Equity Action Plan

Throughout 2020 and 2021, Arena’s Co-CEOs were enrolled in the Fairplay program funded by Creative Victoria.

This intensive program resulted in Arena developing an Equity Action Plan –a roadmap towards increasing equity for all people at Arena.

Arena Theatre Company is committed to ensuring that people from all backgrounds can be an active part of Arena, as artists, staff and audience members.

As a theatre company we aim to represent our diverse community, and make sure that we are accessible and inclusive of all.

Key goals of the plan include:

1. Working with First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, LGBTQIA+ and Disabled communities is part of the company’s ongoing practice.

2. To have diverse representation on the board

3. To implement effective policies to recruit diverse staff into the company.

4. Arena’s projects with CALD communities follow embedded community engagement principles and are culturally safe.

5. Arena has a comprehensive data collection system in place to help understand levels of participation of diverse children and young people.

6. Create partnerships and pathways for First Nations young people to engage with Arena.

7. There is a clear pathway by which people from diverse backgrounds can secure a significant leadership role within the Company.

8. Arena’s artists and creative staff are reflective of the Australian Population

9. Develop media partnerships with media outlets that target diverse communities of children and their families.