Climbing into character | Melbourne Theatre Company

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Published on 7 February 2022

Interview

Reaching new heights

Touching the Void is possibly the show where Xanthe Beesley’s role as Movement Director is more important than ever. She talks to us about working with the cast to evoke the physicality of climbing the rugged, icy terrain of the Peruvian Andes on stage.
Programme

Touching the Void programme

Learn more about Touching the Void, a jaw-dropping adventure that will transport to the snow-capped peaks and glacial crevasses of the Peruvian Andes.
Feature

Melbourne Makers: Andrew Bailey

How do you create a mountain without actually building a mountain? Set designer Andrew Bailey tells us how he faced this challenge for Touching the Void – an epic tale of survival, endurance and adventure in the Peruvian Andes.
Interview

Back to the Void

Touching the Void dramatises the true story of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, and their treacherous descent down a glacial Andean mountain. Ahead of its Australian premiere at MTC, the real Yates spoke to us about the beauty and humour of climbing.