ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Theatre Works has seen the result of offering artists more time in its theatre space to develop works of scale and of intimacy. Over the years extended development time has been afforded to a number of companies - Daniel Schlusser Ensemble, Stuck Pigs Squealing, Adena Jacobs of Fraught Outfit and most recently ARTHUR Productions and OpticNerve Performance Group. In all cases extra time to inhibit the space led to works of greater artistic impact.
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Theatre Works Residency Model provides artists with a fully equipped rehearsal venue; creative fees; artistic guidance; assistance with fundraising; professional marketing and publicity; access to presentation and touring frameworks.
and winner of the New York New Dramatists Playwright exchange for his play CONCUSSION (2009). His work has been commissioned by Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox, Canberra Youth Theatre, Hothouse and ABC Radio National.
THE RABBLE (KATE DAVIS and EMMA VALENTE) was formed in 2006 from a desire to make work
ADENA JACOBS is the Artistic Director of independent company FRAUGHT OUTFIT. In 20142015 she was Resident Director at Belvoir Street, and in 2012 she was Female Director in Residence at the Malthouse Theatre. PATRICIA CORNELIUS is one of Australia’s most awarded and celebrated playwrights. Her partnership with director SUZIE DEE is one that is celebrated for their fearless approach to theatre making. THE GUERRILLA MUSEUM is a live art production
The Residency Model fills an important space in the arts ecology. In 2017 we welcome our ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE.
ROSS MUELLER is an Australian playwright
that wasn’t being produced in Australia: visually ambitious, political, feminist and formally experimental.
house based in Melbourne. They work in the realm of experimental, immersive theatre and installation. Their debut immersive live art piece FUNERAL premiered at the 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival.
RAWCUS is an award-winning ensemble of artists with and without disability; the company’s performance aesthetic combines physical theatre and arresting visual imagery. Beyond their premiere season, these artists will be supported through Theatre Works’ newly established presentation and touring frameworks, including regional and national touring, and in 2018 international exchange.
ARTISTIC ADVISORY PANEL Theatre Works’ artists are further supported by the Artistic Advisory Panel – a group of industry leaders who provide artistic guidance, mentorship and networks in order to promote career development and future presentation of their work.
2017 ARTISTIC ADVISORY PANEL John Sheedy, Creative Director Theatre Works Jonathan Holloway, Artistic Director Melbourne Festival Kath Papas, Producer Patricia Cornelius, Playwright Rachael Maza, Artistic Director Ilbijerri Simon Abrahams, Artistic Director Melbourne Fringe Suzie Miller, Playwright ~ 30 ~