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Come along to our Theatre Sports Fundraiser in Deniliquin

June 14, 2012 in , , /by

The inaugural Theatre Sports Championships will be held at the Deniliquin Club on Friday 15 June from 6.30pm and is open to all. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for school age children and pre-school children are free.

A band of brave locals will need to be quick on their feet when they compete for the title of the inaugural Outback Theatre for Young People Theatre Sports Champions next month.

Theatre Sports is a fast-paced form of improvisational theatre that uses competition and audience suggestion for dramatic effect. […]

Secret Places 2011 Video Summary

May 23, 2012 in , , , /by

Watch a summary of our Secret Places journey in 2011, and come see the final instalment of this 10 month collaboration between young people from Griffith and Western Sydney:

Wet. Povo. Slick. Yolo.
Friday 29th June at 7pm, Griffith Regional Theatre.
Cost: $5. $15 for family ticket.
No advance bookings. Pay at the door.
Special Schools Matinee –
Thursday 28th June at 1pm, Griffith Regional Theatre.

For 6 weeks in 2011 and a further 6 months in 2012, young people from Griffith
and Western Sydney, have participated in a new kind of […]

Secret Places 2011 Media Release

May 23, 2012 in , , , /by

Outback Theatre for Young People (OTYP) and Powerhouse Youth Theatre (PYT) present the first public presentation of Secret Places: The Connections Project on Wednesday 30th November 2011. At 6pm 2 simultaneous performances will occur – One in Griffith NSW at the Griffith Regional Theatre and the other in Western Sydney at the Fairfield School of Arts, home of Powerhouse Youth Theatre.

Over the past 6 weeks 2 school groups from Griffith have exchanged with 2 groups of culturally diverse students in Western Sydney. Postcards, objects, slide shows and video have been passed back and forth, generating responses and material […]

Secret Places: The Connections Project, 2011. Introductions.

February 13, 2012 in , , , /by

This is a video compile of exchange material from Stage 1 of Secret Places: The Connections Project. In 2011, for 6 weeks, young people from Griffith and Western Sydney, exchanged postcards, objects and video questions and responses. This material then informed performance outcomes that were presented to audiences in both Griffith and Western Sydney.

Starting From Scratch 2010-2011

May 23, 2010 in , , , /by

Starting from Scratch was a playwriting and performance project designed to empower the young people of Deniliquin and Finley by honouring their ideas, thoughts, beliefs, values and stories. Using self generated material creates commitment, energy, ownership and pride from the participants and performances that connect and resonate with local audiences.

The delivery of Starting From Scratch Stage 2 was three fold: First, the in-school weekly workshop program focused on the creation of a collaborative theatre piece, Me and My Place. And finally, Debs, the creative development, rehearsal and performance of a new commission play written by playwright Chris […]

We acknowledge the First Nations peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters where we live, learn and work, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.