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COVID-19 SAFETY

When you visit The Very Popular Theatre Company, or attend our events or performances, you can be assured that we have procedures and policies in place to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, artists and staff.

The Very Popular Theatre Company adheres to relevant government restrictions and ensures that the latest safety protocols are observed. The Very Popular Theatre Company has an approved COVID Safety Plan which is in accordance with NSW Government Guidelines. Our performance programs adhere to the Guidelines for COVID Safe Auditions, Rehearsals and Performances released by Live Performance Australia in August 2020.

Procedures to ensure your safety include:

  • Registering your attendance at The Very Popular Theatre Company events to enable contact tracing.

  • Practising physical distancing of 1.5 meters whenever possible.

  • Wearing face masks in accordance with relevant government restrictions.

  • Practising good hygiene and using hand sanitiser provided.

  • We ask you to adhere to our venues’ spaced seating plans and always take your allocated seat.

  • We ask that if you feel unwell or display even mild symptoms, or have had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, to please stay at home and take good care.

 

We are working closely with our venue partners to adhere to government physical distancing and safety protocols. Our venue partners have COVID-specific conditions of entry for audiences attending performances. This includes the circumstances under which you must not attend, and what’s required of you when you visit. Please read them via the links below.

WHATS ON IN 2022?

  • CONTRACTIONS
    CONTRACTIONS
    Wed, 10 Dec
    Fern Street Studios
    10 Dec 2025, 8:00 pm – 13 Dec 2025, 9:00 pm
    Fern Street Studios, 144 Fern St, Islington NSW 2296, Australia
    A razor-sharp dark comedy by Mike Bartlett starring starring two of Newcastle’s most compelling performers - Katie Blaxland and Megan Kennedy - in a gripping, pressure-cooker two-hander that is as hilarious as it is horrifying.
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  • & JULIET
    & JULIET
    Sat, 20 June
    Newcastle
    20 June 2026, 7:00 pm – 28 June 2026, 11:00 pm
    Newcastle, 375 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia
    What if Juliet’s greatest love story was just getting started? The Broadway and West End smash comes to Newcastle!
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  • Disney's FROZEN THE MUSICAL
    Disney's FROZEN THE MUSICAL
    Oct, 2026
    Oct, 2026
    Newcastle, 375 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia
    This is Frozen as you’ve never seen it before — a full-scale Broadway production brought to life with a live orchestra, spellbinding visual effects, and unforgettable performances that will warm even the coldest heart.
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