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Actor Sigrid Thornton wearing a curly blonde wig, wearing a pink tweed suit.
30 Jun – 2 Aug

Mother Play

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

The bonds of love are tested in this expansive yet intimate drama rich with humour and wit, starring film, theatre and television legend Sigrid Thornton and directed by Lee Lewis. The play's 2024 Broadway production earned four Tony nominations and won two Drama Desk Awards and an Outer Critics Circle Award.

Careening through the 20th century – from the Muzak-drenched 1960s through the sexual revolution, disco era and New Age movements that followed – Mother Play charts the personal upheavals of one family trying to find a place for themselves amid the slings and arrows of a changing world.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 30 Jun
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 1 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 2 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 3 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 5 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mon 7 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 12 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mon 14 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 19 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mon 21 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 22 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 23 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 25 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 26 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mon 28 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 2 Aug
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location

Melbourne Theatre Company
140 Southbank Blvd
3006

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Price and bookings

From $75

Book online for Mother Play

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8688 0800
  • email address: info@mtc.com.au
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