STC’s “The Secret Shakespearean Society” (SSS) makes The Shortlist in the 2021 Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival, along with other best films from around Australia. In SSS, the Bard’s characters plan a shocking surprise for his 52nd birthday celebrations at Buckingham…

STC’s Madison McInnes and Tabitha Taylor score featured roles in Geore Miller’s upcoming feature film 3000 Years of Longing, in which scholar, content with life, encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Mr. Miller…

Directed by Jon-Claire Lee and starring Asif Khan, the Australian feature film GREED has won The Best Feature Film Award at the Barcelona International Film Festival 2021. It is an international competition celebrating the best and major independent films and…

GREED wins 2 major feature film awards at IFEFA (International Film Entertainment Festival Australia) – Jon-Claire Lee for Best Director & Asif Khan for Best Actor. Awards Ceremony was held 28 Feb 2020 at the NSW Parliament House, Sydney, Australia

GREED wins The Infinite Vistas Award, top feature film prize at the NEZ International Film Festival 2020 (Kolkata, India). This award surpasses all the awards for each of the individual categories. Co-producer/lead actor Asif Khan and co-producer/director Jon-Claire Lee thank…

Congratulations to STC’s Pamela Golamco, David Brumby and Remi Webster for reaching the Regional Finals for the 2021 World Monologue Games. View and support their livestream performances as well as all the other adult, teen and children performances from around…

STC Advanced Teen Drama Students wins 1st Place at the Sydney Eisteddfod 2021 (Scene from a Play Category) for “What Really Happened Was…” (Cast: Charlotte Arslan, Corey Harvey, Harrison Meek, Samanyu Sharma, Rebecca Wilson) Written by Debbie Lamedman and directed…

STC Advanced Teen Drama Class students won in the Sydney Eisteddfod 2021 (“Scene from a Play” Category) the Highly Commended Award for “Road Trips” (Lily McCarthy, Madison McInnes, Eliya Pinder, Charlize Vella) Written by Mary Krell-Oishi and directed by Jon-Claire…

Congratuations to STC’s wonderful musical theatre artist Jennifer Trijo on the recent Opening Night of the Darlinghurst Theatre production of ONCE, the Broadway Hit Musical. She plays Baruska, the mother of the female lead in the story. She not only…

STC’s Baulkham Hills Wed Teen Class placed in the TOP 10 out of 45 groups at the annual Sharp Short Theatre Competition at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre. The class was invited to perform at the Finals and Awards Night on…

Sydney Talent Co Drama Students win 2nd Place Award and Highly Commended Award today at The 2016 Sydney Eisteddfod Drama & Speech Competition. Highly Commended went to “Come into the Garden, Maud,” a spooky late night caller mystery play (Kyle…

Here at Sydney Talent Company we are firm believers in the idea that you need to create your own work and take control of your own career. Unfortunately, this is exactly where most Actors find themselves a little lost. That…

The New Theatre’s production of “The Women” opened last week with a 12 member all female cast. Our 11-year-old Jade Potts had been rehearsing and having the time of her life preparing for her role of LITTLE MARY, who is…

Domenic Furfaro and Jonathon Brasington were chosen from a very large group of bright children actors to be featured in a current Commonwealth Bank TV commercial in which school children grade their teachers on everyday things, like their smiles, their…

Our Francesco Caudullo features in a major upcoming NRMA TV commercial campaign about home building and contents insurance.  He plays the proud dad of a pregnant daughter and he lives in a NRMA insured home, of course.  Francesco has been…

The New Theatre’s production of “The Women” opens tonight with a 12 member all female cast. Our 11-year-old Jade Potts has been rehearsing and having the time of her life preparing for her role of LITTLE MARY, who is precocious…

On last night’s SBS World News (8 Aug 2015), one of the important stories dealt with the Federal Government’s current review of the process of granting work visas to foreign actors to participate in Australian film, TV and stage projects.…

Last month, I had enough of Sydney and booked a Virgin flight to Queensland for a cleansing of the mind, body and soul.  Due to a sudden tropical storm threatening nearby skies, the pilot made an emergency landing on a…

The short film Markers received its world première at the Sydney Film Festival this last weekend (14 June 2015) as one of the best 10 films of the Dendy Short Film Awards.  STC’s Eduard Geyl plays the leading character, a grieving…

No cash, no credit card and you can’t get a bank loan?  On TV you’ll see ads telling you to go to your nearest pawnshop and borrow with almost 100% loan approvals – instantly.  Many people who have headed down…

STC provided the 4 principal cast members for an upcoming Sydney Transport video with the theme “Think Like a Customer.” This will serve as part of the official training for the company’s staff on how to provide better service to…

EDUARD GEYL stars in Markers, one of the 10 finalist short films in the “Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films,” a major event of the 2015 Sydney Film Festival.  Established in 1970, these prestigious awards are presented at SFF’s Closing…

The digital travel channel “Bound Round,” is a source for adventurous children wanting to explore Australia and the World. Six of our Penrith drama class teens have been selected to create a “highlights for kids” video about the Penrith area,…

STC’s James Wong just returned from Melbourne filming his featured role in the Chinese feature film Journey Through Time.  He plays the Taiwanese owner of a Aussie supermarket who hires a young new arrival from China named Anthony.  James has…

STC’s Elizabeth Victory features in Ruby Productions newest presentation, The Birdcage.  The season for this play is March 14, 21 & 28 2pm & 8pm @ the John Lees Centre Uniting Church, Evan Street, Penrith.  Tickets can be bought on…

This morning I learned the very unbelievable news that our STC actor and my friend Justin Costello has passed away.  Born 10 Sept, 1972, Justin has been part of our Sydney Talent Company of actors for over 20 years. Passionate…

