The James Martin Children’s Walk is a 25 km symbolic walk from Parramatta Square to Martin Place. It takes place…
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The Lysicrates Foundation hosted their sparkling annual fundraising dinner at the picturesque Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay, overlooking Sydney Harbour. The event was graced by the presence of the Governor-General David Hurley and Mrs. Hurley, the Foundation’s patron, as well as distinguished figures like Sen. Tony Sheldon and NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst, with the Consul-General of Greece Yannis Mallikourtis and Mrs. Mallikourtis also lending their support.
The annual Lysicrates Prize competition – where the audience votes for the winning playwright who receives a $15,000 commission to complete the full play – takes place tomorrow and you could be part of it and witness the birth of a new Australian classic!
The Lysicrates Prize is an annual competition that showcases some of Australia’s most exciting playwriting talent and awards the commission of that play. The 7th Lysicrates Prize will be held on Saturday 29th April 2023 at the Conservatorium of Music and tickets are now available.
A bronze statue honouring Sir James Martin, philhellene and one of the founding fathers of the modern Australian state of New South Wales, has been relocated to a more ‘fitting’ permanent new site in the very heart of the City of Parramatta.
For the first time the Lysicrates Play Competition is online and your vote counts. A…
Those who missed out on attending the great event can still be part of history as voting for the 2020 Online Winning Playwright Competition is now open. And when you vote for your favourite play, your name automatically goes into the draw to win $1,000.
Brooke Robinson has been announced as the winning playwright at this year’s Lysicrates Prize Event for her play DeOxyRibo-Whatever Acid. As winner she is the proud recipient of a full commission to finish her work. The Sixth Lysicrates Prize Event was held on Friday 31st January 2020. The Lysicrates Prize is a competition that showcases some of Australia’s most exciting playwriting talent.
In 2015, John and Patricia Azarias established the Lysicrates Foundation to raise funds towards the restoration of the Lysicrates monument and to honour it by holding an annual Lysicrates Play Competition nearby.
The Lysicates Foundation aims to take the ancient Athenian mould to give a platform to world-class theatrical talent, making the Lysicrates Prize the People’s Choice and an iconic event in Sydney’s cultural calendar.