Want to learn about the creative process before or even after the show? Explore our digital programmes and discover how our cast and creative teams bring stories to life on stage.
Programme Archive
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Golden Blood programme
Playwright Merlynn Tong took elements from her own life to write Golden Blood, a play that had its beginning at Cybec Electric. Read her story and meet the cast and creatives in our immersive digital programme.
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Cost of Living programme
Making her Melbourne Theatre Company directorial debut, Anthea Williams describes why this play is one she relates to so viscerally. Plus, meet the incredible team responsible for bringing this to the stage.
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English programme
Find out why the cast connected with the show, and read Director Tasnim Hossain's thoughts on this comedy full of truths in our immersive digital programme.
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A Streetcar Named Desire programme
Meet the ensemble cast of 10 and the creative team bringing you this Tennessee Williams classic. Plus, find out how the production led by Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks tests the lines between the realistic and the theatrical.
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Julia Programme
Celebrated playwright Joanna Murray-Smith describes her interaction with Julia Gillard ahead of writing a play about her, and Director Sarah Goodes explains why Julia is an intergenerational story in our immersive digital programme.
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World Problems programme
Read Emma Mary Hall's thoughts on responding to an existential crisis and learn about the costumes for the black hole inspired universe in our immersive digital programme.
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The Almighty Sometimes Programme
Find out what Writer Kendall Feaver was ‘unprepared’ to discover while gathering research for this coming-of-age story and meet the cast and creatives in our immersive digital programme.
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37 Programme
Writer Nathan Maynard and Director Isaac Drandic discuss bringing the blend of Marngrook and AFL to the stage. Plus meet the cast and creatives in our immersive digital programme.
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Meet Me at Dawn programme
Discover the production's link to Greek mythology and read Director Katy Maudlin's reflections on Zinnie Harris's poetic writing in our immersive digital programme.
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Seventeen programme
Find out why Australian playwright Matthew Whittet chose to have experienced actors playing teenagers and meet the cast and creatives bringing this hilarious and moving story to the stage in our immersive digital programme.
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A Very Jewish Christmas Carol programme
Learn why Lead Writer Elise Esther Hearst wrote this touching tale of life and family and meet the cast and creatives bringing it to the stage in our immersive digital programme.
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Programme
Gain an insight into Billie Holiday's life and career and read a note from Director Mitchell Butel on Lady Day's powerful legacy in our immersive digital programme.
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My Sister Jill programme
Discover more about the enduring artistic partnership between the writer and director of this new Australian work and meet the cast and creatives in our immersive digital programme.
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Escaped Alone and What If If Only programme
Meet the casts and creative team working on these two remarkable Caryl Churchill works and discover why Churchill has completely transformed the art of playwriting over her six-decade career in our immersive digital programme.
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Bloom programme
Read notes from the writer and director, meet the extraordinary team and discover what it takes to bring a new Australian musical to the stage in Bloom's digital programme.
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Is God Is programme
Learn more about Is God Is and read a note from Co-Directors Zindzi Okenyo and Shari Sebbens on how the play broadens our understanding of what theatre can be in our immersive digital programme.
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Jacky Programme
Explore our immersive digital programme to learn more about this groundbreaking new play. You’ll find notes from the writer and director and get to meet the cast and creative team.
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I Wanna Be Yours Programme
Learn more about I Wanna Be Yours by Zia Ahmed and the artists bringing it to life in our immersive, digital programme.
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Happy Days Programme
Meet our talented cast and creative team bringing this absurdist masterpiece to life, and read an award-winning author's take on the striking image of a trapped woman in our immersive, digital programme.
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Cybec Electric 2023 Programme
Learn more about our three new exciting playwrights and their works in our Cybec Electric 2023 programme.
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Bernhardt/Hamlet Programme
Director Anne-Louise Sarks chose to direct Bernhardt/Hamlet because it is sharp, witty, fast and light. But there's also another reason why this play resonates with her so deeply. Find out and learn more about this incredible production in our programme.
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Prima Facie Programme
Learn more about how this powerful play came to be with insights from the playwright Suzie Miller and Director Lee Lewis in our immersive digital programme.
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Sunday Programme
Learn more about the cast and creative team behind Sunday – a world premiere production by award-winning playwright Anthony Weigh inspired by the stories and myths that surround Heide Museum of Modern Art founder Sunday Reed.
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Sunshine Super Girl Programme
Written and directed by Andrea James, Sunshine Super Girl tells the heartwarming story of Wiradjuri Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Learn more about the cast and creative team behind this landmark Australian work in our show programme.
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Girls & Boys Programme
Read more about Girls & Boys – a devastatingly astute and timely new work from British playwright Dennis Kelly – and meet the cast and creatives in our show programme.
