Theatre, like life, is a little different in the age of COVID-19. From now until it is safe to do otherwise, Theatre Works will be a spatially distanced theatre, and the masks of comedy and tragedy will be joined by face masks. TW Glasshouse is an intimate in-the-round setting for chamber performance of all genres […]
Hatch Lab Residents – Paper Stars
The Hatch Lab was created by Salty Theatre, in partnership with Theatre Works, to assist artists in their development of new musicals and provide much needed support to writers and composers who seek an opportunity to revise, workshop and ultimately bring to life their musical works on stage. Salty Theatre has been making a name for […]
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. […]
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 […]
TW First Nations Writer in Residence | Call For Submissions
CLICK HERE TO APPLY ABOUT THE INITIATIVE We are seeking expressions of interest from female-identifying, emerging or mid-career First Nations writers to develop their script with the possibility of realising the play on the stage in future Theatre Works St.Kilda programming. Our aim is to offer a 12-month residency that offers the following support: – […]
Meet the Team: We’re Probably Really Really Happy Right Now
“Making work during this time has been more than making art, it’s been an act of survival.” Originally scheduled for a two week season from the 3 – 13 June 2020, We’re Probably Really Really Happy Right Now was set to be an explosive and frenetic highlight of TW’s 40th season. However, due to the impacts […]
Meet the Team: Phantasmagoria
Pulling together a team of performers, devisors and creatives from a cross a vast range of theatre and art backgrounds, Phantasmagoria was slated to be an experience unlike anything audiences had ever seen before during its original scheduled run from 6 – 16 May. We can’t wait to present Phantasmagoria in its final form […]
The Hatch Lab Applications Open!
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL PROGRAM PDF Let’s face it. Life happens. You’ve been sitting on an awesome idea for a new musical, but you just haven’t taken that next step. Whether your brilliance is sitting in an old notebook from 2015, or it’s in colour-coded folders on your laptop, we want to hear about […]
May 2020 Update
There is a Bonnie Tyler single for almost every occasion in the day to day running of an independent arts organisation. Sometimes it feels like Heaven, almost Too Good to Last, it’s The Best. You’re Getting so Excited making work Straight from the Heart thinking Here I Am in the Limelight. Other times It’s Not Easy and you feel like you are screaming Against the Wind and that you […]