Backstage

Video

Julia | Joanna Murray-Smith Interview

Hear writer Joanna Murray-Smith discuss her fascination with Australia's first female prime minister, and why she thinks Julia will hit home with Melbourne audiences.

Q&A

Fragments of History

Set Designer Christina Smith talks with MTC about exploding houses, researching like a spider, the sandwich of history – and how this all informed her design for the Berlin set.

Q&A

A contemporary classic mystery

Theatre can be a way of time travelling, says director Iain Sinclair, whose approach to new works is to treat them as classics.

Interview

A city of contradiction

A family holiday inspired playwright Joanna Murray-Smith to rediscover her Jewish heritage and write her latest play, Berlin.

Video

Meet the playwrights

Hear from playwrights Rashma N. Kalsie, Lally Katz and Joanna Murray-Smith about their new plays.

Feature | Peter Houghton Relishes New Work

Feature | Kate Atkinson on Unravelling the Layers

Interview | Joanna Murray-Smith on Three Little Words

MTC Talks

Interview with Joanna Murray-Smith

One of Australia’s most popular playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith discusses her play Switzerland and being inspired by best-selling author Patricia Highsmith.

Feature | Patricia Highsmith