The life-changing memoir, now a breathtaking Belvoir play.

**** “heartrending and funny”
The Sydney Morning Herald

**** “electrifying”
Time Out

“…wrenching and beautiful work.”
The Conversation

**** “Working with a fiercely committed cast, Cáceres simultaneously mounts a wrenching indictment of systemic insanity against the insane, and a love letter from a mother to a son who is lost, yet never abandoned without hope.”
Limelight Magazine

“In the final moments of the production, when the bright lights on Jonathan’s sketchbook mind had dimmed, the two-fold tragedy of Tell Me I’m Here crystallised. Firstly, the tragedy of Jonathan’s painful life and early death and, secondly, the tragedy that so often these stories are told by friends and relatives, not by the people themselves. Stigma, lack of information, and insufficient care for mental illnesses sacrifice thousands of lives every year and leave the friends and family behind to convince our country to care.”
Night Writes

“…one of the most emotionally eviscerating seen on stage in years.”
Women Trends

Tell Me I’m Here is the proud recipient of the Blake Beckett Trust Award.

Credits

Writer: Veronica Nadine Gleeson

Director: Leticia Cáceres

Set Designer: Stephen Curtis

Costume Designer: Ella Butler

Lighting Designer: Veronique Benett

Composers/Sound Designers: Alyx Dennison and Steve Francis

Stage Manager: Luke McGettigan

Cast: Tom Conroy, Nadine Garner, Sean O’Shea, Jana Zvedeniuk, Raj Labade, Deborah Galanos

Writer: Mark Ravenhill
Director: Leticia Cáceres

Set Designer: Sophie Davis

Costume Designer: Karine Larché

Associate Costume Designer: Elizabeth Negline

Lighting Designer: Aedan Gale

Associate Lighting Designer: Ikshvak Sobti

Sound Designer: Olivia McKenna

Associate Production Manager: Emma Vize

Stage Manager: Max Woods

Assistant Stage Managers: Rosemary Osmond, Kane Wilson

Cast: Domenica Garrett, Hayley Edwards, Jana Zvedeniuk , Kaivalya Suvarna, Kurt Pimblett, Lucian Reeder, Mia Tuco, Oliver Tapp

A Tasmanian Theatre Company and Ten Days on the Island International Festival co-production

WORLD PREMIERE

★★★★★

“Rarely do you see a work that is so superb, so vital, so startlingly honest, so original, brutal, earthy and precise, so disarmingly funny and crafted that it leaves nothing wanting…The Mares is such a work of impactful brilliance, the kind of theatrical golden unicorn you very rarely encounter.” Arts Hub

“The success of this complex and ambitious work owes a lot to Mulvany’s knowledge of the actor’s craft, and director Leticia Cáceres’ ability to create simple theatrical magic…The Mares bristles with energetic epic storytelling. It is an outstanding example of how skilled artistic collaborations, courageous commitment to big ideas, and support from state funding bodies can result in exciting new Australian theatre. "
The Conversation

“This is stunning theatre. Original, gripping, timely and moving, it brought its opening night crowd easily to a standing ovation. Director Leticia Caceres has used the full palette of emotion in her pacey and beautifully choreographed production. It is by turns taut, charged, violent, tender and piercingly funny. The members of the ensemble cast attack their multiple roles with the kind of extreme commitment that reminds us why live theatre is so exhilarating, and gives us pause to consider that stage acting is the arena of only the bravest and most exquisitely vulnerable performers.” Danielle Wood Review

“The direction was impeccable and flowed and demanded the most from what is Tassie acting royalty. The physicality impeccable. The emotion real.

