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Speakeasy

Locality: Northcote, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9481 9500

Address: 189 High Street 3070 Northcote, VIC, Australia

Website: http://darebinarts.com.au/speakeasy

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25.01.2022 Expressions of Interest now open for Your Space, a mentorship program for emerging producers and self-presenting artists who are Deaf or living with disability. Expressions of Interest close 10am, Monday 29 June 2020. Recipients will receive: ... - $1,000 to support creative development of their project - Tailored industry mentorship - Their Melbourne Fringe rego fee covered - Free participation in a series of business and project planning masterclasses - Creative development space (subject to restrictions and availability) APPLY NOW: https://form.jotform.com/201378444229861 from SPIN by Anna Seymour and collaborators by Yunis Tmeizeh

25.01.2022 Susie Dee is the director of Archimedes War, a play written by Melissa Reeves about a young boy who experiences post traumatic stress from playing violent video games. Archimedes War had just started rehearsals at Northcote Town Hall when the building had to close due to COVID19 but Susie and the team are working towards a premier at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre in 2021. We interviewed Susie Dee a few weeks ago, if you didn't see it in our enews, here are a few highlights:... *How are you filling the days?* I still have quite a few theatrical projects on the go at different stages and in different forms - navigating these through zoom meetings/emails - from play readings/developing new ideas/revisiting old ideas. Filling out copious forms for small pots of money - small grants/job seeker/keeper...etc. etc. And walking a lot and yes... Baking bread! *Has the pandemic shifted your approach to practice?* Well I am not on the 'floor'... this is where I flourish so have allowed my self a little more time for contemplation and time to reflect - I had been on a crazy theatrical wheel for the past 2 years... *Is there anything you are working on during lockdown?* Very lucky to be part of the editing process for our film (Shit)... working remotely as a collective - the editor creating sections - and watching/taking notes and having weekly zoom meetings *Whats the first thing you want to do when ALL restrictions are lifted?* Take a long drive and visit my daughter in Alice Springs

25.01.2022 LAST CHANCE: Expressions of Interest close in 5 days! Your Space is a mentorship program for emerging producers and self-presenting artists who are Deaf or living with disability. Recipients will receive: ... - $1,000 to support creative development of their project - Tailored industry mentorship - Their Melbourne Fringe rego fee covered - Free participation in a series of business and project planning masterclasses - Creative development space (subject to restrictions and availability) APPLY NOW: https://form.jotform.com/201378444229861 Expressions of Interest close 10am, Monday 29 June 2020. from SPIN by Anna Seymour and collaborators by Yunis Tmeizeh

24.01.2022 Are you interested in applying for Let's Take Over? Or do you know someone that is? Join us for a Q&A on Monday where you can ask any questions you might have in submitting your application. You'll also hear from previous participants Ashleigh Morris and Edwina Green who are joining the leadership team in 2020! Let's Take Over is a paid skills development opportunity for 15-25 years that are interested in building a creative career.

24.01.2022 Vidya Rajan received support through Darebin Arts Speakeasy’s Development Program to develop her new work Loot. Vidya talked to us about her multidisciplinary practice and playing Frog Detective More info about the development program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/curr/speakeasy-developments/

24.01.2022 CLOSING SOON! Let's Take Over applications close on Monday If you are: 15-25 years old keen to kickstart your creative career... get paid to learn APPLY NOW: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//lets-take-over-applicatio/

24.01.2022 WHAT A PREVIEW! END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo smashed it last night and is playing to sold out houses tonight. But, wait. There's more. You can listen to Ash Flanders and Stephen Nicolazzo on Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM this morning from 10:15am. Go on...

23.01.2022 Some excellent philanthropic trusts have banded together to provide 1,400 artists with $1,000. Applications close this Sunday!

