It took a hit Broadway comedy about the ethics of truth in journalism to bring Sigrid Thornton to the Sydney Theatre Company.
“I’ve never really been asked,” the legendary Australian actor said when asked why it had taken so long, before correcting herself, “Oh once, and then the play wasn’t right”.In her debut stage performance with the STC, Thornton will perform in, which looks at one of the great ethical debates of our time: what is truth and how do we separate fact from fiction?Loading
“The concepts are broad and important and any ... discussion of truth these days has to bring to mind Trumpism, which has, of course, changed the parameters in all sorts of ways in the telling of truth and people’s ability to take things at face value as truth,” she said.
The actor said she was drawn by the tension of the three-hander that played on Broadway to acclaim, with Daniel Radcliffe as the young researcher.has its Australian premiere in Melbourne, before travelling to Sydney, where it will be one of 11 productions to be staged before full-capacity audiences in the second half of 2021.
STC artistic director Kip Williams held back announcing the company’s full season until there was greater certainty around restrictions. The
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