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CONTENTS

4 The year in numbers MTC on Tour 6 Chair’s report 56 Peddling 8 Foundation Chair’s report 57 Egg 10 Artistic Director’s report 58 Disgraced 12 Executive Director’s report Readings and MTC in Conversation MTC Headquarters 2016 Mainstage 62 Cybec Electric 252 Sturt St 16 Ladies in Black 65 MTC in Conversation: Southbank VIC 3006 18 Lungs David Hare and Jamie Lloyd 03 8688 0900 20 The Distance Southbank Theatre 22 Miss Julie MTC Initiatives and Artist Development 140 Southbank Blvd 24 Straight White Men 67 Women in Theatre Program Southbank VIC 3006 26 Double Indemnity 67 Assistant Directors 03 8688 0800 28 Skylight 68 MTC Connect mtc.com.au 30 Jasper Jones 68 Commissions 32 Disgraced Venues 69 Secondments and attachments 34 Switzerland 70 Awards and Nominations Throughout 2016 MTC performed its Melbourne season of plays at 36 The Odd Couple 72 MTC Board Southbank Theatre, The Sumner and The Lawler, 74 MTC Foundation Board and the Fairfax Studio and Playhouse at Arts Centre Melbourne. NEON NEXT 76 MTC Staff Managing Editor Virginia Lovett 40 Lilith: The Jungle Girl Editor Rosie Shepherdson-Cullen 42 NEON Extra Support for MTC Graphic Designer Helena Turinski 78 Corporate Partners Education and Families Cover Image Jeff Busby 80 Donors Cover Jasper Jones: Nicholas Denton, Rachel Taylor, Ian Bliss and Harry Tseng 46 Peddling 48 Egg 82 Financials Production photography by Jeff Busby, Brett Broadman (Switzerland) and Rob Maccoll (Ladies in 50 Sharing the Light Black). Other photography by Tim Grey, Gina Milicia, Tomas O’Brien, Sarah Walker and Heath Warwick. 52 Education Activities Melbourne Theatre Company acknowledges the Yalukit Willam Peoples of the Boon Wurrung, the Traditional Owners of the land on which Southbank Theatre and MTC HQ stand, and we pay our respects to Melbourne’s First Peoples, to their ancestors past and present, and to our shared future.

MTC is a department MTC is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, MTC is a member of Live of the University its arts funding and advisory body, and by the State Government of Victoria through Performance Australia and the of Melbourne. Creative Victoria. Australian Major Performing Arts Group. -4- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -5-

THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

639 220,359 56% 5 total performances total paid attendance of total revenue new Australian plays came from Box Office on MTC stages 501 $28.3 million actors, creatives and total revenue 15% 5 industry professionals from other income new Australian plays developed employed through Cybec Electric and

$14.5 million workshops total box office income 10% 116% from corporate partnerships of core government funding 3 spent directly on cast 9% productions on tour increase in mainstage and creative wages 9% paid attendance from private donations 10 venues visited 10,838 8% on regional and school tickets to from government funding interstate tours MTC productions (net of payroll tax) -6- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -7-

In the arts, we are not marginalised and we are It is our firm belief that the community should CHAIRMAN’S REPORT not elitist. We are part of the foundation of not be disadvantaged from participating in Australian civic life. This is a fantastic the arts by virtue of mobility limitations or responsibility, and MTC embraces it whole- distance. Our strategic plan will see MTC be heartedly – in the plays we stage, to the classic more inclusive and our efforts increasingly or more commercial works we produce, to the concerted in ensuring more equitable access artist development opportunities and to our performances. educational programs we offer. In 2016, we strengthened our relationships with As Australia’s longest MTC’s total revenue compared to our With this in mind, the Board of Management, the University of Melbourne and the Victorian running State theatre government subsidy of 8 per cent net of Foundation Board and MTC Management College of the Arts. But we need to look at company, Melbourne payroll tax. undertook the first priority of the strategic plan more partnerships across government and Theatre Company is still raising money for the playwright development major corporations to continue to make MTC If we were to rely on government support alone – perhaps more than scheme. This five-year program will be the leading contemporary voice in the to supplement the box office, we would open ever – truly vital to launched and fully implemented in 2017. It will Australian arts landscape. ourselves up to commercial factors that would, Victoria’s creative life. be a ground-breaking initiative for the national ultimately, mean less wiggle room to take theatre landscape. MTC is fortunate to have a stable and MTC has a history artistic risks, allow flexible ticketing prices for supportive board that has enabled the of bringing new the disadvantaged or youth and stymie our If you consider the great cultural cities of the Company to realise some of the key initiatives Australian works and celebrated international ability to try new innovative practices. world – London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Beijing outlined in the strategic plan. I would like to works to the stage. This has, at times, proven – they all present a distinctive mix of current extend my sincere thanks to my fellow Board The MTC Foundation is spearheading our to be a risky venture, but more than 60 years visual and performing arts. All find a way to Members for their passionate commitment to since MTC’s inception we have no intention of efforts in this area and under the stewardship embrace new work. This work, in turn, MTC and the arts in general. veering from this path. of Chair Jane Hansen is growing from strength provides an opportunity, from their particular to strength. I commend Jane and her team on I must also acknowledge Artist Director Brett 2016 was a strong, consolidating year for the perspective, to address the contemporary their remarkable first year and their continuing world as it is. Sheehy and MTC Executive Director Virginia Company. Subscriber numbers and paid efforts to redefine our giving program. In Lovett, under whose leadership the Company attendance bounced back from 2015, confident February, MTC’s first ever General Endowment Melbourne is on the verge of becoming another continues to respond to the needs of not only in the artistic program; a program balanced Fund was created and launched with a of these great cultural cities. MTC’s strategic our audiences but the city’s cultural appetite with Australian premieres, international new visionary gift from The Little Foundation of vision will provide a road map to steer the more broadly. works, classics and independent work. $1 million. This fund will grow to ensure the Company through the reimagining of the new future sustainability of the company for Southbank area into the Melbourne Arts In an environment where many of our arts MTC’s mainstage attendances increased by 9 organisation are struggling to keep their heads per cent compared to 2015 and the company generations to come. Precinct – one of the world’s leading arts and cultural districts. above water, there are exciting times ahead for delivered 639 performances and employed 501 In 2016, the Board and Management adopted a Victoria’s flagship theatre company – times of actors, creatives and industry professionals. new strategic plan for 2017–2021. The strategic plan also sets us on a path to great will and sound purpose – as we MTC simply could not continue to contribute to building audiences and income through MTC’s reposition MTC to be a contemporary voice of This strategic plan sets a bold task to develop building Melbourne’s cultural capital without digital strategy. Using digital platforms, we will the Australian arts scene in the 21st century. new Australian works truly reflecting our private investment and the ongoing support grow our digital content to extend our reach diverse society, increase audience capacity and Terry Moran ac of our loyal – and growing – donor base. beyond the physical walls of a theatre, bringing to reach out across the State through touring our work to new audiences around Australia Private giving in 2016 grew to 9 per cent of and digital access. and beyond. -8- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -9-

The Little Foundation, of which I am also as a great cultural beacon to this State and FOUNDATION CHAIR Chair, was proud to support the to this nation. establishment of MTC’s General Endowment REPORT Fund with a donation of $1 million in 2016. A I would like to thank both the MTC Board general endowment fund is designed to and Foundation Board for all their efforts in provide the Company with a strong, helping us to gain significant momentum in sustainable and artistically vibrant future, a very short time. And I must particularly and will be a lasting source of income for congratulate the MTC management and philanthropy team, who have been As Chair of the MTC our revenue streams, and ensure the the Company for years to come. outstanding in supporting the growth of the Foundation I Company is stable enough to continue to If the year had not been busy enough, in Foundation in 2016. experience firsthand take artistic risks and provide the array of November we launched the MTC Legacy the passion and love programs and events so cherished by Circle to honour the generosity of those We are a small team but we have managed that Victorians have for artists and the community. This is why the who include a gift to MTC in their Will. This to deliver tremendous results thus far. And this wonderful MTC Foundation is so vitally important. bequest program allows us to thank we face a bright and exciting future as we organisation. This is supporters in their lifetime – to publicly look toward 2017 and beyond for never more evident The MTC Foundation has a valuable role in recognise those individuals who have philanthropy at MTC. than in the creating a focus – both internally and confirmed their wishes to remember MTC extraordinary support we receive from our externally – on what we are here to do and The biggest thanks, however, is reserved for and who would like to share this with other family of donors – from all walks of life, all what we are trying to achieve. In our first our donors and their ongoing support, supporters. I would like to acknowledge the ages and from across the State. year we’ve significantly strengthened the passion and patronage. Without them, relationship between MTC and donors, and sixteen extraordinary people who became none of this would be possible. 2016 was a turning point in philanthropic generated greater awareness about the part of the Legacy Circle in 2016 and thank activity for the Company. importance of private giving to MTC. them for their generosity. Jane Hansen

We officially launched the MTC Foundation; Donations to MTC provide essential and Last year we honoured three of our greatest increased the number of donors by 68 from ongoing contributions to the Company’s supporters and advocates – Derek Young the previous year; and saw income from core mainstage operations as well as AM, Caroline Young and the late Biddy donations grow by 2 per cent, representing targeting specific programs. Many of our Ponsford – with MTC Lifetime Patron 9 per cent of the annual revenue to the programs, initiatives and education Awards to acknowledge and celebrate their Company – outstripping government activities would not be possible without astonishing generosity and support that has subsidy by 1 per cent. philanthropic support. enriched the arts throughout Victoria and Australia. Each in their own way, these The loyalty of our donors to MTC is the One of my true passions is theatre, and the three people made an immense bedrock on which we grow, especially as importance of this artform continues to be contribution to MTC and are an inspiration the organisation becomes increasingly relevant to all generations. Theatre inspires to us all. reliant on philanthropy to realise our imagination and innovation, teaches us to ambitious goals. be compassionate, and can challenge our I am fortunate to be joined on the beliefs and perceptions. I have been a Foundation Board by a team of like-minded As Chair, I do not take this loyalty for subscriber for many years and I relish the and generous colleagues who love the craft granted. To continue to be successful and role of Chair along with sitting on the Board of theatre, and who believe that what MTC prosper we must remain relevant, diversify of Management. does is extremely important to our city – -10- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -11-

