 |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
Welcome to the Independent Theatre. Proudly owned and operated by Wenona School.
Upcoming Events 2025
Alexander Yau in Recital
'Music in a fantastical and divine world'
Saturday 24 May 2025 at 7pm
Multifaceted Sydney-born pianist Alexander Yau makes his debut recital at the Independent Theatre with works by Beethoven, Ravel and Liszt. Described as ‘A Master at the piano’ by pianist Balazs Sokolay, who praises his 'artistic taste is good enough not to make any any kind of “show” even in the most brilliant parts of great masterworks'. In this concert, Alexander will take us into the poetic world of piano music, which contains direct references and allusions to poetry, summoning the marriage of poetic ideas and musical thought.
2025 marks an important year for Alexander as he has commenced his position as Associate Lecturer in Collaborative Piano Faculty at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. This recital celebrates his early staged and promising career in some of his best interpretations of the great masterpieces by Beethoven, Ravel and Liszt.
MAYHEM & Madness
Friday 16 May from 7pm to 8.45pm
Saturday 17 May from 2pm to 3.45pm
Saturday 17 May from 7pm to 8.45pm
We are living in a time when the world seems constantly out of kilter. Bittersweet Productions has curated a TRIPLE BILL that explodes in pleasurable mayhem and biting poignancy at affordable prices ($49 & $45 conc.)
Alice Gerstenberg’s THE POT BOILER is a satiric take on the construct of producing a play with farcical and physical comedy a plenty. Director, Sarah Carradine.
Bertolt Brecht’s THE JEWISH WIFE is a 10-minute sketch where we feel the full weight of history and its madness and glimpse the scale of the disruption that dictatorship may produce in a simple domestic world. Director, John Grinston. By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company.
Alan Ayckbourn’s GOSFORTH’S FETE is a riotous exploration of small-town life when no matter what peoples’ best intentions are everything goes stupendously wrong, and the comic gods are unleashed. Director Christine Firkin. By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company.
Asteria School of Music Gala Concert
28 of July 2024
Join us for a spectacular evening at the Asteria School of Music Gala Concert 2024! Featuring performances of compositions by Chopin, Liszt, and Vivaldi (among others), this event offers a unique opportunity for our talented young musicians to showcase their artistic skills in a professional setting. Performances include piano solos and string ensemble. Don’t miss this chance to support and enjoy the musical achievements of our students as they share their passion with the community.
Book your tickets now for an exceptional night of music and celebration at the Independent Theatre!
The Lies We Tell
A season of comedies to nourish and amuse
Three one act plays (your time is precious)
Directed by John Grinston
Friday 30 August 7pm to 8.45pm
Saturday 31 August 2pm to 3.45pm
Saturday 31 August 7pm to 8.45pm
Bittersweet Productions presents a season of one act comedies.
Join in the fun, the delicious wordplay, and the high jinks that Shaw so effortlessly delivers. Molnar’s comedy is full of elegant and witty writing that displays a lover’s verbal ingenuity. Gerstenberg is celebrated in America but is hardly known in Australia. Come and discover a beautifully written, good humoured and deeply nuanced work about love, generosity, and intergenerational tensions! All were writing in the early 20th century but tell stories with remarkable relevance for today’s audiences.
Three performances only!
Nature’s Gifts : Australian Piano Duets in Concert 20 July 2024
Have you ever pondered how the nature has inspired musical compositions by Australian composers? Join us for a very special afternoon at The Independent Theatre (North Sydney) on Saturday 20 July 4pm, as Sydney-based pianists Jihyeon Lim and Melody Tsz Ching Chung will team up to present a captivating 4-hand piano duet concert, featuring a programme that echos the amazing gifts of nature composed by renowned Australian composers.
This concert programme celebrates not only the wonders of nature, most importantly the compositions of some of the esteemed contemporary Australian composers, including Sydney-born Ross Edwards, currently Sydney-based James Madsen, Melbourne-based Stuart Greenbaem, Brisbane-based Robert Davidson and some of the iconic figures of Australian music, for instance, Miriam Hyde and Percy Grainger.
Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award & Sydney Int. Song Prize Final
Preliminary Bel Canto Award Final: 7 September 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Grand Final: 8 September 2024 1.30pm – 4.00pm
Opera and Art Song side by side in one thrilling Grand Final afternoon of glorious music presented by the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation.
Six bel canto singers and three recital duos will compete for $100,000 in cash scholarships including a $40,000 first prize. Tickets also available for the Preliminary Final of the Bel Canto Award. If you love voices, piano and classical music, you’ll be enthralled, and get your chance to vote for your favourite artist. www.jsrbfoundation.com