It was a 21st birthday celebration for the Sydney Theatre Awards and the industry turned up in style.

It was a sold-out house for Cause Celeb, the ABF 80th birthday celebration. Enthusiastic party goers braved rain and a closed Harbour Bridge to be part of another fabulous night with the stars of music theatre and the host of hosts, Tony Sheldon.

Maggie Blinco, who is now in her nineth decade, played the title role in Noel Hodda’s new play Manda which was presented in a rehearsed reading at The Old Fitz as a special tribute to Maggie.

Friends and colleagues gathered together upstairs in a pub on Sydney’s Oxford Street to celebrate the 90th birthday of Terence “Terry” Clarke AM. It was a joyous gathering of actors, writers, directors and theatre icons.