And this for me was the triumph. The show is intellectually, physically and emotionally complete. How they achieved this in a first season is a wonder. It is so rare.”
Ryk Goddard Review

“There were so many layers to Kate Mulvany’s writing, and yet you could fully grab hold of the complexities and heart of the characters, thanks to the seamless direction of Leticia Cáceres.”
Carrie McClean Review

Awards

Tasmanian Theatre Awards 2020

Outstanding Direction - Leticia Cáceres
Outstanding Production- The Mares
Outstanding New Writing - Kate Mulvany
Outstanding Set Design - Jill Munro
Outstanding Ensemble - Cast of The Mares
Outstanding Performance - Jane Johnson

Credits

Writer:  Kate Mulvany
Director: Leticia Cáceres
Designer: Jill Munro
Sound Designer: Jessica Dunn
Lighting Designer: Nicholas Higgins
SM: Adam (Gus) Power
Cast: Sara Cooper, Jane Johnson, Melissa King, Jane Longhurst, Ben Winspear
Photographer: Amy Brown

by Ursula Yovich and Alana Valentine

WORLD PREMIERE

Presented by Belvoir Theatre, December 2017

Australian tour 2019 - Malthouse Theatre, Belvoir, Queensland Theatre, Canberra Arts Centre, Wollongong Arts Centre

★★★★½ ‘Barbara and the Camp Dogs is a show that takes the ground from under you, even as it entertains the hell out of you. ‘
The Age

‘It’s only February, and I think I’ve already seen the show of the year.’
Witness Performance

‘The direction by Leticia Cáceres is precise, simple, evocative, effortless. And clever.’
Daily Review

★★★★ '…in the skilled hands of director Leticia Cáceres, Barbara and the Camp Dogs is both deeply funny and deeply moving; a big-hearted production that may just break your heart ...’
Arts Hub

★★★★
‘Barbara and the Camp Dogs is a rare piece, one that slaps you in the face then brings you to your feet. Powerful stuff.’
Audrey Journal

‘A torch…that will light the path to reconciliation.’
Sydney Morning Herald

Greenroom Awards 2020

Winner - Best Performance - Ursula Yovich

Winner - Best Composition and Sound Design - Adm Ventoura, Ursula Yovich and Alana Valentine (Songs)

Winner - Best Writing for the Australian Stage - Alana Valentine and Ursula Yovich

Winner - Best Production - Barbara and the Camp Dogs

Nomination - Best Direction - Leticia Cáceres

Nomination - Best Performance in a featured role - Elaine Crombie

Helpmann Awards 2019

Winner - Best Musical - Barbara and the Camp Dogs

Winner - Best Original Score -Ursula Yovich, Alana Valentine and Adm Ventuora

Winner - Best Female Actor in a Musical - Ursula Yovich

Winner - Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Elaine Crombie

Nomination - Best New Australian Work - Ursula Yovich and Alana Valentine

Sydney Theatre Awards 2017

Winner - Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Elaine Crombie

Nomination -Best Female Actor in Mainstage Production Ursula Yovich

Nomination - Best Original Score for a Mainstage Production

Nomination - Best New Australian Work

Credits

Set Design: Stephen Curtis

Costume Design: Chloe Greaves

Lighting Design: Karen Norris

Lighting realiser (tour): Matt Cox

Sound Design: Steve Toulmin

Musical Direction: Adm Ventoura/ Jess Dunn (touring MD)

Dramaturgy: Eamon Flack and Leticia Cáceres

Assistant Director: Riley Spadaro

Stage Managers: Luke Mcgettigan, Brook Kiss, Khym Scott, Cecilia Nelson

Cast: Ursula Yovich, Elaine Crombie, Troy Brady

Band: Jessica Dunn (Musical Director & Bass Guitar), Michelle Vincent (Drums), Debbie Yap (Lead Guitar - 2017) Sorcha Albuquerque (Lead Guitar - 2019)

Photos Brett Broadman

by debbie tucker green

Downstairs Belvoir, October 2018

“Leticia Cáceres has directed this production with a gentle hand, guiding Newman’s performance moment by moment…This the type of acting you want to see pretty much every time you go to the theatre.”

★★★★ Time Out

“The play runs for about an hour. It feels like a lifetime. It feels like one minute. It’s beautifully constructed and it’s heart-wrenching. Take tissues.”

★★★★ Audrey Journal

“Directed by Leticia Cáceres, the production is sharp, powerful, often awe-inspiring.”

