Newcastle Theatre Company

06/09/2026

🐈‍⬛ OPENING SOON: THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛
Don't miss Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy taking the stage at Laneway Theatre this September. Get your tickets now!

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11–20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/

04/09/2026

OPENS NEXT WEEK!
🐈‍⬛ THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛

Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a brutal and darkly comic play set in 1993 on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. It follows Padraic, a violent and unpredictable Irish nationalist, who abandons his torture duties upon hearing that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, is ill. When he returns home to discover the cat is actually dead, his grief spirals into a blood-soaked quest for vengeance. As Padraic interrogates and punishes those he suspects, the play exposes the absurdity of political extremism and the twisted priorities of militant ideology - where a pet’s death triggers more outrage than human suffering. With explosive violence, razorsharp dialogue, and pitch-black humour, McDonagh crafts a savage satire that critiques fanaticism while keeping audiences both horrified and laughing.

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11-20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/
📸 joerg_lehmann_photography

03/09/2026

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR DONORS - NTC TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER

It’s time to say thank you to some of our generous supporters who have donated prizes for our trivia event. All the prizes donated will be won on the night, either through the trivia competition itself or one of our side games.

When: Saturday, 26th September
Where: Mayfield West Bowling Club
Doors Open: 5:00 PM (Grab a bite from the
awesome bistro set menu before we start!)
Trivia Starts: 7:00 PM sharp

Tickets: $20 per person

Gather your team, and book your spot now! Who's taking home the win?

4952 4958 or [email protected]

femalefocusphysiotherapy
ypt_newcastle
lindsaystreetplayers
bunnings
maitland_repertory_theatre
bakersdelight
australianreptilepark
whattheatreco

01/09/2026

🐈‍⬛ THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛

Brutal. Darkly comic. Unapologetic.
A razor-sharp satire on political extremism and revenge.

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11–20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/
📸 joerg_lehmann_photography

31/08/2026

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR DONORS - NTC TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER

It’s time to say thank you to some of our generous supporters who have donated prizes for our trivia event. All the prizes donated will be won on the night, either through the trivia competition itself or one of our side games.

When: Saturday, 26th September
Where: Mayfield West Bowling Club
Doors Open: 5:00 PM (Grab a bite from the
awesome bistro set menu before we start!)
Trivia Starts: 7:00 PM sharp

Tickets: $20 per person

Gather your team, and book your spot now! Who's taking home the win?

4952 4958 or [email protected]

mayfieldwestbowlingclub
joerg_lehmann_photography
singletontheatricalsociety
Chookas
hyde_entertainment
Hunter Drama
wyongdramagroup

30/08/2026

🐈‍⬛ THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛

Meet Padraic: violent, unpredictable, and deeply devoted to his cat, Wee Thomas. When bad news from home sends him into a tailspin, chaos follows. Catch McDonagh's darkly funny play live in Lambton!

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11–20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/

28/08/2026

OPENS IN TWO WEEKS!
🐈‍⬛ THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛

A remote Irish island. A ruthless militant. A dead cat. Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore exposes the absurdity of political extremism through pitch-black humor, razor-sharp dialogue, and pure chaos.

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11–20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/
📸 joerg_lehmann_photography

26/08/2026

COMING SOON TO NTC - A BROADCAST COUP

Directed by Fran Hodgson
Mike is the undisputed ‘King’ of mid-morning radio. He’s been on a 2-week sabbatical to Fiji (for an Anger Management Program) and can’t wait to pick up where he left off – belittling the Station Manager, flirting with the new young trainee producer and basically saying whatever he wants to whomever he wants. But times are changing and days of chauvinistic men in the workplace are numbered. Jez is a young podcaster and after her next big expose of men behaving badly. Is Mike next on her hit list? Mike can’t believe anyone would come for him, after all he has a loyal fan base, and “everyone” loves him. Or do they… Will his inability to change ultimately be his undoing? Sydney based author Melanie Tait (The Appleton Ladies Potato Race and The Queen’s Nanny) weaves humour
through her biting insight of the world of workplace power imbalance, garnered from her early career in journalism and broadcasting with the ABC.

🗓️ 16-25 October
📍Laneway Theatre, 90 December Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/a-broadcast-coup/
📸 joerg_lehmann_photography

25/08/2026

🐈‍⬛ THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 🐈‍⬛

What happens when a ruthless paramilitary fighter finds out his beloved cat is dead? A blood-soaked quest for vengeance. Martin McDonagh’s brutal satire explores twisted priorities where a pet’s death sparks more outrage than human suffering. Equal parts horrifying and hilarious.

Content Warning: The play contains explicit violence, torture, gunshots, murder, blood, anti-gay language, and the graphic killing of cats (not real ones).

🗓️ 11–20 September
📍 Laneway Theatre, 90 De Vitre St, Lambton
🎟️ https://newcastletheatrecompany.com.au/lieutenant-of-inishmore/
📸 joerg_lehmann_photography

THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE BY MARTIN McDONAGH DIRECTED BY ZAC SMITH AND JARRAH WEBSTER SEASON 11-20 SEPTEMBER thu / fri / sat ~ 7:30pm MATINEES SAT 12 SEPT SUN 13 SEPT