Indeed, we believe presentation of the best Of course, in any organisation there is the visible ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S contemporary stories, Australian and and the less visible, and that applies to the team international, is at the heart of 21st century of people who create the art we present. REPORT theatre’s relevance to our society, our politics, our relationships and our world. While the MTC Foundation, Virginia Lovett and I are the more public faces of this Company, there This report sets out all of the productions of are 88 full-time and 122 casual and part-time 2016, but in that category of Australian stories women and men working at MTC, covering every we had six eminent works on our stages area of our operations. Virginia and I are two, 2016 was another out performances which, while cheering, also – Ladies in Black, Double Indemnity (an but beside us stand 208. And in my view, they bumper year for MTC, flagged that many Melbournians who wanted to Australian adaptation of the screen classic), are the heroes of this enterprise – often unseen, with subscriptions attend these works simply couldn’t get a ticket. Jasper Jones, Switzerland, Lilith: The Jungle never publicly applauded, but driving the growing by a very healthy An argument always to consider subscription as Girl and Egg. ‘engine room’ of everything MTC achieves. 11 per cent over the a way for audiences not to miss out. previous year and In 2016 we also welcomed two new Associate On a final note, despite the successes and In 2016 we had three MTC productions picked up attendance to our Directors to the Company, Sarah Goodes and achievements outlined here, as our Chair and remounted by commercial producers mainstage season Dean Bryant, who quickly became invaluable Terry Moran points out in his report, we still – a sign that MTC is becoming an incubator for up per cent as well. members of our Artistic Team. have the lowest percentage of government some of the most successful new Australian support of any of Australia’s 28 major We took our highest total box office in history, works. The Beast, Pennsylvania Avenue and We also launched the MTC Foundation led by performing arts organisations. That is, our $14.5 million, an increase of $1.8 million over North by Northwest were all revived by Jane Hansen, which already is attracting the annual revenue is the least subsidised of any 2015 and nearly $1 million over our own box commerical producers during the year, playing attention and support of a raft of extremely major performing arts company in the country. office target. all round the country. generous donors. This is a challenge which we live with daily, but To have achieved this, while also presenting The opening show of our season, Ladies in Another important development of 2016 was the we conquer it through our team’s ingenuity and challenging, technically complex and extremely Black, won the most coveted Helpmann Award designing of, and raising funds for, a new indefatigable work ethic, through strategically rigorous works is something of which the of the year, Best New Australian Work. In fact, program to develop playwrights and plays with balanced programming, and with the dedication Company is very proud. I am thinking of the nominees for this category over the past more resources and rigour than ever before of our unceasingly supportive Board and particularly of the technically near-impossible years, Best New Australian Work (across every undertaken by MTC. design of Lungs with its 360 degree rotating set; artform), of the productions were presented by Foundation. My heartfelt thanks go to them, to Virginia and to the entire MTC team and MTC of Miss Julie, one of the finest mixed media MTC. As we were designing this new writers’ theatrical works I have seen anywhere, with development program, the elder statesman of artists for another great year of theatre. its seamless marrying of live performance and This is simply evidence that at MTC we present Australian playwriting, David Williamson, stated Brett Sheehy ao cinematic technology and its challenge of the the very best of Australian perfomance. in July 2016: conventions of theatre; and of Straight White Men which satirically and confrontingly called And it also highlights perhaps the most ‘There is a way of attracting audiences for the many of us out on our own inherent privilege. distinctive aspect of Melbourne Theatre major theatre companies. It’s to program Company in the national landscape. For polished, incisive plays about our here and And in our productions of Ladies in Black, Melbourne, Australian stories are of vital now... to my knowledge there is only one major Jasper Jones, Disgraced, Switzerland and importance, and for us at MTC, telling those company pursuing such a policy. And that’s the The Odd Couple we saw wave after wave of sold- stories is of the highest priority. Melbourne Theatre Company.’ -12- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -13-

Our philanthropy revenue exceeded budget grades, are less likely to leave school, and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S by 5 per cent representing 9 per cent of the have more positive self-concepts leading to Company’s overall revenue. As a comparison, greater social cohesion, self-esteem and REPORT philanthropy was 3 per cent of total revenue critical thinking. in 2013. Servicing costs were also kept to a minimum at 20c in $1. Throughout the year the MTC is committed to making theatre and live MTC Foundation continued to gain momentum performance accessible to all young people with increased engagement from all its across this state regardless of ability, cultural, financial or geographical circumstance. Each time, as I reflect Our mainstage attendance grew by 9 per cent members and particular focus on key programs such on the past year, I am with an overall paid attendance of 220,359 In 2016, we reached over 10,000 school tickets as Women in Theatre, education, youth staggered by this across all productions. We brought in a total – all with heavily subsidised prices, some as and families. company’s output, revenue of $28.3 million and total box office of low as $5 for disadvantaged schools through our consummate $14.5 million. Of the total revenue, 56 per cent At the heart of all our strategies is our key the Sharing the Light initiative. We also ran professionalism, came from box office, 10 per cent corporate shareholders – our artists, our subscribers, regional workshops, scholarship and our drive for artistic partnerships, 9 per cent private giving, 8 per our donors and our future audiences. indigenous mentorship programs, work vibrancy, our reach and cent government funding (net of payroll tax) experience and enrichment activities for our staff’s unflagging and 15 per cent from other revenues such as Southbank Theatre sits at the heart of young people. commitment to the excellence of theatre theatre hire. The year ended with a modest Melbourne’s arts precinct and the Company has making. It is an honour to lead such an operating surplus of just under $12,000. been very much a part of the dialogue about In 2016 the late, great Betty Amsden came on outstanding organisation and team of people. the new development as the precinct transforms board to support one of our key education The Company continues to look at new ways to to one of the world’s great cultural hubs. programs that offers 25 young people suffering The previous year had been a challenging one innovate; make our revenues stretch further so socio or geographic disadvantage the chance but in 2016 we were able to turn this result we can realise our artistic vision; maintain a In 2016 MTC continued to redefine our food to take part in a week of drama workshops at around, consolidate and reassess Melbourne stable and productive workplace; and to reach and beverage offerings at the theatre with MTC. Theatre Company’s strategic direction for our key strategic goals. new dining services in the Members Lounge. the future. We started a transition to offering more online This is just one example of the many acts of Underpinning the Company’s success is content generated through MTC’s own generosity in 2016 from our many wonderful, The Company presented 14 productions – increasing our contributable income and channels offering an array of podcasts, passionate donors. 11 in our mainstage season, an independent becoming less reliant on earned income. articles and videos featuring actors, the I would like to acknowledge the unflinching co-production, an education production and creative practice and behind-the-scenes The philanthropy team, with the support of the support of our Artistic Director Brett Sheehy, a family co-production. Ten were staged at stories. With the changes in the media MTC Foundation led by Chair Jane Hansen, the Heads of Departments and entire MTC MTC’s Southbank Theatre, four at Arts Centre landscape MTC wants to be ahead of the bell really shifted gears in 2016. The Little staff. Brett and I are fortunate to lead such a Melbourne. curve and be creating its own editorial content Foundation gifted MTC its largest ever single tremendous team of professionals who strive for its audience. We also toured our education production donation from a private donor of for excellence in every part of their job. across regional Victoria and Tasmania, $1 million to seed an inaugural general As the flagship theatre company of the state I would like to thank our Chair Terry Moran ac, co-presented our family show in Tasmania and endowment fund. This fund, once fully we are very proud of the ever-increasing role Chair of the Foundation Jane Hansen and all presented a hit mainstage show at the Geelong capitalised, will ensure future generations of the Company plays in arts education – the Board Members for their counsel, Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Victorians will continue to enjoy the very best particularly in regional Victoria. Research commitment and support. Performing Arts Centre. theatre the world and Australia has to offer. shows, when arts learning is embedded in everyday classes students achieve better Virginia Lovett -14- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -15-

MAINSTAGE -16- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -17- ‘Ladies in Black is a unicorn of the stage: a full-blown, home-grown musical that actually works. It’s probably the best Aussie musical since Priscilla went global.’ – The Age

Ladies in Black Book by Carolyn Burns, Music and Lyrics by Tim Finn Based on Madeleine St John’s novel The Women in Black

16 JAN — 27 FEB PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 48 25,452 THE SUMNER

CAST CREATIVE AND Assistant Stage Manager PRODUCTION TEAM Lisette Drew Andrew Broadbent Rehearsal Photographer Kate Cole Director Simon Phillips Stephen Henry Carita Farrer Spencer Orchestrations and Musical Production Photographer Bobby Fox Supervisor Guy Simpson Rob Maccoll Lucy Maunder Musical Director David Young Additional orchestrations Kathryn McIntyre Choreographer Isaac Hayward Sarah Morrison Andrew Hallsworth Additional lyrics Simon Phillips Christen O’Leary Designer Gabriela Tylesova and Carolyn Burns Naomi Price Lighting Designer David Walters Deidre Rubenstein Associate Designer Opening Night 20 January Greg Stone Hanna Sandgren Forum Night 25 January Dramaturg Simon Phillips Donor Event 2 February MUSICIANS System Sound Designer Audio Described Performances Matthew Erskine Guitars Gerard Assi 9 and 13 February Dialect Coach Violin Matt Hassall Tactile Tour 12 February Melissa Agnew Percussion David Hatch Captioned Performance Stage Manager Jodie Roche-Jones Bass Jo To 27 February Deputy Stage Manager Cello Paul Zabrowarny Dan Sinclair

A Queensland Theatre Production Media Partner -18- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ‘This is an exhilarating production: good looking, -19- well drilled, confidently and imaginatively directed by Clare Watson and, best of all, supremely well-acted.’ – The Australian

Lungs by Duncan Macmillan

5 FEB – 19 MAR PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, 49 11,195 FAIRFAX STUDIO

CAST CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION Opening Night 11 February TEAM Forum Night 15 February Kate Atkinson Donor Event 23 February Bert LaBonté Director Clare Watson Audio Described Performance Set Designer Andrew Bailey 1 and 5 March Costume Designer Kate Davis Tactile Tour 5 March Lighting Designer Richard Vabre Captioned Performance 19 March Composer and Sound Designer Russell Goldsmith Stage Manager Christine Bennett Assistant Stage Manager Jess Maguire Stage Management Secondment Thomas Corcoran (vca) Directorial Attachment Katy Maudlin

