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Dan Giovannoni on SLAP. BANG. KISS.

Playwright Dan Giovannoni discusses the origins and evolution of his gripping new work.

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No easy answers

Kat Stewart is back at MTC in the biting, satirical comedy Admissions. She tells us why it’s a play she couldn’t ignore and why she’s drawn to complex, flawed characters.

Videos

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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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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Kelly's Girl

Award-winning British playwright Dennis Kelly may be best known to audiences for his adaptations of Matilda and Pinocchio, but Girls & Boys is very different kind of family story. He talks to us about fatherhood, relationships and believing women.

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Back to the Void

Touching the Void dramatises the true story of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, and their treacherous descent down a glacial Andean mountain. Ahead of its Australian premiere at MTC, the real Yates spoke to us about the beauty and humour of climbing.

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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.

Virginia Gay in rehearsal for Cyrano. Photo: Charlie Kinross

Videos

Why be a woman?

Playwright and actor Virginia Gay talks about why the title role of Cyrano is perfect for a woman to play.

Interviews

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.

Simon Phillips and Tim Finn during rehearsals on Ladies in Black. Photo: Stephen Henry

Interviews

Come Rain or Come Shine

Carolyn Burns, Tim Finn and Simon Phillips, the creative team behind the beloved Ladies in Black, have reunited to work on a new musical that is the latest MTC NEXT STAGE commission.

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Diana Nguyen

Already a fan of Alice Pung’s work, Diana Nguyen is thrilled to now have the author’s blessing to adapt her award-winning YA novel Laurinda for the stage.