A new audience manifesto published by Manchester’s Royal Exchange calls for theatre to “demonstrate more ethnic diversity” and “connect more with ordinary people”. Believed to be the first publication of its kind, the manifesto outlines what audiences want from theatres following a two-year survey of 2,150 people. It was presented on February 20 as a … Read More
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YIRRAMBOI DELEGATION
The Australia Council for the Arts is offering presenters and programmers an opportunity to join a delegation to the 2017 YIRRAMBOI First Nations Arts Festival. The delegation will spend the final four nights of the festival immersing themselves in First Nations arts and culture. Delegates will have the opportunity to see and discuss work with colleagues, network … Read More
South Asian Diaspora – Perception and Reality
Presented by Nautanki Theatre. Four wonderful speakers – writers, academics and social workers will discuss the topic – South Asian Diaspora – Perception and Reality. Venue: Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE), 8 Victoria Road in Parramatta. Date/Time: Saturday 11th March 2017 at 5.30 pm Panellists: Manisha Amin – CEO at Media Access Australia and Writer Indu Balachandran … Read More
ADSA – 27/06/2017 – ADSA 2017 Performing Belonging in the 21st Century
ADSA 2017 PERFORMING BELONGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY 27-30 June 2017 Although abstracts for this finished in December last year there are still multiple ways you can connect with this conference of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama & Performance Studies (ADSA) which is this year held in Auckland, NZ. Source: ADSA – 27/06/2017 – ADSA … Read More
Transgender: looking back, moving forward – The University of Sydney and Seymour Centre
TRANSGENDER: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD How do theatre plays, such as The Trouble with Harry contribute to advancing contemporary transgender issues? A post-performance Q&A co-presented with the Seymour Centre as part of the 2017 Mardi Gras The latest Seymour Centre play, The Trouble with Harry re-imagines the true case of Eugenia Falleni AKA Harry Crawford, … Read More
Change of CEO at Accessible Arts NSW
Sancha Donald, Accessible Arts NSW’s long-standing CEO, will step down at the end of this month. Sancha has provided distinguished service to Accessible Arts as CEO for the past for 12 years. The list of her achievements across that period is extensive. She has been a tireless advocate for artists with a disability, particularly in … Read More
Directing The New Plot
The New Plot have just announced their Directors for The New Plot, Troy Harrison and Adam Cook! We are delighted to have both of these amazing talents on board to help us bring new Australian stories to the stage. Their wealth of knowledge, willingness to collaborate and excitement for brave and risk taking work will provide … Read More
‘Restless Giant’ taking on Australia one launch at a time
Lindy Hume and Currency House are putting their words into actions and taking to various locations around Australia to launch Lindy’s Platform paper ‘RESTLESS GIANT: CHANGING CULTURAL VALUES IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA’. Already launched in Candelo and Bundaberg tonight Lindy will present at NORPA in Lismore 09/02/17 – 5.30 for 6pm – Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty … Read More
A big blog of February grant & fellowships
Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence Fellowship The Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence Fellowship will recognise an Australian writer working in a creative genre (including fiction, poetry, performance, creative non-fiction, digital media, screen) who has published a major work, or has had it performed/produced professionally within the past five years. The Charles Perkins Centre … Read More
Energy of Indy Theatre drives into 2017 – save the date!
In November and December TNN partnered on two Sydney-based events aimed at NSW independent theatre makers. 2017 sees a bigger Indy Theatre Forum in our future. Here’s the wrap… Speed Networking with AIM Dramatic Arts and Creative Plus Business kicked off at the Pilgrim Theatre on Monday 7th November. This event was remarkable for the professional … Read More