Today’s archive feature revisits critically lauded performance artist Nicola Gunn and her 2012 participatory work HELLO MY NAME IS. Set in a room called the “Community Centre”, HELLO MY NAME IS cast its audience as workshop participants with a single mission: to build a community. Carefully leading them through a series of activities (including but […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: Big Heart (2017)
This week’s archive feature goes deep into the work of two icons within the Melbourne independent theatre scene; the award winning and internationally acclaimed writer-director duo, Dee & Cornelius. Their world premiere of Big Heart was presented at Theatre Works in 2017. An examination of privilege, the family unit, multiculturalism and the complex relationship between […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: Living Rooms (1986)
Get set for a golden oldie with today’s archive feature, Living Rooms, which was staged at the historic Linden Gallery in 1986. You may recall our previous exploration of Paul Davies’ site specific work The Tram Show, which proved to be the catalyst for a long trend of site specific works that swept Melbourne throughout […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: UnHOWsed (2019)
This week’s archive feature revisits one of our highlights from last year’s season, UnHOWsed By Tashmadada & Voices of the South Side. UnHOWsed was a multi-disciplinary, musical and experimental performance work. It was also one of my personal favourites from our 2019 season. In many ways, this production embodied everything that Theatre Works was […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: Our Carnal Hearts (2018)
Happy Friday everyone! This week’s archive feature celebrates the genre defying, cabaret-esque spectacle that was Our Carnal Hearts. Supported by a raucous chorus of original music, Rachel Mars and three belting female singers set up home at Theatre Work with a hilarious, dark show about the hidden workings of one of our ugliest emotions, envy! […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: No Child… (2013)
This week’s archive feature takes us back to 2013 as we revisit one of our international co-pros, and with biting class commentary, zany impersonations and plenty of heart, it sounds like Nilaja Sun’s tour de force solo work ‘No Child…’ was a good one! After eight years of teaching in some of New York’s toughest […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: Persona (2012)
Throughout this year’s isolation, of my few personal joys has been discovering the filmography of Ingmar Bergman and performance’s of Liv Ullman. Call me a sadist, but the ability of the Scandinavian auteur and his muse to transport, titillate and traumatise me all at once has offered the sick twisted thrill I needed to get […]
ARCHIVE FEATURE: Storming Mont Albert By Tram (1982)
This week let’s travel right back to the doorstep of memory lane as we return to one of Theatre Work’s earliest productions, the iconic Storming Mont Albert By Tram. Originally produced in 1982, Storming Mont Albert By Tram made history as Melbourne’s first travelling theatre. Audience and actors actually travelled on the No. 42 tram […]
Archive Feature – Room of Regret (2013)
This week we’re diving into the labyrinthian maze that was Room of Regret by THE RABBLE. A compelling experience for 40 patrons each night, Room of Regret was a highlight of the Melbourne International Arts Festival in 2013 presented at Theatre Works. Room of Regret by THE RABBLE was presented at Theatre Works from the […]
Archive Feature: THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE (2018)
This week we’re revisiting a more recent, but no less memorable Theatre Works production: THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE, presented by Little Ones Theatre. Little Ones Theatre have a long and fruitful history of partnering with Theatre Works for the presentation of their camp, kitsch, and erotically charged works. THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE was […]