23.01.2022 Darebin Arts Speakeasy’s Development Program supported Joel Bray to develop his new work Considerable Sexual License. Joel chatted to us about the pleasures of jogging along Merri Creek and what we can look forward to seeing in his new work! More info about the development program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/curr/speakeasy-developments/

23.01.2022 Our Black Lives Matter. A collective statement from members of the Darebin Aboriginal Advisory Committee: We, the members of the Darebin Aboriginal Advisory Com...mittee, call for change across this country. We call for national accord and personal acceptance of the fact that black lives matter. For all our people, our lives, families, lands, waters, culture, lore, history and identity as First Nations people have always mattered. We believe that there is no better time than now for all Australians to join with us in the struggle to bring to an end the centuries-long racism and social inequity that has been forced upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of this country. We call upon all Australian governments federal, state, territory and local - to do more. We call upon Australian businesses - corporate, private, large and small to do more. We call upon all to join in, with a sense of urgency and determination, the fight against injustice, racism, inequity and discrimination. Every Australian rests and rises on Aboriginal land. Every Australian has benefitted in some way from the loss and dispossession inflicted upon Aboriginal people past and present. Every Australian has a conscionable right to take a firm and unwavering stand against injustice, racism and inequity. In the spirit of unity, we reach out to all Australians, asking that you challenge yourself by asking: What is it that I can do to make a difference? A difference that will make my community and this country a safer, fairer and more just place for all to live and prosper. Signed, Ellie-jean Singh Jenaya Kastamonitis Erica Higgins Alan Brown Charles Pakana

23.01.2022 DEADLINE EXTENDED! Creative Projects - Artist Led Initiatives (Up to $15,000) are now due Monday 27 April at 11.59pm. This funding stream supports individual artists and creative organisations to engage in projects that enable innovative collaborations between artists and community. More info: https://darebin.smartygrants.com.au/

23.01.2022 Artist Profile: Joel Bray Darebin Arts Speakeasy’s Development Program supported Joel Bray to develop his new work Considerable Sexual License. Joel chatted to us about the pleasures of jogging along Merri Creek and what we can look forward to seeing in his new work!... More info about the development program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/curr/speakeasy-developments/

22.01.2022 The reviews are in! Don't miss final week of "moving, resonant and beautifully crafted show". Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre must close 30 November! Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/2XQ2nZW

21.01.2022 The PROJECT recently featured Sarah Houbolt, star and creator of the Green Room Award winning Koo Koo the Bird Girl, presented at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy's YOUR PLATFORM a few years back. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157301702698441&id=107787018440&ref=bookmarks

21.01.2022 A hilariously heartbreaking fight for the last word. END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo. Coming to Northcote Town Hall in just over a week!

21.01.2022 LET'S TAKE OVER 2021 may be sold out but you can still volunteer to be part of the event! It's a great way to give you a sense of the program incase you want to apply or if you just want some hands on arts experience. You would be doing things such as staffing installations, liaising with artists, traffic management of audience, general information, etc.. If you are interested, we can tailor your responsibilities to your interests. Please DM us to confirm your place.

21.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce Edwina Green and Ashleigh Morris (both part of Lets Take Over 2019/20) as Co-Curators/Producers of the Lets Take Over Symposium presented in partnership with the Science Gallery Melbourne. Ed and Ash will form part of the leadership team of the program, helping design and deliver the third iteration. You can hear more from these two at our Lets Take Over Application Q&A on Monday at 6pm via Zoom (this event is auslan interpreted) but in the mean...time, here is a little more about their practice. Edwina Green is a Trawlwoolway (First Nations) inter-disciplinary artist that creates word surrounding the discourse of the post-colonial paradigm and its affects on people and place. Within her involvement Lets Take Over 2020, she created a work, Blak Workshop that set itself as a social experiment of disrupting, questioning and re-positioning non-Indigenous engagement with palatable blackness. She is excited to mentor, yarn and help produce work that is reformative, uncomfortable and challenging, while holding a cultural safe space for our participants, and the prioritisation of First Nations stories throughout the arts industry. Edwina has been a practicing artist since 2017, inclusive of works apart of YIRRAMBOI (2017 & 2019), Brunswick Music Festival, NSFW (New York) and various galleries on Kulin land. Edwina is ready to see the next Lets Take Over creators, presented in partnership with Science Gallery Melbourne. Ashleigh Morris (they/them) is a queer theatre-maker and creative producer. Earlier this year Ashleigh produced a new participatory work, Mx. Whippy: the ice-cream gentle-them at Lets Take Over 2020, presented by the City of Darebin. Last year Ashleigh completed their Masters research project on Artist Wellbeing in a Festival Context and is looking forward to applying this knowledge in fostering the wellbeing of Lets Take Over 2021 producers in a peer leadership role. Previously, Ashleigh has worked as Festival Producer of Guild Fringe! at Melbourne Fringe 2019, Director of MEDUSA at Mudfest 2019, Co-Creative Director of Tastings 2018, Creative Producer of Performing Arts at Mudfest 2017 and as a theatre-maker/performer at Fringe World 2015 and Fremantle Festival 2014. Ashleigh is so excited to be returning to Lets Take Over, this time as Co-Curator/Producer of the Lets Take Over Symposium, presented in partnership with Science Gallery Melbourne.

