Melbourne Workers Theatre produces powerful, innovative, professional theatre of high quality for, with, and about working class people.
Melbourne Workers Theatre / Artistic director biography
Andrea James wrote and directed Yanagai! Yanagai! for Melbourne Workers Theatre (MWT), which was produced with Malthouse Theatre in 2003. The production has since gone on to be performed in the Philippines, Kenya, New York and Paris. Other directing credits include Non Parlo di Salo by Christos Tsialkos and Spiro Economopolous and Crowfire by Jadah Milroy.
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MWT was formed in 1987 in an international climate of aggression towards trade unions. The company formed to address questions such as 'What does it mean to be a trade unionist at this particular time and under these attacks?' MWT has produced powerful, professional theatre that responds to situations that have yet to find a voice in Australian culture. The company has produced 30 new Australian plays since formation, performing work with artists and communities from a range of backgrounds and cultures, and collaborating with other theatre companies.
