Three years into our storied history, TW founding members Caz Howard and Susie Fraser starred in Herstory, a celebration of the lives of everyday Australian women from 1900 to 1983. As part of our birthday celebrations, we’re throwing back 37 years to Herstory. In 1983, Herstory was the tenth original production by Theatre Works in three years. We […]
Decade Deep Dive: The History of Theatre Works – 1990’s
As part of our birthday celebrations and retrospective series, we aim to guide you through the historical events, past productions and creative leaders who shaped Theatre Works into the organisation it is today. We’ve already looked at the 1980s, so now let’s dive deep into the 1990s. The 90s were a tumultuous decade for the […]
Meet the Team: When the Rain Stops Falling
This week marks what would have been the middle of Iron Lung Theatre‘s “When the Rain Stops Falling” season at Theatre Works. Although we wish we could be experiencing this work in the theatre together now, we look forward to continuing our partnership with Iron Lung into 2021 to safely present this piece together in […]
Archive Feature: The Bacchae (2015)
We’re continuing our 40th birthday celebrations by reminiscing and reflecting on another iconic Theatre Works production, The Bacchae. The Bacchae was Co-Commissioned by Theatre Works, St Martins and Melbourne Festival and Co-produced by Fraught Outfit & St Martins. It was performed from the 8th – 24th of October in 2015 at Theatre Works. The season […]
TW Talks Tuesday: An Interview with Sean and Hollie Bryan
This week, Sean and Hollie Bryan of Brymore Productions are joining us from outer space in another episode of TW Talks, detailing the origins of Brymore Productions and their inspirations and creative processes for Out There! Originally slated for a season in June 2020, Out There will premiere at Theatre Works in 2021. Read our […]
Meet the Team: Out There
This week we’re spotlighting Out There created by Sean and Hollie Bryan of Brymore Productions. The immersive fun of ‘Animal Crossing’ meets the loveable absurdity of ‘The Muppet Show’ in this black light space odyssey that’s bound to be a blast for earthlings of all ages! Brymore Productions have been praised for their innovative and […]
2020 Melbourne Fringe Applications Open
Theatre Works will be open for Melbourne Fringe 2020 with a new in-the-round 48 capacity site design and COVID-safe policies and procedures in place. Our priorities are threefold: safe audiences, safe artists and great art. What we are looking for: – Performance works of all genres that are experimenting with form, content or audience relationships. […]
TW Talks Tuesday: An Interview with Jayde Kirchert
This week, Jayde Kirchert of Citizen Theatre joins us for another in-depth episode of TW Talks, detailing the origins of Citizen Theatre, the company’s first production at Theatre Works, what they’ve been up to during lockdown and an insight into the world of Mara KORPER. Hi my name is Jayde Kirchert and I am the […]
Theatre Works’ 2019 Annual Report
You didn’t forget we had a date tonight? Did you? Grab your wine [or an appropriate beverage] get comfortable and let’s get started. I wanted to connect with you directly to share some more good news. We have thrown out the rule book, lost the road map and pretty much gone rogue. We are no […]
TW First Nations Dramaturg | Call For Submissions
CLICK HERE TO APPLY ABOUT THE INITIATIVE We are seeking expressions of interest from female-identifying, mid-career or established First Nations dramaturg to support the script development of the TW Resident First Nations playwright The role includes: – A monthly meeting with the writer – Ongoing Feedback-support – One week in room development – Script […]