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Stories Like These is dedicated to creating imaginative, challenging and compelling theatre with a commitment to the development of Australian artists and voices.

We collaborate with both emerging and established professional artists to create works that engage, provoke and inspire our audiences, with an emphasis on new Australian works and the best international playwriting.

Since forming in 2008, we are building an impressive record of independent performance with work ranging from new Australian plays, contemporary international drama, an off-Broadway musical and solo performances, working with companies such as Griffin Theatre Company, ATYP, Rock Surfers, Seymour Centre, Kings Cross Theatre and Midsumma Festival.

Stories Like These received a nomination at the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Production of a Musical (The Last Five Years).

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Luke Rogers
Artistic Director

Luke Rogers is a theatre director, actor and producer. He is a graduate of NIDA (Directing, 2012) and Theatre Nepean (Acting, 2002), and the Artistic Director of Stories Like These. Luke was previously the Theatre Manager of New Theatre, Artistic Director of The Spare Room, and Resident Studio Artist at Griffin Theatre Company. He is currently the Artistic Director and CEO of Canberra Youth Theatre.

​Directing credits include: In Real Life (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), Blink, MinusOneSister, Fireface, The Last Five Years, The Carnivores (Stories Like These), Play House (NIDA), The Pillowman, Waiting For Godot, Don Juan in Soho, Art is a Weapon, After The End, Blasted (New Theatre), 100 Reasons For War, Love and Information, Spring Awakening, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Women, Shoot / Get Treasure / Repeat (AFTT), Lysistrata, The Burial At Thebes, Pool (No Water), 4.48 Psychosis, Eyes To The Floor (Sydney Theatre School), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mr Marmalade (CQUniversity), Macbeth, Cyberbile, Embers (AIM Dramatic Arts) and Two Weeks With The Queen (Mountains Youth Theatre).

Tour Director: The Witches (Griffin Theatre Company). Assistant Director: Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Griffin Theatre Company / Perth Theatre Company), Story of the Red Mountains (NIDA), The Boys (Griffin Theatre Company / Sydney Festival), Steel Magnolias (Blackbird Productions / Australian Tour), Assassins and The Crucible (New Theatre).

Luke regularly directs and lectures at various drama schools. He was a member of Directors Lab: Melbourne (Theatre Works / Melbourne Festival) and Playwriting Australia’s Dramaturgy Program and Directors Studio.

​His production of The Last Five Years was nominated for Best Production of a Musical at the Sydney Theatre Awards. Luke was the recipient of an ArtStart grant from the Australia Council for the Arts.

Peter Gahan
Producer

Peter Gahan is the Producer of Stories Like These, producing Blink, MinusOneSister, Music, Rust and Bone, Tattoo (Griffin Independent), Fireface (ATYP), The Last Five Years, My Private Parts (Seymour Centre), The Carnivores, Sydney Ghost Stories (Old Fitz Theatre) and Confessions of a Grindr Addict (Revolt, Melbourne).

Peter is currently the Senior Event Manager for Vivid Sydney, has been a Production Manager with CDP, Company Manager for The Legend of Mulan and a Stage Manager for the Sydney Opera House. He was previously the Operations and Production Manager for Monkey Baa Theatre Company. Peter produced The Share (with five.point.one) for the Seymour Centre’s Reginald Season. Peter has worked as a stage manager with artists such as Human Nature, Nigel Kennedy, Roberta Flack, Air Supply, Dianne Reeves, Sydney Mardi Gras, George Benson, The Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers, Tim Minchin, The Cure and countless theatrical productions. Production Management credits include I am Jack (Australian and USA Tour), Pete The Sheep, Milli Jack and the Dancing Cat, 26 Storey Treehouse, 52 Storey Treehouse, Waiting For Godot and Hamlet.

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