Barstool Conversations
A series of informal conversations in the Tathra Hotel to whet our community’s appetite in anticipation of the new Headland Theatre
Barstool Conversations #5
Sunday 27 July 1:30pm @ Tathra Hotel
#5 - The Old Fitz - Balancing intimate and epic theatre in Woolloomooloo
Lucy Clements and Emma Wright in conversation with Lindy Hume
Tathra locals might be surprised to know that the spark of inspiration for Headland Theatre, Australia’s newest pub theatre, came from Woolloomooloo’s Old Fitz! For nearly three decades the intimate stage in the basement of the 150-year-old Old Fitzroy Hotel has been inner-city Sydney’s home for over 100 Australian Premieres and daring new independent theatre.
We’ve invited the Old Fitz Theatre’s dynamic creative leadership team Lucy Clements and Emma Wright to visit Tathra for some fresh sea air, to check out the Headland and pull up a barstool at the Tathra Hotel for a conversation with Crimson Rosella’s creative director Lindy Hume. We'll invite Lucy and Emma to share stories of the iconic Old Fitz and to muse on how our tiny stages might help secure the future of theatre in Australia.
It's free to attend, but registrations are required, as there is limited capacity at the venue.