Our recent weekend workshop on  Presence was fantastic.  We used Playback Theatre to touch on each participant’s ‘Presence’ and this enabled a very deep and personal exploration of Presence, and combined with other exercises, very rewarding.

So what is Presence?  We believe Presence can be seen as various interconnected elements. … >> Continue Reading This Entry

2011 has started with a strong theme – CHANGE –

For a company of improvisers it’s surprising how fixed we can be about certain things.

Playback has maintained a pretty steady practice year after year, same rehearsal structure, performance space, style of performance and yes it’s good to have a… >> Continue Reading This Entry

One of the most difficult aspects of acting is the ability to receive feedback about the way in which we perform.

If I view acting as a craft, a skill that can be honed and shaped and ultimately developed into a form that better communicates a message, then I’m more… >> Continue Reading This Entry

I often used to wonder what made people laugh in the re-enactments of stories in Playback. Especially when nothing directly funny was done, no gags or intended comic humour expressed, but nevertheless laughter often accompanies playback performances. (So does wonder, empathy suspense and a range of other emotions for that… >> Continue Reading This Entry

The process. The process. The process is what crafts a playback theatre performer.

I have been told the same applies as to how one grows as a professional Social Worker. I graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work/ Arts from the University of Sydney in 2009. Having discovered a passion… >> Continue Reading This Entry

Hello my first ‘hello!’ in 2010 and it’s already February. We’ve been very busy so far this year rehearsing, performing, training, building our new website and getting our 2010 promotional flyer finalised.
We started 2010 with our annual weekend retreat up north at Wamberal Beach – lots of work, planning… >> Continue Reading This Entry

Well its been awhile, but despite a pause in blogging our company has been busy with shows and company life.
We have performed for a variety of organisations in 2009 – The Catholic Education Office, The Cancer Institute, Docs, DADHC, Tafe NSW to name just a few. In addition we… >> Continue Reading This Entry

We are filming our next (Sept) Playback performance and I am wondering to get the ball rolling what you like about Playback-just a word or a phrase or maybe you have a story to tell…?

How do you rehearse Playback is a question I get asked alot?

So I thought I would write a bit about this..

Rehearsals are all about developing the skills needed to perform pb stories, telling our own stories and developing our working relationships-this directly affects how we work as an… >> Continue Reading This Entry

Listening is a soft skill when done well can have a powerful impact.

Being a Playback practitioner means you have to listen well.

Have a think for a moment about how you listen. What do you listen for when you listen? How to solve it? How it connects to your… >> Continue Reading This Entry