Malthouse acknowledges the unceded lands of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge their sovereignty and their Songlines. We pay respect to their Elders and their Children. We embrace and celebrate the oldest culture in the world.
WANG CHONG is the founder of Beijing-based performance group Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental. He is the most internationally commissioned Chinese theater director. His works have been performed in 20 countries. Wang’s productions include: The Warfare of Landmine 2.0 (2013 Festival/Tokyo Award), Lu Xun (2016 Beijing News Best Chinese Performance), Teahouse 2.0, (2018 One Drama Awards Best Little Theater Work), Waiting for Godot (live online performance with 290,000 audience), and The Plague (live online performance with artists working from 6 continents). He is currently working on his solo show Made in China 2.0 (ArtsEmerson, and Malthouse Theatre) and two documentary films.
EMMA VALENTE is a freelance director, dramaturg, lighting designer and occasional trouble maker. She is the Co-Artistic director and Co-CEO of feminist theatre company THE RABBLE. Emma is the recipient of the Creators Fund grant from Creative Victoria, a Sidney Myer Fellow, a Curator at Large (performance) at The Substation and received a Life Time Achievement award for Technical Achievement from The Green Room Awards. Emma has directed works that have been performed for Dublin Fringe Festival, Arts House, St Martins, Wuzhen Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Dark MOFO, Brisbane Festival, Malthouse Theatre, Belvoir, MTC, The Substation, Theatre Works, CarriageWorks and La Mama. Emma is also an award-winning designer and founded an initiative to increase gender equity in the technical design sector (lighting, sound and video design) and has been an advocate for change around Sexual Harassment and Bullying in the sector.
EDWIN CHEAH TOURING PRODUCTION MANAGER
WANG CHONG WRITER, CO-DIRECTOR & CAST
EMMA VALENTE CO-DIRECTOR & PRODUCTION DESIGNER
EMMA LOCKHART WILSON CO-DESIGNER MARK PRITCHARD DRAMATURG
BOARD
FIONA M c GAUCHIE (CHAIR)
JADA ALBERTS
DEBORAH CHEETHAM AO
DEBBIE DADON AM
LINDY HUME AM PHD
DANIELLE LEIGH (OBSERVER)
ANDREW MYER AM
SUE PRESTNEY
PAMELA RABE
MARY VALLENTINE AO
JACOB VARGHESE
ALAN WONG
EXECUTIVE
MATTHEW LUTTON
SARAH NEAL
ARTISTIC & PROGRAMMING
ANNIE BOURKE
BERNADETTE FAM
LAURA HALE
MARLINE ZAIBAK
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
NESS HARWOOD
LIZ WHITE
ALLIE STAPLETON
CONNIE STELLA
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
DAVEY SIMMONS
SABRINA ALDAY
JULIA ANTIQUE
TAMARAH SCOTT
PUBLICITY
TS PUBLICITY
GRAPHIC DESIGN
HOURS AFTER DEVELOPMENT
ALEX BELLEMORE
PATRICK CRUMMY
EDUCATION
LYALL BROOKS
TICKETING & BOX OFFICE
PRUE SUTHERLAND
FIONA WISEMAN
BOX OFFICE STAFF
PAUL BUCKLEY
EMILY BURKE
PERRI CUMMINGS
BRONYA DOYLE
MELLITA ILICH
MIN KINGHAM
ISA MUNHOS
EMMA WHITBY
LIZ WHITE
PRODUCTION
BLAIR HART
BAIRD M c KENNA
DEXTER VARLEY
TIA CLARK
ZOE RABB
ROB BALLINGALL
BRENDAN JELLIE
DELIA SPICER
GOFFREDO MAMELI
ELIZABETH WHITTON
LENNON FOWLER
VENUE
DANIELLE GIORDANO
EMMA CORBETT
STEVE HEARNE
RYAN JONES
FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
LUKE BRADY
MITCHELL BROTZ
LOUISA CARPINTERI
CHIARA GABRIELLI
DANIELLE GODER
ZOE HADLER
CATHERINE HAMILTON
GEORGINA JEFFORD
SOPHIE MCCRAE
HAYLEY NEWMAN
TEXAS NIXON-KAIN
SARAH ONN
JULIE O’REILLY
ELLIE ROTH
CLAUDE SARMIENTO
LUCY SEALE
ELISABETH SHAW
EMMA SHAW
FLYNN SMEATON
BARNEY SPICER
KENNY WAITE
HENRY WALTER
OLIVE WEEKS
HAYLEY WOLTERS
Our Malthouse Muses are our inner circle of philanthropic supporters who intimately share our vision for making theatre that defines our city and our world. We couldn’t do it without you.
