bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company

29/08/2026

So apparently running a theatre isn’t keeping us busy enough… we’re turning up the volume for our brand new SUNDAY SESSIONS

opening the KXT stage to emerging bands, music-makers and young music-lovers for intimate gigs that are anything but your standard pub show.

🎵 First up - The Nunnery, who describe their work as "we make transgender music for nuns"

Frankly, how could we say no?!

SUNDAY 06 SEPT
Doors at 7pm

The Bottleneck Bar will be open for business

Limited tix
Only $20
Link in comments ⬇️

The KXT Sunday Sessions are curated and managed by Clare Hennessy and Charlie Vaux.

Clare Henn Charlie Vaux
Andrew McMartin John Harrison
Suzanne Millar

28/08/2026

THIS WEEKEND at KXT on BROADWAY

BROCKMAN’S visionary take on Peter Shaffers Equus charges on it’s 5 star journey. Pres by Daniel Cottier Prods

Friday last tix
Saturday selling fast
Sunday best avail
Book via the link in comments

ALSO The latest session of the bAKEHOUSE Residencies come to a close. Our thanks to playwright and performer Byron Davies for hosting a collective of writers this week. Feat development: AVERSION OF YOU by Byron Davis, a love story and a romcom but not quite in the way those words usually suggest. It is a story about nice people who don't quite understand what it is to be kind. Assoc artists: Sarah Ballantyne, Lillian Woods, Annie Robbits
More in the link below

IN REHEARSAL
September 2026: How My Light Is Spent by Alan Harris pres by Secret House

Jimmy is 34, lives with his mum and works at Newport's only drive-through doughnut restaurant. Kitty is an adult chatline operator, living in the granny flat of a topiary enthusiast. It’s an unlikely connection, but for Jimmy, things are finally looking up. Then he loses his job. And starts to disappear - starting with his hands.

Funny, surreal and unexpectedly moving, Alan Harris’s How My Light Is Spent is a tender story about loneliness, desire and the need to be seen.

Director Braiden Toko, with Jane Angharad, Renée Billing, Pita Lolohea, Kira McLennan, James Smithers; understudies Nicholas McGrory, Charlotte Savva
INFO & BKGS: link below

+ KXT Underground
COOKED by Lana Page & Angel Duggan

Christmas this year is cooked… maybe New Years will be better?
Director: Laura Jackson with Angel Duggan, Lana Page, Sally Evans

KXT Underground presents surprise small seasons for intimate audiences in the KXT Vault, downstairs on Broadway. With so much work being developed by Sydney’s thriving community of Independent Artists, there is a significant and concerning lack of supported spaces available to artists. The KXT Underground program is uncurated program, a safe space for risky work.
Links below

PLAN AHEAD: have you spotted our excellent new program playing on the KXT Stage on Sundays? The Sunday Sessions gets going on 06 September with The Nunnery a project by Soren Goulding and Samantha Bracken. Links to listen and book are in the comments

See you in Broadway 👋

25/08/2026

We have a very cool announcement coming up… set aside 06 Sept and stay tuned

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24/08/2026

There’s lots going on at KXT on Broadway this week! See you in the Bottleneck Bar 🥂

22/08/2026

Have you heard the news? Secret House are back at KXT! Following on from the enormous success of Shooting Hedda Gabler at Seymour Centre, and the acclaimed season at KXT on Broadway of Till The Stars Come Down, they’re back to their intimate best with another Alan Harris Australian Premiere.

HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT
By Alan Harris
11 – 26 September
Funny, surreal and unexpectedly moving, Alan Harris’s How My Light Is Spent is a tender story about loneliness, desire and the need to be seen.

Jimmy, who is 34 and lives with his mum, can’t pinpoint the exact moment that he began to disappear. Yet he wakes up one morning to discover that his hands have gone, to be followed by his ears and other extremities, creating a profound sense of panic that there will soon be nothing left.

📸 from For The Grace of You Go I, by Alan Harris, pres by Secret House and New Ghosts Theatre at KXT in the Cross

★ ★ ★ ★ .5 the winning combination of actors and director make this a theatrical experience for our time - On The Town / Theatre Now

grips and unsettles in equal measure Theatre Travels

deftly navigates Harris’s shifts between Jim’s inner and outer worlds, from the everyday to the surreal… impactful Jason Blake, ArtsHub

21/08/2026

IN CONVERSATION: A shoutout to Hayes Theatre Co who throughout August have been running a series of exceptional panels alongside their season of new work. Topics covered have included a look at building a new musical and creating purposeful campaigns to engage with and build audiences.

The season wraps up on Sunday 23 August with Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Mitchell Butel, and Hayes luminaries Richard Caroll and Victoria Falconer for an open conversation about making and programming new work, artistic decision-making, and the evolving landscape of Australian theatre

In Conversation: Mitchell Butel | Sun 23 Aug 2pm ($10)

Exclusive to the Festival of New Work, this event features Sydney Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Mitchell Butel in conversation with Hayes Theatre Co’s Artistic Directors Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer, for an open conversation about making and programming new work, artistic decision...

