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 […]
Green Room Award Nominations 2013
Pyscho Beach Party Cast (Little Ones Theatre) Photo by Gary Cockburn Congratulations to all Green Room Award Nominations – it was such a fantastic year for Independent Theatre in Melbourne and we are thrilled to see so many of the artists and productions that Theatre Works supported in 2013 recognised today. Best wishes to all […]
Pacific Overtures
Ahead of Thursday night’s premiere of Pacific Overtures we caught up with actor Nick Simpson-Deeks and asked him a few questions about this much anticipated work. What makes Pacific Overtures such a wonderful musical to be a part of? The score is one of my favourite scores. Like all of Sondheim’s music, the more time […]