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A Legacy Ten Years in the Making

After 10 programs, Brett Sheehy is hanging up his hat as Artistic Director of MTC. He leaves the Company with a legacy of incredible work and innovative initiatives.

Features

A Parting Gift

Outgoing MTC Artistic Director Brett Sheehy offers some insight into the plays of Season 2022 – from personal reactions to programming reflections.

Q&A

A Nose by Any Other Name

Actor and playwright Virginia Gay discusses writing a Cyrano not just for the 21st century but for Melbourne in the aftermath of 2020.

Interviews

Interrogating reality through comedy

Director Sarah Giles discusses the maths of humour, the music of The Truth and the greatest lie of all: the theatre.

Q&A

The Truth About ... Stephen Curry

As a Melburnian who admits to not liking coffee, Stephen Curry happily runs the risk of inciting a revolt. But as the brother of a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, he’s not worried.

Q&A

Found in Translation

Tony- and Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter Sir Christopher Hampton has provided all of the English-language translations for lauded French playwright Florian Zeller. He spoke with MTC ahead of our season of The Truth.

Videos

Fact or Fiction

Watch Nadine Garner, Steve Mouzakis and Karl Richmond – stars of The Lifespan of Fact – play a game of Fact or Fiction.

Katrina Milosevic in rehearsals for The Truth. Photo: Charlie Kinross

Q&A

The Truth About ... Katrina Milosevic

As Alice in Florian Zeller’s hit comedy, Katrina Milosevic is trapped in a lie but wants to come clean. In real life, Milosevic wants to do the same about the little white lies we all tell each other every day.

Michala Banas during rehearsals for The Truth. Photo: Charlie Kinross

Q&A

The Truth About … Michala Banas

Michala Banas spills the beans on how she got her gig on McLeod’s Daughters and why you should always do the things that scare you most.

Ray Lawler in In Duty Bound. Photo: David Parker

Features

Doll People

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll playwright and former MTC Artistic Director Ray Lawler turned 100 on 23 May 2021. To celebrate, theatre and arts journalist John Bailey reflects on Lawler’s legacy.

Bert LaBonté during rehearsals for The Truth. Photo: Charlie Kinross

Q&A

The Truth About ... Bert LaBonté

As Paul in Florian Zeller’s hit comedy, Bert LaBonté is possibly playing a little fast and loose with the truth but here he fesses up to the biggest lie he ever told.

Karl Richmond during rehearsals for The Lifespan of a Fact. Photo: Charlie Kinross

Interviews

Generation Fact

Ahead of his debut with MTC, as Jim Fingal in The Lifespan of a Fact, Karl Richmond talks about metajournalism, metaphysics, modern myths and the importance of bridging the generation gap.