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🏆 Congratulations, Kip Williams, for winning “Best Production” AND “Outstanding Direction” in the Theatre Companies category at the Green Room Awards for THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, presented by the Michael Cassel Group, a Sydney Theatre Production🏆

A huge congratulations to all the winners of the Sydney Theatre Awards. Amazing to see so many brilliant theatre projects on display. A special congratulations to Kip Williams, Mel Page and Hannah Reilly, all of whom won within their category. Kip Williams won best direction of a mainstage production for his STC production of STRANGE […]

Back by popular demand for a limited run, watch the Sydney Theatre Company’s astounding production of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY from the 3rd-18th February at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. From the brilliant theatrical mind of Kip Williams, who adapted and directed the show, this breathtakingly innovative production coined the “cine-theatre” genre – incorporating live […]

THE TEMPEST – Reviews

September 12th, 2023

The Reviews are in for Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Tempest. Time Out – ★★★★ “a revered classic invested with fresh meaning by a company at the very top of their game” The Guardian – ★★★★ “Richard Roxburgh as Prospero and Guy Simon as Caliban are outstanding in Kip Williams’ latest production, which takes […]

Richard Roxburgh’s hotly anticipated return to the Sydney Theatre Company explores one of theatres’ great roles in THE TEMPEST. Artistic Director Kip Williams directs this show with Costume Design by Elizabeth Gadsby. The show runs until 17th December at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.

The Sydney Theatre Company has announced a full season of 16 productions for 2023, Artistic Director Kip Williams is looking to champion new Australian Writing in this new season. We look forward to seeing Anchuli Felicia King’s adaptation of the Novel THE POISON OF POLYGAMY co produced with La Boite Theatre. We can also expect […]

From the award winning team behind the smash hit THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, comes an adaptation of the gothic classic, STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE. This vivid and spellbinding production, written and directed by Kip Williams, blends cutting edge technology and dazzling live performances by Matthew Backer & Ewen Leslie. Season […]

Kip Williams‘ adaptation of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY opened to rave reviews on Saturday night. Cassie Tongue writers “This production knows us. How transformative it is to seen by a production so smart and tirelessly inventive” – The Guardian. “Williams, Norvill, designer Marg Horwell, composer Clemence Williams, David Bergman (video), Nick Schlieper (lighting) and […]

The 2019 Helpmann Awards nominations have just been announced with Yellow clients receiving nominations The prestigious annual Helpmann Awards recognise artistic achievement in the many disciplines of Australia’s live performance sectors, including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, cabaret, regional touring, presentations for children and young people, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre. Yellow […]

Nominations were announced for the 2018 Sydney Theatre awards, with Yellow clients listed for an outstanding number of categories. Most nominated Productions: BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN, directed by Yellow’s Declan Greene with production design by Elizabeth Gadsby was nominated for Best Mainstage Production, Best Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production, and Best […]

HARP IN THE SOUTH had it’s world premier at Sydney Theatre Company this month, and has been described as a landmark event. Directed by STC’s Artistic Director Kip Williams, and adapted from Ruth Park’s outstanding trilogy of novels by Kate Mulvany, the epic consists of two parts each lasting 3 hours. David Fleischer has lent […]

STC’s Resident Director and Yellow client Kip Williams debuted THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO to Sydney audiences on Saturday night. Starring Hugo Weaving in the lead role, the play was originally a satire on the rise of Hitler but carries equal weight in a Trump-led free world, posing the question “how do we let a […]

Louis Nowra’s THE GOLDEN AGE opened at STC on the 20th January to great reviews. The production features three of Yellow’s clients – directed by Kip Williams, designed by David Fleischer and lit by Damien Cooper. The Daily Review and Time Out Sydney both gave the production 4 stars, the latter claiming “Williams’ production feels uncompromising: this is not a […]

Kip Williams’ production of AN INDEX OF METALS premiered at Carriageworks last week and received glowing reviews. Clive Padget from Limelight Magazine gave the opera 4 stars and commented that “without Williams’ contribution, I would have said that AN INDEX OF METALS is hardly essential viewing – you might as well stay in and catch it on YouTube. […]

Kip Williams

May 4th, 2011

Kip Williams is a multi-award winning director of theatre, opera and film. He is the current Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Sydney Theatre Company. His appointment at age 30 years old made him the youngest Artistic Director in the company’s history. Williams has worked extensively at STC for over a decade, having been appointed Directing […]