20.01.2022 As you may know, Council elections are being held on the 24 October 2020. In the lead up to the elections - Council will move into caretaker mode from Tuesday 22 September to Saturday 24 October, 6pm. During this period all of Councils facilities and services will operate as normal (subject to COVID-19 Restrictions) but there will be some changes to how the we operate. But don't worry, we're still here for you, get in touch via our Customer Servce team on: 8470 8888or e...mail: [email protected] or speak your language by calling: 8470 8470 During Caretaker, the main changes are: Council will not publish or distribute any electoral material Information about Councillors on our website will be limited. Council will only conduct routine community consultation Public question time at Council Meetings will be suspended. Council will not make any significant decisions. This also means you'll be seeing less activity on our socials during this time, and changes to the type of content we will be sharing: We won't be posting any content about new initiatives or programs with any activity being limited to basic information on services, functions and routine consultation Posts will be moderated in line with our usual community guidelines (see the About section) but please appreciate that we will have limited ability to respond in depth around certain programs Essential service information, business or state government messaging around the Coronavirus, restrictions Services affected, and the state of emergency will continue to be shared For more information (and a spot of light reading), our Election Period Policy can be found here: http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au//Item707-AppendixF-Governanc See more

20.01.2022 We can't wait to work with this beautiful and hugely talented group in 2021. Check out what rawcus have been doing in lockdown.

20.01.2022 Money for Art: Melbourne Fringe is just giving it away! Check out this list of Microgrants and bursaries that can help turn your ideas into reality including Your Space - an initiative presented in partnership with Darebin Arts! from SPIN by Anna Seymour and collaborators by Yunis Tmeizeh

19.01.2022 Want to come and help make engaging performing art experiences as an arts programmer in our team? We have a parental leave position (10 months) starting mid-April next year. See link for details. Applications close 16 Dec. Image: Rainbow Vomit by Dancenorth - photo by Damien Stephens https://darebinjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm

19.01.2022 Darebin Arts Speakeasy Development applications are now open for new performance based works! The program supports artists by providing access to resources to develop new artistic material. Artists are given a stipend of $1,000 $2,000 and the opportunity to develop new works. Access to space can be negotiated when venues re-open after the closures incurred by COVID-19, and will be subject to availability. Creative developments are eligible across artistic disciplines. Dareb...in is not expecting online outcomes but is happy to support projects being developed through online platforms. Must close Wednesday 13 May at 5pm. Image by Claryssa Humennyj-Jameson More info here: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/wh/development-applications/ Please note further information on the COVID-19 Community and Business Resilience and Recovery Package is coming soon.

19.01.2022 Enlightenment by Joe Paradise Lui. Produced by Elbow Room features illustrations by the incredible political artist, Badiucao. We are beyond excited to see his work at our venues. Enlightenment opens from 10-20 March at Northcote Town Hall! Limited tickets so get in quick.

19.01.2022 OPENS THIS WEEK! In the world premiere Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre is a visually stunning, aching and humorous examination of the absurdity of life and death. Preview - Wednesday 20 Nov... Opening - Thursday 21 Nov Must close 30 Nov! Book your tickets here https://bit.ly/2r5ybgM Rehearsal shot by Yunis Tmeizeh

19.01.2022 Don't miss Ash Flanders talking on ABC Melbourne at 8:00pm tonight! END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo is less than 2 weeks away, folks!

