Nominations are open for the 2017 NSW Creative Achievement Awards. The awards celebrate and reward outstanding achievements of individuals and businesses that help raise the global profile of NSW Creative Industries. Highlighting established and emerging talent within our creative industries, the awards recognise the importance of our world-class creative industries and talent. There are … Read More
Valuing the Arts
Theatre as Family
We know that the value of theatre is important for children but what about theatre’s own children? Our own children? For those parents working in theatre struggling with some of the downsides of our industry’s culture around parenting, this is a timely reflection on a definite plus! “You absolutely don’t have to have kids to … Read More
Rumble Theatre’s Living Room
Engaging Emerging Artists with Open Discourse and Cheap Beer | HowlRound Canada is not the first and we dare say it won’t be the last. Indeed TNN knows of many theatre companies presenting and networking in share houses and homes around Australia but Elizabeth Willow writes eloquently about the experience and gives us some inspiration … Read More
Too little too late? Responses to Catalyst news
Too little, too late? As the arts sector picks up its skirts and moves to reposition itself after constant funding and political upheaval, this welcome announcement is by no means the end of the matter. “Evelyn Richardson, chief executive of Live Performance Australia, also welcomed the decision but maintained concerns about ongoing underfunding of the arts. … Read More
Return of funds to Australia Council
It’s happened… For those of you who missed Friday’s news here is the media release and relevant links to the Australia Council for the Arts’ own announcement. To all of us in the sector who lobbied, advocated, danced, wrote, donated, spoke to their audiences, and stood with the arts #istandwiththearts this is a moment to … Read More
Livestreaming for World Theatre Day: Crossing Continents and Cultures /HowlRound
What are you or your company doing on World Theatre Day? Let Theatre Network NSW (TNN) know and we’ll pop it in our e-news or social media ready for March 27, 2017! Celebrate World Theatre Day with performances from South Africa, Sweden, and the US of an American classic A Raisin in the Sun. Livestreaming on … Read More
Don Harwin’s arts start has been a relative breeze
Source: Don Harwin’s arts start has been a relative breeze He’s been a minister for such a short time that he’s still counting writes Peter Munro in WA Today … “It is a very exciting time to be the Arts Minister,” he says repeatedly, echoing Malcolm’s Turnbull former catchcry. Harwin is in the happy position … Read More
Theatre-ing While Disabled: Intern Edition
Kate Langsdorf writes about why she never took an unpaid internship. In this Howlround series, Kate highlights some of the twenty theatre job titles she’s held over the years, rating them based on their level of awesomeness / non-awesomeness through the lens of her physical disability. Each position is ranked on a scale of one … Read More
Manchester Royal Exchange audience manifesto commits to ‘connect with ordinary people’
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
27 March – It’s a beautiful thing: World Theatre Day
Did you know we have one? Yes, a world theatre day. International Theatre Institute ITI & UNESCO Since 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated by ITI Centres, ITI Cooperating Members, theatre professionals, theatre organizations, theatre universities and theatre lovers all over the world on the 27th of March. This day is a celebration for … Read More