By arts editor Helen Musa

Armed with the enticing slogan, “The Mill, not Netflix”, ACT Government funding for the first time and the results of an audience survey, the petite but engaging Mill Theatre in Dairy Road, Fyshwick, has unveiled its 2027 season.

The program builds on some of the company’s successes in 2026, particularly its live radio dramas, while introducing new work and bringing an important Australian play back to the stage.

The season opens from February 5 to 14 with Mapp and Lucia, adapted by Bart Meehan from the novels of EF Benson. The beloved comic characters will be brought to life in a tale of 1920s social rivalry, larger-than-life personalities and comic manoeuvring.

April brings The Maltese Falcon, a co-production with 3ME Productions, adapted by Madeleine and Mark Lee from Dashiell Hammett’s classic novel, also familiar from the 1941 film starring Humphrey Bogart.

Music returns to The Mill in June with classical guitarist Tommaso Girotto performing a solo concert featuring works by Bach, Ponce and Barrios, then in August, The Mill will revive Ross Mueller’s Australian play Construction of the Human Heart. In a coup for The Mill, Mueller will travel to Canberra to direct his own work.

October sees the return of An Actor’s Investigation, revisiting a format first presented in 2025. This time the investigation will also explore the craft of directing, with Steph Evans bringing performers together to delve into the text, characters and circumstances before presenting the work to an audience.

In November American playwright David Mamet’s November will take the stage. A sharp political satire set in the Oval Office during a chaotic election year it is also a raucous comedy of political scheming and outrageous manoeuvres.

The year concludes in December with another live radio production, Holmes’ Christmas, adapted by Bart Meehan from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle an based on The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.

Meanwhile, The Mill’s director Lexi Sekuless, is inviting performers to take part in casting sessions for the new season. Some roles have already been filled, but others remain open.

Inquiries to hello@milltheatreatdairyroad.com

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