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Five months after it staged a show set in a public bathroom, the Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s finances have gone down the toilet, prompting the City of Sydney to offer free rent of a council-owned venue to prop up the ailing arts organisation.
Theatregoers are among creditors owed money after the company was placed in voluntary administration this week – days after it solicited donations on social media.
A statement on the company’s website said all trading had been suspended “and no events will go forward until further notice”, including musical theatre club Thirsty Thursdays scheduled for June 20.
The NSW government has refused to give more money to the company, which announced a “pause on Darlo-produced programming for 2024”, citing escalating cost pressures and an unsustainable financial model.