Verity Laughton

Sep 11, 2024 | timeout.com | Amy Herzog |Kenneth Moraleda |Ian Michael |Verity Laughton

NewsWe chatted to outgoing STC artistic director Kip Williams for his insights on each productionWritten by Travis JohnsonThursday 12 September 2024FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppPhotograph: STC/Rene Vaile | Kip Williams outside STC's Wharf TheatreAdvertisingSydney Theatre Company (STC) has unveiled a spectacular slate of their 2025 season – the last under the stewardship of outgoing artistic director Kip Williams.

Feb 23, 2024 | stagewhispers.com.au | Verity Laughton

Set against the slow, meticulous, and selective creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), The Dictionary of Lost Words traces the story of Esme Nicoll (Brenna Harding) – a fictitious character - from a precocious child of four in 1886 to a thirty-three-year-old mature woman in 1915 – plus an epilogue set in 1889.

Oct 31, 2023 | stagewhispers.com.au | Verity Laughton

Angela Mahlatjie excels as an outspoken actress who opens Esme’s eyes to new lives, while Anthony Yangoyan is the cockney charmer who brings her big challenges; and handsome Ray Labade later gives her secure love, briefly. Laughton’s adaptation reportedly stays true to the much-loved novel; it’s a linear narrative of short conventional scenes, distinguished by director Jessica Arthur drawing out truthful consistent performances and creating segues artful and snappy.