Zuzie Goes See

“…lucidly directed by Leticia Cáceres, the brilliant Zahra Newman effortlessly portrays four members of an Afro-Caribbean family…”
★★★★ Limelight Magazine

“…wonderfully directed and staged by Cáceres, who ensures our attention is never distracted from Newman. Newman is totally convincing, totally engaging and ultimately involves us in immense pathos”

★★★★ Theatre People

“Cáceres and Newman...are a sensational team. The director’s deft hand keeps movement flowing and natural and the focus never wavers for a moment, despite the intricacies of the text. Newman is mesmerising as she switches characters and place – apparently without effort. Her restraint and complexity make for an exhilarating yet heartrending experience…”

★★★★ StageNoise

“[Zahra Newman]’s extraordinary"

★★★★ The Sunday Telegraph

“Zahra Newman gave a virtuosic performance in debbie tucker green’s one-woman show random, in an economical, perfectly pitched production directed by Leticia Cáceres…”

Limelight’s Top Ten Shows of 2018

The Best of Sydney Stages - Time Out Top 10 of 2018

Award Nominations

Sydney Theatre Awards 2018
Best Direction of a Mainstage Production - Leticia Cáceres

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production - Zahra Newman

Credits

Designer: Jacob Nash
Associate Designer: Matilda Woodroofe
Lighting Designer: Rachel Burke
Composer & Sound Designer: THE SWEATS
Associate Sound Designer: Jessica Dunn
Stage Manager: Keiren Smith
Photographer: Daniel Boud

by Leah Purcell

WORLD PREMIERE

Presented by Belvoir Theatre, Sept/October 2016

★★★★ 
‘The Drover’s Wife is a potent piece of storytelling made enthralling by a cinematically complete package of a production directed Leticia Cáceres.’
Sydney Morning Herald

★★★★ 
‘This might be the most important new Australian play written this year…it’s also one of the most absorbing and bracing pieces of drama in Sydney this year’.
Daily Review

Awards and Nominations

Helpmann Awards 2017

Best Direction - Leticia Cáceres
Best Production - The Drover’s Wife
Best New Australian Play - Leah Purcell For The Drover’s Wife Best Male Actor - Mark Cole Smith

Helpmann Award Nominees 2017
Best Costume Design - Tess Schofield
Best Female Actor in a Lead Role - Leah Purcell

Sydney Theatre Awards 2016
Best Direction - Leticia Cáceres
Best Production - The Drover’s Wife
Best Score/Sound Design - THE SWEATS
Best New Australian Work - Leah Purcell For The Drover’s Wife

Sydney Theatre Award Nominees 2016
Best Costume Design - Tess Schofield
Best Supporting Role - Benedict Hardie
Best Female Actor in a Lead Role -Leah Purcell

Credits

Set Design: Stephen Curtis

Costume Design: Tess Schofield

Lighting Design: Verity Hampson

Composition and Sound Design: THE SWEATS

Dramaturgy: Anthea Williams and Leticia Cáceres

Movement Director: Scott Witt

Traditional Movement & Language Consultant/Spear Maker: Sean Choolburra

Stage Manager: Isabella Kerdijk

Cast: Leah Purcell, Mark Cole Smith, Tony Cogin, Benedict Hardie, Will McDonald

Photos Brett Broadman

by Patricia Cornelius after Federico Garcia Lorca

WORLD PREMIERE

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, Fairfax Studio, June 2018.

★★★★★ 
‘Remarkably beautiful theatre that looks squarely at the murderous silence at the core of oppression’ 
The Guardian

‘This production heightens the lyrical and tragic elements of the text and creates moments of startling beauty and confirms my suspicion that Cáceres is currently one of the most electrifying directors in this country.’
Witness Performance

‘Cornelius and Cáceres succeed in bringing Lorca to a contemporary Australian context …the play subtly alludes to the Indigenous dispossession of their lands.’
The Conversation

★★★★
‘Cáceres is constantly pushing her actors to the periphery, as if these people are still trying to dwell in the fringes, and the overall effect is of a people swamped by everything they fail to name.’
Time Out

Credits

Set and Costume Design: Marg Horwell

Lighting Design: Rachel Bourke

Sound Design: Jethro Woodward

Composition: Irine Vela

Dramaturgy: Chris Mead and Leticia Cáceres

Assistant Director: Cassandra Fumi

Stage Manager: Jessica Keepence

Cast: Melita Jurisic, Candy Bowers, Peta Brady, Bessie Holland, Emily Milledge, Julie Forsyth, Sue Jones and Daniela Farinacci (replacement for Candy Bowers)

