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Melbourne Theatre Company is a dog-friendly workplace. Let’s meet the very good four-legged friends of MTC...
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In the midst of the fashion capital of Australia’s mask mandate, MTC’s milliner is making some very stylish statement masks.
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In April 2020, the family of long-time MTC subscribers Arthur & Viola Charlwood donated to the Company their signed first edition copy of Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Their daughter, Dianne White, shares their story.
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Just as performers have unique physical requirements to ensure their bodies stay healthy and show-ready, they also need to take extra special care of their voices. To help, MTC has an on-call professional speech pathologist, and her tips can help you too.
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As we dream of re-opening the theatre, we take a backstage look at our opening nights through the eyes of actors, creatives and MTC staff.
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Performers, like athletes, have unique physical health requirements to ensure they stay at the top of their game – even the costumes they wear can have physical consequences! That’s where expert physiotherapists come in.
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Explore the busy backstage schedule of a Stage Manager before, during and after a Friday night performance at Southbank Theatre.
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Fly Supervisor James Tucker tells us the secrets of Southbank Theatre’s Power Fly System, and how lighting and scenery is flown into the 20-metre void above the Sumner stage.
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The green room is a common feature in theatres and show spaces (so much so it’s even lent its name to Melbourne’s Green Room Awards). This room for artists to relax in when not performing dates back centuries. But often they’re not even green…
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Lighting Supervisor Richard Gorr explains how the various lighting positions and equipment at Southbank Theatre are used to create magic on stage.
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In the days before performances begin, it’s a flurry of activity backstage at Southbank Theatre. Learn more about who is doing what during the bump in, and once the show has closed, the bump out.
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Beneath the Sumner stage is where lifts are constructed to propel actors upward through trapdoors. Explore what happens out of sight, and discover how an orchestra pit is lying dormant below the front rows of the theatre.
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During a performance, the front-of-house audio operator balances sound from the actors’ microphones and the music, creating an artificial equilibrium that feels absolutely natural.
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Mark Wheeler is Theatre Operations Director at Southbank Theatre. He introduces us to the front-of-house staff you see in the foyer, who keep the theatre running and who make the audience’s visit one to remember.
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Actors can spend a LOT of time at the theatre; so much so it can become like a second home. And with jobs that require them to change clothes, shower and sometimes sleep at work, they need a space in which to do these things. Enter, the dressing rooms…