Seymour Centre and Sport for Jove present
The Tempest/Hag-Seed Symposium
A HSC Symposium Series Event
"…be not afeard, the isle is full of noises…"
One of Shakespeare's truly original and most personal plays, The Tempest is a symphonic vision of forgiveness, discovery and self-discovery. Famous for its language, context, enchanting characters and breathtaking theatricality, the play is a reflection of the world's most famous playwright at the height of his powers and at the end of his remarkable career.
This tempest is not only in Prospero – the storm lies in the contradictions and ambiguities the story throws up about freedom and slavery, civilisation and barbarism, legacy and letting go, lust and chastity, youth and age, revenge and forgiveness. The sea is a place of transformation but also represents the capriciousness of nature, chaos, or fate.
Sport for Jove will unpick the play with students through live performance and analysis, and direct contrast and comparison with Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed in this unmissable performance symposium.
From two weeks prior to each symposium event, 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
Image credit: Seiya Taguchi
Julie Andonovski, English Teacher at Warrawong High School
Patrick Loughlin, English Leader of Learning at St Agnes
Writer William Shakespeare
Director Damien Ryan
Set Designer Damien Ryan
Costume Designer Bernadette Ryan
Tickets
$33 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $33 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 6 weeks before each symposium event date.
From two weeks prior to each symposium event, 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 to 12:
Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6 Preliminary English and Drama
Stage 6 HSC English Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations
Post-show Q&As
Join director, Damien Ryan, for a 15-minute Q&A following each symposium.
Workshops
Workshops can be organised through Sport for Jove. Please contact the team at info@sportforjove.com.au for further information.
Resources
Education Resources will be distributed following each performance via email. If your school group has not received the resources, please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au.
Your visit
Find out how to get here, where to eat and when to arrive.
Find out about our COVID-Safe measures.
Risk assessment
Find our 2025 risk assessment information here.
Join University of Sydney Student Ambassadors for a free tour of the Camperdown/Darlington campus. Students will get an inside look at Australia’s oldest university and receive the answers to any questions they have about the tertiary experience. Tours are usually one hour in length, and highlight popular sites including the Quadrangle, Great Hall, Sydney Nanoscience Hub, and the Abercrombie. A thirty-minute presentation can also be included as well as a visit to the Chau Chuk Wing Museum.*
Please book online and indicate in the text box field at the end of the form that you are attending a show at Seymour Centre with the event details, for more information about Campus Tours email schools.outreach@sydney.edu.au.
*Visiting the Chau Chuk Wing Museum will increase the duration of the tour and may incur a fee. The minimum booking period is 3 weeks with a 72-hour cancellation period. Campus tours are not available during University semester breaks.
Suitable for students in years 7 to 12:
Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6 Preliminary English and Drama
Stage 6 HSC English Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations
York Theatre
| Mon 31 Mar | 1:30pm |
|---|---|
| Thu 3 Apr | 9:30am |
| Fri 16 May | 1:30pm |
Approximately 150 minutes including a 15-minute interval and a 15-minute post-show Q&A.
| School Student | $33 |
|---|---|
| Teacher | $33 |
| General Public | $45 |
$7 transaction fee applies for general public bookings. No transaction fee applies for school bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $33 for each additional teacher.
Subsidised tickets for all 2025 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. Photography and filming strictly prohibited.
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.
Approximately 150 minutes including a 15-minute interval and a 15-minute post-show Q&A.
| School Student | $33 |
|---|---|
| Teacher | $33 |
| General Public | $45 |
$7 transaction fee applies for general public bookings. No transaction fee applies for school bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $33 for each additional teacher.
Subsidised tickets for all 2025 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. Photography and filming strictly prohibited.
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 William Shakespeare
Director Damien Ryan
Set Designer Damien Ryan
Costume Designer Bernadette Ryan
Tickets
$33 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $33 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 6 weeks before each symposium event date.
From two weeks prior to each symposium event, 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 to 12:
Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6 Preliminary English and Drama
Stage 6 HSC English Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations
Post-show Q&As
Join director, Damien Ryan, for a 15-minute Q&A following each symposium.
Workshops
Workshops can be organised through Sport for Jove. Please contact the team at info@sportforjove.com.au for further information.
Resources
Education Resources will be distributed following each performance via email. If your school group has not received the resources, please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au.
Your visit
Find out how to get here, where to eat and when to arrive.
Find out about our COVID-Safe measures.
Risk assessment
Find our 2025 risk assessment information here.
Join University of Sydney Student Ambassadors for a free tour of the Camperdown/Darlington campus. Students will get an inside look at Australia’s oldest university and receive the answers to any questions they have about the tertiary experience. Tours are usually one hour in length, and highlight popular sites including the Quadrangle, Great Hall, Sydney Nanoscience Hub, and the Abercrombie. A thirty-minute presentation can also be included as well as a visit to the Chau Chuk Wing Museum.*
Please book online and indicate in the text box field at the end of the form that you are attending a show at Seymour Centre with the event details, for more information about Campus Tours email schools.outreach@sydney.edu.au.
*Visiting the Chau Chuk Wing Museum will increase the duration of the tour and may incur a fee. The minimum booking period is 3 weeks with a 72-hour cancellation period. Campus tours are not available during University semester breaks.
Suitable for students in years 7 to 12:
Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6 Preliminary English and Drama
Stage 6 HSC English Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations
York Theatre
| Mon 31 Mar | 1:30pm |
|---|---|
| Thu 3 Apr | 9:30am |
| Fri 16 May | 1:30pm |
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