Production Partner Media Partner -20- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -21- ‘The ensemble acting is spot on … It’s a joy to see three mature female characters so vividly brought to life.’ – The Age

The Distance by Deborah Bruce

5 MAR – 9 APR PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 38 13,969 THE SUMNER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 10 March PRODUCTION TEAM Forum Night 14 March Martin Blum Audio Described Performances Nadine Garner Director Leticia Cáceres 29 March and 2 April Joe Klocek Set and Costume Designer Tactile Tour 2 April Katrina Milosevic Tracy Grant Lord Nathan Page Lighting Designer Lisa Mibus Ben Prendergast Composer and Sound Designer Susan Prior THE SWEATS Voice and Dialect Coach Geraldine Cook Stage Manager Julia Smith Assistant Stage Manager Meg Richardson Stage Management Secondment Andrea Theodore

Production Partner Media Partners -22- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -23- ‘It is radical and traditional at once; a bold revision and faithful retelling. – Daily Review

Miss Julie by August Strindberg

16 APR – 21 MAY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 40 12,366 THE SUMNER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 21 April PRODUCTION TEAM Forum Night 25 April Robin McLeavy Donor Event 25 April Zahra Newman Director / Adaptor Kip Williams Audio Described Performance Mark Leonard Winter Set and Costume Designer 10 and 14 May Alice Babidge Tactile Tour 14 May Lighting Designer Paul Jackson Composer and Sound Designer THE SWEATS Assistant Director Jessica Arthur Assistant Set and Costume Designer Sophie Fletcher Dramaturg Chris Mead Stage Manager Jess Keepence Assistant Stage Manager Julia Truong Directorial Secondment Benjamin Sheen -24- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ‘Straight White Men is a clever, bold and funny study on -25- a privileged racial group that’s rarely examined … For one and a half hours, white privilege is placed on a table in a way that some audience members would not give a thought to. And for that this work is genius.’ – Peril Magazine

Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee

6 MAY – 18 JUNE PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, 49 13,438 FAIRFAX STUDIO

CAST CREATIVE AND Directorial Attachment PRODUCTION TEAM Anna Molnar Candy Bowers Stage Management Secondment John Gaden Director Sarah Giles Nurul Izzatul Fia Sumono Hamish Michael Set and Costume Designer Gareth Reeves Eugyeene Teh Opening Night 12 May Luke Ryan Lighting Designer Lisa Mibus Forum Night 16 May Composer and Sound Designer Donor Event 24 May David Heinrich Audio Described Performances Music Consultant Candy Bowers 31 May and 4 June Assistant Director Dominic Mercer Tactile Tour 4 June Voice and Dialect Coach Captioned Performance 11 June Geraldine Cook Choreographer Ben Giraetz Fight Choreographer Lyndall Grant Stage Manager Lisette Drew Assistant Stage Manager Corinne Williams

Media Partner -26- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -27- ‘In this entertaining and atmospheric production, Sam Strong’s direction is assured, Tom Holloway’s script is intelligent, the acting accomplished and the design, costume and lighting are stylish.’ – Herald Sun

Double Indemnity by Tom Holloway, adapted from the book by James M Cain

30 MAY – 2 JULY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, 39 21,141 PLAYHOUSE

CAST CREATIVE AND Stage Manager Christine Bennett PRODUCTION TEAM Deputy Stage Manager Julia Smith Leon Ford Assistant Stage Manager Peter Kowitz Director Sam Strong Jess Maguire Richard Piper Set Designer Andrew Bailey Lighting Design Secondment Edwina Samuels Costume Designer Michelle Thorne Jessica Tovey Esther Marie Hayes Claire van der Boom Lighting Designer Paul Jackson Opening Night 3 June Lachlan Woods Composer Kelly Ryall Forum Night 6 June Assistant Director Donor Event 6 June Stephen Nicolazzo Audio Described Performance Dramaturg Chris Mead 21 and 25 June Fight Choreographer Tactile Tour 25 June Felicity Steele Captioned Performance 2 July Voice and Dialect Coach Leith McPherson Sound System Designer Terry McKibben

Production Partner Media Partners Marketing Partner -28- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -29- ‘Director Dean Bryant has a superb talent for vivid and visually arresting storytelling, and his creative team for this production have delivered a striking and considered canvas for the action.’ – Limelight

Skylight by David Hare

18 JUNE – 23 JULY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 40 15,125 THE SUMNER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 23 June PRODUCTION TEAM Forum Night 27 June Colin Friels Donor Event 5 July Anna Samson Director Dean Bryant Audio Described Performance Toby Wallace Set and Costume Designer 12 and 16 July Dale Ferguson Tactile Tour 16 July Lighting Designer Matt Scott Composer and Sound Designer Mathew Frank Voice and Dialect Coach Leith McPherson Stage Manager Jess Burns Assistant Stage Manager Emma Barbaro -30- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHHH -31- ‘Sam strong directs an ideal fusion of atmospheric design and lovable performances.’ – The Age

Jasper Jones based on the novel by Craig Silvey, adapted by Kate Mulvany

1 AUG – 10 SEPT 2016 PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 49 25,414 THE SUMNER

CAST Voice and Dialect Coach Opening Night 5 August Leith McPherson Forum Night 8 August Ian Bliss Choreographer Tanya Mitford Donor Event 8 August Nicholas Denton Fight Choreographer Audio Described Performances Taylor Ferguson Nigel Poulton 23 and 27 August Rachel Gordon Stage Manager Tactile Tour 27 August Guy Simon Whitney McNamara Captioned Performance Hayden Spencer Deputy Stage Manager 3 September Harry Tseng Jess Keepence Education Performances Assistant Stage Manager 31 August and 5 September CREATIVE AND Benjamin Cooper PRODUCTION TEAM Stage Management Secondment Director Sam Strong Hristina Tsingas Set and Costume Designer Sound Secondments Anna Cordingley Ben Talbot Dunn, Olivia Joppich Lighting Designer Matt Scott (Denis Irving Award Recipient) Composer and Sound Designer Set and Costume Design Darrin Verhagen Secondment James Lew Assistant Director Indigenous Scholarship Justine Campbell Recipients Lateisha Chaplin, Jon-Paul Madgwick

Production Partner Media Partner -32- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ‘Disgraced is a lean, brilliant play that stares down the -33- obviousness of its own topicalities and manages to be moving and disturbing at the same time.’ – The Saturday Paper

Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar

19 AUG – 1 OCT PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, 49 17,184 FAIRFAX STUDIO

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 25 August PRODUCTION TEAM Forum Night 29 August Mitchell Butel Audio Described Performance Kane Felsinger Director Nadia Tass 13 and 17 September Zindzi Okenyo Set Designer Shaun Gurton Tactile Tour 17 September Hazem Shammas Costume Designer Jill Johanson Captioned Performance 1 October Kat Stewart Lighting Designer Nigel Levings Auslan Interpreted Performance Composer and Sound Designer 24 September Russell Goldsmith and Daniel Nixon Assistant Director Ben Schostakowski Voice and Dialect Coach Suzanne Heywood Fight Choreographer Brad Flynn Stage Manager Julia Smith Assistant Stage Manager Jess Maguire Stage Management Secondment Lillian U

Production Partner Media Partner -34- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHH -35- ‘Dazzling work from two actors at the height of their power.’ – Time Out

Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith

16 SEPT – 29 OCT PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 47 18,820 THE SUMNER

CAST PRODUCTION Opening Night 21 September Forum Night 26 September Eamon Farren Director Sarah Goodes Audio Described Performances Sarah Peirse Set and Costume Designer 11 and 15 October Michael Scott-Mitchell Tactile Tour 15 October Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper Captioned Performance Sound Designer Steve Francis 29 October Voice and Dialect Coach Charmian Gradwell Stage Manager Lisette Drew Assistant Stage Manager Vanessa Martin

A Sydney Theatre Company production -36- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ‘Laughs in this buddy comedy flow as freely as the action, -37- with a current of real poignancy under all the easy-to- take fun.’ – The Age

Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple

5 NOV – 22 DEC PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 51 26,208 THE SUMNER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 10 November PRODUCTION TEAM Forum Night 14 November Michala Banas Donor Event 14 November Francis Greenslade Director Peter Houghton Audio Described Performances Shaun Micallef Set and Costume Designer 29 November and 3 December David Ross Paterson Christina Smith Tactile Tour 3 December Grant Piro Lighting Designer Matt Scott Captioned Performance Hayden Spencer Composer Sound Designer 17 December Drew Tingwell J David Franzke Christie Whelan Browne Assistant Director Kat Henry Voice and Dialect Coach Geraldine Cook Stage Manager Christine Bennett Assistant Stage Manager Whitney McNamara Assistant Stage Manager Jess Keepence

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NEON NEXT -40- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHHH -41- ‘Who knew a play about identity, cultural imperialism and colonialism could be so entertaining?’ – Daily Review

Lilith: The Jungle Girl A Sisters Grimm production Commissioned and presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

1 SEPT — 1 OCT PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 33 2,411 THE LAWLER

CAST CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION TEAM Candy Bowers Ash Flanders Director Declan Greene Genevieve Giuffre Set & Costume Designer Marg Horwell Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne Composer & Sound Designer THE SWEATS Video Design & Animation Emma Valente Dramaturg Nakkiah Lui Voice & Dialogue Coach Suzanne Heywood Fight Choreographer Lyndall Grant Stage Manager Meg Richardson -42- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -43-

