Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FILM FESTIVALS
COMEDY
from around the world. In
February,
Tropfest
(see p49)
shows local short films that
can be no longer than seven
minutes. Each must feature
the special Tropfest signature
item, which in past years has
included a rock, a pickle
and a match.
Run by Queer Screen, the
New Mardi Gras Film Festival
(see p49)
, starts mid-February
and continues for 15 days.
Films dealing with issues
relevant to the lesbian, gay
and transgender community
are shown at various inner-
city venues.
The
Sydney Film Festival
is a
highlight of the city's calendar
(see p51)
, screening some 200
new features, shorts and
documentaries from all over
the globe. Tribute sessions and
retrospectives are also present-
ed. The main venue is the State
Theatre but there are satellite
screenings at other venues.
The
Flickerfest International
Short Film Festival
(see p49)
is held at the Bondi Pavilion
Amphitheatre at Bondi Beach
in early January. It screens
shorts and animation films
Sydney's most established
comedy venue, the
Comedy
Store
is known for
performances by the best of
the touring comedians and is
owned by the same people
who organise the Sydney
Comedy Festival. Monday is
comedy night at
The Old
Manly Boatshed
, where both
local and visiting comics
perform. The
Roxbury Hotel
hosts comedy several nights
a week. Newcomers to the
stage mix wth seasoned
professionals.
DIRECTORY
THEATRE
Bell Shakespeare
Company
Tel
8298 9000.
www
.
bellshakespeare.com.au
Belvoir Street
Theatre
25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills.
Tel
9699 3444.
www
.belvoir.com.au
Capitol Theatre
13 Campbell St,
Haymarket.
Map
4 E4.
Tel
9320 5000.
Box office
tel
1300 136 166.
www
.
capitoltheatre.com.au
Ensemble Theatre
78 McDougall St, Kirribilli.
Tel
9929 8877.
Box
office tel
9929 0644.
www
.ensemble.com.au
Footbridge Theatre
University of Sydney,
Parramatta Rd, Glebe.
Map
3 A5.
Tel
9351 2222.
Griffin Theatre
10 Nimrod St, Kings Cross.
Map
5 B1.
Tel
9361 3817.
Parade Theatre
215 Anzac Parade,
Kensington.
Map
5 B4
Tel
9697 7613.
Seymour Theatre
Centre
Cnr Cleveland St & City
Rd, Chippendale.
Tel
9351 7940.
www
.
seymourcentre.com.au
Shakespeare by
the Sea
Band Rotunda, Balmoral
Beach.
Tel
9969 0824.
www
.shakespeare-by-
the-sea.com
Star City
80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont.
Map
3 B1.
Tel
9777 9000.
Lyric Theatre Box office
Tel
9777 9000.
www
.starcity.com.au
State Theatre
49 Market St.
Map
1 B5.
Tel
9373 6852.
www
.
statetheatre.com.au
Sydney Festival
Tel
8248 6500.
www
.
sydneyfestival.org.au
Sydney Theatre
22 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay.
Map
1 A2.
Tel
9250 1999.
Sydney Theatre
Company
Tel
9250 1777.
www
.
sydneytheatre.com.au
Theatre Royal
MLC Centre, King St.
Map
1 B5.
Tel
9224 8444.
The Wharf
Pier 4, Hickson Rd,
Walsh Bay.
Map
1 A1.
Tel
9250 1777.
Reading Cinema
Level 3, Market City, 9 Hay
St, Haymarket.
Map
4 E4.
Tel
9280 1202.
www
.
readingcinemas.com.au
FILM
Cinema Paris
Entertainment Quarter,
Driver Ave, Moore Park.
Map
5 C5.
Tel
9332 1633.
Dendy Cinemas
Opera Quays
Shop 9/2, East Circular
Quay.
Tel
9247 3800.
Govinda's
112 Darlinghurst Rd.
Map
5 A2.
Tel
9380 5155.
www
.govindas.com.au
Greater Union
Complex
505-525 George St.
Map
4 E3.
Tel
9273 7431.
www
.greaterunion.com.au
Hoyts at Broadway
Broadway Shopping
Centre, 3 Bay St.
Map
3
C5.
Tel
9211 1911.
www
.
hoyts.com.au
IMAX Theatre
Southern Promenade,
Darling Harbour.
Map
4
D3.
Tel
9281 3300.
www
.imax.com.au
Newtown
261-263 King St,
Newtown.
Tel
9550 5699.
Palace Academy
Twin
3a Oxford St, Paddington.
Map
5 B3.
Tel
9361 4453.
Palace Verona
17 Oxford St, Paddington.
Map
5 B3.
Tel
9360 6099.
www
.palacecinemas.
com.au
FILM FESTIVALS
Flickerfest
International Short
Film Festival
Tel
9365 6888.
www
.flickerfest.com.au
New Mardi Gras
Festival
Tel
9332 4938.
www
.
queerscreen.com.au
Sydney Film
Festival
Tel
9318 0999.
www
.
sydneyfilmfestival.org
Tropfest
Tel
9368 0434.
www
.tropfest.com
COMEDY
Comedy Store
Entertainment Quarter,
Driver Ave, Moore Park.
Map
5 C5.
Tel
9357 1419.
www
.
comedystore.com.au
The Old Manly
Boatshed
40 The Corso, Manly.
Tel
9977 4443.
The Roxbury Hotel
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe.
Tel
9692 0822.
www
.roxbury.com.au
CHILDREN'S
THEATRE
Flying Fruit Fly Circus
Tel
6021 7044.
www
.fruitflycircus.com.au
Marian St Theatre
for Young People
2 Marian St, Killara.
Tel
9498 3166.