Education
Christina Smith explains the process of designing the set for Berlin by Joanna Murray-Smith.
Q&A
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.
Feature
A ‘slightly overbearing’ oil painting – a sea-scape with dramatic rain clouds in an ornate frame – is a focal point in Christina Smith’s set design for Berlin. Read on to discover the story behind it, and the play’s big twist. Spoilers follow!
Education
Refresh your memory of Torch the Place by Benjamin Law, and prepare for the VCE Theatre Studies examination.
Interactive
Hear from a variety of directors, actors and designers in these interactives that explore the various Production Roles in VCE Theatre Studies.
MTC NOW
Explore backstage at Southbank Theatre in this virtual tour and discover how magic is created on stage in an MTC production.
Interactive
VCE Theatre Studies students can use these interactive flashcards to remember and apply the elements of theatre composition.
Interactive
VCE Drama students can use these interactive flashcards to remember and apply the dramatic elements.
MTC NOW
As a school holiday treat for little theatre-lovers, revisit MTC's Egg, a co-production with Terrapin Puppet Theatre.
Feature
MTC has been joining forces with Virtual School Victoria for several years in order to facilitate drama education of the highest calibre, no matter where a student is located. This work will become even more vital for the Company over the coming months.
Interactive
Walk the halls of MTC HQ in this virtual tour and explore the spaces where plays are rehearsed, sets are built, costumes are sewn, and wigs are created one strand of hair at a time.
Education
Explore MTC HQ in our virtual tour, and find these props hiding in the Small Props Store.
Video
Learn more about what directors do in each stage of the theatre production process.
Video
Learn more about what actors do in each stage of the theatre production process.
Q&A
There’s something really special about the authenticity of allowing migrant actors tell their own stories, says Diana Lin.