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Meet the Alisons

We talk to Lucy Maunder and Ursula Searle, who both star in Fun Home as lead character Alison, but in different stages of her life.

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Reaching new heights

Touching the Void is possibly the show where Xanthe Beesley’s role as Movement Director is more important than ever. She talks to us about working with the cast to evoke the physicality of climbing the rugged, icy terrain of the Peruvian Andes on stage.

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Climbing with the cast

Go behind the scenes with the Touching the Void cast to discover how they are bringing this epic story of survival and climbing to stage.

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Melbourne Makers: Andrew Bailey

How do you create a mountain without actually building a mountain? Set designer Andrew Bailey tells us how he faced this challenge for Touching the Void – an epic tale of survival, endurance and adventure in the Peruvian Andes.

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Which Shakespeare is it?

Is it this play or that play? That is the question ... Watch the cast of As You Like It dig deep into their knowledge of the Bard to tell us the source of these famous quotes.

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Looking forward

MTC Associate Director Petra Kalive reflects on the past two years, the importance of maintaining hope and the irreplaceable experience of live performance.

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Meet the Players

Discover the motivations, philosophies and personalities of the characters that inhabit Shakespeare's topsy-turvy world from the people that know them best – the cast of As You Like It.

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Melbourne Makers: John Van Gastel

After more than two years, Shakespeare’s As You Like It finally takes to the MTC stage. Associate Costume Designer and costume maker John Van Gastel takes us behind the scenes, and seams, of this epic journey.

Jack Green rehearsing As You Like It. Photo: Charlie Kinross

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From Ambassador to Actor

Jack Green was an MTC Student Ambassador in 2016. When he debuts in As You Like It, he will be the first MTC Ambassador to take to the mainstage as an actor in one of our shows.

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The Modern Bard(s)

Following Eurovision, world tours, major musicals, TV shows and an acclaimed fifth studio album, Keir Nuttall and Kate Miller-Heidke return to the world of Shakespeare this year to compose for MTC’s season of Shakespeare’s musical comedy, As You Like It.

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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.

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A Parting Gift

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