Theatre Works Season 2024

Theatre Works in Melbourne has announced its 2024 season, an extensive line-up featuring over 40 productions, a testament to Theatre Works' commitment to championing independent artists, diverse perspectives and unique forms.

“This program solidifies Theatre Works place in the Australian theatrical ecology as one of the most prolific and vital venues in the country, championing independent artists, theatrical exploration, new and diverse voices and exemplary senior artists,” saysDianne Toulson, Executive Director and Creative Producer.

2024  highlights include Andrew Bovell's Things I Know to be True, a poignant exploration of family and identity, directed by Kitan Petkovski. Theatre Works also welcomes the return of Ariette Taylor to Melbourne stages with the Victorian Theatre Company's This Room Holds Her Memory, a thought-provoking piece by Laura Lethlean. La Belle Epoque by Future D Fidel, the writer behind the Australian hit Prize Fighter, interweaves personal experiences with the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jodi Gallagher's fresh take on Ibsen's classic Ghosts will be directed by Steven Mitchell Wright. Television’s Mad as Hell actor, Francis Greenslade is in the writer and director seats for Platypus, an introspective look at relationships.

Theatre Works' 2024 celebrates partnerships with innovative independent companies and artists, including Frenzy Theatre Co, The Danger Ensemble, Rawcus, Lab Kelpie, Rodrigo Calderón and Lyric Opera to name a few.

This season also houses two new initiatives for Theatre Works, Sooo Fresh Summer Fest, a summer festival championing three early-career artists and their works as well as, the Early Career Artist Program, an intensive training program for recent graduates in theatre creation and producing.

The season is a celebration of Theatre Works' role as a nurturing space for artists at all career stages and as a hub for experimentation and development in theatre. It promises to be a year filled with Australian voices, reimagined classics, and bold new ideas that resonate with contemporary life and the transformative power of theatre.

Click here to read the full season brochure.

Or click here to check out the season at the Theatre Works website.

Images: Beast in the Room, La Belle Epoque and The Volition Project. Photographer: Morgan Roberts