Photos: Jeff Busby

by Michele Lee

WORLD PREMIERE

Co Production between Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company, April/May 2018

★★★★ 
‘bursts off the stage…Director Leticia Cáceres gifts the play with a buoyancy…’
Time Out

★★★★ 
’Lee’s wickedly witty comic romp really stirs the melting pot, and Leticia Caceres has the cast bring it to life with infectious glee.’
The Age

‘Director Leticia Cáceres has put together an inventive show, charming in its quirkiness. Her ability to infuse each moment of Going Down with layers of meaning, keeps us engaged, with both our instinctual and intellectual capacities.’
Suzie Goes See

’…hats off to director Leticia Cáceres for letting her cast of five soar…’
Limelight

The Best on Melbourne Stages - Time Out Top 10 for 2018

Award Nominations - Green Room Awards 2018

Best Direction - Leticia Caceres
Best Performer - Catherine Davies
Best Ensemble - Cast
Best Set/Costumes/AV - The Sisters Hayes
Best Writing for the Australian Stage - Michele Lee

CREDITS

Set/ Costume Design: The Sisters Hayes

Sound Design/Composition: THE SWEATS

Lighting Design:  Sian James-Holland

AV Design: Rebecca Hayes

Dramaturgy: Mark Prichard and Leticia Cáceres

Design Associate: Matilda Woodroofe

Stage Manager: Lyndie Li Wan Po

Cast: Catherine Davis, Jenny Wu, Josh Price, Naomi Rukavina, Paul Blenheim

Photos: Brett Broadman

Libretto by Steve Vizard and composition by Paul Grabowsky

WORLD PREMIERE

Commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Theatre, September 2018

★★★★

“Director Leticia Caceres has crafted a powerful performance and Matthews delivers it in spades...this is the kind of work that matters.”
Sydney Morning Herald

★★★★
“Takes opera into new musical and theatrical territory”
Limelight Magazine

★★★★
“…consistently fascinating…”
Time Out

“…inventive and absorbing 70-minute one-woman show in the form of an eclectic song cycle, assisted by Leticia Caceres’ vivid direction.”
OperaChaser

“In full flight, Matthews’ performance is mesmerising.”
Simon Parris: Man in Chair

Credits

Set and Costume Designers: The Sisters Hayes

Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper

Sound Designer: Ben Grayson

Producer: Liza McLean

Stage Manager: Natalie Rowan

by Deborah Bruce

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner Theatre, March 2016

★★★★ 
‘The ensemble acting is spot on. It’s a joy to see three mature female characters so vividly brought to life.’
The Age

‘As with Birdland, Cáceres is expert with choreographing mess on stage and she wins great performances from all the cast. ‘
Daily Review

Helpmann Award Nominations 2016

Best Female in a Supporting Role - Katrina Milosevic

Credits

Set and Costume Design: Tracy Grant Lord

Lighting Design: Lisa Mibus

Sound Design: THE SWEATS

Dialect Coach: Geraldine Cook-Dafner

Stage Manager: Julia Smith

Cast: Susan Prior, Martin Blum, Nadine Garner, Joe Klocek, Katrina Milosevic, Nathan Page, Ben Prendergast

Photos: Jeff Busby

by Angela Betzien

WORLD PREMIERE

Co Produced with Belvoir Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia, October/December 2015

★★★★
‘Mortido is well written and executed, often laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly gripping – from its blood-soaked prologue to its Cola-splattered ending.’
Time Out

‘Mounted in Robert Cousins' stage design of reflective surfaces, director Leticia Caceres does well to keep us immersed in a story that crisscrosses the globe, from Woollahra mansion to Liverpool food court, from the nightclubs of Berlin to the jungles of Bolivia.’
Sydney Morning Herald 

Award Nominations - Sydney Theatre Awards 2015

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Colin Friels

Best New Australian Work - Angela Betzien

Award Nominations - Helpmann Awards 2016

Best Leading Actor - Colin Friels

Credits

Set and Costume: Design Robert Cousins

Lighting Design: Geoff Cobham

Composition:  THE SWEATS

Sound Design :Nate Edmondson

Dramaturg: Anthea Williams and Leticia Cáceres

Movement Director: Scott Witt

Assistant Director: Rachel Chant

Dialect Coach: Jennifer White

Stage Manager: Luke Mcgettigan

Cast: Tom Conroy, Colin Friels, Luisa Mignone, David Valencia, Renato Musolino, Toby Challenor (sydney Season), Otis Jai Dhanj (Sydney Season), Calin Diamond (Adelaide season), Matt Goldwyn  (Adelaide season)

