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Merrigong Theatre Co

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4224 5999

Address: 32 Burelli Street 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.merrigong.com.au

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20.01.2022 Our company’s name, ‘Merrigong’, reflects the Dharawal word for the Illawarra region’s distinctive escarpment, a landmark of supreme cultural importance. The name serves as a constant reminder that our venues rest on unceded First Nations land. In all that we do, Merrigong Theatre Company seeks to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, and to show respect to all First Nations people who call our region home. #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC National NAIDOC Visit the NAIDOC website for more information and events: https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events

18.01.2022 We can't wait to push the Big Red Button! Read about how actor Sam Welsh and the cast from The 91 Storey Treehouse bring the wacky energy of these fabulous kids books to life. Tickets still available: https://bit.ly/91StoreyTreehouseIPAC Illawarra Mercury

17.01.2022 The past seven long months have provided an unexpected pause in the normal rhythms of work and life, and have delivered a point of clarity for us at Merrigong that returning to business as usual is neither possible nor desirable. The question burning in our minds over these months has been: How do we do better? Last night we invited our staff, board, volunteers, artists, community partners and supporters to join us for a small ceremony to switch off our ghost light, and wit...ness our commitment to doing better for our community, artists and team. Find out more https://merrigong.com.au/news/switching-off-the-ghost-light/ Simon Hinton, Edie Watt, Jonathan Villanueva, Emily Crocker, Leland Kean #Ghostlight #KeepLiveAlive Create NSW City of Wollongong

17.01.2022 Coming back to live events is exciting - and a little different. To make it easier, we’ve put together this quick guide to the COVID safety measures we're implementing, and what you can do to help everyone stay safe. Let's keep working together to #KeepLiveAlive. For more info and answers to FAQs, please visit http://bit.ly/staysafehavefun

15.01.2022 Congratulations to MERRIGONGX 2020 artist Robbie Curtis and Liz Nash, who are taking their new show 'A Bee Story' to the Sydney Festival in 2020! #MERRIGONGX Arc Circus Company #ABeeStory

09.01.2022 Coming in February: Merrigong’s 2021 Season Keep your eyes peeled for what’s to come!

08.01.2022 When your work can’t get any lower, your expectations can only soar. Ben Wood chats about playing the heart-warming & hilarious KENNY. The stage adaption of Clayton & Shane Jacobson's iconic Australian film is the first show in Merrigong Season 2021. http://bit.ly/KennyIPAC #Merrigong2021

07.01.2022 Not only is tonight the opening night of Grace Under Pressure, but it is also fittingly International Nurses Day! We'd like to recognize the amazing contribution that nurses make every single day, and thank one local Nurse Practitioner in particular, Louise Murphy. With extensive experience in the public health system, correctional facilities, and the Australian Defence Force, Louise also founded the Australian First Responder Foundation, that supports the mental health and wellbeing of our emergency first responders. Incredible work! You can hear more from this phenomenal nurse at the Merrigong Talking Point First responders in the time of COVID. #Thankyou to all our nurses - we salute you! #InternationalNursesDay

06.01.2022 What's it like to create and carry a one-man show? And what role does the audience play as cast members? Join two of the Australian theatre industry’s most respected performers Ben Wood (star of KENNY) and Drew Fairley (performer, theatre-maker) discuss this and more at the Merrigong Talking Point: 'On Stage, Solo' next week. https://merrigong.com.au//merrigong-talking-point-on-stag/ #merrigongx

05.01.2022 Is there a double standard when it comes to young girls and boys who are loyal, passionate and enthusiastic fans? Have a read of what playwright and composer of FANGIRLS Yve Blake says, and the inspiration behind her uproarious musical. I started questioning why the image of young women screaming their lungs out at a Justin Bieber concert is labelled pathetic, but young men screaming their lungs out at a football match would be considered as loyal, passionate and for the lov...e of the game. So when I noticed this double standard I wanted other people to realise it, said Yve Blake. 18 - 21 Mar http://bit.ly/FANGIRLS_IPAC Brett Boardman #merrigong2021

05.01.2022 Lorraine Jones is fondly known as the organ lady throughout the Illawarra region. Most weeks, Lorraine visits the Wollongong Town Hall to practice on the pipe organ built by Ronald Sharp between 1966 and 1968. City of Wollongong

05.01.2022 Grace Under Pressure opens tomorrow night with a powerful theatre experience that in the past has been "greeted with passionate enthusiasm by its audience who have been amused, informed and moved." Read more about why "Grace Under Pressure should be seen widely, so that what is often just news becomes knowledge, becomes action." 12 - 15 May http://bit.ly/GraceIPAC #merrigong2021

03.01.2022 Elana Stone hasn’t rested on her (substantial!) laurels this year. While venue doors were closed, she has continued to work on numerous projects, including a #MERRIGONGX development of her new work Mount Hopeless (with Tom Hogan / Ten Tonne Sparrow). Now we are thrilled to welcome the multi-talented ARIA Award-winning performer to The Music Lounge stage, fresh from her sell-out Sydney shows, for a night of glittering indie-pop that’s not to be missed. http://bit.ly/ElanaL...isaTML Great Southern Nights Wollongong Town Hall Chris Frape

03.01.2022 When we peered inside our venues with staff, things didn’t always go according to plan. Enjoy some bloopers from the Our House Your Home series. You can relive the full Our House Your Home series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist