The 15-play season, 11 by Australian writers, includes a 'cine-theatre' staging of Dracula, a co-pro with Dublin's Gate Theatre, and a new production of the musical Dear Evan Hansen.

It might be called Julia, but what Joanna Murray-Smith’s play has its sights on all the time is The Speech.

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Joanna Murray-Smith's new play ponders the days, months and years leading up to Julia Gillard’s ‘misogyny speech'.

Features include the story behind the Dunera Mass, Stuart Maunder's love of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Julia, and pianist Zubin Kanga's explorations with state-of-the-art technology.

Features include the story behind the Dunera Mass, Stuart Maunder's love of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Julia, and pianist Zubin Kanga's explorations with state-of-the-art technology.

Artistic Director Kip Williams shares his insights into a season that is dominated by Australian work, with six world premieres and four commissions.

Joanna Murray-Smith and director Mark Kilmurry have combined to re-invent A Doll’s House in a way that honours the original while also fashioning a play for today.

Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry has announced the Ensemble’s 2022 season, featuring six new Australian works, a modern classic and an adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Joanna Murray-Smith’s much-performed Honour gets a thoughtful revival and a little makeover.

Joanna Murray-Smith poses some difficult questions in her new play Berlin, commissioned by Melbourne Theatre Company.

After a year writing for the screen, Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is ecstatic to be back in the theatre with her new play Berlin, a nail-biting two-hander about young love and inherited guilt.