The Hayes Theatre is a 111-seat theatre specialising in music theatre and cabaret in Potts Point , Sydney, Australia . It is named after the Australian performer Nancye Hayes .
6-796: Hayes Theatre Co was established at the former Darlinghurst Theatre after the Darlinghurst Theatre Company moved to the nearby Eternity Playhouse . Its first production, a revival of Sweet Charity , opened in January 2014. The production transferred to the Sydney Opera House and a national tour, and was nominated for and received multiple Helpmann Awards . Its ongoing programming includes many world premieres of new Australian musicals and Australian premieres of international musicals, which has gathered significant attention. Notable performers who have performed at
12-594: The Hayes include Nancye Hayes , Caroline O'Connor , David Campbell , Verity Hunt-Ballard , Simon Burke , Mitchel Butel , Emma Matthews , Genevieve Lemon , Rowan Witt , Virginia Gay , Tim Draxl , Hellen Dallimore , Bobby Fox , Seann Miley Moore , Trevor Ashley , Marika Aubrey , Blake Bowden , Paul Capsis , Chloe Dallimore , Esther Hannaford , Lucy Maunder , Timomatic , Hayden Tee , Amanda Harrison , Elise McCann , and Bert LaBonté . † World premiere Darlinghurst Theatre Darlinghurst Theatre
18-823: The assistance of the City of Sydney and Arts NSW , in November 2013. Terry remained artistic director, bringing a dedicated team over with him to The Eternity. The old Darlinghurst Theatre venue was renamed the Hayes Theatre in 2014. From 2016 until 2018, the theatre partnered with Women in Theatre and Screen (WITS) to present an annual all-female theatre festival called Festival Fatale . It launched in 2016 as part of WITS' larger work advocating for gender representation on stage and includes readings and staged plays. Terry retired as executive director in 2022, after leading
24-732: The company looked for a new home. South Sydney Council assisted by providing a venue with affordable rent in what was known as the Reginald Murphy Hall on Greenknowe Ave in Elizabeth Bay . In 2001, with financial support from the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts, The Grosvenor Club and numerous individuals, A$ 500,000 worth of internal renovations was largely completed by Glenn Terry and friends, many of whom were jobbing actors, writers and directors. At
30-495: The time of the renovations, Sydney's Her Majesty's Theatre was closed and some of that theatre's equipment found a new home at the new Darlinghurst Theatre, including 80 red leather seats, dressing room mirrors, lighting, and bar equipment. The Darlinghust Theatre operated in Elizabeth Bay from 2001 till 2013, when it expanded by moving to the newly refurbished 200-seat Eternity Playhouse on Burton St, Darlinghurst , with
36-615: Was an independent theatre company based at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst , New South Wales . Founded in 1993, it went into voluntary administration in 2024. Glenn Terry established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in the heart of Kings Cross . A devastating hailstorm in 1999 destroyed its roof and
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