The incredible true story of the infamous UK Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? cheating scandal is being brought to life by Melville Theatre. Written by James Graham and directed by Brentwood resident Vanessa Jensen, the play Quiz looks at the trial of Major Charles Ingram – dubbed “the coughing major” – who was charged […]
The stage is set to burn bright with the West Australian premiere of the musical Firebringer at Melville Theatre this May. Created by American musical theatre company StarKid Productions in 2016 and directed by Craig Griffen, it’s an irreverent, hysterical and entirely historically inaccurate story of early humans discovering fire. At the dawn of humanity, […]
A game of Clue is afoot at Melville Theatre this September as six strangers are invited to a mysterious mansion. Written by Sandy Rustin, adapted from Jonathan Lynn’s screenplay of the cult 1985 movie, Miss Scarlet, Mrs White, Mrs Peacock, Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard and Mr Green all discover they are being blackmailed. But when […]
Inspired by memories of his years working as a dresser for actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, Ronald Harwood’s evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life comes to Melville Theatre this July. Directed by Jacob Turner, The Dresser is set in England against the backdrop of World War II as a group of Shakespearean actors tour […]
Are you never too old to fall in love? It’s a question explored in a romantic comedy at Melville Theatre, aptly-titled Old Love, written by Norm Foster and directed by Vanessa Jensen. Divorced man Bud meets the recently-widowed Molly – the wife of his former boss – again after many years, when he comes to […]
Melville Theatre’s first offering for 2018 is David Ives’ play within a play Venus in Fur. The play by the US playwright, screenwriter and novelist was last performed in Perth in 2015 by Black Swan State Theatre Company. This production is directed by Trevor Dhu, Venus in Fur was first staged in 2010 and nominated for […]
The perils of growing up and growing old are being explored in a frank and funny family drama at Melville Theatre this November and December. Written by April de Angelis and directed by Miles Openshaw, Jumpy focuses on 50-year-old Hilary who is in an unexciting marriage, faces redundancy at work and has a volatile relationship […]
