’s got Michael King, the top-rated darling of public radio, in her sights. This time, it’s personal.

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