Creative Collaborations | Producer
Creative Collaborations
Phone: +61 410 890 283
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25.01.2022 Thanks to Across the Aisles for their thoughtful podcast review of Do You Know Me. The reviewers said it gave them loads of feels that continued for a long time afterwards! http://acrossaisle.com/?p=405
24.01.2022 Thanks for Porl Phillips for this cracker Do You Know Me promo!
23.01.2022 Thanks to Lucy Eyre at Theatre People for the great review! ‘The various circumstances reveal a diverse demographic and raise vital questions that are powerful and insightful.’
23.01.2022 What surprised you most about peoples stories? Ive been so surprised by how many decent people are out there sleeping rough. People who are educated and have led good, productive lives and then have fallen on hard times. I met a lot of people who dont conform to the stereo types we hold of the homeless, (ie crazy, antisocial addicts). People who have been fathers and mothers and nurses and carers, people who were once homeless who now have good jobs and stable relationship...s and are giving back to their community, well educated people from privileged backgrounds, who have chosen homelessness over bankruptcy, and Ive met many people who have chosen to be homeless because theyre too proud to ask for help from their friends and family. The biggest surprise is the generosity Ive encountered on the streets. People who have nothing but would give me the shirt off their back if I needed it. In my experience, the people with the most empathy are usually that way because theyve suffered so much themselves. I met two homeless men in the Melbourne CBD who would invite people to come sit on milk crates and play UNO with them. They were best buddies and they really looked out for each other. They were so warm and kind and inclusive and funny;- I felt more at home with them on those milk crates than I have in the richest of houses.
22.01.2022 The wonderful Rebecca Garlett wowed the kids at Mundaring Library for NAIDOC week.
21.01.2022 One month till Do You Know Me opens for Guerilla Fest! Two of our shows have already been booked out and were so excited about the way its shaping up in rehearsals. Were hoping our play will raise an important discussion about homelessness in our community. If you have a social conscience then this is the show for you this Fringe! https://facebook.com/events/s/do-you-know-me-guerrilla-fest-/2196165107160333/?ti=icl
21.01.2022 My play I Must Not Tell Lies is having two public readings at The Victorian College of the Arts at the end of this month! Its about the scandalous Dorothy Hewett - Writer, rebel, revolutionary and bad mother. And the readings are free! Please send me a message if youd like any more information.
20.01.2022 A beautiful review of Do You Know Me by an audience member who came along. This is the kind of response that makes all the hard work of creating theatre pay off. Sunday night I went to my dear friend Tiffany Barton's latest Guerrilla theatre show DO YOU KNOW ME, about the deeply unaddressed issue of homelessness. It was an interactive deeply intimate play that had you face to face with talented dynamic actors sharing a diverse collection of real life deeply honest stories ...Continue reading
18.01.2022 Congratulations to CJ Hampson for her much deserved Best Supporting Actress Nomination for the role of Michaela in Creative Collaborations' Metalhead! We love you CJ!
18.01.2022 In the presence of some formidable women on Jon Faines The Conversation Hour. I was blown away when people texted in that they wanted to donate money to help my homeless interviewees. So far $1200 has come in! Big thanks to the ABC for inviting me in and sharing the story of Do You Know Me #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #theconversationhour #jonfaine #endhomelessness
18.01.2022 Hey folks, three of our Do You Know Me shows have been booked out by Anglicare and Rotary! (Thanks guys!) So we only have 130 tickets left. We recommend booking early do you dont miss out. You can buy tickets at https://www.stickytickets.com.au/bihvv/do_you_know_me.aspx
17.01.2022 Thanks to Lucy Eyre at Theatre People for the great review! The various circumstances reveal a diverse demographic and raise vital questions that are powerful and insightful.
17.01.2022 Thanks to Nerida Dickinson and Arts Hub for a great review! ‘Director Phil Thomson develops the ideas and ideals of Barton and co-producer Aden Date to bind hard truths and personal voices with the skills of the committed and talented cast. Barton’s stories from local homeless people are a confronting selection of diverse challenges and representation of social groups. At its heart, Do You Know Me presents compassion without condescension, leaving audiences with the challenge to find and listen to stories for themselves.’
15.01.2022 So my awesome mate Mick Devine managed to drum up some work for me making this cool little quiz show for kids! Itll be screening on library websites soon, but... heres a sneak preview of our pilot episode, written by Mick, filmed by Porl Phillips and featuring moi. Feel free to share with all those mental parents out there trying to homeschool their children! It has some cool facts, and includes tips on how not to bogify the world in the age of Corona. See more
15.01.2022 Thanks to Nerida Dickinson and Arts Hub for a great review! Director Phil Thomson develops the ideas and ideals of Barton and co-producer Aden Date to bind hard truths and personal voices with the skills of the committed and talented cast. Bartons stories from local homeless people are a confronting selection of diverse challenges and representation of social groups. At its heart, Do You Know Me presents compassion without condescension, leaving audiences with the challenge to find and listen to stories for themselves.