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Cyrano Programme
Learn more about Virginia Gay’s joyous, music-filled take on Edmond Rostand’s literary classic – a modern love letter to language, desire and the magic of theatre.
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Laurinda Programme
Adapted from Alice Pung's award-winning novel, Laurinda is a coming-of-age for every age. Read more about this powerful story and meet the cast and creatives in our show programme.
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Come Rain or Come Shine Programme
Learn more about the sweetly stirring new musical Come Rain or Come Shine – an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s wildly comic short story about music, memory and lifelong friendship.
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The Sound Inside Programme
The Sound Inside is a riveting, profound mystery that unfurls like a gripping novel. Unravel some of its clues and read more about the production in our show programme.
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The Heartbreak Choir Programme
The Sound Inside is a riveting, profound mystery that unfurls like a gripping novel. Unravel some of its clues and read more about the production in our show programme.
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SLAP. BANG. KISS. Programme
Discover more about Dan Giovannoni's bold new play exploring themes of activism, community and hope.
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Admissions Programme
Unpack and learn more about Admissions, a scorching satire that asks audiences to question just how far they are willing to go to see the change they want in the world.
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Fun Home Programme
Dive deeper into Fun Home, a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic novel about growing up and coming out.
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Touching the Void Programme
Learn more about Touching the Void, a jaw-dropping adventure that will transport you to the snow-capped peaks and glacial crevasses of the Peruvian Andes.
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As You Like It Programme
Learn more about the joyous, big-hearted comedy As You Like It – one of the Bard's most popular and thematically contemporary plays, and the source of many of his most famous lines.
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The Truth Programme
From the celebrated playwright behind The Father comes a devilishly dark comedy that explores the truths that tear us apart and the lies that keep us together. Learn more about this international hit in our show programme.
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The Lifespan of a Fact Programme
The Lifespan of a Fact is a somewhat accurate, sort of fictional, mostly true story about the slippery nature of facts. Learn more about this hit Broadway comedy in our production programme, only available online.
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Berlin Programme
Joanna Murray-Smith’s newest work is an MTC NEXT STAGE Original that asks difficult but vital questions. Learn more about the inspiration behind Berlin in our production programme, available for free online.
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Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes Programme
Learn more about Hannah Moscovitch’s whipsmart #MeToo-era take on the archetypal student–teacher romance in our production programme, available for free online.
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Emerald City Programme
Learn more about this sparkling revival of David Williamson's Australian classic in our production programme.
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Torch the Place Programme
Learn more about Benjamin Law’s debut play in our production programme.
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Home, I'm Darling Programme
Learn more about Laura Wade’s piercingly funny Olivier Award-winning play in our production programme.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman Programme
Learn more about Kander & Ebb's provocative tale of love and imagination in our production programme.
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Photograph 51 Programme
Learn more about Anna Ziegler's moving West End hit in our production programme.
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Black is the New White Programme
Learn more about Nakkiah Lui's smash hit comedy in our production programme.
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Golden Shield Programme
Learn more about Anchuli Felicia King’s stunning new legal drama in our production programme.
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Shakespeare in Love Programme
Learn more about this boisterous romantic comedy in our production programme.
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Storm Boy Programme
Learn more about Tom Holloway's adaptation of Colin Thiele’s heart-warming classic in our production programme.
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Heisenberg Programme
Learn more about Simon Stephen's intimate and life-affirming play in our production programme.
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The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You Programme
Learn more about Finegan Kruckemeyer's offbeat comedy, The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You, part of MTC's 2019 Education program.
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Così Programme
Learn more about Louis Nowra's darkly funny and deeply moving ensemble piece in our production programme.
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A View from the Bridge Programme
Learn more about Arthur Miller's modern masterpiece in our production programme.
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Arbus & West Programme
Learn more about Stephen Sewell's intriguing new work Arbus & West in our production programme.
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The Lady in the Van Programme
Learn more about Alan Bennett's bittersweet comedy, The Lady in the Van in our production programme.
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Twelfth Night Programme
Learn more about Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy Twelfth Night in the production programme.
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Astroman Programme
Learn more about Astroman in the production programme.
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The Architect Programme
Learn more about The Architect in the production programme.
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Working with Children Programme
Learn more about Working with Children in the production programme.
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A Doll's House, Part 2 Programme
Learn more about A Doll's House, Part 2 in the production programme.
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Hungry Ghosts Programme
Learn more about Hungry Ghosts in the production programme.
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Vivid White Programme
Learn more about Vivid White in the production programme.
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Macbeth Programme
Learn more about Macbeth in the production programme.
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Melbourne Talam Programme
Learn more about Melbourne Talam in the production programme.
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Meet Me at Dawn programme