The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun is a showcase of the outcomes from Performing Arts residencies with Brand X at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre.

By its very nature, we celebrate the fringe, alternative and contemporary counter-culture, contributing multi-disciplinary creative risk-taking to the East Sydney Creative Precinct. Come and be the first audience to witness new work fresh out of the rehearsal room and by doing so, support Independent Artists with income and feedback to propel the work on to stages across Sydney.

ARTIST PASS holders get a 20% discount for all The Flying Nun tickets. If you don't have one, get an ARtist pass here

PINK LEMONADE

Fri 23 Oct at 8pm
Sat 24 Oct at 8pm

When Life gives you Lemons … you make Lemonade. Fantastic! But who has the recipe? Perhaps try a bit of theatre, mixed with burlesque, throw in some PTSD, a hint of pop culture, a lawsuit or two? Welcome to PINK LEMONADE. Tickets available for $25. Read more

PLASTIC BAG

Fri 6 Nov at 8pm
Sat 7 Nov at 8pm

The performative video installation draws from the postmodern concept of hyperreality, exploring shifting states of personal perception. Using semiotics, street dance and digital media, the performers in ‘Plastic Bag’ navigate the boundaries of their highly mediated worlds; pushing against their own desires, warped realities and their hyperreal existence. Tickets available for $25. Read more

FRUMPUS presents LANDED

Fri 27 Nov at 8pm
Sat 28 Nov at 8pm

Frumpus is back with their new show LANDED: Wrapped in First Class pyjamas and inflated ankles, Frumpus navigate white knuckle turbulence to touch down in luxury goods. Damaged, swollen from neck to foot, and desperate to clear customs, they negotiate a land of extravagance, opulence and anarchic self-satisfaction. Tickets available for $25. Read more

DICTIONARY BY A BITCH: THE JOURNALS OF BEE MILES

Fri 4 Dec at 8pm
Sat 5 Dec at 8pm

The title of one of Bee Mile’s unpublished journals; her articulate, humorous and subversive voice resonates strongly today in Sydney's stifling bureaucracy. Bee was transgressive and a bohemian rebel who constantly challenged the power structures of the time. An inspiration screaming "NO!" to a similar oppressive world. Tickets available for $25. Read more

WHITNEY AND ME

Fri 11 Dec at 8pm
Sat 12 Dec at 8pm

This episodic drag dance theatre tragedy set in a public living room will recreate the unrealistic reality of a lifelong love affair with all things Whitney Houston. Experience this feedback loop of Whitney Houston fan-dom and YouTube hysteria where Lucas Jervies mimics, morphs and manipulates a 4 minute Whitney Houston video into an hour-long, low-budget SPECTACULAR. Tickets available for $25. Read more

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Not Your Average MakeUp Tutorial with Natalia Ladyko

MakeUp Artist and Performer Natalia Lady will take you through the basics of makeup for stage and screen and down the rabbit hole into special FX sharing her favourite tips, tricks, tools and products along the way. A2A Training by Brand X is a free program for Artist Pass holders ($25 for general public) of peer-to-peer training for artists to build the practical skills required to work as a freelance multidisciplinary professional in Sydney.

"MEET THE ARTIST" by BRAND X: JIM DENLEY

Jim Denley is an artist working in experimental and improvised sound, he has a studio space at the old Tempe Jets club now managed by Brand X as an experimental music hub. Find out more about Jim Denley.

BRAND X’s REHEARSAL SPACES

We are proudly COVID SAFE! Our Rehearsal spaces in St Leonards and Darlinghurst are now available for bookings. These spaces are designed for Performing Artists preparing for production, training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for classes and workshops.

ESCAC Rehearsal Space - Darlinghurst

Rehearsal space for hire in Darlinghurst, Sydney for Performing Artists, Dance, Theatre practitioners preparing for production, training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for performances, events, classes and workshops.

Performing arts residency

The Flying Nun program at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre (ESCAC) in Darlinghurst, Sydney showcases outcomes from our performing arts residencies alongside local fringe performance that otherwise wouldn’t see the light of day. Application rounds happen twice yearly. Risk Everything.

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The Flying Nun

Celebrating the fringe, alternative and local contemporary counter-culture, come and be the first audience to witness new performance work fresh out of the rehearsal room and by doing so, support Independent Artists to propel their work on to stages across Sydney.