Backstage Blog

"There’s this Mary Oliver quote, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This quote feels like it’s at...

Moth erupted the stage of Theatre Works with it's action-packed graphic-novel fiction fantasy. The intenseness of the show left audience...

"Worstward Ho is not about something, it is rather about an audience arriving, sitting and witnessing a person, a man (?) in a space, a...

"So many storylines featuring young people are generic or dismissive, often minimising the experiences of those they wish to represent....

"All areas of our society need to be engaging with the climate emergency and that theatre not only has a capacity to tell stories and...

"I think it's hard to say that every single person is completely guilt free of having been cruel to someone at some time in their lives....

The Facing Up team wraps up our Backstage Interview series by talking about moving forward and facing up together. Catch this vital piece...

The Ending and Reconciliation Song. This penultimate episode of The Facing Up Backstage Interview series features the creative team and...

The Facing Up Backstage Interview series continues! Hear from the creative team about the design of the work - opening this week at...

This episode, we speak to the cast of FACING UP about what it means to perform their characters in this vital work. Our Backstage...

Episode Three of our Backstage Interview Series with the FACING UP team is about Collaboration and Truth-Telling. Get an insight into...

"Facing Up required a collaborative approach from its first outdoor performance along the prime ministerial avenue to its present state...

In the second episode of our FACING UP Backstage Interviews we speak to playwright Lynden Nicholls about the title of the work. Facing Up...

In the first episode of our Backstage Interviews with the creatives, cast and crew of FACING UP, we dive into the concept of the work...

Reconciliation only happens when we know the truth. Facing Up by Lynden Nicholls opens next week at Theatre Works. Get an insight into...

This may, Producer, director, and playwright Kalina Lauer brings Bayou Bart to the Theatre Works stage. In this week's backstage blog we...

An exciting double bill of world premiere Australian theatre explodes at Theatre Works from 3 - 13 May! Discover what it truly means to...

PEAR-SHAPED by Miranda Middleton + Ziggy Resnick | 5 - 15 April

We're delighted to announce Tahina are partnering with Theatre Works and Rogue Projects for this Friday's performance of PEAR SHAPED!🧆...

"Both drawn towards theatre that is heightened, wacky, and above all magical, we wanted to tell a story close to home about the...