Celeste Barber, Tim Minchin and Whitlam’s dismissal: Inside Sydney Theatre Company’s 2027 season

The Sydney Theatre Company has announced its 2027 program, which includes 13 productions, four of which are world premieres and six that are Australian debuts. One of the world premieres is "The Palace Letters," a play about the secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser, and Governor General John Kerr, which was revealed after a legal battle by Australian historian Jenny Hocking.

The play, set to premiere at the Sydney Opera House in April 2027, stars Georgie Parker as Hocking and Jonathan Biggins as Gough Whitlam.

The program also features other notable productions, including a play starring Celeste Barber alongside Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris, and Tim Minchin as Scrooge. According to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, another production is a theatrical adaptation of Kerry Greenwood's famous television lady detective.

The play "The Palace Letters" is based on Hocking's fight to reveal the truth about Gough Whitlam's dismissal, which was made possible after she won her legal battle to release the secret correspondence six years prior.

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