18.01.2022 Ash Flanders is the writer and performer of END OF. This performance work premiered as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre. Due to COVID19, the season had to be cut short. We caught up with Ash a few weeks ago to see where he's at. *Can you briefly describe your practice?* I'm a writer-performer, which means when I drop a line it's called 'editing' and not 'incompetence'.... *What were you doing when we went into lockdown?* I was performing my most recent (and best) show END OF. which dealt with mortality and the fear of losing my ageing parents - thank god that's all fine now! *Is there anything you are working on during lockdown?* I've been going through a lot of hideous personal stuff which will no doubt end up in my work so.... yes? *How are you filling the days?* I video chat with friends, I walk, I watch (rewatch) Judge Judy, I write down things I'm thinking about and then get frustrated at how poorly I've articulated myself. In that sense very little has changed. Oh, and I've become obsessed with the Jann Arden song 'Insensitive' and have been singing it constantly in my tiny apartment. *Has the pandemic shifted your approach to practice?* It's certainly made it harder to see the value in creating right now since we don't know when we'll all be able to come together in a theatre again. I'm trying to use any moment I feel motivated to get as much done as possible because those moments vanish just as quickly as they appear. *Whats the best thing you have been part of or privy to during COVID19?* I've been dealing with the medical system a lot and the best thing I've seen is the commitment and care from the nursing staff - it's a boring answer but it's the truth. *Whats the first thing you want to do when ALL restrictions are lifted?* Go to a restaurant! I want to eat food and drink booze and talk nonsense with the people I love - I might even try listening!

18.01.2022 TONIGHT @ 6pm! Ask us anything about LET'S TAKE OVER! Join Edwina Green, Ashleigh Morris (LTO alumni and Co-Curators/Producers) Sarah Austin and Samantha Butterworth (LTO Facilitators) as we answer any questions you might have before applying. Applications close 31 August - that's only 1 week away! So get those questions off your chest!... This event will be Auslan interpreted. Darebin will record this session so if you are unable to attend, it will be available for viewing afterwards.

18.01.2022 LAST CHANCE! Let's Take Over applications close tonight at midnight If you are: 15-25 years old keen to kickstart your creative career... get paid to learn APPLY NOW: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//lets-take-over-applicatio/

18.01.2022 This Thursday: Deadly Funny is back at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre. Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s national competition unearthing the freshest and funniest First Nations talent from across the country. Book a ticket or register for the workshop. https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/deadly-funny

17.01.2022 Lou Wall recieved support from Darebin Arts Speakeasy's Development Program for their new work Lousical the Musical. We caught up with Lou about this project and what they've been up to more generally in lockdown. More info about the development program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/curr/speakeasy-developments/... by Devika Bilimoria

17.01.2022 Let's Take Over applications close in 5 days Tré was a performer and artist but wouldn't describe themself as an organised person. Then Tré applied for Let's Take Over found themself organising a massive arts event. This is their story. If you are:... 15-25 years old keen to kickstart your creative career get paid to learn APPLY NOW: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//lets-take-over-applicatio/

17.01.2022 Please meet Heather Flanders, the star* of END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo. Heather is Ash Flanders' Mum. Heather's favourite child is Erin. Sorry, Ash. * We're sorry, Heather does not actually appear on stage. It's a one person show written and performed by Ash Flanders following his turbulent river of poor choices back to it’s source his heavy-drinking, chain-smoking mother. Previewing tonight and running until Sunday 22 March at Northcote Town Hall!

