The Independent Theatre, North Sydney
Sydney’s oldest Edwardian theatre, and with one of the best acoustics in Sydney, it is home to some of the most exciting chamber performances in Sydney today. In 2019 the Theatre celebrated 80 years since Doris Fitton reopened the Theatre and named it the Independent Theatre.
- Tickets: If you have selected ‘Print at Home’:
You can show a ‘Print at home’ ticket with a bar code on your phone.
If you don’t have your ticket with you at arrival, Box Office staff can print for you. - Box Office: Opens 1 hour before the performance and you can collect ‘Box Office Collection’ tickets at this time.
- Food and Beverages: Light snacks and refreshments are generally available for purchase from one hour before the performance time at the Theatre, or visit one of the many surrounding cafes and restaurants for something more substantial.
- Payments: No longer accepts cash.
- Accessibility: Level access through to the front seats of the Auditorium, accessed from the laneway to the left of the building. Two accessible bathrooms located adjacent to the front row in the Auditorium.
September 2020
The Marais Project | Two
Part of Independent Theatre A Cafe Culture Series 'TWO' celebrates the long-standing musical friendship of leading early musicians, lutenist Tommie Andersson and viola da gambist, Jenny Eriksson. In this truly special event each will play a solo bracket before joining together as a dynamic duo.For more years than they care to remember The Marais Project's Jenny Eriksson and Tommie Andersson have thrilled Australian audiences with their mastery of their respective instruments. They have collaborated on 7 CDs including an Australian…
Find out more »The Seraphim Trio | In My Lady’s Chamber
Part of Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Series | Cake from 2:30, Concert at 3:30. Three very different piano trios speak to the private/public nature of chamber music. Clara Schumann's piano trio is a consummate example of 'chamber music,' constructed with great intimacy and poetry, while Fanny Mendelssohn's piano trio constitutes an enormous challenge to the genre. This is a piano concerto masquerading as a piano trio, and perhaps reflects the composer's thwarted ambitions to transcend the world of…
Find out more »October 2020
The Song Company | Close Up: CHANT D’AMOUR ET DE MORT
Radical 20th-century French composer Olivier Messiaen’s obsession with the transformative qualities of music and its power to connect the human soul with distant mysteries of the universe is channelled into his epic song cycle, Harawi. Featuring Principal Artist, soprano Amy Moore, accompanied by Artistic Director, Antony Pitts, the music and the love poetry were written while Messiaen’s wife Claire Delbos was suffering from serious mental illness. Harawiis infused with an fantastical mix of Peruvian ritual, the grand est and catchiest…
Find out more »Whitwell and Withers | Outback Odyssey
Part of Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Series | Cake from 2:30, Concert at 3:30. Touring their new ABC Classic album, Whitwell and Withers perform the very best of new Australian music for the piano and guitar. Featuring stunning works by Westlake, Greenaway, Edwards, Whitwell and more! Outback Odyssey brings you the very best of new Australian music for the unique blend of piano and guitar. Featuring the out-of-this-world work Jovian Moons by Australia’s esteemed Nigel Westlake and a…
Find out more »November 2020
The Idea of North
Part of the Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Supper Series The Idea of North are entirely deserved of their reputation as Australia's most awarded, best loved and longest running contemporary vocal group. This multi-ARIA Award-winning ensemble will astound and move with their incredible arrangements, flawless harmonies and dry, deadpan Aussie sense of humour. You'll not only experience world-class a cappella singing, but such is the group's down-to-earth nature, you'll also leave feeling as though you've know each member of…
Find out more »The Song Company | Close Up: Esperar, Sentir, Morir
Principal Artist, soprano Roberta Diamond is joined by Guest Artist, harpist Hannah Lane for voyages in music from the Iberian peninsula. Traditional melodies in Spanish and Ladino from the Sephardic diaspora are intertwined with theatre music from the Spanish Golden Age along with popular compositions that travelled to the other end of the continent. JUAN HIDALGO | JOSÉ MARÍN | LUIS DE NARVÁEZ | ALONSO MUDARRA | MANUEL DE FALLA
Find out more »Nick Russoniello and The Golden Age Quartet | From The Wireless
Part of the Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Series | Cake from 2:30, Concert at 3:30. The wireless was the centrepiece of the Australian living room. From 1939-1958 the was no greater star of the airwaves than `that handsome sheik with the sax’, Clive Amadio. A virtuosic clarinettist and saxophonist, Amadio and his quartet brought live music into Australian homes with their hugely popular radio show The Clive Amadio Half Hour.
Find out more »December 2020
Bel a Cappella | Christmas Concert
Part of Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Supper Series Bel a cappella is a chamber choir of 25-30 experienced singers who are dedicated to the performance of diverse, high quality choral music in fine venues around Sydney. Established in 1995 by a few members of Sydney University Musical Society who were looking for the challenges of singing in a smaller group, Bel a cappella continues to attract able singers who are keen to explore the more demanding repertoire to…
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