A Night of Chekhov

Jean-Pierre Mignon worked in Paris as an actor and director before arriving in Australia in 1978. He was founder and artistic director of Anthill Theatre (1980–94) directing classic and contemporary plays including those by Moliere, Brecht, Beckett and, in 1987, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Siste... Read more

Appearing in The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya and many other plays, Alex Menglet is one of Australia’s most respected stage actors. Raised in a Russian theatrical family, Alex studied at the Moscow State Institute of Drama and performed on various Moscow stages before immigrating to Au... Read more

Cate Kennedy is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath, which won the People’s Choice Award in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2010. She is an award-winning short-story writer whose work has been published widely. Her first collection, Dark Roots, was shortlisted for t... Read more

Peter Goldsworthy wrote the libretto for Richard Mills’ multi-Helpmann award winning opera Batavia. His most recent songwriting collaboration was with composer Graeme Koehne, on The Ring-tone Cycle – a Cabaret Quintet for Piano Trio, Soprano and iPhone, which premiered at last year’s A... Read more

Stephen Armstrong is a creative producer and programmer specialising in new work commissions and interdisciplinary and inter-cultural collaborations. He is currently Creative Director of the inaugural Asia TOPA: Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts.      Stephen graduated in... Read more