Backstage
Category: Feature
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Feature
The dirty truth of Argentina’s Dirty War
Kiss of the Spider Woman is set in an unnamed South American jail cell, seemingly sometime in the 20th century, but the political and social reality that inspired its setting is stark: Argentina’s Dirty War.
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Kiss of History
Kiss of the Spider Woman has had at least four different lives over its four-decade history. We take a look back at its often groundbreaking journey from page to stage to silver screen and Broadway.
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Stemming the future for women in science
Through the story of one pioneering woman in science, Photograph 51 tells a story familiar to all women in science.
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Coffee in the Lounge
Welcome to the sisterhood
Actors Miranda Tapsell and Tuuli Narkle discuss Aboriginality, representation and sisterly bonds in Black is the New White.
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When politics get personal
Actor Gabrielle Chan’s role in Golden Shield is informed by a wealth of personal experiences; not all of which are easy to relive.
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The unstoppable Nakkiah Lui
The powerhouse playwright discusses how a conversation with her cousin became the catalyst for writing her most successful play to date.
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Sister Act
Costume and set designers Esther Marie and Rebecca Hayes have conceptualised an imposing, yet intimate physical space for Golden Shield.
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Infinite possibility
Director Tom Healey discusses the power of transformation, both on and off the stage.
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A ripple of magic
Director Tom Healey explores how the possibility to transform exists in us all, and looks at how this concept evolves in Heisenberg.
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A sense of place
Capturing the essence of the Australian landscape on stage is a challenge award-winning designer Anna Cordingley relishes.
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10 Years in Southbank
From work experience to the main stage
Actor Christie Whelan Browne tells how she came to be part of the MTC family
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Continue the Story
10 years of behind the scenes
MTC Technical & Production Director Adam Howe tells about the magic that happens behind the scenes