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about My Brilliant Career
Sydney Theatre Company presents My Brilliant Career, a Melbourne Theatre Company production.
Miles Franklin’s classic novel as you’ve never seen it before — with a live soundtrack that’s equal parts contemporary pop, folksy bush band and barnstorming pub rock.
Beloved by audiences and showered with five-star reviews, My Brilliant Career was Melbourne’s most in-demand ticket in 2024. “Brimming with abundant heart and soul” (Time Out), this uniquely Australian story has captivated a new generation and will have its Sydney premiere in 2026.
The “outrageously talented” (Australian Stage) Kala Gare plays Sybylla Melvyn, a fiercely intelligent and individual young woman in 1890s Australia who rallies against the idea that her ambition should start and end at finding a wealthy husband. Forced to choose between romance and her career, a family and a future that she defines, she decides she’s having it all.
With a joyfully fresh adaptation by Sheridan Harbridge, Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank, expert direction by Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, and stunning set and costume design by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Marg Horwell (The Picture of Dorian Gray), My Brilliant Career transforms an iconic literary figure into an effervescent rockstar heroine for the modern age.
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2hr 30min. Incl 1 interfval.
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21st March, 2026
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3rd May, 2026
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Roslyn Packer Theatre
accessibility
Wheelchair seats are available in the Roslyn Packer Theatre. There is level access from the main entrance into the theatre. Please contact the box office via (02) 9250 1777 to discuss your requirements prior to booking.
directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY BUS:
Bus routes 324 and 325 stop outside the theatre.
BY TRAIN:
Circular Quay and Wynyard are the closest stations, and the theatre is approximately 15 minutes walk away.
BY METRO:
Barangaroo is the closest station, approximately a 6 minute walk to the theatre.
BY CAR:
Limited on-street parking is available outside Roslyn Packer Theatre on Hickson Road. Make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the performance starting time as it can take more than 10 minutes to park, get to the theatre and be seated in time.
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"The holy grail of Australian musical theatre” - The Age
Director: Anne-Louise Sarks
Musical Director: Victoria Falconer
Choreographer: Amy Campbell
Set & Costume Designer: Marg Horwell
Lighting Designer: Matt Scott
Orchestrator/Vocal Arranger: James Simpson
Sound Designer: Joy Weng
Associate Set & Costume Designer: Savanna Wegman
Cast: Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Lincoln Elliott, Victoria Falconer, Kala Gare, Raj Labade Ana Mitsikas, Christina O’Neill, Jarrad Payne
My Brilliant Career was developed by Monash University, Melbourne, as part of the Jeanne Pratt Artist in Residency program, City of Stonnington and Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program.
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