21/08/2026

Independent theatre is crucial to the ecosystem of theatre, both in Sydney and across Australia. It’s where you’ll see recent graduates and Early Career actors do their first work; emerging designers get to test out their ideas; new plays are born, developed and showcased. It’s pretty much the only place in Australia where you’ll see casts of 10+ often with experienced professionals working alongside young and emerging artists.

Artists who have done their first work at KXT on Broadway have very quickly gone onto roles at Belvoir, Griffin, STC, Ensemble and more. Plays have been programmed at other venues, providing an opportunity to restage existing work in a supported environment, and young playwrights have received their first commissions. Directors and designers develop their practice, meet their people and build their tribe.

Want to meet the Next Big Thing? Be sure to book a ticket for a show at KXT on Broadway

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17/08/2026

THIS WEEK at KXT on Broadway
We’re welcoming the crew behind EQUUS. Director / designer BROCKMAN has some neat little tricks planned, so it’s a busy week of production.

Previews Friday. This season is selling very fast so be sure to book early. Presented by Daniel Cottier

“saddle up for an Equus like you've never seen it before. Visionary director and designer BROCKMAN joins forces with Daniel Cottier Productions to reimagine the modern classic as a gripping exploration of passion, fatness, fetishisation, and the price of normality. Expect a visually striking, psychologically-charged production with an extraordinary cast that promises to be one of the theatrical events of the season”

21 August – 05 September
Link in comments 👇

ALSO: did you spot our surprise announcement today. Secret House are back at Broadway, with another Australian premiere of an award-winning international hit. HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT by Alan Harris is a tender story about loneliness, desire and the need to be seen. Read more via the link in comments ⬇️

Standby for details of the upcoming Underground season: the charming new Australian play by Angel Duggen COOKED! KXT Underground plays downstairs in the KXT Vault, a low-tech, low-fi home for high-risk work.

AND we’re locking down the bAKEHOUSE Residencies, our Artist Support program housed in the KXT Vault. The bAKEHOUSE Residencies program is Sydney's leading script development opportunity, providing genuine pathways to production on stages across Sydney and nationally. Previous developments that have come through the bAKEHOUSE Residency program include:

Hubris & Humiliation by Lewis Treston led by Rily Spadaro and Pheobe Pilcher; The Italians by Danny Ball; Symphonie Fantastique by the Little Eggs Collective led by Mathew Lee and Julia Robertson; The Monologue Collective led by Laneikka Denne; U.B.U. by Tooth and Sinew led by Richard Hilliar; Feminazi written & developed by Laneikka Denne; Porpoise Pool by Jojo Zhou; dog by Shayne; DIWA by Jordan Shea; Mercury Poisoning by Madeleine Stedman

If you’ve submitted an application for our email!

Keep warm this winter by heading down to where the lights are bright and the theatre is hot! Whether you have one pair of shoes or a thousand, slip on something fabulous and we’ll see you down on Broadway!

17/08/2026

S U R P R I S E

To celebrate their return to KXT on Broadway Secret House are holding a 48 hour Early Bird Sale !! All tickets are only $30 !! Hurry, this offer closes at midnight on Tuesday 18th August

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SURPRISE!
We're welcoming Secret House back to KXT on Broadway with an Australian Premiere of an internationally award-winning play

Did you love their ★★★★★ season of Till The Stars Come Down? Or were you unable to get a ticket to the sold out season?! Following on from the enormous success of Till the Stars Come Down, Secret House is back at KXT on Broadway with the Australian Premiere of Alan Harris' tender story about loneliness, desire, and the need to be seen.

HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT
By Alan Harris
Playing at KXT on Broadway
11 - 26 September
Tues - Sat 7.30pm
Sunday 5.00pm

To celebrate their return to Broadway we have a 48 hour Early Bird Sale !! All tickets are only $30 !! Hurry, this offer closes at midnight on Tues 18th Aug

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Director Braiden Toko, with Jane Angharad, Renée Billing, Pita Lolohea, Kira McLennan, James Smithers; understudies Nick McGrory, Charlotte Savva

Set Designer James Smithers; Lighting Designer Clare Sheridan; Sound Designer Anthony MacDermott; Costume Designer & Asst Director Charlotte Savva; Stage Manager Matilda Holton; Asst Producer Talia Benatar

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09/08/2026

NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS

Whether you're fleshing out the first spark of an idea or putting the finishing touches on the next great Australian play, we want to hear from you!

Based at KXT on Broadway and housed in the KXT Vault, the bAKEHOUSE Residencies program is Sydney's leading script development opportunity, providing genuine pathways to production on stages across Sydney and nationally.

Link in comments