'Christmas Island Project'
Written by Nabilah Said
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
A new play in development about the Malay community on Christmas Island.
Commissioned by Malthouse Theatre, workshopped in partnership with Teater Ekamatra (Singapore).
‘Telethon Kid’
Written by Alistair Baldwin
Directed by Hannah Fallowfield
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
After rising to fame as the poster child of Perth Children’s Hospital 2007 Telethon, Sam reunites alongside his paediatric doctor-come-lover when they are nominated for a coveted research grant from big pharma. A sexy ethical nightmare about disability, agency, and the ambiguities of doctor-patient relationships.
Cast: Ashley Apap, Max Brown, Effie Nkrumah and William Rees.
Malthouse Theatre (2023).
Production photos by Tamarah Scott
‘Made in China 2.0’
Written, Co-Directed & Performed by Wang Chong
Co-Directed by Emma Valente
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
In this intimate and unexpected solo, Chong takes us deep inside his creative risk-taking to share a personal manifesto for making trailblazing art in China and abroad.
Malthouse Theatre (2023).
Production photos by Tamara Scott
'Mormon Girl'
Written and Performed by Jessica Knight
Directed by Bridget Balodis
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
A comedy solo about sex, bodies, self-discovery, punk music, and growing up in the Mormon church.
Hot Mess Productions, for Melbourne Fringe 2019
Production photos by Theresa Harrison
'Shotgun Wedding'
by No Show (Bridget Balodis & Mark Pritchard)
An interactive wedding experience, where the audience become the central performers.
Presented at the 2012 Next Wave Festival.
Production photos by Sarah Walker
'Atlantis'
Written by Chanella Macri
Directed by Isabella Vadiveloo
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
Drawing on Pasifika philosophies and modes of storytelling, this fantastical play uses Plato's myth of a sunken city to explore young people's power as future guardians of country.
Cast: Kevin Hoffbauer, Karl Richmond, and Kira Samu.
This production formed part of the Suitcase Series, Malthouse Theatre's award-winning education program (2022-23)
Production photos by Phoebe Powell
'K-BOX'
Written by Ra Chapman
Directed by Bridget Balodis
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
An absurd drama about a Korean adoptee's attempts to question the life she's landed in, and search for the one she never knew.
Cast: Syd Brisbane, Maude Davey, Jeffrey Liu (JËVA), and Susanna Qian.
Malthouse Theatre (2022).
Production photos by Phoebe Powell
'The Return'
Written by John Harvey
Directed by Matthew Lutton and Jason Tamiru
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
An epic story about the dispossession of Aboriginal ancestral remains, and the journey to repatriate them home to Country.
Cast: Jimi Bani, Ghenoa Gela, Damion Hunter, Angelica Lockyer, Guy Simon, Laila Thaker, Sean Ryan and Culture Evolves.
Malthouse Theatre (2022)
Production photos by Pia Johnson
'Stay Woke'
Written by Aran Thangaratnam
Directed by Bridget Balodis
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard
A comedy about two brothers heading to the mountains to bury the hatchet on a lifelong rivalry.
Cast: Rose Adams, Brooke Lee, Dushan Philips, and Kaivu Suvarna.
Premiered at Malthouse Theatre, toured to Darlinghurst Theatre (2022)
Production photos by Phoebe Powell
