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Return to the Dirt review

21.10.21 Queensland Theatre – Return to the Dirt, 2021 – photo by David Kelly It’s hard to say no to theatre with a life-sized “OUCH” board used to explain embalming, or a passionately delivered TED Talk-style monologue about the funeral industry. Add in references to my hometown, and I’m front…
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Hush review

22.10.21 Clementine Anderson for Hush. Photo by Jacinthe Lau. Content Warning: References to violence against women, as well as themes of fertility and birth (including miscarriage, birth-trauma, and post-natal depression). “The drive of this wasn’t to write a medical drama, it was to write a work about emotions and fear and…
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New look, who dis? 👀

Amanda Wright, Executive Director After a year away from the company spending time with my small humans, it’s been really lovely to see how much has changed, and how much stays the same. Young people continue to express themselves in artistic ways, but the content and delivery is ever-shifting. Of…
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Rebel Wilson makes our September spectacular 🎆🎭

Judith Seeff, Archivist ATYP is a very mature youth theatre company – if you define maturity by experience (58 years in the biz), perspective (focused on young people in the arts), knowledge (learnt from history), up for challenges and change (innovative initiatives in pandemic times), and measured reactions to crises…
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IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: 30 JULY 2021

30.07.21 We have made an update on all ATYP programs due to the extension of the Greater Sydney lockdown. Read on for an update on: WEEKLY WORKSHOPS Our super fun Weekly Drama Workshops for Semester 2 are continuing virtually through ATYP Online and it’s not too late to book and…
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