NEON EXTRA

2016 saw the fourth year of the popular and free NEON EXTRA workshops for independent Directing Masterclass Grant Writing Toolkit theatre makers and practitioners. 9 November 16 November MTC HQ MTC HQ 49 theatre makers had the opportunity to work with and learn from industry professionals Hosted by MTC Associate Directors Dean Hosted by Kerrii Cavanagh across five tailored workshops: Bryant and Sarah Goodes Participants 10 Participants 10 Writing the Anti-Perfect Play Storming an Idea This interactive workshop on the art of 4 November 5 November Hosted by MTC’s newly appointed Associate applications helped participants get MTC HQ MTC HQ Directors, this masterclass offered two grounded in grants – with advice on Hosted by MTC Literary Director Chris Mead Hosted by THE RABBLE different perspectives on the craft of mistakes not to make and easy ways to with guest playwrights Participants 11 directing text based theatre from play excel, plus pro tips on making the most of Participants 10 selection and conceptualisation to working the process. Critically acclaimed artists THE RABBLE with actors on the floor. This session encouraged writers to embrace worked with participants to develop their all the flaws, the grit and gristle, the own performance ideas and methodologies. For the Independent Producer awkward lumps and horrors, all the stuff Encouraging a diverse range of practitioners 11 November that makes their writing unique, to participate – playwrights, sound artists, MTC HQ remarkable, and more than likely, poets, directors, video artists, dancers etc. Hosted by Nina Bonacci perfection on stage. The workshop introduced artists to a range Participants 8 of techniques for creating and devising for performance including THE RABBLE’s own Independent Producer Nina Bonacci compositional methodology and offers (Sisters Grimm, One step at a time like this, participants a chance to get feedback and Angus Cerini/Doubletap) unpacked the role to develop their own idea for performance. of the Producer and provided insights and advice on how to build your team, sourcing venues & rehearsal spaces, budgeting, timelines and useful documents. -44- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -45-

EDUCATION & FAMILY -46- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 HHHHH ■ -47- ‘Peddling is enriching, soul crunching, yearning stuff where it is a privilege to be an audience member.’ – Arts Hub

Peddling by Harry Melling

21 APR – 6 MAY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 21 2,236 THE LAWLER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 22 April PRODUCTION TEAM Darcy Brown Director Susie Dee Set and Costume Designer Marg Horwell Lighting Designer Matt Scott Lighting Designer Andy Turner Composer & Sound Designer Kelly Ryall Percussionist Bec Matthews Stage Manager Victoria Woolley Directorial Secondment Karen Berger -48- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ‘The rapport between Russell and Morris is a delight. Their -49- clowning is easy and unforced. This egg is a double yolker.’ The Australian

Egg by Angela Betzien

29 JUNE – 19 JULY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 28 3,473 THE LAWLER

CAST CREATIVE AND Opening Night 30 June PRODUCTION TEAM Genevieve Morris Jim Russell Director Leticia Cáceres Michelle Robin Anderson Puppetry Director Sam Routledge (Puppeteer) Set and Costume Designer Owen Phillips Lighting Designer Andy Turner Composer and Sound Designer THE SWEATS Choreographer Andrew Hallsworth Directorial Secondment Jeanette Tong Stage Manager Victoria Woolley Ovo puppet made by Bryony Anderson Miniature puppets made by Jill Munro

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SHARING THE LIGHT

Supported by the Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation

MTC is passionate about theatre being accessible to all, and with our Sharing the Light program we are able to put the transformative power of live performance within reach of more young people and families in Victoria. The program has four key components, all designed to help more people engage with the creative industries.

$5 Student Tickets and Torres Strait Islander people interested in the performing arts, to experience Subsidised tickets for students at first-hand how a production gets made and disadvantaged schools to attend MTC to explore all the varied roles and career mainstage productions. pathways available in the industry.

Travel Subsidy Recipients: Lateisha Madgewick, Jon-Paul Chaplain Offered to schools in regional areas of Victoria to reduce geographical barriers Regional Tour and help more students get to the theatre. Annual regional tour of MTC’s Education Total amount of travel subsidy provided to production. In 2016, Peddling travelled as a schools: $21,180 full-scale production to regional performing arts centres. $5 Family Tickets Venues visited: 6 Subsidised tickets available to families in Mildura Arts Centre; Ulumbarra Theatre, outer-metro Melbourne to attend MTC’s Bendigo; EBBW Entertainment Centre, Sale; family production, Egg. Wangaratta Arts Centre; Geelong Performing Arts Centre; Launceston College, Tasmania Indigenous Scholarships MTC, in partnership with the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development, offers a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity to young Aboriginal -52- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -53-

EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

VCE Solo Performance Exam Pre-show talks and Workshops Post-show Q&As 6 – 10 June April – September MTC HQ Southbank Theatre, The Sumner Participants 96 and The Lawler Pre-show talks were held for Miss Julie, VCE Stagecraft Exam Workshops Peddling and Jasper Jones 22 – 26 August Total Participants 1,142 MTC HQ Participants 136 HQ Tours February – December Youth Scholarship Course MTC HQ 26 – 30 September Participants 14 School Groups MTC HQ Participants 25 Work Experience Supported by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable February – October Foundation and the Lady Mayoress’s MTC HQ Committee Participants 14

MTC Ambassador Program Regional Enrichment Workshops MTC’s award-winning Education Program reaches thousands of young people across Victoria April – December6 11 – 17 May every year. In addition to bringing world-class productions into the realm of Education and MTC HQ Mildura, Sale, Wangaratta touring to some of the most remote schools in Victoria, our Education program offers Participants 15 Participants 52 dedicated workshops and learning opportunities for students across the state. Supported by MTC’s Youth Ambassador Supported by the Gailey/Lazarus Our Youth Scholarship Course offers an immersive drama experience to students with Giving Circle Charitable Foundation limited access to the arts, and MTC Ambassadors are welcomed into the MTC family for a year of theatrical adventures. We also support the study of VCE Drama and Theatre Studies through targeted workshops, talks and in-depth teaching resources, and run regular tours of our headquarters to give students a look inside a MTC. -54- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -55-

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Peddling Egg by Harry Melling by Angela Betzein

10 – 25 MAY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE 22 – 30 JULY PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE REGIONAL TOUR 8 754 TASMANIA 8 1,003

VENUES Geelong Performing Arts Centre, CREATIVE AND Earl Arts Centre Launceston CAST Lighting Designer Andy Turner Geelong PRODUCTION TEAM 22 – 23 July Composer and Sound Designer Mildura Arts Centre Genevieve Morris Monday 23 May THE SWEATS Tuesday 10 May Director Susie Dee Jim Russell Devonport Entertainment and Choreographer Set and Costume Designer Michelle Robin Anderson (Puppeteer) Launceston College, Tasmania Convention Centre Andrew Hallsworth Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo Marg Horwell Wednesday 25 May 26 July Directorial Secondment Thursday 12 May Lighting Designer Matt Scott CREATIVE AND Jeanette Tong Lighting Designer Andy Turner PRODUCTION TEAM CAST Theatre Royal Hobart Stage Manager Victoria Woolley EBBW Entertainment Centre, Sale Composer & Sound Designer 29 – 30 July Director Leticia Cáceres Ovo puppet made by Tuesday 17 May Darcy Brown Kelly Ryall Puppetry Director Sam Routledge Bryony Anderson Percussionist Bec Matthews Wangaratta Arts Centre, Set and Costume Designer Miniature puppets made by Stage Manager Victoria Woolley Wangaratta Owen Phillips Jill Munro Thursday 19 May

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Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar

5 – 8 OCT PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE GEELONG PERFORMING ARTS 5 1,397 CENTRE

14 OCT – 6 NOV PERFORMANCES PAID ATTENDANCE QUEENSLAND PERFORMING 28 8,275 ARTS CENTRE, BRISBANE

CAST CREATIVE AND Assistant Director Ben PRODUCTION TEAM Schostakowski Mitchell Butel Voice and Dialect Coach Kane Felsinger Director Nadia Tass Suzanne Heywood Libby Munro (Brisbane season only) Set Designer Shaun Gurton Fight Choreographer Brad Flynn Zindzi Okenyo Costume Designer Jill Johanson Stage Manager Julia Smith Hazem Shammas Lighting Designer Nigel Levings Assistant Stage Manager Kat Stewart (Geelong season only) Composer and Sound Designers Jess Maguire Russell Goldsmith and Stage Management Secondment Daniel Nixon Lillian U -60- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -61-

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Cybec Electric

25 FEB – 5 MAR PERFORMANCES TOTAL PAID ATTENDANCE SOUTHBANK THEATRE, 8 498 THE LAWLER

THE DAY I LEFT HOME – UNTOLD THE EXACT DIMENSIONS OF HELL MELBOURNE TALAM by Justine Campbell and by Bridget Mackey by Rashma N. Kalsie Sarah Hamilton of Human Animal 3 and 5 March Exchange 25 – 27 February Director Luke Kerridge Director Alex Pinder 26 – 27 February Cybec Intern Justin Nott Stage Manager Jess Burns Director Justine Campbell Cast Sophie Ross, Hayden Cybec Intern James O’Donohue Stage Manager Jess Burns Spencer, Emily Tomlins Cast Rayesh Gunasekera, Sahil Cybec Intern Jamaica Zuanetti Paid attendance 121 Saluja, Suhasini Seelin Cast Isabelle Ford, Genevieve Paid attendance 131 Morris, Louise Siversen, Honor THE SON Wolff by Louris van de Geer Paid attendance 128 4 – 5 March Director Kat Henry Stage Manager Jess Burns Cybec Intern Emily Sheehan Cast Kate Cole, Brigid Gallacher, Sonya Suares Paid attendance 118 -64- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -65-

IN CONVERSATION

In 2016 MTC hosted two free public talks as part of its In Conversation series, putting audiences up close with writers and directors from around the world and opening a dialogue about their work.

