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MTC AD TO STEP DOWN IN LATE 2021

Brett Sheehy, the Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) has announced that 2021 will be his final year with the Company, concluding with the launch of the 2022 season.

Sheehy, who joined the company in 2012 after four years as the Artistic Director of Melbourne Festival, said, ‘It has been an honour to lead this extraordinary Company for the past eight years, and I am so proud of all we have achieved together. As MTC emerges from the darkest year in our history and looks towards the future, now is the right time to transition to a new artistic director to take MTC forward for the next years of its life.

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