SEYMOUR CENTRE AND OUTHOUSE THEATRE CO PRESENTS THE SYDNEY SEASON OF PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING 'ENGLISH'
IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST MULTILINGUAL CITIES, A CELEBRATED NEW PLAY ASKS: WHO ARE WE WHEN WE SPEAK IN A LANGUAGE THAT ISN’T OUR OWN?
Venue: Reginald Theatre – Seymour Centre
Address: Corner City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale
Date: 9 April – 2 May 2026
Time: Tuesdays at 6:30pm (includes a post‑show Q&A), Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm. Additional Matinees: Saturdays 18 & 25 April, 2 May at 2:00pm (in addition to the 7:30pm performance)
Ticket: $41 - $59
Buy / Ticket: https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/english/
Web: https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/english/
EMail: boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Call: (02) 7255 1561
Address: Corner City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale
Date: 9 April – 2 May 2026
Time: Tuesdays at 6:30pm (includes a post‑show Q&A), Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm. Additional Matinees: Saturdays 18 & 25 April, 2 May at 2:00pm (in addition to the 7:30pm performance)
Ticket: $41 - $59
Buy / Ticket: https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/english/
Web: https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/english/
EMail: boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Call: (02) 7255 1561
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Seymour Centre and Outhouse Theatre Co present the Sydney premiere of Pulitzer prize-winning ENGLISH, by Sanaz Toossi, from 9th April – 2nd May 2026.
Outhouse Theatre Co (Eureka Day, Consent, Ulster American) presents the Sydney season of ENGLISH, the internationally acclaimed play by Iranian American playwright, Sanaz Toossi.
Funny, intimate, and moving, ENGLISH resonates powerfully in a city shaped by migration, cultural exchange, and the search for belonging.
Set in an English-language classroom in Karaj, Iran, ENGLISH follows four adult students who seek to unlock new opportunities by learning English. Over six weeks, their accents, insecurities, ambitions, and loyalties collide – revealing how language can both open doors and sever ties.
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, ENGLISH has been celebrated internationally for its warmth, humour and emotional precision. Outhouse Theatre Co’s production brings this remarkable work into an intimate theatrical setting, placing audiences inside a classroom where every word carries weight, and every silence reveals something deeper.
Outhouse Theatre Co Artistic Director and ENGLISH producer Jeremy Waters said: “We love plays that feel intimate but expansive in their ideas, and ENGLISH does that beautifully. So often migrant narratives are framed as volatile political statements. With ENGLISH, Sanaz does something quietly rebellious – she strips away the rhetoric and shows us people, not politics.”
Directed by Craig Baldwin (Richard II Off-Broadway with Michael Urie, Outhouse’s Consent and Heroes of the Fourth Turning), the cast features Minerva Khodabande (NIDA’s The Royal Experiment, King Lear, NINE) Nicole Chamoun (SBS’s Safe Harbour, ABC’s Troppo), Setareh Naghoni (Paramount’s Last King of the Cross), Neveen Hanna (ABC’s House of Gods), and Pedram Biazar (Netflix’s The Correspondent), with music by acclaimed Persian-Australian composer Hamed Sadeghi (Eishan Ensemble).
As Outhouse Theatre Co celebrates its 20th year, the company continues its commitment to presenting bold, contemporary productions that connect global stories with local audiences.
Both playful and profoundly moving, ENGLISH invites audiences to reflect on language not just as a tool for communication, but as a mirror of who we are.
Outhouse Theatre Co (Eureka Day, Consent, Ulster American) presents the Sydney season of ENGLISH, the internationally acclaimed play by Iranian American playwright, Sanaz Toossi.
Funny, intimate, and moving, ENGLISH resonates powerfully in a city shaped by migration, cultural exchange, and the search for belonging.
Set in an English-language classroom in Karaj, Iran, ENGLISH follows four adult students who seek to unlock new opportunities by learning English. Over six weeks, their accents, insecurities, ambitions, and loyalties collide – revealing how language can both open doors and sever ties.
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, ENGLISH has been celebrated internationally for its warmth, humour and emotional precision. Outhouse Theatre Co’s production brings this remarkable work into an intimate theatrical setting, placing audiences inside a classroom where every word carries weight, and every silence reveals something deeper.
Outhouse Theatre Co Artistic Director and ENGLISH producer Jeremy Waters said: “We love plays that feel intimate but expansive in their ideas, and ENGLISH does that beautifully. So often migrant narratives are framed as volatile political statements. With ENGLISH, Sanaz does something quietly rebellious – she strips away the rhetoric and shows us people, not politics.”
Directed by Craig Baldwin (Richard II Off-Broadway with Michael Urie, Outhouse’s Consent and Heroes of the Fourth Turning), the cast features Minerva Khodabande (NIDA’s The Royal Experiment, King Lear, NINE) Nicole Chamoun (SBS’s Safe Harbour, ABC’s Troppo), Setareh Naghoni (Paramount’s Last King of the Cross), Neveen Hanna (ABC’s House of Gods), and Pedram Biazar (Netflix’s The Correspondent), with music by acclaimed Persian-Australian composer Hamed Sadeghi (Eishan Ensemble).
As Outhouse Theatre Co celebrates its 20th year, the company continues its commitment to presenting bold, contemporary productions that connect global stories with local audiences.
Both playful and profoundly moving, ENGLISH invites audiences to reflect on language not just as a tool for communication, but as a mirror of who we are.