New Theatre and the Sydney Fringe Festival Present Queer Fringe @ The New

In 2016, New Theatre was the recipient of the ACON Honour Award for Arts & Entertainment, in recognition of our 25-year commitment and support of the LGBTQI community, and for acknowledging diverse sexualities and genders as an important demographic within the theatre's community and audience.

In 2017, we expanded and reinforced that commitment with our Queer Fringe @ The New initiative, facilitating two weeks of LGBTQI-focused theatre as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival.

In 2018, we continue that project, presenting five 'queer' stories over two weeks in September, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival 2018.

We'll be producing two plays 'in-house' (The Elements of an Offence and Next Lesson), and hosting three independent productions (A Streetcar Named Hot Tim Menagerie, Premium Semen, and Uz: The Town).

It's a program ranging across comedy, drama, satire, impro and music theatre, including an Australian premiere, and the World premiere of a new Australian works.

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10 - 15 September
A STREETCAR NAMED HOT TIN MENAGERIE

From a single audience suggestion, a new one-act play in the style of Tennessee Williams is improvised each night, creating a complex web of tragedy, intrigue and romance, all baked in the heat of a sultry Louisiana night.

Director: Anna Rezenbrink
Cast: Cale Bain, Laura Hart, Edan Lacey, Josh Magee, Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd, Jarrad Parker, Maddie Parker, Anna Renzenbrink, Emily Taylor
Produced by Improv Theatre Sydney

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10 - 16 September
THE ELEMENTS OF AN OFFENCE
By James Gefell

Det Sgt Christine Anderson is having problems: with her new case, and with her boss, Det Insp Rachel Marks, who also happens to be her lover. A biting 'bureaucratic comedy' about mixing the personal and the professional.

Director: Alice Livingstone
Set Designer: Tom Bannerman
Lighting Designer: Mehran Mortezaei
Cast: Sarah Aubrey, Amelia Robertson-Cuninghame
World premiere, produced by New Theatre

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13 - 22 September
NEXT LESSON
By Chris Woodley

This funny, moving look at the impact of the Thatcher government's homophobic 'Section 28' law follows Michael, a gay teen at a London high school who later returns there to teach, and explores the changing attitudes towards LGBTQI people over the years.

Director: Alex Bryant-Smith
Lighting Designer: Mehran Mortesaei
Cast: Michael Brindley, Sonya Kerr, Jens Radda, Kat Tait

Australian premiere, produced by New Theatre

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15 - 22 September
PREMIUM SEMEN
By Zac Threadgold

A laugh-a-minute musical farce full of witty one-liners, tight sight gags, and catchy 70's inspired tunes. Follow Billy and Bob as they sneakily try to steal and sell the most valuable commodity of the sexiest rock star alive.

Director: Fiona Gillman
Music Producer: Andrew Crowe
Cast: Tegan Aranzy, Hannah Connell, Eli Gallagher, Matthew Laird, Michael Paton
Produced by Threadgold Productions

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17 - 22 September
UZ: THE TOWN
By Gabriel Calderon

A laugh-a-minute musical farce full of witty one-liners, tight sight gags, and catchy 70's inspired tunes. Follow Billy and Bob as they sneakily try to steal and sell the most valuable commodity of the sexiest rock star alive.

Director: Veronica Barac
Cast: Christie Aucamp-Schutte, Lily Balanticz, Joshua Morel, Cooper Mortlock, Daniel Pollock, Mauricio Salinas, Lucy Starita, Renae Valastro, Tiffany Wong
Produced by Liam Jarvis

Full production details on our website: www.newtheatre.org.au

Bookings for all productions: www.sydneyfringe.com