David Hare in Conversation Jamie Lloyd in Conversation with Julian Burnside 15 Sept 1 May Southbank Theatre Southbank Theatre Total attendance 111 Presented in partnership with the Wheeler Centre Multi award-winning British director Jamie Total attendance 500 Lloyd joined MTC Literary Director Chris Mead to talk about his career and prolific Ahead of his iconic play Skylight opening output of intriguing and thrilling at Southbank Theatre in June 2016, productions. This special event was a rare acclaimed UK playwright David Hare joined opportunity to hear from one of Britain’s Julian Burnside for a special hour-long most sought-after theatre directors, who event, hosted in partnership with the was named the 20th Most Powerful Person Wheeler Centre, to talk politics, art and in British Theatre by The Stage in their the writing life. annual Stage 100 list (2014) supported by the Mcgeorge Bequest. -66- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -67-

MTC INITIATIVES

Women in Theatre Program Jess Keeffe – Sound Designer Mentor: Russell Goldsmith MTC’s industry-leading Women in Theatre Amelia Lever-Davidson – Lighting Designer Program helps create practical pathways Mentor: Paul Jackson for women pursuing careers in a range of disciplines from production to artistic and Jennifer Medway – Dramaturg executive management. Mentor: Chris Mead Natasha Phillips – Producer The program provides the opportunity for Mentor: Martina Murray participants to be mentored by respected Justine Campbell – Jasper Jones theatre practitioners; take part in intensive Assistant Director leadership training; access practical career advice and coaching across a wide range Kat Henry – The Odd Couple of business and commercial aspects of Assistant Director the theatre industry; and gain insights to the daily operation of a major performing Assistant Director Program arts organisation. MTC’s Assistant Directors Program provides Supported by MTC’s Women in Theatre the opportunity for emerging or mid-career Giving Circle. artists to work on an MTC mainstage production. These paid positions aim to Participants enable directors to learn from senior Prue Clark – Director theatre directors about the process of Mentor: Leticia Cáceres developing shows for large scale Emily Collett – Set & Costume Designer companies. Mentor: Christina Smith 2016 Assistant Directors Emilie Collyer – Playwright Jessica Arthur (Miss Julie) Mentor: Hannie Rayson Stephen Nicolazzo (Double Indemnity) Mish Grigor – Artistic Director Mentor: Brett Sheehy Domanic Mercer (Straight White Men) Kate Hancock – Executive Director Benjamin Schostakowski (Disgraced) Mentor: Virginia Lovett -68- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -69-

MTC CONNECT Commissions Secondments and Attachments Design Secondments James Lew – Design, Jasper Jones A partnership with Multicultural Arts MTC is passionate about telling Australian Each year we offer a number of placements Victoria that aims to broaden the range of stories and regularly commissions new for backstage secondments in the areas Ben Talbot Dunn – Sound Design, voices informing MTC’s theatre making and works for the theatre from our finest of Stage Management, Lighting, Sound, Jasper Jones programming processes. playwrights. We gratefully acknowledge Wardrobe and as Directors Assistants, Michelle Thorne – Lighting Design, The Joan and Peter Clemenger Trust for helping the next generation of theatre Double Indemnity Participants supporting the commissioning of new makers develop their skills in a Christine Felmingham – Lighting Design, Tania Canas Australian plays since 2006. professional setting. Ladies in Black Rayesh Gunasekera Playwrights under commission Stage Management Secondments Meaghan Venables – Wardrobe, Miss Julie Rashma N Kalsie Patricia Cornelius Thomas Corcoran (Lungs) Directorial Secondments Nadja Kostich Declan Greene Andrea Theodore (The Distance) Katy Maudlin (Lungs) Vuyo Loko Tom Holloway Nurul Izzatul Fia (Straight White Men) Anna Molnar (Straight White Men) Tariro Mavondo Roslyn Oades Noelle Li Lok Yan (Skylight) Benjamin Sheen (Miss Julie) Diana Nguyen Hannie Rayson (with Manhattan Hristina Tsingas (Jasper Jones) Alex Pinder Theatre Club) Lillien U (Disgraced) Rani Pramesti John Romeril (with Playwriting Australia) Ruth Blair (The Odd Couple) Jamie Wilson Ramirez Malcolm Robertson Foundation Marco Romero Rodqiguez Denis Irving Award Recipient Commissions Sahil Saluja Olivia Joppich (Jasper Jones) Van Badham Suhasini Seelin Angela Betzien Majid Shokor NEON NEXT Commissions Nicola Gunn Daniel Schlusser Sisters Grimm -70- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -71-

Best Female in a Supporting Role Ben Cistern – Lilith: The Jungle Girl AWARDS AND Naomi Price – Ladies in Black ( with (Sisters Grimm and MTC for NEON NEXT) NOMINATIONS Queensland Theatre) Paul Jackson – Miss Julie 2016 Green Room nominations Best Set & Costume Design Anna Cordingley – Jasper Jones Best Ensemble Gabriela Tylesova – Ladies in Black Jasper Jones (with Queensland Theatre) Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm Marg Horwell – Lilith: The Jungle Girl McLean Productions, by special 2016 Helpmann Award and MTC for NEON NEXT) Alice Babidge – Miss Julie arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Best Male Actor in a Play Ventures) Best New Writing/Adaptation for the Best Digital Media Design & Integration Mark Leonard Winter – Birdland Australian Stage Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm and Best Sound Design Kate Mulvany – Jasper Jones MTC for NEON NEXT) Ian McDonald – North by Northwest 2016 Helpmann Award nominations Declan Greene and Ash Flanders – Lilith: Miss Julie (MTC and Kay and McLean Productions, by the Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm and MTC Best Direction of a Play special arrangement with Warner Bros. for NEON NEXT) Best Male Performer Simon Phillips – North by Northwest Theatre Ventures) Joanna Murray-Smith – Switzerland Mark Leonard Winter – Birdland (MTC and Kay and McLean Productions, by (with Sydney Theatre Company) Darcy Brown – Peddling special arrangement with Warner Bros. 2016 Green Room Awards Best Direction Theatre Ventures) Best Music Composition & Sound Design Best Production Sam Strong – Jasper Jones THE SWEATS – Miss Julie Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role Miss Julie Declan Greene – Lilith: the Jungle Girl in a Play (Sisters Grimm and MTC for NEON NEXT) Best Female Lead Anna Samson – Birdland Best Direction Kip Williams – Miss Julie (music theatre category) Katrina Milosevic – The Distance Kip Williams – Miss Julie Susie Dee – Peddling Sarah Morrison – Ladies in Black (with Queensland Theatre) Best Play Best Digital Media Design and Integration Best Production Jasper Jones North by Northwest (MTC and Miss Julie Best Female in a Supporting Role Ladies in Black (with Queensland Theatre) Kay and McLean Productions, by special (music theatre category) Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm and arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Best Ensemble Christen O’Leary – Ladies in Black MTC for NEON NEXT) Ventures) Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm and (with Queensland Theatre) MTC for NEON NEXT) Miss Julie Naomi Price – Ladies in Black Best Lighting Design (with Queensland Theatre) Best Set & Costume Design Best Female Performer Nick Schlieper – North by Northwest Candy Bowers – Lilith: The Jungle Girl Marg Horwell – Lilith: The Jungle Girl Best Male in a Supporting Role (MTC and Kay and McLean Productions, by (Sisters Grimm and MTC for NEON NEXT) (music theatre category) special arrangement with Warner Bros. Best New Writing/Adaptation for the Robin McLeavy – Miss Julie Bobby Fox – Ladies in Black Theatre Ventures) Australian Stage (with Queensland Theatre) Ash Flanders and Declan Greene – Lilith: Best Lighting Design Best Scenic Design Matt Scott – Jasper Jones The Jungle Girl (Sisters Grimm and MTC for Simon Phillips and Nick Schlieper – David Walters – Ladies in Black NEON NEXT) North by Northwest (MTC and Kay and (with Queensland Theatre) -72- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -73-

MTC BOARD

Terry Moran ac (Chair) Professor Glyn Davis ac Jane Hansen Martyn Myer ao Secretary of the Department of Prime Vice Chancellor, The University of Melbourne; Inaugural chair of MTC Foundation; Chairman of the University of Melbourne Minister and Cabinet to 2011; Chair of the Professor of Political Science; past Chair, Member of the University Council, Deputy Infrastructure and Investment committees; Barangaroo Delivery Authority; Special Universities Australia; B.A (Hons), PhD, AC, Chair of Believe Campaign and Member of Deputy Chair of the University of Melbourne Adviser at the Boston Consulting Group; FASSA. Board Member since January 2005. Humanities Foundation Board of University Believe Campaign; President of The Myer Chair of the Centre for Policy Development; of Melbourne; Chair of the Little Foundation; Member of the Council of the Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute; Patricia Faulkner ao Foundation; previously on the Boards of University of Melbourne; Chairman of Director, Menzies Foundation; Governor, Chair of the Telecommunications Industry the MCG Trust, the State Sport Centres Cogstate Limited; B.Mech Eng, M.Eng. Committee for Economic Development of Ombudsman Board, the National Health Trust, the Federal body of Athletics Science, M. Sc in Management, FIEA. Australia; BA (Hons). Board Member since Performance Authority and Jesuit Social Australia and the Foundation of the State Board Member since January 2011. January 2012. Chair from January 2014. Services; Deputy Chair of St Vincent’s Library of Victoria. Board Member since Healthcare Australia; Commissioner of the February 2015. Maureen Wheeler ao (until August 2016) Tony Burgess Commonwealth Grants Commission. Board Founder of Lonely Planet Publications; Chief Executive Officer of Flagstaff Partners; Member since February 2015. Janette Kendall Founder and Trustee of the Planet Wheeler Director of Diversified United Investment Non-executive director of Costa Group, Foundation; Board member of Text Jonathan Feder Limited; Director of Melbourne Business Nine Entertainment and Wellcom Publishing; previously principal patron Partner at K & L Gates; Theatre Producer School Limited; Chairman of the Melbourne Worldwide; previously on the boards of the of the Melbourne Ring Cycle, and board (JAF Productions and Two Left Feet Foundation for Business and Economics; Melbourne International Festival of the member of Tourism Tasmania and the Productions); Board member of Opera Governor of the Ian Potter Foundation; Arts, AURL Foodworks, Clemenger BBDO; Northern Territory Tourism Advisory Board. Australia, Member of the Advisory Board to B.Com (Hons), MBA. Board Member since former Senior Vice President at Galaxy Board Member since July 2014 February 2015. the VCA and Conservatorium of Music – Entertainment Group, China. Board Melbourne University; B.Laws (Hons), B.Sc. Member since February 2015. Brett Sheehy ao Professor Barry Conyngham am Board Member since June 2010. MTC Artistic Director and CEO; Dean, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Ian Marshman Board Member since January 2012. Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Gillian Franklin Former Senior Vice-Principal, University of Music, University of Melbourne; Emeritus Founder and Managing Director of The Heat Melbourne, Chair of the Universitas 21 Virginia Lovett Professor University of Wollongong and Group; Board member of: Australian Grand Managers Group and Chair of VTAC MTC Executive Director; Board Member Southern Cross University; MA (Hons), Prix Corporation (Deputy Chair), Cosmetic, Committee of Management; Chair of since January 2013. DMUS: CertPostDocStud (UCSD). Board Toiletry and Fragrance Association of Headspace National Youth Mental Health Member since October 2013. Australia (CTFA), ACCORD, The Heat Group, Foundation; Chair, Melbourne Dental Clinic TFS Corporation, Member of the Visitor Board; Member, Queen’s College Council BA Economy Ministerial Advisory Committee. (Honours), LLB. Board Member since Board Member since September 2006. January 2009. -74- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -75-

