Road Works - simply powerful storytelling
Mudlark Theatre presents Road Works
Join our island’s artists for a series of bespoke play readings featuring extraordinary theatre works by acclaimed Australian playwrights.
Road Works is the perfect winter theatre program, connecting audiences and artists across our island through relaxed and engaging evenings at the theatre, showcasing readings of powerhouse plays, and sparking rich conversations around creativity and the theatre-going experience.
Featuring an ensemble of Tasmania’s finest emerging and established artists, Road Works parks three exciting plays in Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport and is supported by the Tasmanian Performing Arts Centres Strategic Touring Fund.
Curated by Jane Johnson, Jane Longhurst and Gabrielle Adkins.
Presenting partners...
Performance Dates
MARY STUART - a new adaptation by Kate Mulvany, after Friedrich Schiller.
Sunday 13 July: 7:30pm performance – Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.com.au/shows/road-works-mary-stuart
Tuesday 15 July: 7:30pm performance – Paranaple Arts Centre (Devonport)
Tickets: https://www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/events/mary-stuart/
Wednesday 16 July: 6:00pm performance – Princess Theatre (Launceston)
Tickets: https://theatrenorth.com.au/roadworks-mary-stuart-25
MARY STUART - a new adaptation by Kate Mulvany, after Friedrich Schiller.
Sunday 13 July: 7:30pm performance – Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.com.au/shows/road-works-mary-stuart
Tuesday 15 July: 7:30pm performance – Paranaple Arts Centre (Devonport)
Tickets: https://www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/events/mary-stuart/
Wednesday 16 July: 6:00pm performance – Princess Theatre (Launceston)
Tickets: https://theatrenorth.com.au/roadworks-mary-stuart-25
Performance Dates
ON THIS ISLAND, NOW- by Melanie Tait
Wednesday 23 July: 7:30pm performance – Burnie Arts Centre (Burnie)
Tickets: https://tickets.burniearts.net/Events/Arts-After-Dark
Thursday 24 July: 6:00pm performance – Princess Theatre (Launceston)
Tickets: https://theatrenorth.com.au/roadworks-on-this-island-now-25
Friday 25 July: 7:30pm performance – Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.com.au/shows/road-works-island-now
Performance Dates
RED SKY MORNING - by Tom Holloway
Tuesday 19 August: 7:30pm performance – Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.com.au/shows/road-works-red-sky-morning
Wednesday 20 August: 6:00pm performance – Princess Theatre (Launceston)
Tickets: https://theatrenorth.com.au/roadworks-red-sky-morning-25
Thursday 21 August: 7:30pm performance – Burnie Arts Centre (Burnie)
Tickets: https://www.burniearts.net/Whats-On/2025/Arts-After-Dark-August
Friday 22 August: 7:30pm performance – Paranaple Arts Centre (Devonport)
Tickets: https://www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/events/red-sky-morning/
RED SKY MORNING - by Tom Holloway
Tuesday 19 August: 7:30pm performance – Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.com.au/shows/road-works-red-sky-morning
Wednesday 20 August: 6:00pm performance – Princess Theatre (Launceston)
Tickets: https://theatrenorth.com.au/roadworks-red-sky-morning-25
Thursday 21 August: 7:30pm performance – Burnie Arts Centre (Burnie)
Tickets: https://www.burniearts.net/Whats-On/2025/Arts-After-Dark-August
Friday 22 August: 7:30pm performance – Paranaple Arts Centre (Devonport)
Tickets: https://www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/events/red-sky-morning/