STC’s Elizabeth (Lizz) Victory takes on the most challenging role of Queen “Bloody Mary” in the Ruby Productions’ presentation of A Feast of the Tudors.  Set in the dynasty of the Tudors, the costume drama starts with the reign of Henry…

STC’s Jo Raj and Gabe Alavardo gave deeply emotional performances tonight in “Postcards from Hell,” an evening of real stories written by asylum seekers kept in various Australian detention centres over the last few years.  The monologues were touching, depressing…

The Stanley Street Gallery and “A Human Voice Project” invite you to attend Postcards from Hell, a live performance of a new work portraying the untold stories and truth of the voiceless and faceless souls who seek asylum on our…

Woolworths has gone out with a bang with their new “Cheap Cheap” campaign. They have rolled out their second ad for this campaign involving green birds singing about how cheap these products are. Keep an eye out for Jeamin Lee…

Congratulations to Mia Lovelock Gugliotta from Sydney Talent Company who has been chosen to be one of the core cast members of PRoject V.I.P. A “how to” Rags to Riches Journey, PRoject VIP explores the highs & lows of building…

Jon-Claire Lee’s two TV projects – The Last Eden and Budget & Co  received their premiere screening last night for cast, crew and friends in Baulkham Hills.  A full house audience attended the event which marked the completion of two pilot episodes for…

Dear STC Actors, Teachers, Students, Parents and Friends, The long promised screening of The Last Eden and Budget & Co is coming to Baulkham Hills. I’ve directed these two films to showcase the wonderful teen and adult actors we have…

On 23 Aug, 2014, our very popular actor Ashur Shimon (TV series – Fat Pizza, Housos, etc.) charmed overflowing audiences at the Boulevarde Stage of the 2014 Haldon Street Festival. This landmark event for local businesses, residents and visitors brought…

Our Elizabeth (Lizz) Victory has begun rehearsals for the very challenging role of “Blood Mary” Queen Mary Tudor in the Ruby Productions stage presentation of A Feast with the Tudors. Lizz auditioned with a very difficult monologue revealing the depths…

ABC 4 Corners takes on Gambling & Gangs – on 15 Sept, the program focused on how far the Australian Gambling Industry is influenced by Asian gangs.  For the “dramatic” scenes of the story, ABC created a casino set in their…

STC’s Nina Fernandez features in the upcoming Nine Network Telemovie “Gina vs Rose: The House of Hancock”, about the acrimonious relationship between the super rich Gina Rineheart and her sexy stepmother Rose Porteous. Nina plays the role of Housekeeper Heidi…

Eventhough STC is very honoured and happy to win the  2nd Place Award (Brittany Macchetta, Aaron Nesbitt and Jodie Klopf) and the Highly Commended Award (Addie Fowler and Jono Burt) at today’s Sydney Eisteddfod Duologue or Trio 18 & Under…

STC wins the  2nd Place Award (Brittany Macchetta, Aaron Nesbitt and Jodie Klopf) and the Highly Commended Award (Addie Fowler and Jono Burt) at today’s Sydney Eisteddfod Duologue or Trio 18 & Under Competition held at Scot’s College, Bellevue Hill.…

On this Sunday (17 Aug), 14 STC acting teams will perform in front of Sydney Eisteddfod (McDonald’s Challenge) adjudicators in the annual major drama competition held at the Coote Theatre, Scots College, Bellevue Hill. Our duos and trios of acting…

STC’s Indra Suardana was selected to be part of the Diamond Ensemble, which performed on Opening Night (11/9/14) of Opera Australia’s extravagant production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical The King and I at the Sydney Opera House. Indra auditioned earlier…

Directed by Jon-Claire Lee, the short film Budget & Co – The Homeless Effect last night (11 July) was awarded the BEST EDITING AWARD over 50 international films entered in “The 2014 Project Homeless Film Competition.”  The Awards Ceremony was held…

Sydney Talent Company is very honoured that our short film Budget and Co – The Homeless Effect has been selected as a finalist in the “Screen My Shorts Awards – Project Homeless Film Competition” presented by Screen My Shorts Inc. and…

Tranformers: Age of Extinction recently had it’s Hong Kong premiere and was shown at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Film Festival.  Our Jenny Zhang features as a Chinese Reporter in this mega film.  Directed by Michael Bay,  this version…

Ming-Na Wen was in Sydney this last weekend as special guest of the Supernova Convention.   In 1980s, Jon-Claire was completing his Masters of Fine Arts Degree (Film Directing) at New York University and Ming-Na was a young actress in…

Sydney Talent Company’s Short Films Screening today at The Showroom, Hornsby RSL culminated with a wonderful STC Acting Awards Ceremony.  Over 200 audience members witnessed the screening of Only One Wish, The Perfect Sister, U Did Wat, Hide and Seek…

  Continuing the “Oscar” fever, audience members at our 16 March Short Films Screening (Stories with Grandpa) will vote for their favourite actors and actresses in the 5 films presented on the day. The STC Drama School Faculty will also present…

Sydney Talent Company is proud to present the world premiere screening of the 30 min futuristic dark comedy drama THE LAST PICNIC on Sunday 16 March.  In a parallel Earth somewhere in the universe, all looks familiar except everyone “retires”…

STC actor/playwright Kyle Thompson’s hilarious teen comedy play won the BEST PLAY AWARD (2012 Fast + Fresh Play Festival).  See the video as part of a series of exciting short films to be screened on Sunday 16 March as part…

Our 8-year-old actor Indra Suardana will feature in Australia Opera’s production of The King & I at the Sydney Opera House, Sept-Oct 2014.  He sang, danced and acted his way through several challenging auditions and then waited for months before…