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Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’—Robin Williams Hello! Spring has sprung and it’s all happening at The Wharf! September is another jam packed month for ATYP and we can’t wait to see you. First, an update! ATYP recently conducted some extensive research with all our participants (thanks to…

It’s nice to be home. I’ve just got back from the Okinawa International Children’s Festival where I was devising a show with a team of Japanese artists. While I was there I got to participate in industry discussions including as a panelist on an International symposium about the ‘relationship and…

Begin the slow motion walk, push the eyebrows together just enough to denote concentration but not so much as to look like you’re in pain, slight hair flick, cue the dramatic music. Prepare yourself! Epic things are happening at ATYP! Dun dun dunnn! Today we are thrilled to announce that…

As we enter April, a few events recently have prompted me to reflect on the way theatre with young people has changed. I was re-reading Lachlan Philpott’s new work Michael Swordfish (which is about to be published by Currency Press) and I was struck by the remarkable level of sophistication, subtlety and detail…

Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) are honoured to have won the Group Award of the 2016 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards announced by Carrillo Gantner AO, Chair of the Sidney Myer Fund at Cranlana in Melbourne on Tuesday 4 April 2017.  The Award recognises ATYP as a major contributor…