14.01.2022 Sneak peek at our next show for Melbourne Fringe!
14.01.2022 Poster from our award winning play Metalhead; named Number Four in the Top Ten Perth Plays of 2015 and winner of Best Emerging Artist Fringeworld 2015 (Clarence Ryan) pictured.
13.01.2022 I spent my Saturday night sleeping rough in the Perth CBD with a bunch of hilarious, big hearted volunteers from Perth Homeless Support Group- I met some incre...dible people, laughed a lot and felt pretty heart broken by it all. One girl spent the night in a brothel so shed have a bed - but was demoralised because no man wanted her.... another 19 year old indig girl from Broome has just been sent to Perth from a domestic violence refuge in Alice Springs to get her away from her boyfriend who put her in a coma ( she has bad PTSD and really needs a friend or two down here). Lots of young Aboriginal men burst into tears and hugged indig activist Herbert Bropho because hes laid the Aboriginal flag on all their Mums coffins. Theres so much grief out there. Met an awesome Mardu woman who regularly communes with a three headed rainbow serpent, another amazing homeless activist whos set up homeless shelters and organisations all over the world including the housing flats in London that burnt down last year (she said that stupid bloody cladding wasnt her fault!) she once slept rough for six months so she could fully understand what issues the homeless faced and need help with. I met a beautiful one eyed Noongar man whos looking after his Mum and his wheelchair bound brother out there. Theyve all been homeless for 9 months. Seeing his mum huddled under a blanket on a footpath in a park at 2am nearly broke my heart. I met a cute French traveller who was sleeping out because he was down to his last five bucks - so we invited him to join our entourage.... I met an ex Aquinas boy and ex state swimmer with a raging meth habit and a maverick intelligence who spent an hour telling me how drugs break down the barrier between our rational mind and the supernatural realm. Then I tried to go to sleep and was woken up by a security guard then police trying to make us move on ( we told them what we were doing and they eventually left us alone). And then theres the dilemma of where to take a dump when its the middle of the night, all the public toilets near you are locked and you have no dunny roll????? One of our group used her initiative and wiped her arse with a sock she did us all proud. I feel like Ive bonded with a beautiful mad new family now. Its kinda special thanks guys. #endhomelessness #perthhomelesssupportgroup #phsgsleepout #doyouknowme #seetheneedmakeadifference
12.01.2022 Thrilled with the outcome of this humble little show. Big thanks to cast, crew and all our audience and supporters for helping to make this happen.
11.01.2022 Creative Collaborations are offering a bunch of awesome cultural workshops for NAIDOC week and beyond, including didg, storytelling, singing, art and language workshops, and we've been getting some great feedback! Get in touch if you'd like to book one for your school or organisation. Call 0410890283 or email [email protected].
11.01.2022 Thanks to Theatre People for the write-up. We open in three days! #theatrepeople #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #sitespecifictheatre
09.01.2022 Episode 1 of Fact or Horse Dung? A five minute quiz show for kids with some great advice about how to avoid bogifying the world during the age of Corona. Please share with mental parents trying to homeschool their children!
09.01.2022 Radio National interviewed our (homeless) sound designer Collins Shaun in this story and you can hear one of his tracks playing in the background. Its also got... David Meadows performing a homeless war veteran, an interview with our homeless participant Naomi and Ive got a few things to say as well. Tune into ABCs The Conversation on Wednesday at 11am -Ill be on the panel! #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #endhomelessness #radionational #ABC #thehub See more
08.01.2022 Myron My from My Melbourne Arts interviews Writer/Curator Tiffany Barton about her experience interviewing the homeless for Do You Know Me. #doyouknowme #melbournefringe2018 #endhomelessness
07.01.2022 Thanks to Emily Green and RTR for the great interview! https://rtrfm.com.au/story/do-you-know-me/
06.01.2022 Fantastic workshops at Riverside PS today! Thanks so much to Bianca Wilder for making the kids all excited about Noongar culture.
05.01.2022 Thanks to Bernadette Trench Thiedeman (animator) and Shaun Collins (sound designer) for this cool little clip. Bernies won multiple awards for her animation and puppetry, and Shaun has worked for people as high up as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and director Peter Jackson ..... yet hes sleeping rough! Why? Because he was bitten by a spider, lost his job and couldnt get Centrelink because hes a kiwi. It doesnt take much to fall through the cracks. It could happen to any of us. Come along and hear his story. Youll be surprised by what you find out. #doyouknowme #melbournefringe2018 #endhomelessness
03.01.2022 David Meadows and Ruben Francis perform a scene at Fed Square for Do You Know Me - a site specific play about homelessness. Three sleeps till opening night! #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #sitespecifictheatre #endhomelessness #whatsonmelbourne
03.01.2022 Writer Tiffany Barton will be on an all female panel on ABC radios The Conversation Hour today to discuss Do You Know Me - a site specific play about homelessness! Tune in at 11! #theconversationhour #jonfaine #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #sitespecifictheatre #endhomelessness
01.01.2022 Were donating all profits to our homeless participants and are trying to keep our budget small, so social media is our only platform for promotion. Please shar...e if youd like to support us! #doyouknowme #melbournefringe #endhomelessness #melbournewhatson #sitespecific #theatre #fringetheatre See more