17.01.2022 CLOSING THIS MONDAY! Cash grants of up to 15K for arts projects.

17.01.2022 Michele Lee is the writer of Security, a performance work which was programmed as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre in August 2020. Due to COVID19, the play has been postponed but will premiere as part of our season in 2021. We interviewed Michele a few weeks ago, if you didn't see it in our enews, here are a few highlights from it! * Can you briefly describe your practice? * I'm a playwright, who writes for the stage but I also create live... art, write for audio and for screen. * What were you doing when we went into lockdown? * On Saturday 14 March I was at a friend's wedding. It was full of artists, theatre and visual arts. There was a gorgeous air of generosity, as we peacocked around in colourful wedding attire and ate from byo vegie food platters (I made pakora and lemon semolina cake). Naturally, for an event filled with theatre artists, there were a lot of conversations about what 'might' happen for theatre as the night before MICF had just cancelled. * Has the pandemic shifted your approach to practice? * Like I said, because the pandemic has pushed towards going back to my desk job, and then that means managing that alongside my creative stuff, I've been thinking more long-term and thinking more about what sort of work I want to make, who I want to work with, because I won't have as much time to explore things I might only be vaguely interested in. A friend put it to me that it was sort of like now needing to do a strategic plan for myself, you know, outlining my values, my objectives, and measuring any new opportunities against this. And getting used to saying no and not getting too hung up on missing out. I guess it's about clarity, about sustainability. * Whats the best thing you have been part of or privy to during COVID19? * A friend started a photo event, where you dress up and post pics online every Friday. It's called #coronahighfashion. It's been fun doing this. It can take up a bit of time though! But that's ok, as I am trying to savour those days where you're not measuring your satisfaction around being productive. * Whats the first thing you want to do when ALL restrictions are lifted? * It might not be the first thing but I will be back out there seeing live performance.

16.01.2022 Our next show at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre is END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo. Get in quick, tickets are rushing out the door!

15.01.2022 Current opportunities in Creative Culture and Events at Darebin City Council.

15.01.2022 We are thrilled to be nominated for Green Room Awards Association Best Contemporary and Experimental Program, especially to see our name listed beside the other incredible nominees. So much amazing art in Melbourne. Special shout out to Jess Kapuscinski-Evans and the 'A Normal Child' ensemble who have also been nominated for their wonderful performances.

15.01.2022 Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre opens tonight! Must close Saturday 30 November.

14.01.2022 Joel Bray's hit show Biladurang is going digital! Presented as part of Melbourne Fringe, this work invites us to join Joel on a Zoom call from his hotel room as he weaves dance and storytelling in this dark and revealing award-winning show. To register your interest go to: https://melbournefringe.com.au/eve/vcr-fest-biladurang-2-0/ Joel Bray is supported by Darebin Arts Speakeasy Development Program 2020 to develop his new work, Considerable Sexual Licence.... Learn more about our Development Program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/spec/speakeasy-developments/

14.01.2022 Missed the LET'S TAKE OVER Q&A? Well you can listen it on the Darebin Arts website Listen now: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//lets-take-over-application Applications close on 31 August - that's only in 7 days!

13.01.2022 - THE AGE "Taking The Waters is a moving, resonant and beautifully crafted show from Lemony S Puppet Theatre and a credit to the ambition and skill of this boutique local company." Don't miss final week of Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre

13.01.2022 rawcus are an award winning ensemble and were set to premiere their performance GLASS with American choreographer, Marc Brew as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy. GLASS was scheduled for August 2020 but is now postponed to 2021. We cant wait to bring you this incredible show but for now, you can hear from the ensemble themselves. We asked them a few questions about what they're doing at the moment. * Can you briefly describe your practice? Rawcus is a long-term ensemble of 15 ...radically diverse performers. Together with a core team of designers we have been creating contemporary performance for 20 years. * Is there anything you are working on during lockdown? We have moved rehearsals onto Zoom and are working on the creation of some short films together. We are also all baking cakes so that we can simultaneously eat them together on Zoom next week for our 20th birthday celebration. * How are you filling the days? The Ensemble are filling their days by going on walks, dancing in their living rooms, getting to know their neighbours, home schooling their children, enjoying riding their bikes on empty streets, watching dance performances on the internet where you can see the sweat fly through the air, cooking and eating a lot. Some of us are playing lots ping pong, creating art projects from home, writing grant applications and one of has created a giant loom to keep herself occupied. * Has the pandemic shifted your approach to practice? At the core of our practice is collaboration, connection and relationship. This hasn't changed but we have been forced to adapt and creatively seek out new ways to find connection, meaning and creativity when we cant be in a room together. We have been delighted and surprised to discover that our ability to pick up subtlety and nuance, exchange energy with each other and bounce off each others ideas still feels possible even when we are separated. * Whats the best thing you have been part of or privy to during COVID19? The clear night skies, the sparking green of nature, the return of birdsong and a feeling that the natural world has been afforded a small moment to breathe again. * Whats the first thing you want to do when ALL restrictions are lifted? Hug each other. We cant wait to dance together, laugh and return to the normal rhythm and flow of conversation between a large group of people that is not determined by the internet platform you are on. by Pia Johnson

13.01.2022 Thanks AussieTheatre.com for the shout out about MINI SPIN by Anna Seymour and collaborators. Just a over a week until you get to boogie!

