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‘As powerful as a scarf in a curtain call’: Third resignation in STC fallout
Writer Ruth Ritchie has become the third member of the Sydney Theatre Company’s foundation board to resign following a pro-Palestinian protest by three actors.
- by Helen Pitt
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‘The Seagull 3’: The backstage drama engulfing the STC
When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month, not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.
- by Nick Galvin and Helen Pitt
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STC performer dons Palestinian keffiyeh for her family at curtain call
Australian-born actor Violette Ayad, who has Lebanese and Palestinian parents, has lost family members in the Gaza conflict.
- by Helen Pitt
Tim Minchin weighs in on STC pro-Palestinian protest furore
The performer reportedly said three actors who wore traditional keffiyeh scarves at the opening night of The Seagull were living in leftie glass bubbles.
- by Helen Pitt
Badly aimed chickens and everything else that can go wrong on stage
A new play at the Ensemble Theatre celebrates the quirky world of amateur dramatics.
- by Nick Galvin
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Protests
Actors may be ‘liars’ but they are also perfectly placed to open discussions on Gaza
On-stage protests about the Israel-Hamas war at the Sydney Theatre Company have revealed just how divided we are.
- by Ian Maxwell
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Video emerges of another STC cast staging statement of support for Gaza
‘We refuse to look away’: Cast members of The Visitors made their statement of support for the Palestinian cause at their curtain calls.
- by Helen Pitt and Nick Galvin
‘We are deeply sorry’: STC apologises for its handling of actors’ protest
The company also confirmed late on Wednesday that that night’s performance of The Seagull was cancelled, less than an hour before the curtain was due to rise.
- by Helen Pitt
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Arts
‘Arthur would have liked it’: Anthony LaPaglia’s new play comes to Sydney
Described as one of the 20th century’s best plays, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman will tour to Sydney next year, with LaPaglia in the lead role.
- by Hannah Story
Mainstream theatre wasn’t for them, so these two women made their own company
Charlotte Farrell and Emma Maye Gibson, best known as drag performer Betty Grumble, are playing with Shakespeare and ideas about how theatre is made.
- by Hannah Story
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Backlash after Sydney Theatre Company apologises for Palestine protest
The STC issued an apology after its actors donned Palestinian keffiyehs on the opening night of The Seagull, but some performers are unhappy with their response.
- by Nick Galvin