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The University’s Melbourne Theatre Company has released its program for the 2010 season, which features a new production of Shakespeare’s Richard the Third and the world premiere of Hannie Rayson’s The Swimming Club.

Other highlights include Geoffrey Rush, Shane Jacobsen and Robyn Nevin in the Australian premiere of Tony award-winning musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone, a show-within a show paying homage to the stage shows of the 1920s.

‘Let us take care of your cultural quotient,” MTC Artistic Director Simon Phillips invites, suggesting that a subscription is the best way to get the most out of this jam-packed program.

“There’ll be thrills, spills and some unexpected turns, but we always plan with our audience’s pleasure uppermost in our minds.’

Phillips’ suggestion that a subscription is a good idea is particularly so for University staff. Because the MTC is a part of the University, it’s possible to salary-package subscriptions.

The audience will certainly derive great pleasure from the vast array of plays on offer, which also includes the Melbourne premiere of David Williamson’s Let The Sunshine as well as Joanna Murray-Smith’s new play, Songs For Nobodies.

“I always loved how David Mamet’s great male-dominated plays fused surface linguistic brilliance with layers of game-playing subtext,” says Phillips of the MTC revival of David Mamet’s play Boston Marriage.

For further information and bookings, see the MTC’s website, mtc.com.au