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Backstage

Category: Programme

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West Gate programme

Playwright Dennis McIntosh was just eleven years old when he heard the thud of the West Gate Bridge collapse reverberate across Melbourne’s west. Read his extraordinary story and meet the cast and creatives.
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Do Not Pass Go programme

Jean Tong on why this was not the play they intended to write, and Director Katy Maudlin on the fulfilling conversations from the rehearsal room.
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My Brilliant Career 2026 programme

Dean Bryant, Sheridan Harbridge and Mathew Frank discuss bringing Sybylla to 'all-singing, all-dancing, all-ratbaggery life' for our special encore season, and an east coast tour.
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Much Ado About Nothing programme

Meet the ensemble cast bringing Shakespeare's rom-com to the stage, and Set Designer Anna Cordingley explains the double-storey design.
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Dying A Memoir programme

Playwright Benjamin Law reflects on his responsibility to Cory Taylor's legacy as he prepares to bring her acclaimed memoir to the stage in a world premiere directed by Jean Tong.
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Rebecca programme

Find out more about the process of bringing Daphne du Maurier's haunting 1938 novel to the stage. Plus, get to know the cast and creatives who brought the production to life.
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Destiny programme

Learn more about the context the characters were living through and discover why Playwright Kirsty Marillier always wanted to write something set in South Africa.
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Kimberly Akimbo programme

Director Mitchell Butel details why directing this musical was an 'unbearably happy' experience. Plus, meet the cast and creatives who brought it to life.
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Mother Play programme

Discover why this was the hardest play Director Lee Lewis has worked on and see some sketches of the incredible costumes in our immersive digital programme.
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LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) programme
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The Wrong Gods programme

Find out where the inspiration for this gripping tale of globalisation and community came from, and learn more about the cast and creatives in our immersive, digital programme.
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SLAP. BANG. KISS. Programme

Playwright Dan Giovannoni explains why he wanted to write something that rejected the misconception of teenagers. Plus, meet the cast and creatives in our immersive, digital programme.
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The Black Woman of Gippsland programme

Writer/Director Andrea James has been musing on this story for years. Learn more about why she was compelled to tell it, the music in the play and meet the cast and creatives in our immersive, digital programme.
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Peggy Sue and Wiran's Dream programme

Read notes from playwrights, meet the cast and creatives and learn more about this double bill created by Melbourne Theatre Company's Deadly Creatives.
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The Removalists programme

Celebrated playwright David Williamson describes the real-life interaction that inspired The Removalists. Plus, meet the cast and creatives in our immersive, digital programme.

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