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★★★★★ “Has the audience screaming and stomping joyfully” - Arts Hub ★★★★ “It is transformative [...] The band is hot and unstoppable, the cast a joyful expression of music and story”- The Guardian Big Name, No Blankets celebrates the phenomenal journey and impact of Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher, one of the founding members of Australian music […]
Watch the video below of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company's artistic director, Rachael Maza, speaking on our decision to support the YES Campaign for the referendum of the Voice to Parliament. OUr Statement We, The First Peoples of this land, have lived sustainably here for over 65,000 years. Despite the disruption of 235 years of colonisation we […]
THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY KIDS Get Your Geek On by Isaac Drandic is a deadly 30-minute play celebrating First Peoples in STEM for year 3 and 4 primary school students. It’s all about Djirra, a massive science geek, keen to win a local science competition at all costs, IF she can keep her biggest rival, Kevin, […]
EthicalJobs.com.au wants to double your donation to ILBIJERRI Theatre Company!Think of us at the end of this financial year and help us get our latest work BIG NAME NO BLANKETS geared up for a national tour in 2024. BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS is a major scale rock’n’roll theatre show that celebrates the phenomenal journey and […]
We have teamed up with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and others for an event not to be missed this NAIDOC. Under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín, One Song: The Music of Archie Roach will feature a stellar line-up of artists who draw on their connections to the Australian legend to bring new life to his iconic songs, […]
BlackWrights: Stories Unfolding was a rare public opportunity to witness the work-in-development of four of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s BlackWrights Program participants, via a series of live excerpt readings and a post-reading yarn about the script development process. Audience members gained insights into what it meant to be nurtured through the creative process from story concept […]
