We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders, Ancestors and leaders of the Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is based.
We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, recognising their resilience and ongoing connection to land, water and culture, despite ongoing colonial interruption and genocide.
Always was, always will be, sacred Indigenous land.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be advised that this website may contain images of deceased persons.
We couldn’t do all that we do without the incredible support of our major government, corporate, community and philanthropic partners. Their commitment to ILBIJERRI is invaluable, and we thank them for believing in our mission. To discuss how you can support ILBIJERRI, please contact Kirsty on 0414347335 or email [email protected] Government Core Funding Partners Other […]
WANGNARRA (Messmate Tree)$50,000 - $100,000 Josephine Wolanski WOOLIP TREE (Wooly Tea-tree)$20,000 - $49,999 - MUDRURT (Blue Stars)$10,000 - $19,999 - WAYETUCK (Black She-oak)$5,000 - $9,999 DJELWUCK (Mulberries)$2,500 - $4,999 AnonymousCarrillo Gantner AC and Ziyin Gantner WAR-RAK (Banksia)$1,000- $2,499 AnonymousElaine ChiaAnonymousMandy WhitfordSarah MillerJohn O'Rouke GARAWANG (Apple-berries)$500- $999 Eloise CurryDebra JefferiesElsa UnderhillNaomi PullenAnonymousRodney SharpAnonymousRoshelle Fong BURN-NA-LOOK (Blackwood)$100 […]
ILBIJERRI is much more than just a theatre company. The performing arts can shape society and enrich our lives. They inspire us as individuals and help us build stronger, more connected communities. ILBIJERRI works closely with a variety of generous funders to deliver programs across Australia which have a profound social impact. We welcome the opportunity […]
BIW A GITHALAY (The Crab and the Mangrove Tree) is a universal and interactive theatrical experience for children aged five and over. BIW A GITHALAY tells a culturally significant story that is shared across the diaspora of Saibai communities in Cairns, Brisbane, Bamaga and Thursday Island. It is a children’s bedtime story told in two […]
A deadly short film about smashing hepatitis C Originally staged as a play which toured in 2018 and 2019, VIRAL is a short film made with mob for mob about navigating hepatitis C. The project has been supported by long term partners of ILBIJERRI, the Victorian Government's Department of Health, as part of a series […]
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company supports, and is supported by, the leadership of First Peoples based on principles of self-determination. This includes our Elders in Residence, Board of Directors, and our Executive Team. Elders in residence Vital to the company’s operations is the role of our Elders as cultural authorities and leaders. This ongoing program acknowledges the […]
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is the longest-established First Peoples’ theatre company in Australia, which celebrated 30-years strong in 2021. We create, present and tour powerful and engaging theatre by First Nations artists to audiences across Australia and the world. As a fast-growing company, recently joining the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF), we are increasing our […]
An exciting online mini-festival of 10-minute play readings, shining a spotlight on new First Nations scripts, read by actors from the ILBIJERRI Ensemble. ABOUT 10 IN 10 Applications came flooding in for First Nations writers of all experience levels – to write a ten-minute play in ten days – with the help of a $2000 […]
Program structure The BlackWrights 2022 Program is a meditation on the future direction of theatre during and beyond a COVID-impacted period. It is a dynamic program aimed at self-determination, innovating the development and performance form under the provocation Wroughting the Future of First Nations Arts. The program utilises theory, practice and play while aiming to […]
by John Harvey **** '...moving, enlightening and utterly refreshing.’ – Theatre People Raye, a country-music star in the making, plays pub-to-pub along Australia’s vast desert highways, trying to make a living in the hope of returning home to her son, Elvis. But when she meets Dan, another young wanderer at the cross-roads of life, a […]
