Meet Jamie Lewis. Creator of Saltwater, opening at Theatre Works next month. Jamie is a performance maker originally from Singapore. A graduate of the LASALLE College of the Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts, Jamie creates and performs experimental and contemporary intercultural work. In 2012 she was a co-creator with Dan Koop & […]
Interview with Martelle Hunt | Set & Costume Designer, The Rivers of China
Playwright Alma De Groen’s ‘The Rivers of China’ is a captivating play that transcends time and location. 1920’s writer Katherine Mansfield travels from London to Paris on a journey of enlightenment at the hands of notorious healer G.I. Gurdjieff. Coinciding with this, in dystopian Melbourne, a young man recovers in hospital following a tragic accident. […]
Interview with Alexandra Aldrich | Actor, The Rivers of China
This week we catch up with actress Alexandra Aldrich as she prepares for her role as writer Katherine Mansfield in ‘The Rivers of China’ premiering at Theatre Works on May 20. As Alexandra explains, Katherine Mansfield led an extraordinary life as a writer of short story fiction. At age 19 she left New Zealand for […]
Interview with Phil Rouse | Director, The Rivers of China
Premiering this month is Don’t Look Away’s production of Alma De Groen’s classic Australian play ‘The Rivers of China.’ The play takes place in two very different worlds. Firstly, it is inspired by the extraordinary life of New Zealand born writer Katherine Mansfield (1988-1923). In the 1920’s Mansfield travels to France seeking a cure for […]
Elise Hearst and Bright World
Following the first week of Arthur’s development of Bright World, we caught up with writer, Elise Hearst. Tell us a bit about Bright World and your inspiration for the project. Bright World is the latest project I’m developing with Arthur. A few years ago I came across this story about William Cooper, an incredible Aboriginal […]
Meet Stephen Nicolazzo – Artistic Director of Little Ones Theatre
We caught up with Stephen Nicolazzo ahead of our final show for 2014, The House of Yes. Little Ones Theatre’s Psycho Beach Party sold out within one day of opening at Theatre Works last year so we suggest booking now for this fabulous end of year show! It plays form Nov 27 until Dec […]
What if? Elbow Room’s Ray Chong Nee on The Motion of Light in Water.
The Motion of Light in Water celebrates the complicated, exhilarating journey of the human heart, as our imaginations soar through space and time. Inspired by the life and work of Samuel R. Delany and Marilyn Hacker, and powered by a crack ensemble of six extraordinary performers, this world premiere links three stories into a theatrical […]
The 2014 Bridge Donor Program Launch – Our CEO’s and Guardian, Ruth Krawat’s speeches
On Thursday night Theatre Works welcomed both old and new friends to Ilfornaio to launch the 2014 Bridge Donor Program. It was a great event with delicious food supplied by Ilfornaio and drinks from our extremely loyal sponsor, Vinaceous Wines. On the night guests heard from Bryce Ives, who worked at Theatre Works in 2013 […]
An interview with Jesse Cox (Wael Zuaiter: Unknown) and Kate Hunter (Memorandum)
Photo by Sarah Walker In both our current production, Wael Zuaiter: Unknown, and our next production Memorandum, sound plays as an important role in the works as the live performer. We spoke with Jesse and Kate – the creators and performers of these original new works about their artistic practices. What connects these works? How different […]
Writer and performer Jesse Cox – reflecting on his travels to Italy, Israel and Palestine
I decided almost on a whim to travel to Israel and Palestine via Italy last year. I’d been researching the story of Wael mostly through my family, speaking to Janet and my mum. Collecting interview material and chasing archives from across the world. I got to a point where I felt I needed to retrace […]