Hero image for the MTC’s 2017 production Vivid White, a new play by Eddie Perfect.
September and October are season-launch time in Australia, when the country’s largest theatre companies release details of their subscription programs for the following year. While Brisbane’s La Boite and Western Australia’s Black Swan are still to launch their 2017 programs, we already have a strong indication of what mainstage Australian theatre will look like next year – and despite significant advances in some states, it’s still predominantly white, both onstage and behind the scenes.