Seymour and Sport for Jove present
Prometheus
World Premiere
Unleashing the Future’s Fire
In his electrifying new play Prometheus, Damien Ryan reimagines the pulse-pounding showdown between the ancient Greek Gods and the Titan, Prometheus, through the lens of our rapid development of Artificial Intelligence and the inherited duties of creation and consequence we face as we race inexorably toward machines that can think for themselves.
What are we thinking in doing so? Will we flourish? Or are we manifesting our own destruction?
Like the mythic Prometheus who stole fire from the gods, AI emerges here as humanity’s stolen spark — powerful, unpredictable, and teetering on the edge of salvation or catastrophe. A Sydney-based AI start up releases the world’s first sentient, generative intelligence program onto the internet, charged with enhancing human flourishing. From there, the world changes forever.
This play was commissioned by the NSW Department of Education in 2024 and was developed in collaboration with the department's Creative Arts Secondary Curriculum Team. Department teachers can access licensed copies of the original commissioned work and supporting drama resources on the department's Drama 7–10 (2023) (nsw.gov.au) webpage.
Writer and Director Damien Ryan
Producer Chris Tomkinson and Isabella Milkovitsch
Lighting and Video Designer Aron Murray
Composer and Sound Designer Steve Francis
Set and Costume Designer Kate Beere
Tickets
$35 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 15 October 2027.
From 12 November 2027, if you are a teacher trying to make a school booking, please contact our Box Office staff directly via phone 02 7255 1561 or email schoolbookings@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Curriculum Links
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English and Drama
Stage 5 English and Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
English and Drama Syllabus – In Stage 4 & 5, students of Drama may study Prometheus among a series of new Australian works – with a focus on how stage, research, playbuild and manipulate text and physical storytelling to create meaning for an audience. And to understand how ideas, theatrical conventions, forms and language interact with text to create meaning.
Your Visit
Find out how to get here and when to arrive.
Risk Assessment
Find our Risk Assessment for schools here.
Code of Conduct
Find our Code of Conduct for schools here.
Contact Us
Please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au with any questions.
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English and Drama
Stage 5 English and Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
Everest Theatre
| Fri 26 Nov | 11am, 7pm |
|---|
Approximately 80 minutes including a 15-minute post-show Q&A. No lockout applies.
| School Student | $35 |
|---|---|
| School Teacher | $35 |
| General Public | $50 |
No transaction fee applies for school bookings. $8 transaction fee applies for general public bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Subsidised tickets for all 2027 Sport for Jove Arts Education shows are available to low ICSEA and regional schools through Sport for Jove’s Universal Access Program.
To confirm your school’s eligibility and express interest in accessing subsidised tickets, please contact Sport for Jove directly at 02 8970 1921, or info@sportforjove.com.au.*
*Subsidised ticket eligibility is determined directly by Sport for Jove, and not Seymour Centre. We kindly ask that you please only contact Sport for Jove directly at the above contacts regarding subsidy eligibility, or with any questions that you may have, and not the Seymour Centre Box Office.
Contains haze smoke, loud or sudden sounds, strobe lighting and the use of prop weapons. Filming and photography strictly prohibited.
Children under two years may not sit on a guardian's lap free of charge. All children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian into the theatre.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English and Drama
Stage 5 English and Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
Everest Theatre
| Fri 26 Nov | 11am, 7pm |
|---|
Approximately 80 minutes including a 15-minute post-show Q&A. No lockout applies.
| School Student | $35 |
|---|---|
| School Teacher | $35 |
| General Public | $50 |
No transaction fee applies for school bookings. $8 transaction fee applies for general public bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Subsidised tickets for all 2027 Sport for Jove Arts Education shows are available to low ICSEA and regional schools through Sport for Jove’s Universal Access Program.
To confirm your school’s eligibility and express interest in accessing subsidised tickets, please contact Sport for Jove directly at 02 8970 1921, or info@sportforjove.com.au.*
*Subsidised ticket eligibility is determined directly by Sport for Jove, and not Seymour Centre. We kindly ask that you please only contact Sport for Jove directly at the above contacts regarding subsidy eligibility, or with any questions that you may have, and not the Seymour Centre Box Office.
Contains haze smoke, loud or sudden sounds, strobe lighting and the use of prop weapons. Filming and photography strictly prohibited.
Children under two years may not sit on a guardian's lap free of charge. All children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian into the theatre.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Writer and Director Damien Ryan
Producer Chris Tomkinson and Isabella Milkovitsch
Lighting and Video Designer Aron Murray
Composer and Sound Designer Steve Francis
Set and Costume Designer Kate Beere
Tickets
$35 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 15 October 2027.
From 12 November 2027, if you are a teacher trying to make a school booking, please contact our Box Office staff directly via phone 02 7255 1561 or email schoolbookings@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Curriculum Links
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English and Drama
Stage 5 English and Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
English and Drama Syllabus – In Stage 4 & 5, students of Drama may study Prometheus among a series of new Australian works – with a focus on how stage, research, playbuild and manipulate text and physical storytelling to create meaning for an audience. And to understand how ideas, theatrical conventions, forms and language interact with text to create meaning.
Your Visit
Find out how to get here and when to arrive.
Risk Assessment
Find our Risk Assessment for schools here.
Code of Conduct
Find our Code of Conduct for schools here.
Contact Us
Please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au with any questions.