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MTC Theatre


Season 2009 will see the first performances in MTC’s long awaited new home. A spectacle of illumination and shape designed for night viewing, the MTC Theatre is a work of art for the performing arts. The MTC Theatre houses the Sumner Theatre, a state-of-the-art 500-seat venue, and the flexible Lawler Studio for more small-scale and edgy work. There are spacious foyers, a box office to sell you tickets, a cafe and bars open for each performance.

To take a tour of the new MTC Theatre click here.
To take a backstage tour of the MTC Theatre click here.

'The realised building captures the culture of this famous theatre company - energised, progressive and of the highest artistic quality. The building is stridently Melburnian, continuing the city's tradition for outstanding buildings - striking yet subtle, magical and sensual, intelligent, a place of sound and action.'

Ian McDougall, Ashton Raggatt McDougall Architects

 

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  The view from Southbank Boulevard of the new MTC Theatre 

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The interior of the MTC Theatre 

Cafe

The MTC Theatre is home to its own Cafe – offering pre-show dinners and post show drinks. For more information click here.

Box Office

The MTC Box Office opens in 2009 and will be available for bookings, exchanges and all your ticketing queries Monday to Saturday between 9am and 9pm and two hours prior to all scheduled performances.

Location

The MTC Theatre is just a stone’s throw away from the Arts Centre, the NGV and Federation Square. Coming down Southbank Boulevard from St Kilda Road the building, with its distinctive white piping, it cannot be missed.

Public transport

Rail: The theatres are all within a five minute walk from Flinders Street Station.
Tram: For routes travelling up and down St Kilda Road (numbers 1, 2, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72) you can get off at the Arts Centre stop and walk to all theatres. Route 1 to South Melbourne Beach goes down Southbank Boulevard, right past the MTC Theatre.

 

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Parking

Street parking is very limited near the theatres. Fortunately there are many secure car parks nearby that are within walking distance of the Theatre. Click here for more information.