SUDS (Sydney University Dramatic Society)
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SUDS is the Sydney University Dramatic Society. It is the oldest continual theatre company in Australia. They are supported by the University of Sydney Union
. SUDS has over 15 productions a year, all of which are directed, designed and performed by its membership, which often rests at around 300-400 people.
It currently operates out of the cellar theatre, underneath the Holme Building on the Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney
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Notable alumni include:
Gough and Margaret Whitlam, John Gaden, John Bell
, Germaine Greer
, David Marr
, Neil Armfield
, Nick Enright
, The Chaser Team, Andrew O'Keefe
, Virginia Gay
Andrew Upton, Patrick Nolan and Marion Potts.
University of Sydney Union
The University of Sydney Union is the student-run services and amenities provider at the University of Sydney. The Union's key services include the provision of food and beverages, live music and other entertainment, the Verge Arts Festival and other cultural activities, Orientation week and...
. SUDS has over 15 productions a year, all of which are directed, designed and performed by its membership, which often rests at around 300-400 people.
It currently operates out of the cellar theatre, underneath the Holme Building on the Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
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Notable alumni include:
Gough and Margaret Whitlam, John Gaden, John Bell
John Bell (actor)
John Anthony Bell, AO, OBE is an Australian actor and theatre director.Bell was born 1 November 1940 in the town of Maitland, New South Wales where he was educated at the Marist Brothers....
, Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
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, David Marr
David Marr (journalist)
David Ewan Marr is an Australian journalist, author, and progressive political and social commentator. His areas of expertise include the law, Australian politics, censorship, the media and the arts...
, Neil Armfield
Neil Armfield
Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO is an Australian director of theatre, film and opera.Born in Sydney, Armfield was the youngest of three boys. The son of a factory worker at the nearby Arnott's biscuit factory he was brought up in the suburb of Concord adjacent to Exile Bay...
, Nick Enright
Nick Enright
-Life:He was drama captain of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1964, where, like Gerard Windsor and Justin Fleming, he was taught by Melvyn Morrow. At that school, he won the 1sts Debating Premiership in both 1966 and 1967....
, The Chaser Team, Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew Patrick O'Keefe is an Australian entertainer, best known for being the host of the hit game-show Deal or No Deal. He is also the co-host of Weekend Sunrise....
, Virginia Gay
Virginia Gay
Virginia Gay is an Australian actress most known for her work on the Australian TV dramas Winners & Losers , and All Saints .-Education:...
Andrew Upton, Patrick Nolan and Marion Potts.