Get your first look at the cast bringing shearer-turned-playwright Dennis McIntosh's brand-new work about the West Gate Bridge collapse to life.
When mouthy labourer Scrapper is teamed with veteran welder Vittorio, their lives are put on the line as safety concerns mount. With increasing pressure to get the bridge finished, the engineers scramble to keep things moving, but none of them have ever built a steel bridge before – let alone one this size.
Published on 19 February 2026
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.
Video
Steve Bastoni, Paul English, Daniela Farinacci, Peter Houghton, Rohan Nichol, Darcy Kent, Simon Maiden, Ben Walter and Director Iain Sinclair tell us about the production.
Feature
Learn more about Melbourne’s 2,582-metre box girder bridge.
Video
The human story behind Australia's worst industrial disaster. Made in Melbourne, for Melbourne.
Galleries
Here's your first look at West Gate. Scroll through our image gallery for a glimpse of the show before it hits the stage.
