Like many programs kicking off around March, the She Writes Collective had to quickly refocus our plans to include everyone’s new favorite co-worker, Zoom. Despite this, the collective has been anything but idle. Starting things off, the collective had three fantastic online masterclasses with acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, director, and mentor, Jane Bodie. Jane’s work as […]
Associate Artist Update – 15 June 2020
The Associate Artist Program has been progressing after moving to an online format. The associates have just completed the Emerging to Emerged series of online seminars and Q and As with guest artists Stephen Nicolazzo (Little Ones Theatre Company), Mish Grigor (POST, Aphids), Penny Harpham (She Said Theatre, Western Edge Youth Arts) and Emma Valente (The Rabble). These sessions were designed to – as […]
Decade Deep Dive: The History of Theatre Works – 1980’s
Theatre Works was founded in 1980 by a group of students graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts’ Drama School. As part of our Theatre Works retrospective series we aim to guide you through the historical events, past productions and creative leaders who shaped Theatre Works into the organisation it is today ~ Starting […]
Behind the Scenes of Robot Song: Autism & Creativity
Writer, director and designer Jolyon James of the heart-felt play Robot Song tells his story and his inspiration for Robot Song through his experiences raising a child with autism. JJ: A few years back I found a video I had made with my son. I had built a WALL-E style robot for him out of a […]