MELBOURNE WRITERS' THEATRE
Stage Door Readings
14 - 15 NOVEMBER | TWISK REHEARSAL SPACE
From Melbourne Writers’ Theatre comes this showcase of four brand new plays. We invite you to sit back and enjoy Net Zero by Fiona Corke, Inside Stories by Alison Campbell Rate, Grasping by Gary Helmore and Crab Love is Real by Wren Wolfshorter. From June – November these scripts were intensively developed through MWT’s Page to Stage 2026 program, and we’d now like to share them with you.
Read about the Playwrights and Dramaturgs:
https://melbournewriterstheatre.org.au/2026-playwrights-dramaturgs/
Read about Page to Stage
https://melbournewriterstheatre.org.au/page-to-stage-2026/
VENUE
TWISK REHEARSAL SPACE
DURATION
2 Hours per session
WARNINGS
Some sessions contain coarse language and sexual references.
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue.
DATES + TIMES
Saturday 14 November
Net Zero: 11am – 1pm by Fiona Corke, Director: Natasha Broadstock
Inside Stories: 2pm – 4pm by Alison Campbell Rate, Director: Karyn Lee Greig
Sunday 15 November
Grasping: 11am – 1pm by Ron Irwin, Director: Zack Lewin
Crab Love is Real: 2pm – 4pm by Wren Wolfshorter, Director: Cathy Hunt
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
GENERAL ADMISSION
$10.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
Shows in the WITH THEATRE WORKS stream align strongly with our values and missions - these works we co-produce and co-present with independent artists and/or companies. Projects within this stream receive significant producing, marketing, PR and production support in addition to free use of the venue and a generous box office split.
CREDITS
PRESENTER
MELBOURNE WRITER'S THEATRE
PRODUCER
Clare Mendes
SPONSOR
The Robert Salzer Foundation
PLAYWRIGHTS
Fiona Corke
Alison Campbell Rate
Ron Irwin
Wren Wolfshorter
DIRECTORS
Natasha Broadstock
Karyn Lee Greig
Zack Lewin
Cathy Hunt
MEET THE ARTIST
MELBOURNE WRITER'S THEATRE
Founded in 1982, Melbourne Writers’ Theatre exists to foster new theatre writing in Victoria, to support new, emerging and established playwrights in the creation of new plays, and to provide opportunities for the further development of their playwriting skills, interests and careers.