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Bringing you the joy, curiosity and entertainment of a trip to the theatre.
Meet the Cybec Electric Playwrights
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Q&A
Meet Margot Morales Tanjutco
From performer to comedy writer to horror fan, Margot Morales Tanjutco is not mining her own life for inspiration.
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Q&A
Meet Maurial Spearim
Playwright Maurial Spearim talks about creating work that is both funny and challenging as a response to the current state of the world.
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Q&A
Meet Grace Feng Fang Juan
Writer, filmmaker and first-time playwright Grace Feng Fang Juan talks about her debut experience writing for the stage, and how her Cybec Electric experience is helping.
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Q&A
Meet Jamaica Zuanetti
Jamaica Zuanetti talks about how studying acting helped her playwriting, how writing helps her make sense of her place in the world, and why the story of four women in 19th century France is still relevant today.
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Q&A
Meet Benjamin Nichol
Ahead of Cybec Electric 2021, playwright Benjamin Nichol discusses the value of childhood plagiarism, maintaining an ethical creative practise and not writing as part of his writing process.
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Q&A
Meet Dylan Van Den Berg
Playwright Dylan Van Den Berg talks about Black Queerness and the colonial gaze, how looking to the past can help us understand what’s happening now, and coming full circle on his theatre journey with MTC.
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Q&A
Welcome Merlynn Tong
Following a successful Cybec Electric reading earlier this year, Merlynn Tong is thrilled to continue developing her play as a NEXT STAGE writer-in-residence.
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Q&A
Meet Emme Hoy
Joining MTC this year as a NEXT STAGE writer-in-residence, Emme Hoy has been winning accolades and awards for her writing since high school. As a resident, she’s writing a play that’s a reaction to 2020, but maybe not in the way you’d expect...
Backstage Banter
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Dan Spielman & Izabella Yena
Get to know the two leads from our production of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Susie Youssef
Learn more about Susie Youssef's journey to the stage, favourite memories and dream of being cast as one of the characters from Little Women.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Marina Prior
Australian theatre icon Marina Prior answers your questions about the highlights, and lowlights, of her 36 year career, dream roles and advice for those wishing to take to the stage.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Richard Piper
Sit down with much-loved actor Richard Piper as he recounts his first audition for MTC, previews his favourite accents and shares treasured moments from his career so far.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Ainsley Melham
Musical star Ainsley Melham discusses working on Broadway, moments he wishes he could forget and his dream of working with Beth Leavel.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Kamil Ellis
Hear from Kamil Ellis as he chats to us about memorable auditions, falling asleep on set, and turning his passion into a career.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter with Jing-Xuan Chan
Join Jing-Xuan Chan as she answers audience questions about her career highlights, pre-show routines and dream of playing a superhero for her Marvel-obsessed nephew.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter returns
Ask an actor a question for the return of Backstage Banter, supported by ANZ.
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Backstage Banter
Backstage Banter
Join actors Fiona Choi, Nadine Garner, Louise Siversen, Michael Wahr and Izabella Yena as they discuss their career highlights, memorable auditions and theatrical superstitions.
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Backstage Banter
Ask an Actor
Submit a question for our online discussion with a panel of actors, Backstage Banter supported by ANZ.
MTC Audio Lab
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MTC Audio Lab
NAIDOC Week 2020
In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020, revisit iconic speeches and poetry from leading First Nations voices and key players in historical campaigns for the rights of Indigenous Australians.
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MTC Audio Lab
The Turn of the Screw: Q&A with Director Sarah Goodes
In this special episode, learn about the creative journey that brought The Turn of the Screw into the sound studio.
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MTC Audio Lab
The Turn of the Screw: Part Three
Tune in for the gripping conclusion of Henry James’s gothic thriller, The Turn of the Screw.
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MTC Audio Lab
Designing Silences
Clemence Williams began 2020 as composer and sound designer on Torch the Place. Returning to MTC for The Turn of the Screw was a lifesaver, she says. Here, she talks about creating ambience designed to be barely noticed...
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MTC Audio Lab
The Turn of the Screw: Part Two
The haunting classic continues in Part Two of Henry James’s gothic thriller, The Turn of the Screw.
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MTC Audio Lab
The Turn of the Screw: Part One
MTC Associate Artistic Director Sarah Goodes directs a dramatic reading of Henry James’s classic gothic thriller, The Turn of the Screw.
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MTC Audio Lab
A whisper in your ear…
The second series of MTC Audio Lab takes us on an eerie literary journey with a dramatic reading of Henry James’s classic ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. Director Sarah Goodes shares her vision for an act of collective imagination.
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MTC Audio Lab
American Gothic: From James to Jackson
On the continuing legacy of Henry James’s gothic thriller The Turn of the Screw, one of contemporary literature’s most enduring and inspiring classics.
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MTC Audio Lab
Introduction with Petra Kalive
We kick off our new series of audio dramas, MTC Audio Lab, with Great Australian Speeches.
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MTC Audio Lab
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River
Mark Coles Smith recites Australian poet Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River.
Ask MTC
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Ask MTC
How do you manage water onstage?
For this instalment of Ask MTC, Nick asks how the Company manages water onstage. CAD Drafter Jacob Battista answers, with a little help from Health & Safety Coordinator Liz Mundell.
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Ask MTC
Do you have an armoury?
In this instalment of Ask MTC, Senior Production Technician Allan Hirons answers Simon’s question about prop guns and onstage SFX.
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Ask MTC
Have you seen a theatre ghost?!
Break a leg! Ghost lights (and theatre ghosts). The Scottish play. This Ask MTC question is all about the spooky and the superstitious on stage.
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Ask MTC
How do you write a play?
Benjamin Law answers a collection of audience questions about how to write a play – including the mechanics of writing character and dialogue, finding inspiration, and the challenges of writing for the stage versus writing for the screen or the page.
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Ask MTC
How are your wigs made?
For Ask MTC, our dedicated wigs and make-up artist Jurga Celikiene answers Hilary’s question about how we make our actors’ wigs – and details the journey of one wig over 14 years!
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Ask MTC
How does a revolve work?
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.
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Ask MTC
What happens to props and sets after a show?
This week, Props Buyer Jess Maguire answers a question submitted by Lee, who wants to know what happens to our props and sets after a show is finished – do we re-use them? If so, how often and how do we re-purpose them?
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Ask MTC
What do actors do when they forget their lines?
This week, Michelle Lim Davidson answers a question from Janice, who wants to know how actors remember all their lines, and how they cope when they forget one!
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Ask MTC
Open House Melbourne: Your questions answered
During Open House Melbourne last weekend, we threw open Southbank Theatre’s virtual doors for a behind-the-scenes tour with Theatre Operations Director Mark Wheeler, and then opened the floor to your questions.
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Ask MTC
How do I go about becoming a playwright?
In this regular feature, you ask the questions and we answer them. This week’s questioner didn't leave a name, but asked all about playwriting. Great question, Anonymous!
