Melbourne Workers Theatre (MWT) was an Australian theatre company based in
Melbourne, Australia.
The company was founded in 1987 by
Patricia Cornelius
Patricia Cornelius is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre.
Plays
Cornelius has written more than 20 plays, which include ''Slut'' (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), ''The Call'' (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), '' ...
, Steve Payne and Michael White.
It specialised in producing work from a
left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
stance, seeking to create work that "articulates flaws in the mainstream perception of Australian culture and identity, contesting how Australians think about themselves as a nation and as a people".
Indigenous
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actor and director (later playwright)
Jada Alberts
Jada Alberts is an Aboriginal Australian actor, playwright, screenwriter, director, artist and poet.
Early life and education
Alberts is from the Top End of Australia, of Larrakia, Yanuwa, Bardi and Wardaman descent. Their mother is Franc ...
participated in various projects with the theatre.
After several arts funding bodies removed their financial support, the company struggled financially, eventually closing in 2012.
See also
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Andrew Bovell
Andrew Bovell (born 23 November 1962) is an Australian writer for theatre, film and television.
Life
Bovell was born on 23 November 1962 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and completed his secondary school education in Perth. He graduated from t ...
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Junction Theatre Company
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New Theatre, Melbourne
The New Theatre in Melbourne, formerly Melbourne Workers' Theatre Group, was one of a number of branches of Australia's New Theatre movement established in the 1930s. This was a radical left theatrical movement which staged performances with ...
References
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1987 establishments in Australia
Theatre companies in Australia
Theatre in Melbourne
2012 disestablishments in Australia
Political theatre companies