Rebecca

30 SEP   —   5 NOV 2025

Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Step into the haunting world of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel, where love and doubt cloak the corridors of Manderley.

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ABOUT THE SHOW

This timeless tale reinvented the Gothic romance for modern audiences while Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful film adaptation further cemented its legend as one of the iconic tales of the twentieth century. Now Anne-Louise Sarks invites us back to this ghostly manor, conjuring up the living and the dead who haunt its halls.

Infidelity, manipulation and murder crowd in as du Maurier’s tightly knit narrative unfolds, and questions of identity, memory and obsession play out in spellbinding fashion. Performed by a powerhouse cast including Pamela Rabe (The Children), Nikki Shiels (A Streetcar Named Desire) and Bert LaBonté (Topdog/Underdog), Rebecca promises to be one of the major new productions of the Australian stage in 2025.

When a young woman falls hard for a dashing older widower, she moves to his bewitching country estate with no idea of the dark history that lies lurking amongst the grounds. The spectre of his first wife Rebecca infuses every shadowy corner while the domineering housekeeper Mrs Danvers is a constant watchful presence, determined to undermine her at every turn.


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Developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program, with the support of our Playwrights Giving Circle.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

  • Audio Described

  • Tactile Tour

  • Open Captioning

  • Closed Captioning

  • Auslan Interpreted

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Audio Described
by Vision Australia
Saturday 18 October at 2pm
Tuesday 21 October at 6.30pm
Tactile Tour
at venue
Saturday 18 October at 2pm (Tactile tour commences at 1pm)
Open Captioning
via screen
Saturday 25 October at 2pm
Closed Captioning
GoTheatrical App
Saturday 25 October at 2pm
Auslan Interpreted Please email mtcticketing@mtc.com.au for more information
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Nikki Shiels

Woman

Artwork for Bert LaBonté

Bert LaBonté

Maxim

Pamela Rabe

Pamela Rabe

Mrs Danvers

Artwork for Anne-Louise Sarks

Anne-Louise Sarks

Director

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Marg Horwell

Set & Costume Designer

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Paul Jackson

Lighting Designer

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Geraldine Cook-Dafner

Voice & Dialect Coach

The Sumner

140 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, Victoria 3006