Photos: Brett Broadman

by Ariel Dorfman

Co Production between Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, July/October 2015

‘Cáceres’ production shows her to have the exacting, distant calm of a clinician: she presents the fact of the horrors Paulina has suffered, the complications of living through and beyond terror for Paulina and Gerardo, and the impossibility of catharsis for anyone via retribution, with a cold absence of compromise. There is no need, in Cáceres’ take on the play, for emotional breakdowns, for wracking sobs, for hysteria. There is only truth, there is only psychological trauma, there is only reality. There is no romance, no release.’

Aussie Theatre

‘Powerful performances are given by Mouzakis and Gilfedder but it is Porter who truly carries this story with her mesmerising portrayal. Ingenious and simple set design combined with emotive lighting and a haunting musical score make Death And The Maiden a play that will make you think and, perhaps more significantly, make you feel.’

The AU Review

Credits

Set and Lighting: Design Nick Schlieper

Costume Design: Anna Cordingley

Composition and Sound Design: THE SWEATS

Assistant Director: Janice Muller

Cast: Susie Porter, Steve Mouzakis, Eugene Gilfedder

Stage Manager: Julia Smith

Photos: Jeff Busby

by Simon Stephens

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner Theatre, June/July 2015

★★★★★
‘Leticia Caceres’ direction is stunning. She navigates the shifting tonal and emotional register with complete confidence, and she reins in excess just enough to make it feel nuanced and multi-faceted…. This is a play with more than atmosphere; it’s got guts, and compassion and cauterising honesty. It’s unmissable.’
Time Out

‘The MTC's production of British playwright Simon Stephens's Birdland, a dark parable about celebrity and the neo-liberal self, was theatre at its most exhilarating. At the centre of Leticia Cáceres's bold, intelligent direction was an icily mercurial performance from Mark Leonard Winter as an amoral rock star, backed by a pitch-perfect ensemble cast.’
Australian Book Review

Awards and Nominations - Green Room Awards 2016

Winner - Best Direction - Leticia Cáceres

Nomination - Best Male Actor -Mark Leonard Winter

Nomination - Best Ensemble

Nomination - Best Production - Birdland

Helpmann Awards 2016

Winner - Best Male Actor in a Lead Role - Mark Leonard Winter

Nomination - Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Anna Samson

Credits

Set Design: Marg Horwell

Costume Design: Adam Gardnir

Lighting Design: Andy Turner

Sound Design: Jethro Woodward

Dialect Coach: Geraldine Cook-Dafner

Assistant Director: Phillip Rouse

Stage Manager: Whitney Macnamara

Cast: Mark Leonard Winter, Anna Samson, Peta Sergeant, Michala Banas, Bert LaBonté, Socatris Otto

Photos Jeff Busby

by Lucy Prebble

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner Theatre, August/September 2014

★★★★
‘A rich, challenging play that’s as moving as it is intelligent. See it. Now.’
Herald Sun

Award Nominations - Green Room Awards 2015

Best Lighting Design Damien Cooper

Best Audio Visual Design and Animation Chris More

Best Set Design Andrew Bailey

Credits

Set Design: Andrew Bailey

Costume Design: Kate Davies

Lighting Design: Damien Cooper

Composition:  THE SWEATS

AV Design: Chris More

Choreographer: Stephanie Lake

Assistant Director: Kate Sulan

Stage Manager: Christine Bennett

Cast: Zahra Newman, Sigrid thornton, William McInnes, Nathaniel Dean

Photos: Jeff Busby

by David Grieg

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, Lawler Studio, May 2014

‘Yellow Moon is a simple yet elegant piece, packing a message with a powerful punch, well worth experiencing.’
Australian Theatre

Green Room Awards and Nominations 2015

Winner of Green Room Award for Best Sound and Composition (THE SWEATS)

