The Residencies Theatre: Story Assembly & Solastalgia Production 9 February–1 March 2026 In February, we hosted the final Story Assembly theatre residency of 2025, supporting artists in the first ten years of their practice. It was an exciting culmination in which we brought the new contemporary theatre work, Solastalgia to life, over three nights at the Upper River Hall in ... Read More

The Residencies Theatre: Arawarra development 20–22 January 2026 In January, we had the very special opportunity to support Gammea-Dharawal man and Dharawal language teacher, Jake Māra, and director Lincoln Smith as they unearthed the hidden tale of Arawarra through their new theatre work, Arawarra. They spent three days at Shark Island Kangaroo Valley workshopping and rehearsing the piece ahead of ... Read More

The Residencies Theatre: Story Assembly 30 September–6 October 2025 Our second week-long residency in our Story Assembly program — bringing together eight actors and theatre-makers along with renowned composer Ekrem Eli Phoenix. Together they spent the week further developing ideas and devising material for the upcoming new work “Solastalgia”, in February. Participants: Ella Prince, Tinashe Mangwana, Will Bastow, Lucinda Smith, Lulu Howes, Lauren McNaught, Ekrem Eli Phoenix, ... Read More

The Residencies Theatre: Amplified 4–8 September 2025 Re-writing, re-working, singing to the wombat outside the window, preparing for a new season of Amplified; The Exquisite Rock & Rage of Chrissy Amphlett at the Brisbane Festival. Participants: Sheridan Harbridge & Glenn Morehouse   

The Residencies Theatre: Moving Stories Residency 27 May–2 June 2025 A week-long residency designed to support actors and theatre makers in the first ten years of their careers. Facilitated and supported by Shark Island’s Sam Chester and Sarah Butler, the group spent the week exploring new ideas, reflecting on their practice, and creating inspiring new work based on Stephen DuPont’s ... Read More