MTC FOUNDATION BOARD

Jane Hansen (Chair) Fiona Griffiths Louise Myer Richard Tegoni Inaugural Chair of the MTC Foundation; Board Member of Ruyton Girls’ School; Founding Director of The Myer Stores Chief Operating Officer and Company Member of MTC Board of Management; Chair of Ruyton Girls’ School Foundation Community Fund; previous Member of Secretary of Melbourne University Member of the University Council, Deputy Board; former School Council President Asialink Board; 2013 Relais & Chateaux Publishing Ltd.; Executive Chairman at Chair of Believe Campaign and Member of Auburn Primary School; formerly ANZ Woman of the Year; Founder and owner, SECOS Group Limited (aka, Cardia Humanities Foundation Board of University Group Strategy, ANZ Legal Group Whare Kea Lodge, New Zealand; trained at Bioplastics Limited); former Senior of Melbourne; Chair of the Little and a senior associate at DLA Phillips Fox. Hotel de Varenne, Paris; prominent Executive of Optus Communications. MTC Foundation; previously on the Boards of the MTC Foundation Board Member since Melbourne Philanthropist and generous Board Member since January 2016. MCG Trust, the State Sport Centres Trust, March 2015. supporters of the Arts. MTC Foundation the Federal body of Athletics Australia and Board Member since January 2016. Virginia Lovett the Foundation of the State Library of Janette Kendall MTC Executive Director; MTC Foundation Victoria. MTC Foundation Chair since Non-executive director of Costa Group Nine Leigh O’Neill Board Member since March 2015. August 2015. Entretaintment and Wellcom Worldwide; Executive General Manager, Business previously on the boards of the Melbourne Direct and Small Business in Business and Liz Chappell Terry Bracks am International Festival of the Arts, AURL Private Banking NAB; Chair of Chunky Move; MTC Finance Director; MTC Foundation Founding Chair of Western Chances; Foodworks, Clemenger BBDO; former formerly General Manager for NAB Private Board Member since March 2015. Patron of Heide Gallery and the Senior Vice President at Galaxy Wealth in Victoria and Board Member for Williamstown Literary Festival; formerly a Entertainment Group, China. MTC Board the Griffin Theatre Company and Board Member of Breast Cancer Network Member since February 2015. MTC the Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation. Australia, the National Film and Sound Foundation Board Member since March MTC Foundation Board Member since March Archive, the Australian Children’s Television 2015. 2015. Foundation; and a past Trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust. MTC Foundation Dr Sam Margis Hilary Scott Board Member since March 2015. Director, Founder and Consultant Perinatal Corporate Counsel, Kin Group Pty Ltd Psychiatrist at the NEST group of Family (formerly including Pact Group Holdings). Clinics; Visiting specialist Psychiatrist Previously; Legal Counsel, Pact Group Cabrini Hospital; Graduate of Monash Holdings; Legal Counsel, Symbion formerly University Medical School; Fellow of Royal Mayne Group Limited; Lawyer, Deacons Australian and New Zealand College of (now Norton Rose Fulbright). Psychiatrists; Board Member of the Mercy MTC Foundation Board Member since Health Foundation. MTC Foundation Board January 2016. Member since January 2016. -76- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -77-

Adrian Aderhold Kasey Gambling Whitney McNamara Tain Stangret House Services Manager Brienna Macnish Jess Maguire Isobel Taylor-Rogers MTC STAFF Kam Greville Paul Terrell Meg Richardson Ashlee Thompson Production Services Drew Thomson Julia Smith Lee Threadgold Manager Bar Supervisors Julia Truong Frank Stoffels Paul Blenheim Corinne Williams WARDROBE Lighting Supervisor Natalie Holmwood Victoria Woolley Wardrobe Managers James Conway Tain Stangret Judy Bunn EXECUTIVE Corporate Partnerships MARKETING AND Production Manager Staging Supervisor Keziah Warner TICKETING Keryn Ribbands CRM and Ticketing Wardrobe Staff Artistic Director & CEO Coordinator Mikkel Mynster Grant Kennelly House and Bar COMMUNICATIONS Director John Molloy Brett Sheehy ao Matthew Phoenix Technical Manager Sound Supervisor Attendants Marketing and Dale Bradbury Tiffany Abbott Executive Director Memberships and Lighting and Sound Terry McKibbin William Atkinson Communications Ticketing Manager Etai Alves Virginia Lovett Partnerships Kerry Saxby Lawler and Events Stephanie Barham Director Brenna Sotiropoulos Emily Brewer Assistant to the Coordinator Technical Manager – Technical Supervisor Tanya Batt Kerry Noonan Ticketing Services Jocelyn Creed Artistic Director & CEO Syrie Payne Staging Josh Noble Thomas Blackburne Vanessa Rowsthorn Administrator Lyn Molloy Nick Doherty Events Manager Andrew Bellchambers Bar Manager Zak Brown Marketing Manager Lisa Mibus Sophie Woodward Executive Administrator Mandy Jones Staging Supervisor – HQ Phoebe Taylor Michael Cutrupi James Wright Subscriptions Supervisor Buyer Annie Bourke Jamie Cunningham Head Flyman Marisa Cuzzolaro Digital Manager Jessie Phillips Lucy Moran EDUCATION Daniel Coghlan Senior Production James Tucker Des Fleming Head of Education and Database Specialist Hire ARTISTIC Marketing Campaign Technician Stage and Technical Bronte Florian Families Ben Gu Liz Symons Producer Manager Allan Hirons Staff Damian Harrison Jeremy Rice Data Analyst Millinery Martina Murray Emily Fiori Production Technicians Brendan Albrey Rosie Howell Community Outreach Megan Thomson Phillip Rhodes Associate Directors Marketing Coordinator Adam Bowring Pete Andrews Leighton Irwin Manager VIP Ticketing Officer Wigs and Makeup Dean Bryant Rebecca Lawrence Scott McAlister Matthew Arthur Elise Jansen Karin Farrell Michael Bingham Jurga Celikiene Sarah Goodes Lead Graphic Designer Production Cye Bishop Nicholas Kyriacou Education Coordinator Education Ticketing Wardrobe Maintenance Literary Director Emma Wagstaff Administrator Tom Brayshaw Jo Leishman Nick Tranter Officer Stella Cadzow Chris Mead Designers Alyson Brown Michael Burnell Libby Lynch Casting Director Mellita Ilich Helena Turinski Production Co-ordinator Steve Campbell Ross MacPherson WORKSHOP Janine Snape HUMAN RESOURCES David Craven Will McRostie Box Office Supervisor Celeste Njoo Michaela Deacon Workshop Supervisor Casting Executive HR Manager Rohan Dodd Faran Martin Adam Walsh PR and Communications Production Design Aldo Amenta Matt Bebbington Christelle Harris Nathan Evers Natasha Milton Box Office Attendants Manager Co-ordinator Deputy Supervisor Company Manager HR Administrator Adam Graf Daniel Moulds and Subscription Team Rosie Shepherdson- Andrew Bailey Andrew Weavers Stephen Moore Christine Verginis Adam Hanley Ernesto Munoz Jacqueline Bartlett Cullen CAD Drafting Set Makers EHS Coordinator Chris Hubbard Sarah Nathan-Truesdale Simon Braxton Publicist Jacob Battista Ken Best CATERING Warren Michaelis Jake Hutchins Zoe Partington Ames Choucair Stephanie Gavlak Brian Eastall Catering Manager Liz Mundell PROPERTIES David Jenkins Amy Poonian Justine Clear PR and Marketing Nick Gray Andrea Purvis Properties Supervisor Robert Larsen Clare Reddan Brent Davidson FINANCE Administration Assistant Bryce Hartnett Deputy Caterer Geoff McGregor David Letch Meg Richardson Katie Dircks Finance Director Stephanie Liew Philip de Mulder Anita Lyovic Props Maker Paul Lim Richard Saxby Peter Dowd Liz Chappell Publications Alastair Read Canteen Assistant Colin Penn James Lipari Ellen Strasser Chris Elliot Bev Reinmuth Company Accountant Coordinator Max Minkoff Ness Harwood Paul Galloway Eugene Mackinnon Myles Tankle OVERSEAS SCENIC ART Marcus Macris Isobel Taylor-Rodgers Simon Godfrey DEVELOPMENT Systems Manager Communications Supervisor Fran Hefferman REPRESENTATIVES Development Director Michael Schuettke Content Producer David Membery Isabella Vadiveloo London Shane Dunn Max Murraylee Harriet Wallace-Mead Rosie Howell Tiffany Lucas Finance Officer Sarah Corridon Scenic Artists Chelsea Lang Yolande Bird/ Major Gifts Manager Sarah Thompson Receptionist Sophie Norfolk Keziah Warner Diana Franklin Tansy Elso Abe Otenstein Jamaica Zuanetti Alexandra Lagerwey Patrick Rundle Payroll Officer David Zierk Colin Harman Jean Lizza New York Annual Giving Manager Julia Godinho Nicholas Reich Stuart Thompson PRODUCTION Rebecca Varcoe STAGE MANAGEMENT Bridget Mackey Chris Walters Accounts Pauable SOUTHBANK Emma Barbaro Faran Martin Philanthropy Coordinator Officer (casual) Head of Production THEATRE Alasdair Watson FINANCE Joy Weng Christine Bennett Debra McDougall Sytske Hillenius Isobel Taylor-Rodgers Adam J Howe Theatre Operations VOLUNTEERS Ashlee Wohling Jessica Burns Max Minkoff Head of Corporate Senior Production Director Jen Dutton Nick Wollan Benjamin Cooper Oliver Raymond Partnerships Manager Mark D Wheeler Carolyn Elvins Michele Preshaw House Supervisors Lisette Drew Richard Saxby Dean Hampel Building Supervisor Jess Keepence Daniel Scaffidi -78- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 CORPORATE PARTNERS

MTC would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support in 2016.

