Melbourne Theatre Company

Melbourne Theatre Company
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Melbourne Theatre Company

Welcome to the audio library of Melbourne's home of theatre, MTC. Hear from actors and creatives including David Hare, Missy Higgins, Barrie Kosky, Jamie Lloyd, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Murray-Smith, Simon Stephens, Brett Sheehy, Sam Strong, THE SWEATS, Sigrid Thornton, Jane Turner and more in this collection of recordings from live events, music, and our MTC Talks interview series hosted by Fiona Gruber.

  1. Someone Like Me (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    12/11/2024

    Someone Like Me (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    Performed by Kala Gare, Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Victoria Falconer and Mathew Frank Music by Mathew Frank, lyrics by Dean Bryant, orchestrations by James Simpson Mixed and recorded by Guus Hoevenaars My Brilliant Career is playing at Southbank Theatre, 7 Nov — 18 Dec 2024. Learn more at www.mtc.com.au/my-brilliant-career

    3 min
  2. Life As We Know It (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    12/11/2024

    Life As We Know It (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    Performed by Kala Gare Music by Mathew Frank, lyrics by Dean Bryant, orchestrations by James Simpson Mixed and recorded by Guus Hoevenaars My Brilliant Career is playing at Southbank Theatre, 7 Nov — 18 Dec 2024. Learn more at www.mtc.com.au/my-brilliant-career

    3 min
  3. In The Wrong Key (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    12/11/2024

    In The Wrong Key (from 'My Brilliant Career')

    Performed by Kala Gare Music by Mathew Frank, lyrics by Dean Bryant, orchestrations by James Simpson Mixed and recorded by Guus Hoevenaars My Brilliant Career is playing at Southbank Theatre, 7 Nov — 18 Dec 2024. Learn more at www.mtc.com.au/my-brilliant-career

    4 min
  4. Anne-Louise Sarks in Conversation with Sally Sara AM

    15/06/2022

    Anne-Louise Sarks in Conversation with Sally Sara AM

    Playwright and award-winning journalist Sally Sara AM talks to MTC Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks. Get to know Anne-Louise and hear about her artistic passions as she prepares to launch her inaugural season for Melbourne Theatre Company.

    58 min
  5. MTC Education: Paul Rae | Cities on Stage

    23/04/2021

    MTC Education: Paul Rae | Cities on Stage

    Paul Rae is Head of the School of Culture and Communications and an Associate Professor in Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of two books – Real Theatre: Essays in Experience (published in 2019) and Theatre & Human Rights (published in 2009) and is currently working on two others. Alongside Kaylene Tan, Paul was co-director of the Singapore-based theatre company Spell Seven Performance Club. He has a wealth of experience in contemporary theatre practices both in Melbourne and overseas. Here, in an interview recorded over Zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic, he shares his understanding of how a city, particularly its urban landscape and design, affects the production and reception of theatre and other live performance. __ This interview was produced by MTC Education as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week. MTC Education provides audiences with insight into the theatre making processes used at MTC to produce its world class theatre productions. This interview compliments MTC’s latest production, Berlin, by Joanna Murray-Smith, playing at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner until the 22nd of May, 2021. For more information head to mtc.com.au

    13 min
  6. MTC Education: Kaylene Tan | Cities on Stage

    23/04/2021

    MTC Education: Kaylene Tan | Cities on Stage

    Kaylene Tan is a theatre maker from Singapore with a large body of performance, audio and site-specific theatre work. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships for her work as a writer, director and performer. Alongside Paul Rae, she was co-director of the theatre company, Spell Seven - a performance company with a distinctive and inventive focus on the ways history, culture and politics intersect in everyday life through intimate theatrical performances and environmental sound works.  Here, in an interview recorded over Zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic, Kaylene shares her understanding of how a city, particularly its urban landscape and design, affect the production and reception of theatre and other live performance. __ This interview was produced by MTC Education as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week. MTC Education provides audiences with insight into the theatre making processes used at MTC to produce its world class theatre productions. This interview compliments MTC’s latest production, Berlin, by Joanna Murray-Smith, playing at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner until the 22nd of May, 2021. For more information head to mtc.com.au

    7 min
  7. Mary Street by Lally Katz

    26/01/2021

    Mary Street by Lally Katz

    From her home in Los Angeles, playwright Lally Katz creates a monologue for MTC that began as a reflection on Melbourne during a time of great change and evolved into a waking dream about life, death, past, present and pandemics. The monologue is performed by Emily Goddard, directed by MTC Associate Director Petra Kalive and with a sound design by Emah Fox.

    7 min
  8. MTC Conversations | Ruth Little in Conversation

    21/12/2020

    MTC Conversations | Ruth Little in Conversation

    Join us for an in-depth conversation with dance & theatre dramaturg Ruth Little as we discuss making a life in-between scripts, working in the varied worlds of theatre companies and dance studios, and the art of dramaturgy. Throughout 2020, dance & theatre dramaturg Ruth Little has been taking part in the University of Melbourne’s Macgeorge Fellowship program. Now, she join us for an insightful conversation on the craft of dramaturgy with MTC Literary Director Chris Mead.

    58 min
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Ratings & Reviews

3.5
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About

Welcome to the audio library of Melbourne's home of theatre, MTC. Hear from actors and creatives including David Hare, Missy Higgins, Barrie Kosky, Jamie Lloyd, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Murray-Smith, Simon Stephens, Brett Sheehy, Sam Strong, THE SWEATS, Sigrid Thornton, Jane Turner and more in this collection of recordings from live events, music, and our MTC Talks interview series hosted by Fiona Gruber.

Information

  • Creator
    Melbourne Theatre Company
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Melbourne Theatre Company

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