May 30 – Themes from the audience..this is an ‘any story goes’ night!
And it was a night of wild yarns, a  wild set and a windy night. A wonderful warming story of a group of woman who  have a wild time in Tamworth, another teller who is coming in… >> Continue Reading This Entry

Playback Theatre Sydney will be holding auditions in June 2010
If you are an actor or a musician wishing to do some innovative improvisational work and participate as a member of a group ensemble contact Playback on 0417065664, or email playback@playbacktheatre.com.au for more information and to register.

It is essential… >> Continue Reading This Entry

Playback Theatre Sydney and Out of the Box Theatre Company are excited to be hosting the Australian Playback Conference 2010
Click here for Registration form

Day registration costs:

$70/day, including morning and afternoon tea and lunch
$90/day including morning and afternoon tea, lunch and dinner

$130 single night cabin this… >> 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

This phrase, a title in a recent Sydney Morning Herald article, sums up a lot of what we at Playback Theatre believe in. That discomfort can bring its own delights and rewards…

‘In an age of predictability, we need to rediscover our inner child to fully enjoy life’s riches, writes… >> Continue Reading This Entry