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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.

Video

Fact or Fiction

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

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.

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.

Feature

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.

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.

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.

Feature

On the nature of truth, and the history of fact checking

The Lifespan of a Fact offers audiences a playful, theatrical debate about the value of verifiable facts vs the power of poetic license. It's an age-old debate ... or is it? The history of fact checking may surprise you.

Interviews

Change for the Better

Currently starring as Jon in our digital season of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Dan Spielman talks to us about consent, intimacy, accessibility and taking live theatre to the screen.