URANIA—MUSE OF THE STARS ($20,000+)
Andyinc Foundation, Circle5 Foundation, Debbie Dadon AM, Girgensohn Foundation, The Humanity Foundation, Craig Reeves
CLIO—MUSE OF HISTORY ($10,000+)
J Cowen, Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker, Carrillo Gantner AO, Suzanne Kirkham, Richard Leonard & Gerlinde Scholz, Michele Levine, Fiona McGauchie & James Penlidis, Mary-Ruth & Peter McLennan, Alison & Peter Mitchell, Robert Salzer Foundation, Liz & Chris Schell, Janine Tai, The Vera Moore Foundation , Maureen Wheeler AO
THALIA—MUSE OF COMEDY ($5,000+)
John & Lorraine Bates, Canny Quine Foundation, Gjergja Family, Geoff & Christine Grenda, Christopher Reed, Anonymous (1)
MELPOMENE—MUSE OF TRAGEDY ($2,500+)
Susanne Dahn, Anita & Richard Dammery, Rosemary Forbes & Ian Hocking, Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan, Michael Jankie & Vivienne Poznanski, Amy & Paul Jasper, Ann Kemeny & Graham Johnson, Michael Kingston, Lauren Mitchell & Bradley Shawyer, Stephen Mitchell & Lizzie Holland, Sue Prestney & Paul Glen, Robert Sessions AM & Christina Fitzgerald, Tom Smyth, Peter Templeton, Leonard Vary & Matt Collins AM QC, Rosemary Walls, Jan Williams, Anonymous (1)
EUTERPE—MUSE OF MUSIC ($1,000+)
Monica & Sam Abrahams, Anita & Graham Anderson, Marc Besen AC, Benjamin Briscoe, Nan Brown, Sally Browne Fund, Lynne Burgess, Carman’s Kitchen, Ros Casey, Min Li Chong, Jason Craig, Mark & Jo Davey, Roger Donazzan, Mark Duckworth PSM & Lauren Mosso, Evelyn Firstenberg, Ben & Natalie Gilbertson, Nannette Hunter, Margaret Jackson, Dr Robert Karoly & Marguerite Hall, Julie & Michael Landvogt, Cameron Lewis, J Lowther, Ian Manning & Alice De Jonge, Susan McLean, Suzanne Mellor & Warren Prior, Norman Family, Tom & Ruth O’Dea, Sophie Padget, Rosemary & Roger Redston, Mike & Jane Rikard-Bell, Rohitha Rupesinghe & Mi Fon Lew, Viorica Samson, Simon Schofield, Lynne Sherwood, Dr Tim Smyth, Maria Solà, Fiona Sweet & Paul Newcombe, Pinky Watson, Anonymous (2)
Jane Allan, Michael Arnold, Peter Berry & Amanda Quirk, Nina Bonacci, Jennifer Bourke, Michael Brennan, Kim & Ken Briscoe, Brownlee Family, Elise Callander, Yvonne Constantine, Andrew Costa & Ming Kang Chen, Cranberry Design, Rod Fuller, John & Helen Gibbins, Moreno & Anna Giovannoni, Iona Goodwin, Marguerite & Vincent Griffith, Luke Heagerty, Prof Michael Jefford, Irene Kearsey, Fiona Mahony, Susanna Mason, Jennifer & Tony Merlino, Sarah Morgan, George Morstyn, Jane Northey, Kaylene O’Neill, Charlie Powles, Pritchard Family, Anita Roberts, Jean Ross, Elizabeth Spence, Andrew D N Stocker, John Thomas, Dr Meg Upton, Penny Ward, Peter & Shirley Watson, Jillian Wells OAM & David Wells OAM, Gary Westbrook, Martine La Fontaine & Scott White, Anonymous (6)