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James and Helen Angus Emeritus Prof Andrea Hull ao Hilary and Stuart Scott ● Margaret Astbury Sarah Hunter ◆ Graeme Seabrook M TC ’ S John and Dagnija Balmford Tony and Ann Hyams Claire Sheed David and Rhonda Black Peter and Halina Jacobsen Prof Barry Sheehan and Pamela Waller Marc and Orli Blecher and Family ● Peter Jaffe Diana and Jeffrey Sher CIRCLES OF GIVING Steve and Terry Bracks am Ed and Margaret Johnson Diane Silk Beth Brown and Tom Bruce am Irene Kearsey Dr John M Sime Diana Burleigh Malcolm Kemp Reg and Elaine Smith oam – Earimil MTC gratefully acknowledges our visionary donors Pam Caldwell Janette Kendall ◆ Gardens Charity Alison and John Cameron Liana Kestelman Tim and Angela Smith John and Jan Campbell Fiona Kirwan-Hamilton and Annette and Graham Smorgon ◆ MTC LIFETIME PATRONS Dr Geraldine Lazarus and Greig Gailey Grant Fisher and Helen Bird Ingrid and Per Carlsen Simon E Marks sc Diana and Brian Snape am Acknowledging a lifetime of Dr Andrew McAliece and Bill Bowness ao Clare and Richard Carlson Doris and Steve Klein Jennifer Steinicke extraordinary support for MTC. Dr Richard Simmie Sandra and Bill Burdett am Fiona Caro Ruth and Michael Kurc ■ Shirley Strauss Peter Clemenger ao and Joan Clemenger ao Louise and Martyn Myer ao Lynne and Rob Burgess Kathleen and Harry Cator Elizabeth Laverty Ricci Swart Allan Myers ac qc and Maria Myers ac The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Pat Burke and Jan Nolan Chef’s Hat Joan and George Lefroy Rodney and Aviva Taft The Late Biddy Ponsford Caroline and Derek Young am ▲ Jenny and Stephen Charles ao Chernov Family Alison Leslie Sylvia Taylor Dr Roger Riordan am Anonymous Caroline and Robert Clemente Sue Clarke and Lindsay Allen Peter and Judy Loney Debra and Richard Tegoni ◆ Caroline Young and Derek Young am $10,000+ Tom and Elana Cordiner ● Assoc Prof Lyn Clearihan and Neil and Vida Lowry Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher Erica Bagshaw Debbie Dadon am Dr Anthony Palmer Dr Peter and Amanda Lugg Kevin and Elizabeth Walsh ■ ENDOWMENT DONORS Dr Robin Collier and Neil Collier Elizabeth Lyons Pinky Watson Supporting the long term sustainability Mary Barlow Prof Margaret Gardner ao and Sandy and Yvonne Constantine Ken and Jan Mackinnon Marion Webster ◆ and creative future of MTC. The Janet and Michael Buxton Foundation Prof Glyn Davis ac Jane Simon and Peter Cox Alister and Margaret Maitland Ursula Whiteside $1,000,000+ The Cattermole Family Dr Anthony Dortimer and Jillian Dortimer ● The Cuming Bequest Joyce and Bernard Marks Ann and Alan Wilkinson Jane Hansen and Paul Little ao Christine Gilbertson ◆ Shaun and Michelle Factor Dr Cyril Curtain Garry McLean John and Myriam Wylie Foundation ◆ $20,000+ Petra and Larry Kamener Dr Helen Ferguson ▲ Ann Darby Elizabeth McMeekin Mandy and Edward Yencken Tony and Janine Burgess Matsarol Foundation Rosemary Forbes and Ian Hocking ■ Mark and Jo Davey Brenda and Don McRae Graeme and Nancy Yeomans Geoffrey Cohen Scholarship The late Mr Noel Mason and Bruce Freeman Jocelyn Davies Robert and Helena Mestrovic Greg Young Orcadia Foundation Susanna Mason Gjergja Family ▲ Jessica Denehey John G Millard Roz Zalewski and Jeremy Ruskin Andrew and Tracey Sisson Craig Semple Heather and Bob Glindemann oam ▲ Mark and Amanda Derham Dr Jenny Miller and Alistair Hay Ange and Pete Zangmeister $10,000+ Luisa Valmorbida Henry Gold Katharine Derham-Moore Ross and Judy Milne-Pott Anita Zeimer ◆ Mim and Michael Bartlett Anonymous (2) Murray Gordon and Lisa Norton Jan Dircks Terry Moran ac Anonymous (21) Carolyn and John Kirby am $5,000+ Lesley Griffin Robert Drake Ging Muir and John McCawley ■ $5,000+ John and Lorraine Bates Tony Hillery and Warwick Eddington LEGACY CIRCLE Bev and Geoff Edwards Barbara and David Mushin Prof Margaret Gardner ao and Sandy Bell and Daryl Kendrick Bruce and Mary Humphries Acknowledging supporters who have ■ George and Eva Ermer Julie Nelson Prof Glyn Davis ac Dr Andrew Buchanan and Peter Darcy Larry Kornhauser and Natalya Gill made the visionary gesture of including Peta Evans and Dean Flynn Nick Nichola and Ingrid Moyle ● Robert Peck am and Yvonne von Hartel am Ian and Jillian Buchanan Rosemary Leffler a gift to MTC in their will. Dr Alastair Fearn Dr Paul and Sue Nisselle Prof David Penington ac and Dr Sonay Hussein John and Robyn Butselaar Alex and Halina Lewenberg Mark and Tamara Boldiston ● Jan and Rob Flew James Ostroburski Renzella Family Barry and Joanne Cheetham Virginia Lovett and Rose Hiscock Bernadette Broberg ● Heather Forbes ■ Dr Harry and Rita Perelberg Anne and Mark Robertson oam Joel Dodge and Family Carol Mackay and Greg Branson Peter and Betty Game Elizabeth Foster Dr Annamarie Perlesz Anonymous The Dowd Foundation Ian and Judi Marshman Irene Kearsey ■ ● The Gordon Frost Organisation ■ Dug and Lisa Pomeroy $1,000+ Melody and Jonathan Feder Sandy and Sandra Murdoch Fiona Griffiths John Fullerton Peter and Terryl Read Philip Crutchfield qc and Amy Crutchfield Robert and Jan Green Jane and Andrew Murray Max Schultz ● Kate Galvin ◆ Sally Redlich Fred and Alex Grimwade David and Lily Harris Pat Burke and Jan Nolan Dr Andrew McAliece and Nigel and Cathy Garrard Victoria Redwood Rosie Harkness Jane Hemstritch Orloff Family Charitable Trust Dr Richard Simmie Diana and Murray Gerstman Julie and Ian Reid David and Lily Harris Linda Herd Fiona Griffiths and Tony Osmond◆ Anonymous (4) Gill Family Foundation Anthony Renzella Emeritus Prof Peter McPhee George Klempfner and Yolanda Peter Philpott and Robert Ratcliffe ● Brian Goddard Jessica Renzella LEGACY GIFTS Dr Monica Pahuja Klempfner ao Max Schultz Leon Goldman Robert Renzella Remembering and honouring those who Lady Potter ac Anne Le Huray Steven Nicholls and Brett Sheehy ao Roger and Jan Goldsmith Sara Renzella have generously supported MTC through Steven Skala ao and Lousje Skala Ian and Margaret McKellar Tim and Lynne Sherwood George and Rosa Morstyn Trikojus Education Fund – Australian Charles and Cornelia Goode Foundation ◆ Dr S M Richards am and M R Richards a bequest. The Estate of Leta-Rae Arthy ANNUAL GIVING Daniel Neal and Peter Chalk Communities Foundation ● Isabella Green oam and Richard Green Rogers Family ■ The Christine Brown Bequest Donors whose annual gifts help MTC Tom and Ruth O’Dea ■ Cheryl and Paul Veith John and Jo Grigg Sue Rose enrich and transform lives through the Leigh O’Neill ◆ Ralph Ward-Ambler am and Barbara Jane Grover ◆ Rae Rothfield The Estate of Betty Kornhauser finest theatre imaginable. Dr Pajouhesh (Smile Solutions) Ward-Ambler Ian and Wendy Haines Patrick Rundle and Damien Mulvihill ■ The Kitty and Leslie Sandy Bequest The Estate of Prudence Ann Tutton Alison Park Anthony Watson and Tracey McDonald ● Glen Harrington and Robyn Eastham F & J Ryan Foundation Benefactors Circle The Estate of Freda E White $250,000+ Prof David Penington ac and Dr Sonay Hussein Price and Christine Williams Scott Herron Edwina Sahhar Crown Resorts Foundation Jeanne Pratt ac Margaret and Ray Wilson oam Andrew Heslop Katherine Sampson and Michael Jaboor Packer Family Foundation Janet Reid oam and Allan Reid Gillian and Tony Wood Sandi and Gil Hoskins Susan Santoro $100,000+ Christopher Richardson Laurel Young-Das and Heather Finnegan Maureen Wheeler ao and Tony Wheeler ao Anne and Mark Robertson oam ● ◆ Anonymous (7) Acknowledging Donors who join together to support innovative and inspiring programs for the benefit of our community. $50,000+ Trawalla Foundation Trust Loyalty Circle ▲ AR TISTIC DIRECTOR’S ■ Y OUTH AMBASSADORS ◆ W OMEN IN THEATRE ● F AMILY PROGRAMMING The Joan and Peter Clemenger Trust Dr Michael and Lynne Wright Anonymous (4) $1,000–$2,499 CIRCLE GIVING CIRCLE GIVING CIRCLE GIVING CIRCLE The Cybec Foundation Dr Katie Allen and Malcolm Allen $20,000+ Advocates Circle Noel and Sylvia Alpins The Late Betty Amsden ao dsj $2,500–$4,999 In memory of Nicola Andrews Tony and Janine Burgess Marc Besen ac and Eva Besen ao Jennifer Andrews Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Foundation ▲ Jay Bethell and Peter Smart Valma E. Angliss am -82- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -83-

FINANCIAL REPORT 2016 -84- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -85-

