Breaking Classics.
Making Chaos.
SINCE 2016
SEASON 2026
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Freely adapted by Martin Crimp after Edmond Rostand
12 - 28 February 2026
fortyfivedownstairs
A genius with language but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane—who's fallen for the beautiful but inarticulate Christian. When Cyrano offers to ghost-write his rival's seduction, he sets in motion a poignant, hilarious, and ultimately devastating love triangle where performance and authenticity become fatally entangled.
Martin Crimp's radical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's masterwork strips the romance down to its brutal core: a linguistic tour-de-force that examines the cost of forsaking who we are for who we feel we should be. This is Cyrano for the modern age—an unflinching examination of identity, masculinity, and desire.
Directed by Matthew Cox and featuring a razor-sharp ensemble, this isn't the Cyrano you think you know.
Founded in 2016, Artefact Theatre Co. is a fully independent, self funded theatre company dedicated to producing high calibre, memorable theatre.
Past Shows
MAY 2022
Constellations
Romeo & Juliet
OCTOBER 2023
OCTOBER 2023
The Real Inspector Hound
Our Team
Mark Yeates
Founder & Co-Artistic Director
Matthew Cox
Co-Artistic Director
Praise for
Artefact Theatre Co.
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"After the dumpster fire that has been the last few years, Artefact Theatre’s production of The Real Inspector Hound offers Melbourne audiences the chance to go to the theatre again and have a much needed full-bellied laugh."
— ArtsHub
for The Real Inspector Hound, May 2022 -
“Every Possible bit of humour is drawn out and presented, like a pie to the face”
— TheatrePeople
for Much Ado About Nothing, 2019
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