Melbourne Theatre Company

Theatre review: The Robot Dog, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, Asia TOPA 2025
In the year 2042, a woman attempts to sort out her life while coming to terms with her mother's therapy…

ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts
Our rolling guide to the 2025 season announcements you may have missed.

Vale James Simpson
The musical director, arranger and orchestrator was described as 'a remarkable, talented, humble, passionate, kind soul' by Casey Donovan.

Theatre review: Blak in the Room, Southbank Theatre
Three short plays offer 'the gift of hearing our stories' from First Nations playwrights and creatives.

Musical review: My Brilliant Career, Sumner Theatre
It's an all-singing, all-keyboard playing and totally exuberant Sybylla Melvyn.

Theatre review: Golden Blood, Wharf Theatre
Sydney Theatre Company presents Merlynn Tong's acclaimed Griffin Theatre production.

MTC launches 2025 season with revivals, remounts and new Australian work
Brave programming and resonant stories are central to Anne-Louise Sarks’ third MTC season as Artistic Director.

Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre
Julian Meyrick reflects on the death of playwright Ray Lawler and his landmark play, 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'.

Do 'pay what you can' schemes boost ticket sales?
In these economically tough times, is now the right moment for more arts companies to try new ticketing models to…

Theatre review: Seventeen, Southbank Theatre
The collision of age and youth is explored in this comedic start to MTC's 2024 program.