Instead of scaling back its program in response to the cost of living crisis, Wollongong’s Merrigong Theatre Company (named after the Dharawal word for the Illawarra region’s distinctive escarpment, a landmark of significant cultural importance) is presenting its largest ever season in 2025.
As well as programming touring works by mainstage companies in 2025, including Bangarra Dance Theatre’s The Light Inside (presented earlier this year as part of the double bill, Horizon), Bell Shakespeare’s Henry 5, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Brisbane Festival’s Love Stories (based on Trent Dalton’s 2021 book of the same name) and State Theatre Company South Australia and Sydney Theatre Company’s The Dictionary of Lost Words, Merrigong is leaning into local works next year, thanks to the ongoing success of the Company’s MERRIGONGX program.
