We are a company of neurodivergent, femme, queer, feminists. If you try to come for us, we'll come for you… in a week or so… after we’ve over-analysed everything that you’ve said.

Dionysus Theatre is a contemporary company, established in 2012 on the Mornington Peninsula by award-winning director Emma Sproule. The company was founded to provide innovative theatre for creatives and audiences. With aims to bring thought-provoking theatre to the Peninsula, we have now involved artists and performed in venues from all over Melbourne and beyond; having worked with interstate and overseas playwrights and practitioners. At Dionysus Theatre’s helm is a team of neurodivergent, femme, queer, feminists who draw a common focus on the recontextualisation of classic works for a modern audience, in an ever evolving society.

Given that Ancient Greece was the birthplace of Western Theatre, the company takes its name from the patron of Drama, the Greek god of wine, pleasure and fertility, famed for his drinking and debauchery. We at Dionysus Theatre thought we’d produce some theatre and serve some wine, but we might just leave it at that for now.