Melbourne Workers Theatre

Melbourne Workers Theatre (MWT) was an Australian theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia.

The company was founded in 1987 by Patricia Cornelius, Steve Payne and Michael White.^[1]

It specialised in producing work from a left-wing stance, seeking to create work that "articulates flaws in the mainstream perception of Australian culture and identity, contesting how Australians think about themselves as a nation and as a people".^[2] Indigenous actor and director (later playwright) Jada Alberts participated in various projects with the theatre.^[3]

After several arts funding bodies removed their financial support, the company struggled financially, eventually closing in 2012.^[4]