Media release

Bringing touring performing arts to audiences across the country

Creative Australia will invest close to $2.8 million ($2,784,070) to support nine projects through its regional performing arts touring program, Playing Australia.

Creative Australia will invest close to $2.8 million ($2,784,070) to support nine projects through its regional performing arts touring program, Playing Australia.

The investment will support performances in 112 locations across the country, with the majority of performances taking place in regional or remote communities.

Among the highlights is Saltbush, a tour of First Nations dance theatre for young audiences that will engage with communities in regional Victoria, South Australia and the ACT.

Where is the Green Sheep? Monkey Baa’s immersive visual theatre production adapted from the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, will tour to 53 communities across Australia, with 218 performances.

Looking for Alibrandi Brink Productions’ presentation of Stephen Nicolazzo’s acclaimed mainstage theatre production will tour to regional centres. Melina Marchetta’s story adapted by Vidya Rajan explores the Australian migrant experience.

Recent changes to the Playing Australia guidelines have enabled a diverse range of touring models to be supported including SEEN by Phunktional, an Australian First Nations-led Community Arts and Cultural Development touring model, and support for Darwin Symphony Orchestra to profile NT artists in remote NT locations.

Executive Director of Arts Investment Alice Nash  said:   

“Playing Australia provides opportunities for performers to reach and connect with diverse audiences and gives audiences in regional and remote Australia the ability to experience the magic of performing arts.”

The Playing Australia recipients are.

All The Queens Men – Play Date

Australian South Asian Centre - Brown Women Comedy Roadshow

Brink Productions – Looking for Alibrandi

Darwin Symphony Orchestra – Northern Territory Tour

International Performing Writers Association – Australia Poetry Slam Tour

Insite Arts – Saltbush

Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People – Where is the Green Sheep?

Phunktional Limited – Seen

shake & stir - National tour, George Orwell’s ‘1984’

Read more about Playing Australia on the Creative Australia website.

Media contacts:

Brianna Roberts
Media Manager, Creative Australia
Mobile: 0498 123 541
Email: brianna.roberts@creative.gov.au

We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.

Art by Jordan Lovegrove