It's not as if we feel the team at Working Dog are ever not busy, but they seem to have been working particularly hard in recent times with the announcement of a new television series and now a new theatre show as a part of the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 season.
The Speechmaker is the name of a new play written by the company's Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, who have been responsible for writing everything from iconic Australian comedy film The Castle to brilliantly biting TV satires Frontline and The Hollowmen and sketch comedy such as that seen on The Late Show.
The show is set on a London-bound Air Force One, which is looking to make surprise Christmas visit to garner some positive PR. Of course, things become a little rocky when a major international crisis unfolds upon the plane's landing.
The Speechmaker will feature Offspring and A Moody Christmas' Jane Harber, Play School's David James and Toby Truslove, who is currently making a name for himself in Channel 7's Slide Show, after big appearances in The Strange Calls, Laid and Outland in recent years.
It runs at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse from Saturday 31 May to Saturday 5 July.
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Another interesting addition to the MTC program for next year is the Australian premiere of Olivier Award winner Mike Barlett's Cock, which will be directed by Leticia Cáceres and will feature an original score composed by Missy Higgins.
That show runs at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio from Friday 7 February to Sunday 23 March
You can check out the full program on the MTC website.
