What’s your Playback story? In the very dim past I remember going to a Playback Theatre show back when The Drama Action Centre was operating at Callan Park, Rozelle. I didn’t know what to expect but I do remember that it stirred something profound in me. I think for a lot of people,…
Read MoreWe’re excited to announce that our March Show forms part of The Sydney Morning Herald’s Spectrum Now Festival. So come along on March 13 and enjoy a special evening of Real Sydney Stories! Also, read our March Newsletter here and find out more about our featured Playbacker, Up Close & Personal with…
Read MoreWhat’s your Playback story? In the 90s, as an engineering student in Greece, (in an engineering-only university) theatre was as far away on the horizon as it can be. In spite of this, a friend and fellow student, started being involved with theatre. This demystified theatre and made it more accessible to my mind….
Read MoreWhat’s your Playback story? It starts with people really, and puppets. Despite having studied and worked in theatre for over 10 years, I had only a background knowledge of Playback. One windy day, while working on a children’s piece, a dear friend and fellow improviser recommended me to Wellington Playback Theatre (the Kiwi Wellington…
Read More1. Where and when did you first come across Playback Theatre Sydney? While I was studying drama at The Drama Action Centre (DAC) in Leichhardt in the eighties. The school was run by Bridget Brandon and Francis Batten in a lovely theatre space in the grounds of historic Callan Park – when some parts of it still…
Read MoreSHOO FING POW! Theatre exercises and games are the perfect way to coordinate and energise a team that has to step into the present and work together. We love Shoo Fing Pow! and play this game before rehearsals to help us get more present and better connected to each other, as well as more connected…
Read MoreImages: Lucy Theatre Director, Lucy as Keef, A Riff on Keef opens Nov 25 1. When did you first come across Playback Theatre Sydney? After graduating from drama school, I was doing a course at ATYP (Australian Theatre for Young People) where my tutor had their brochure. During my own theatre training we’d used…
Read MoreQ&A with talented Playbacker – Michael Pooley 1. Where and when did you first come across Playback Theatre? I saw my first playback show in 1985 (no that’s not a typo – it was 1985) and I remember being completely entranced. I was a student at the Drama Action Centre at the time…
Read MoreThe team that plays together stays together. Cliché’d but true, as cliches often are 🙂 Our weekly rehearsal exercises keep us communicating, improvising and enjoying being part of an open, creative and positive ensemble. Our favourite exercise at present is Werewolf, ideal for 10-20 people, and it’s a game of bluff and bluster, second-guessings,…
Read MoreOld Globe Theatre San Diego, Times Square NYC 1. Where and when did you first come across Playback Theatre? I was returning to Sydney after living away for a year and I was keen to get back into acting and working on my improvisation skills. I saw the advertisement for Sydney School of Playback…
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