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47/100 (ish) Days: Anne-Louise Sarks. In a moment of Bravado I said if you want the show you have to take me too.
Anne-Louise Sarks is Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne Theatre Company - the first solo woman to hold the Artistic Director role since the company was founded in 1953, and sole Chief Executive Officer since late 2025 (one of very few leaders of Australian theatre companies to hold both roles outright).
An internationally acclaimed director, writer and dramaturg, her work has been seen across Melbourne, Sydney, London, Helsinki, Mexico City, New York, Warsaw, Dublin, Auckland, Mumbai, Perth and Basel.
We catch Anne- Louise right in the middle of a busy day. In fact I…
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