Elizabeth Surbey

Elizabeth had a passion for theatre and performing from her youth and was a keen contributor to the joint school musicals- mostly the Gilbert and Sullivan romps. Once she headed to university this passion dominated with a 4 year stint at UNE in Armidale encompassing both performance and directing as major components of her Double Major in Drama and Major in English Literature.

The year after graduation she found herself not only at the newly formed Actors’ Centre but also teaching high school drama. She is still there, teaching, directing, writing for high school Drama and on the side across the years has performed in small season productions at Q theatre and directed several productions for the Short & Sweet program being a part of the inaugural group.

Keenly she has represented other drama educators as committee member then President of Drama NSW also representing NSW on the National Committee at Drama Australia National Conferences. She completed her MA a century ago also with a focus on Drama & Theatre at UNSW. She is now a mum of two and recently directed her sixth Musical – perhaps now coming full circle in the scheme of things. She was contributing and consulting editor on a major Drama text for Cambridge Uni Press “Drama ReLoaded”.

More than anything she loves theatre and is very keen to share her experiences with this forum. Each year she directs secondary students in plays from Australia and across the globe, in productions large and small.

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CELEBRITY THEATRESPORTS 2024 AT ENMORE THEATRE

CELEBRITY THEATRESPORTS 2024
Sunday 25 August 2024 at 4pm at the Enmore Theatre

Presented By Impro Australia

The best OF TheatreSportschampion improvisors mixing it up with some of the bravest celebrities. Be they known in

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL @ THE PLAYHOUSE

Jonathan Biggins dons the suit once more to reprise his role as Paul Keating in THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL, ‘When you know you are loved it is like you are wearing a suit of armour.’

Jonathan Biggins reflects in …

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DOG BY SHAYNE AT KXT BROADWAY

 

This play resonates with contemporary concerns, portraying characters grappling with private obsessions, feeling isolated from necessary support, and experiencing a heightened sense of pressure. The presence of the siblings, sister and brother, proceeds minute by minute through held …

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INTERVIEW: DOG BY SHAYNE AT KXT BROADWAY

 

 

1. Why do you think that this play will resonate for today’s audiences? Why this play
and why now?


This is a play that is still very relevant to my life and speaks to themes that are
relevant …

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mercury poisoning: a woman alone in space

Snatched and White Box in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co present the debut play of a most adventurous new writer. Madeleine Stedman’s play Mercury Poisoning in production is packed with story as well as a nimble cast defining the traverse …

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