Education
After you’ve seen I Wanna Be Yours by Zia Ahmed and directed by Tasnim Hossain, deepen your understanding of the theatre technologies used in the production.
Education
Deepen your understanding of the theatre technologies used in Bernhardt/Hamlet.
Ask MTC
This week, Nick asked about the revolve on a stage – what is it and how does it work? One of our technical wizards, Kerry Saxby, provides the answer.
Ask MTC
In this regular feature, you ask the questions and we answer them. This week, Simon asks about a theatre term he’s heard: the grid – what is it, and how is it used?
Feature
Explore the busy backstage schedule of a Stage Manager before, during and after a Friday night performance at Southbank Theatre.
Feature
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.
Feature
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.
Feature
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.
Video
Actor Izabella Yena provides behind-the-scenes insight into the falling wall in the 2019 MTC production of The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You.
Interview
Kerry Saxby, MTC’s Technical Manager of Lighting and Sound, tells us about the scope and complexity of working backstage at Southbank Theatre.
Interview
Projection designer Justin Harrison explains how the stunning images of the Coorong were captured and manipulated to evoke the wild beauty of coastal South Australia in Storm Boy.
Video
Discover how one surprise character in Vivid White stole the show – Güüs.
Feature
We spoke to MTC Production about simulating a car explosion in Macbeth.