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 ARTISTIC VIBRANCY ACCESS NUMBER OF PAID ATTENDANCES Subscription Season Number of Performances Productions 9 9 Self Entrepreneured Co-Productions 0 1 Self Entrepreneured Home City 156,040 150,963 Buy-ins 2 1 Home City 404 402 Total 11 11 Studio Season New productions 9 10 Studio Season Home City (NEON) 2,411 5,011 Home City (Neon) 33 54 Studio Season Buy-ins Productions Buy-ins Home City 44,272 16,632 Co-Productions (NEON) 1 6 Home City 95 45 Residency (NEON) 0 1 Co-productions Total 1 7 Co-productions Home City 0 16,051 New productions 1 6 Home City 0 40 Touring/Sold Off Other Plays Touring/Sold Off Home City – – Touring/Sold Off 1 5 Home City 0 0 Regional 2,346 1,089 Entreprenuerial 0 0 Regional 18 13 Other Capital City 9,083 29,010 Co-productions 0 0 Other Capital City 31 66 International 0 5,687 Buy-ins 0 0 International 0 13 Total 1 5 Education 5,709 5,598 New productions 1 4 Education 49 44 Development 498 509 Profile of plays Development 8 8 New Australian (MTC) 4 4 Total Paid Performances 220,359 230,550 New Australian (Neon) 1 5 Total Performances 638 685 Existing Australian 0 0 Regional New overseas 4 3 Existing overseas 3 4 Number of Productions 2 1 Number of Towns 9 11 Education Program Productions 2 2 Tours 2 1 Workshops/Forums/Talks 19 9 Holiday Program 0 1 Ambassador Program 1 1 -86- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -87-

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (cont) INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

2016 2015 2016 INCOME FINANCIAL VIABILITY GRANT LOST TO Based on Audited Accounts PAYROLL TAX % GRANTS % INVESTMENT Strength of reserves (% of Revenue) 30.6% 27.4% INCOME %

Profitability (excluding non-operating income) OTHER INCOME Core Operations $11,884 -$19,259 INCLUDING EDUCATION AND TOURING % Foundation $1,220,900 $1,000,000 Total $1,232,783 $980,741

SOURCES OF INCOME AS % OF TOTAL BOX OFFICE % Box Office* 56% 53% DONATIONS % Sponsorship 10% 11% Donations 9% 7% Other Income 15% 19% Government Funding Contribution 8% 8% SPONSORSHIP Funding directed to Payroll Tax 2% 2% % Total 100% 100% TICKETING *Includes Ticketing Fees earned on Box Office sales %

GRANTS

Commonwealth – Base Grant Triennial Grant $2,187,184 $2,152,740 2016 EXPENDITURE Total Commonwealth Grants $2,187,184 $2,152,740 DEVELOPMENT % MARKETING % State – Base Grant Triennial Grant $485,575 $485,575 Less Payroll Tax paid to State $(602,664) $(574,048) ROYALTIES & Total State Grants $(117,089) $(88,473) COMMISSIONS % Project Grants ADMINISTRATION % Australia Council (In The Mix) $0 $29,951 SALARIES & Australia Council (Interconnections) $0 $40,000 SUBSCRIPTION, ASSOCIATED Lady Mayoress $25,000 $25,000 CREDIT CARD FEES COSTS % MacGeorge Fellowship $12,143 $11,214 & TICKETING % Creative Partnerships Australia $50,000 $0

$87,143 $106,165 THEATRE COSTS %

OTHER %

PRODUCTION DEPRECIATION % COSTS % -88- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -89-

PROFIT AND LOSS BY ENTITY PROFIT AND LOSS BY ENTITY (cont) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

INCOME STATEMENT MTC Core MTC Total INCOME STATEMENT MTC Core MTC Total Operations Foundation Operations Foundation $ $ $ $ $ $ REVENUE Assets Commonwealth Government Grants 2,187,184 - 2,187,184 Current assets 13,827,976 3,559,298 17,387,274 Victorian Government Grants 485,575 - 485,575 Non-current assets 4,832,536 0 4,832,536 Other Grants 27,143 60,000 87,143 Total segment assets 18,660,512 3,559,298 22,219,810 Donations and Bequests 178,746 2,349,275 2,528,021 Sponsorships 2,904,405 - 2,904,405 Liabilities Investment Income 355,495 64,925 420,420 Current liabilities 12,683,060 686,673 13,369,733 Retail Sales (Box Office MTC) 14,458,822 - 14,458,822 Non-current liabilities 185,160 0 185,160 Operating funds from Melbourne University 329,400 - 329,400 Total segment liabilities 12,868,220 686,673 13,554,893 Other Income 4,922,081 13,973 4,936,054 TOTAL REVENUE 25,848,851 2,488,173 28,337,024 Net Assets 5,792,292 2,872,625 8,664,917

LESS EXPENSE Salaries and Oncosts 13,892,969 0 13,892,969 Audit and Accounting Services (17,723) 0 (17,723) Utilities 255,906 0 255,906 Building and Equipment Maintenance and Repairs 728,699 0 728,699 Computer Software and Services 229,311 0 229,311 Equipment and IT Purchases 109,093 0 109,093 Stage Materials and Supplies 486,223 0 486,223 Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 85,369 0 85,369 Performers & Creatives – Travel, Accommodation & Tour Costs 528,817 0 528,817 Advertising, Promotion and Publications 3,705,640 0 3,705,640 Theatre Venue Rental and Hire Charges 2,328,812 0 2,328,812 Royalties and Commissions 1,567,452 0 1,567,452 Ticketing 1,526,701 0 1,526,701 General Expenses 1,676,972 0 1,676,972 TOTAL EXPENSE 27,104,241 0 27,104,241

Transfer to/(from) Foundation 1,267,273 (1,267,273) 0

NET SURPLUS/(LOSS) 11,883 1,220,900 1,232,783

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR Available-for-sale financial assets: Reserve Incentive Scheme – Capital Gain 187,069 0 187,069 MTC Development Fund – Capital Gain 0 64,039 64,039 187,069 64,039 251,108

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 198,952 1,284,939 1,483,891 -90- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -91-

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016

2016 2015 2016 2015 $ $ $ $ REVENUE CURRENT ASSETS Commonwealth Government Grants 2,187,184 2,222,691 Cash Assets 7,492,473 5,307,061 State and Local Government Grants 485,575 485,575 Receivables 342,860 825,612 Other Grants 87,143 36,214 Other Assets 2,227,395 1,650,971 Donations and Bequests 2,528,021 1,887,927 Other Financial Assets 7,324,546 7,073,438 Sponsorships 2,904,405 2,755,007 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 17,387,274 14,857,082 Investment Income1 420,420 1,155,217 Retail Sales (Box Office MTC) 14,458,822 12,656,675 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Operating funds from Melbourne University 329,400 321,000 Property, Plant & Equipment 4,832,536 4,704,257 Other Income 4,936,054 4,663,270 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 4,832,536 4,704,257 TOTAL REVENUE 28,337,024 26,183,576 TOTAL ASSETS 22,219,810 19,561,339

LESS EXPENSE Salaries and Oncosts 13,892,969 13,178,008 CURRENT LIABILITIES Audit and Accounting Services (17,723) 31,768 Payables 1,292,040 1,203,284 Utilities 255,906 272,276 Provisions 1,296,101 1,128,565 Building and Equipment Maintenance and Repairs 728,699 634,075 Other Current Liabilities 10,781,592 9,957,963 Computer Software and Services 229,311 160,466 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 13,369,733 12,289,812 Equipment and IT Purchases 109,093 148,895 Stage Materials and Supplies 486,223 431,100 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 85,369 126,481 Provisions 185,160 90,502 Production related Travel, Accommodation & Tour Costs 528,817 471,618 TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 185,160 90,502 Advertising, Promotion and Publications2 3,705,640 3,341,595 Theatre Venue Rental and Hire Charges 2,328,812 2,081,772 TOTAL LIABILITIES 13,554,893 12,380,314 Royalties and Commissions 1,567,452 1,694,890 NET ASSETS 8,664,917 7,181,025 Ticketing 1,526,701 1,309,758 General Expenses 1,676,972 1,320,133 EQUITY TOTAL EXPENSE 27,104,241 25,202,835 Reserves 5,209,183 3,737,174 Retained Surplus 3,455,734 3,443,851 NET SURPLUS/(LOSS) 1,232,783 980,741 TOTAL EQUITY 8,664,917 7,181,025 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR Available-for-sale financial assets: Realised prior year capital (gain) on investments 0 (506,806) Unrealised capital gain on investments 251,108 7,602 251,108 (499,204)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1,483,891 481,537

1 2015: Includes $983K capital gain on investments 2 Includes in-kind support (2016: $2.0M, 2015: $1.9M) -92- MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MTC ANNUAL REPORT 2016 -93-

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY CASH FLOW STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

MTC Core Foundation Consolidated 2016 2015 $ $ $ Inflows/ Inflows/ STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Outflows) (Outflows) Retained Profits 3,488,268 0 3,488,268 $ $ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Reserve Funds 2,631,137 580,085 3,211,222 Inflows: Balance at 1 January 2015 6,119,405 580,085 6,699,490 Cash flows from government: Commonwealth Grants 2,187,184 2,222,691 Surplus for the year (19,259) 1,000,000 980,741 2015 Victorian Government Grants 485,575 485,575 Other comprehensive income for the year (506,806) 7,602 (499,204) Other Grants 87,143 36,214 Interest received 420,420 138,955 Balance at 31 December 2015 5,593,340 1,587,687 7,181,027 Other income 23,729,665 19,992,858 GST collected/refunded by the ATO (33,596) (212,914) Surplus for the year 11,883 1,220,900 1,232,783 Operating funds from Melbourne University 329,400 321,000 Other comprehensive income for the year 187,069 64,039 251,108 Outflows: Closing Equity 5,792,292 2,872,625 8,664,917 Payments to employees (13,630,775) (13,154,698) Payments to suppliers (11,175,957) (10,389,425) Retained Profits 3,455,734 0 3,455,734 2016 Net Cash Inflow (Outflow) from Operating Activities 2,399,059 (559,745) Reserve Funds 2,336,558 1,753,461 4,090,019 Endowed Funds 0 1,119,164 1,119,164 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Balance at 31 December 2016 5,792,292 2,872,625 8,664,917 Inflows: Proceeds from sale of non-current assets 0 0 Outflows: Payment for Pool Units 0 (345,028) Plant and equipment purchases (213,647) (23,539) Net Cash Inflow (Outflow) from Investing activities (213,647) (368,567)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Inflows: None 0 0 Outflows: None 0 0 Net Cash Inflow (Outflow) from Financing Activities 0 0

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 2,185,412 (928,312)

Cash at the beginning of the reporting period 5,307,061 6,235,371

Cash at the end of the reporting period 7,492,473 5,307,061

RECONCILIATION OF CASH AT END Cash/(Overdraft) 7,466,145 5,288,033 Petty cash floats 26,328 19,028 7,492,473 5,307,061