Nomination - Best Direction - Leticia Cáceres

Nomination - Lighting Design - Lisa Mibus

Nomination - Best Ensemble

Nomination - Best Production - Yellow Moon

Drama Victoria Award 2015

Winner - Best Performance for Young Audiences

Credits

Set and Costume Design: Melanie Liertz

Lighting Design: Lisa Mibus

Composition: THE SWEATS

Stage Manager/Tour Manager: Jess Burns

Cast: Naomi Rukavina, Luke Ryan, Mark Constable, Daniela Farinacci

Photos: Jeff Busby

by Mike Bartlett

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre, February/March/April 2014

‘When it’s funny it’s hilarious, and when it moves you, it’s a theatrical gut-punch.’
Herald Sun

‘Sharp, incisive and intelligent.’
artsHub

‘Leticia Cáceres’s direction is exquisite’
Aussie Theatre

‘Boldly conceived.’
The Australian

‘This is one cockfight you’ll want to see.’
The Music

Credits
Set and Costume: Design Marg Horwell

Lighting Design: Rachel Bourke

Composition: Missy Higgins 

Sound Design: THE SWEATS

Stage Manager: Christine Bennett (MTC) Julia Smith (LaBoite)

Cast: Tom Conroy, Sophie Ross, Tony Rickards, Angus Grant (MTC Season), Eamon Flack (La Boite Season)
Photos :Jeff Busby

by Simon Stone after August Strindberg

Presented by Belvoir Theatre, August 2013

★★★★
‘…[Cáceres’] production thrilling and deeply unsettling.’
The Guardian

‘Simon Stone’s adaptation of Miss Julie, directed by Leticia Caceres, brilliantly raises the stakes of this drama back up to where they were in 1888 when Strindberg’s play first appeared and scandalised its audiences.’
The Australian

Credits

Set Design: Robert Cousin

Costume Design: Tess Schofield

Lighting Design: Damien Cooper

Composition/Sound Design: THE SWEATS

Stage Manager: Luke Mcgettigan

Cast: Brendan Cowell, Taylor Ferguson, Blazey Best

Photos: Brett Broadman

by Angela Betzien

Presented by Belvoir Theatre, Downstairs, December 2011

‘One of the most gripping nights spent in a theatre this, or any year… The Dark Room is a wonderful production; beautifully acted and directed, inspiringly well written and perversely entertaining.  Not to be missed.’

Stage Noise

‘This is a stunningly gripping production: beautifully written by Angela Betzien, directed with great care and skill by Leticia Caceres and performed by a wonderful cast.’

The Australian

Winner Sydney Theatre Awards for Best New Australian Work

Sydney Theatre Award Nominees Best Direction, Best Mainstage Production, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Brendan Cowell), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Billie Rose Prichard), Best Stage Design (Michael Hankin), Best Lighting Design (Christopher Page)

Set and Costume Design Michael Hankin

Lighting Design Christopher Page

Composition and Sound Design  THE SWEATS

Movement Direction Scott Witt

Cast Brendan Cowell, Leah Purcell, Annalise Phillips, Billie Rose Prichard, Bjorn Stewart, Cameron Stewart

Photos Heidrun Lohr

by Nick Payne

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, February/March 2013

‘As close to flawless as you could hope to find.’
The Australian

‘…It’s masterful blocking – and that’s part of her technique, her craft, but it’s also wonderful storytelling, and that comes with talent alone, it can’t be learned.’
Stage Whispers

Helpmann Award Nominee Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Alison Bell)

Set and Costume Design Marg Horwell

Lighting Design Rachel Burke

Composition and Sound Design THE SWEATS

Assistant Director Petra Kalive

Stage Manager Jess Burns

Cast Alison Bell and Leon Ford

Photos Jeff Busby

Real TV’s award winning plays for young audiences, Children of the Black Skirt and Hoods have toured extensively across Australia and in 2010 Hoods toured internationally to Dschungel Wien, Vienna and Cortile Theater im Hof, Bolzano. In 2011 RealTV toured War Crimes  across Victorian schools. 

