Backstage Blog

We chat with writer Ron Elisha about 'Everyman & His Dog' premiering at Explosives Factory as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival....

"I’m interested in placing children at the centre of the theatrical moment." Director Nancy Black speaks with us about her latest work...

We chat with writer Olive Weeks about 'A Play About Ivy, That is Really about June' premiering at Theatre Works as part of Melbourne...

13 Shows, 2 Venues, 3 Weeks. Our Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub is JAM-PACKED with explosive new theatre. With 57 performances between the...

What is the working title of the project you are working on as part of TW's She Writes Collective? Antigone Revise In one sentence, can...

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Get to know our Fringe Festival program and the amazing artists behind each show in our Backstage Blog! This week, we're talking to...

Photos by Daniel Rabbin

"Storytelling helps me to make sense of people I don’t understand. It’s an art form that invites empathy in real time from an audience,...

Images by Morgan Roberts

We're turning this week's She Writes Collective spotlight on Flick in our Backstage Blog! The playwright of Midsumma smash hit, SLUTNIK™,...

MEDEA: Out of the Mouths of Babes has officially opened! Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebration and make the night LEGENDARY!...

"Imagine the resonant sound of a nine-player chamber orchestra on the Theatre Works stage. Just stunning." Director Katy Maudlin and...

"I decided to include real children in the development of MEDEA because their minds work in ways that are so different from ours as...

Theatre Works is now accepting project proposals for our 2023-24 mainstage seasons. Victorian and interstate indie artists, companies,...

"In the spirit of the play, we want to encourage audience members to form new friendships over ice-cream." Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou's...

Writer Wednesday continues this week on our Backstage Blog! Today we turn the spotlight on Georgia Symons, part of our 2022 She Writes...

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