The stories that we see on our stages entertain us, but they also reflect our world and help us to understand who we are and who we can be.

So what does it mean to be in charge of those stories? To help shape the conversation and that sense of self?

As the new artistic director at the Melbourne Theatre Company, Anne-Louise Sarks is in that rare and privileged position.

In the Drawing Room, Anne-Louise shares her path to the stage.