Praise for Children of the Black Skirt

‘This work explores incredibly important aspects of Australian history and is rapidly becoming cult viewing for young audiences across Australia…' Sally Chance, Come Out Festival Director 2004

Praise for Hoods

‘Caceres treats the script like a high performance vehicle, knowing just how to utilise its power and how to steer it in the right direction.’
Courier Mail

Hoods was nominated for a Helpmann Award, won a Matilda Award for Best Independent Production, And A Drama Victoria Award. It has also received multiple Writing awards.

Children of the Black Skirt won a Drama Victoria Award and has received multiple writing awards.

Both productions and texts are on study lists in Queensland.

by Angela Betzien

Co Produced by Melbourne Theatre Company and Terrapin Puppet Theatre, June/July 2016

Terrapin schools touring production 2019

‘Egg is a double yolker.’
The Australian

‘Impossibly cute.’
The Age

Tasmanian Theatre Awards 2017
Winner - Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) - Genevieve Morris

Nominations
Best Direction
Best Production
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Best Design
Best Writing

2017 AWGIE Award - Best Writing for Children’s Theatre - Angela Betzien

Credits

Puppetry Director Sam Routledge

Set and Costume Design Owen Phillips

Lighting Design Andy Turner

Composition/Sound Design THE SWEATS

Choreography Andrew Hallsworth

Dramaturgy Chris Mead

Cast 2017 Genevieve Morris, Jim Russell, Michelle Robin Anderson

Cast 2019 Guy Hooper, Melissa King, Bella Young

Photos Jeff Busby

by Angela Betzien

Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company Education, Lawler Studio, July 2012

‘Helicopter is notable for its refusal to let us off the hook. It’s a world that’s chillingly recognisable, seen through a glass darkly’

Theatre Notes

Set and Costume Design Tanja Beer

Lighting Design Lisa Mibus

Composition  THE SWEATS

Cast Daniela Farinacci, Terry Yeboah, Paul Denny and Charles Grounds

Photos Jeff Busby

By Angela Betzien

Presented by RealTV and La Mama Theatre, April 2013

‘The nuance and permeability of its story is cutting, while the performances of the actors need to be seen to be believed. Drop everything. See Tall Man.’
Ferrago

‘Leticia Caceres' production is genuinely creepy and the performances fiercely alive - Spencer swerving between affectionate humour, piteousness and latent violence; Brehmer idolising and despising him at the same time.’
Sydney Morning Herald

Green Room Nominees Best New Australian Work (Angela Betzien), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hayden Spencer)

Set and Costume Alison Ross

Lighting Design Glenn Hughes

Composition and Sound Design THE SWEATS

Dramaturg Peter Matherson

Cast Hayden Spencer, Louise Brehmer

Photos Sebastian Bourges

by debbie tucker green

Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse World Theatre Festival, Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Theatre Company, Feb-July 2011

‘Leticia Caceres’ direction is so sharp, you’ll need antiseptic.’
Sunday Age

‘In a word, superb.’
RealTime Magazine

‘The most wholly satisfying theatre I've seen at the MTC this year.’
Theatre Notes

Winner of Green Room Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Zahra Newman)

Green Room Nominees for Best Direction and Best Mainstage Production

Set and Costume Tanja Beer

Lighting Design David Walters

Composition and Sound Design  THE SWEATS

Stage Manager Kylie Mitchell

Cast Zahra Newman

Photos Sebastian Bourges

by Shelagh Stephenson

Presented by Queensland Theatre Company, Playhouse Theatre, July 2005

‘…Cáceres has done a superb job of drawing out both the hardness and vulnerability of these characters…one of the best plays I have seen from Queensland Theatre Company in their 2005 season’
ABC Brisbane

Matilda Nominees for Best Director, Best Female Performance in a Leading Role (Barbara Lowing), Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Jodie Le Vesconte and Helen Howard), Best Male Performance in a Leading Role (Paul Raynor), Best Lighting Design (David Walters), Best Production Design (Bill Haycock)

Set and Costume Design Bill Haycock

Lighting Design David Walters

Composition  THE SWEATS

Cast Jodie Le Vesconte, Barbara Lowing, Helen Howard, Paul Raynor, Sally Mckenzie, Peter Marshall

by Caryl Churchill

Presented by Queensland Theatre Company, Billie Brown Studio, November 2004

‘Director Leticia Cáceres has less than one hour to track the disintegrating world of Far Away, and succeeds in doing this in such a way that the play stays with you long after it is over.’
Stagediary

