Visions To diffuse arts and guard our dreams. About Cathay Since its founding in 2003 as a non-profit organization registered with the NSW Department of Fair Trading, Cathay Playhouse Inc. (Cathay) has had a profound impact on the Australian Chinese community. Our aim is to promote exceptional Chinese theatrical dramas in order to spread traditional Chinese performing arts and culture. In the past eleven years, Cathay has successfully engaged with more than 26,000 people through its theatre productions in Sydney and Wollongong. Today, Cathay has become one of the largest and most influential Chinese drama group in Australia.