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WELCOME, WANDERER.
Sport for Jove Theatre is an award winning NSW-based repertory theatre company producing a major touring summer festival of outdoor Shakespeare in Australia, along with theatrical and education-based seasons of classical and new works in Sydney theatre venues AND is the resident theatre company of the Seymour Centre. Additionally, the company provides an interactive Education program to NSW schools.
Sport for Jove theatre is an unfunded independent company. We love telling stories. If you love our stories and want to help see more of them come to life on stage, please consider donating.
"A thousand thanks"
Shakespeare
JOVE 2026
"Give me your hands
if we be friends"
Welcome to Part 1 of our 2026 Season!
Sport for Jove is kicking off Christmas and the New Year with its 17th Annual Summer Season, featuring Shakespeare’s joyful farce The Comedy of Errors. Following this celebration, the company launches its biggest Education Season yet, beginning with three full productions: Macbeth returns for a second year, joined by a brand-new staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the world premiere of Prometheus—a special new work created by Sport for Jove and commissioned by the NSW Department of Education.
Interwoven throughout these productions is Sport for Jove’s acclaimed Symposium Series, featuring The Crucible, Henry IV Part 1, Richard III / Looking for Richard, The Tempest / Hag-Seed, The Merchant of Venice, Waiting for Godot, and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
And that’s just the beginning—stay tuned for Part 2, where Sport for Jove will announce its Main Stage productions for 2026.
JOVE EDUCATION
For Teachers
For Students
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Support from expert Arts Educators
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Professional and exciting live productions
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Easy excursion booking process
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Ongoing collaboration opportunities
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Detailed Student Resource Kits available
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Professional and exciting live productions
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Extracurricular theatre opportunities
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Opportunity to engage with artists live in forum
![“This company, Sport for Jove, is quite frankly a living national treasure. What Damien [Ryan] and the company achieve, with very little resources, is quite extraordinary.” — John Gaden AO
👑 Helpmann Award winning John Gaden — fresh from his appearance in The Player Kings — shares his deep admiration for Sport for Jove and the vital role it plays in Australian theatre.
❤️ If Sport for Jove has moved and inspired you, show your support with a donation before June 30.
🎯 This EOFY, our goal is to raise $50,000 to open the door to our new home on Marlborough St., deliver our final 2025 productions, and create a place where art, ambition, and community meet.
🔗 To make a tax-deductible donation, follow the link in our bio, or go to: www.sportforjove.com.au/support
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Acknowledgement of Country
At Sport for Jove, we love telling stories. Many
of these stories are over 400 years old, but this is nothing compared to the 60,000+ years of stories, culture, and knowledge that have flourished
on this land.
We at Sport for Jove acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We celebrate the diversity and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of Australia.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and we acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our shows, audiences, and creative community.