Set and Costume Design Tanja Beer
Lighting Design Jo Currey
Composition and Sound Design  THE SWEATS
Cast Carol Burns, Emily Tomlins, Marc Richards
Photos Stephen Henry

by Angela Betzien

Presented by Queensland Theatre Company, Billie Brown Studio, 2003

‘The Betzien-Cáceres collaboration represents much of the best new theatre that has emerged in Queensland over the past five years…’
The Courier Mail

‘Old School story telling techniques like shadow play, tableaux, ‘live’ music and puppetry gel with the play’s 19th century-like preoccupation with horror and abjection, but seem thoroughly modern and inventive in application.’
Scene Magazine

‘Cáceres’ direction proves flawless as the disciplined ensemble members take up their individual stories and metamorphose-flow- into and out of their many characters’
Time Off

‘Betzien’s script is a model for theatrical writing, with dialogue intervening only when action and Pete Goodwin’s atmospheric score alone can’t suffice.’
The Australian

Set and Costume Design Tanja Beer
Lighting Design Jo Currey
Composition and Sound Design  THE SWEATS
Cast Fiona Doyle, Jodie Le Vesconte, Laurel Colins, Jonathan Brand, Mark Connagan
Photos Stephen Henry

Leticia Cáceres regularly collaborates with writers in the development of new Australian plays. She is frequently invited to develop work with Playwriting Australia through their National Play Festival and National Workshop program. She is also frequently invited to lead development workshops and to direct stage readings for theatre companies.

Leticia Cáceres regularly directs student-actors for various universities around the country.

Six - Digital Theatre Festival - NIDA

It’s Saturday night during lockdown. A group of strangers somehow end up in the same Zoom meeting. Mysteriously, one participant’s window is completely black. While the characters speculate about who is behind the window, their grasp on normality gradually crumbles as a series of strange and frightening phenomena unfolds.

Why is the room suddenly so cold?

Is something hiding in the closet?

Is that a child crying?

The audience watches the paranormal forces unleash – anything is possible.

Inspired by horror hits Get Out and The Blair Witch Project, this explosive thriller is directed by Australian experimental film, theatre and virtual reality artist Leticia Cáceres and tackles the urgent themes of grief, racism, and insularity. Six is written by NIDA MFA (Writing for Performance) students Aiden Ossovani, Bradley Ward, Sophie Davis and Leah Tolmosoff.

Performed by NIDA’s graduating acting students:

Luke Visentin, Charlotte Grimmer, Brendan Scane, Zoe Resnick

DOP Rose Mulcare

Production Manager Ella Van Dam

SM/First AD Morgan Saint Clair

Production and Costume design Tess Burg

Props construction Amanda Torrisi

Producer Diane Misirdjieff

Festival Director/Curator David Berthold

Movement Director Gavin Robbins

Voice Coach Jennifer White

Photographer Patrick Boland

Citation

Caceres, L. (2012). Re-imagining political theatre for the twenty-first century. Masters Research thesis, School of Performing Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne.

Click here to read full thesis.

Photo by Deryk McAlpin

Leticia Caceres was Artistic Director of Tantrum Theatre between 2006 and 2008. Tantrum Theatre’s mission was to celebrate and support young people’s development via creating innovative theatre arts programs which engaged their interests and activities and provided a platform for their voices to be heard in the community of Newcastle.

City of Newcastle Drama Award People’s Choice Award Cosi, TANTRUM Theatre.

City of Newcastle Drama Award Best Dramatic Production for We Came In Chains, TANTRUM Theatre.

City of Newcastle Drama Award Best New Play written for a Newcastle company for Match, by Vanessa Bates (Riot, Tantrum).

City of Newcastle Drama Award nomination Best Professional Direction Leticia Caceres for Powerforce Live, TANTRUM Theatre.

City of Newcastle Drama Award nomination Ensemble Acting RIOT!, TANTRUM Theatre.

City of Newcastle Drama Award nomination Best Professional Direction Leticia Caceres for RIOT!, TANTRUM Theatre.

City of Newcastle Drama Award nomination Best Professional Direction Leticia Caceres for Powerforce Live, TANTRUM Theatre.