Entertain with us
Season 2025
Share the power of live theatre with
Melbourne Theatre Company
As world-class storytellers, we understand the power of shared experiences.
Whether it’s the world premiere of a new Australian work, an acclaimed international drama or an award-winning musical, our productions provide a unique opportunity to offer your most valued guests an unforgettable night at the theatre.
Our Season 2025 delves into the full range of human emotion across thirteen transformative productions. From a brand new production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, set to be a theatrical feast for the senses, to the legendary Sigrid Thornton taking on the Tony Award-winning Mother Play. We are then swept away into 1970s South Africa in the newly commissioned Destiny, while also exploring a remote Indian valley in The Wrong Gods by the internationally acclaimed S. Shakthidharan. These world-class productions are just a selection of many extraordinary opportunities to entertain your clients and engage your staff next year.
We're for stories and we would love to share them with you and your guests. Read on to explore our new Corporate Entertainment offering and your guide on planning your event with us.
For further information on our 2025 productions and to enquire about client entertainment opportunities please contact:
Isobel Lake - Partnerships Manager
E: i.lake@mtc.com.au
M: 0400 493 977
Explore our Corporate Entertaining Options
Corporate Tickets
Access the best seats in the house with our personalised corporate booking service. Available to purchase:
- Premium in-season theatre tickets from our reserved corporate allocation - starting from $150 (incl. GST)
- Drink vouchers redeemable at foyer bars
- Arts Centre Melbourne carpark vouchers
Private Dining
We offer a range of catering options to best suit your event including:
- Cocktail style catering with canapés and beverage packages in a private venue.
- Seated pre or post-show dinners.
- Private interval drinks.
We also work with quality restaurants and can facilitate bookings for client dinners at our theatre restaurant Miss Pearl or partner restaurant Commune Wine in the Arts Precinct.
Backstage Experience
Offer your clients an unforgettable night at the theatre with our Backstage Experience events, which could include the following:
- Pre-show cocktail style catering with canapés and beverage packages.
- Pre or post-show dinner with theatrical styling to compliment the play.
- Personalised introduction to the show from a member of Melbourne Theatre Company's Artistic team.
- A chance to watch the stage being reset after the performance with behind-the-scenes insights from Stage Management.
- Exclusive Q&A with the cast following the performance.
Only a limited number of Backstage Experience opportunities are available for Season 2025. Please enquire promptly to secure your booking.
Planning your event
Our experienced team have put together the below guide to help plan your event with Melbourne Theatre Company so you can take your seat and enjoy the show.
OUR VENUES
Southbank Theatre Lounge
The Lounge is an oasis within the bustling Southbank Arts Precinct, with spectacular views across the city through large windows or from the terrace. These private function rooms on the second floor can be used together or divided for more intimate events. The Lounge is perfect for cocktail functions for 15 to 60 guests or sit-down dinners for up to 40 guests across both spaces.
The Lawler
The Lawler is our flexible black-box performance space. With all the capabilities of a professional theatre space including lighting, sound and vision, the space can be transformed to compliment the world of the play your guests are seeing, creating the ultimate immersive Melbourne Theatre Company experience.
Level One Foyer
The Level One Foyer can host up to 300 guests for a private cocktail party or a sit-down dinner for up to 150 guests. Alternatively, an exclusive space of the foyer can be reserved for groups of approximately 5 to 15 for pre-show gatherings, providing a cordoned area with comfortable access to the Tonks Bar, surrounded by the buzz and atmosphere of other theatre-goers.
Arts Centre Melbourne
As a resident company of Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Theatre Company performs a number of plays here every year. The Arts Centre has a range of unique spaces suited to host a wide range of functions and events, from intimate banquets to impressive cocktail parties.
Example Backstage Experience Proceedings
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5.30pm |
Guests arrive at the Southbank Theatre Lounge. Canapé and beverage service commences. |
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6pm |
Guests enjoy an introduction to the play from a member of the Artistic team. |
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6.30pm |
Performance commences.* |
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8pm |
Performance concludes and guests are invited to remain in their theatre seats to watch the stage reset, with a post-show talk from a member of the Production team. The cast are then invited to greet guests from the stage and answer audience questions. |
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8.30pm |
Guests are invited to return to the Lounge to enjoy dinner. Main course followed by dessert, tea and coffee. |
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10pm |
Event concludes and guests depart. |
* Please note that performances commence at 6.30pm on Mon-Tues, and 7.30pm Weds-Sat, and event proceedings may change due to production runtime.
Highlights for Client Entertainment in 2025
37
24 JAN – 22 FEB 2025
The local footy team of this small coastal town has spent too long at the bottom of the ladder. But then a new hope arrives: the Marngrook cousins. Named after the Aboriginal game that inspired AFL, they're match-fit to bring home the team's first flag in forever.
Whether you were able to catch the game earlier this year or not, don't miss out on this opportunity for another round of the Cutting Cove boys.
NEVER HAVE I EVER
15 FEB — 22 MAR 2025
Written by Deborah Frances-White, and directed by our Resident Director Tasnim Hossain, two couples share one last meal in honour of their doomed restaurant venture. As the wine is uncorked, secrets flow.
Never Have I Ever is delicious proof that the most personal form of politics is also the most explosive. Invite your clients along to witness the drama unfold.
MOTHER PLAY: A PLAY IN FIVE EVICTIONS
30 JUN — 2 AUG 2025
Starring film, theatre and television legend Sigrid Thornton, Mother Play is a lustrous gem of contemporary theatre, charting the personal upheavals of one family trying to find a place for themselves amid the slings and arrows of a changing world.
Careening through the twentieth-century, Mother Play is a gift for actors, with the 2024 Broadway production nominated for multiple Tony Awards.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO: A MUSICAL
26 JUL – 30 AUG 2025
The new girl in town is making heads spin. You've got to move fast when you're 16 going on 70.
Equal parts teen comedy, heist caper and unlikely love story, this Australian premiere of the Broadway hit brims with infectious energy and tunes that soar, starring Marina Prior, Casey Donovan and Christie Whelan Browne.
REBECCA
30 SEP - 5 NOV 2025
Adapted and directed by our very own Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, step into the haunting wold of Daphne du Maurier's classic 1938 novel of a young woman who falls hard for a dashing older widower.
Performed by a powerhouse cast including Pamela Rabe, Nikki Shiels and Bert LaBonté, Rebecca promises to be one of the major new productions of the Australian stage in 2025.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
24 NOV – 19 DEC 2025
The brutally funny battle of the sexes is brought ferociously to life by Helpmann Award-winner Alison Bell and AACTA Award-winner Fayssal Bazzi in this brand new production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Celebrate the end of the year with colleagues and clients with Shakespeare's classic comedy of love's ecstasy and complexities.
Safe and respectful events in 2025
At Melbourne Theatre Company, we are committed to ensuring that our environments are safe and comfortable for all.
Please be mindful of any comments which may cause offence or be considered inappropriate. Bullying or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Your thoughtful consideration will help us create safe, respectful and welcoming events for all corporate entertainers, guests, audience members, staff and creatives.
Learn more about our corporate events policies, as well as further ticketing information below.
Photos: Corporate event photography by Heath Warwick, Season 2025 images by Jo Duck
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