13.01.2022 Are you listening to JOY 94.9? You should be because in 15 minutes (at 9:15am) Ashleigh Morris and Lauren Sheree will be live on air telling you about Let's Take Over 2020 which is exactly one 1 week!

12.01.2022 Date for your diary - 22 February 2020. Let's Take Over 2020 is coming back to town. Brought to you by Ivy Luo, Fardowza Yussuf, Dashiel Agar, Yasmin Rose, Lauren Sheree, Brittney Hodges, Tallulah McKenzie, Edwina Green, Al Lindeberg, and Ashleigh Morris.

12.01.2022 When Ash isn't rehearsing END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo, Ash is writing about smoked oyster focaccia's, your parents will and holidays in Yarrawonga. Link below! Thanks Australian Arts Review!

10.01.2022 Let's Take Over applications are now open! Klari had great ideas about arts projects and events but had struggled to transform their great ideas into a reality. Then Klari applied for Let's Take Over. This is their story. If you are: 15-25 years old keen to kickstart your creative career... get paid to learn APPLY NOW: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/

10.01.2022 Everyone Is Famous, the exciting new performance work from Riot Stage Youth Theatre, was scheduled to be part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Next Wave Festival this year. The live performance is now slated for 2021 and in the meantime, they have continued to explore and experiment with persona in the age of the internet - creating this socially distant video work! Enjoy!

09.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce Edwina Green and Ashleigh Morris (both part of Let’s Take Over 2019/20) as Co-Curators/Producers of the Let’s Take Over Symposium presented in partnership with the Science Gallery Melbourne. Ed and Ash will form part of the leadership team of the program, helping design and deliver the third iteration. You can hear more from these two at our Let’s Take Over Application Q&A on Monday at 6pm via Zoom (this event is auslan interpreted) but in the mean...time, here is a little more about their practice. Edwina Green is a Trawlwoolway (First Nations) inter-disciplinary artist that creates word surrounding the discourse of the post-colonial paradigm and it’s affects on people and place. Within her involvement Let’s Take Over 2020, she created a work, ‘Blak Workshop’ that set itself as a social experiment of disrupting, questioning and re-positioning non-Indigenous engagement with palatable blackness. She is excited to mentor, yarn and help produce work that is reformative, uncomfortable and challenging, while holding a cultural safe space for our participants, and the prioritisation of First Nations stories throughout the arts industry. Edwina has been a practicing artist since 2017, inclusive of works apart of YIRRAMBOI (2017 & 2019), Brunswick Music Festival, NSFW (New York) and various galleries on Kulin land. Edwina is ready to see the next Let’s Take Over creators, presented in partnership with Science Gallery Melbourne. Ashleigh Morris (they/them) is a queer theatre-maker and creative producer. Earlier this year Ashleigh produced a new participatory work, Mx. Whippy: the ice-cream gentle-them at Let’s Take Over 2020, presented by the City of Darebin. Last year Ashleigh completed their Master’s research project on Artist Wellbeing in a Festival Context and is looking forward to applying this knowledge in fostering the wellbeing of Let’s Take Over 2021 producers in a peer leadership role. Previously, Ashleigh has worked as Festival Producer of Guild Fringe! at Melbourne Fringe 2019, Director of MEDUSA at Mudfest 2019, Co-Creative Director of Tastings 2018, Creative Producer of Performing Arts at Mudfest 2017 and as a theatre-maker/performer at Fringe World 2015 and Fremantle Festival 2014. Ashleigh is so excited to be returning to Let’s Take Over, this time as Co-Curator/Producer of the Let’s Take Over Symposium, presented in partnership with Science Gallery Melbourne.

08.01.2022 Are you spending your iso thinking about a new project? Speakeasy development applications close tomorrow! Get in touch with any questions.

08.01.2022 This Saturday at the Northcote Town Hall Art Centre we have DEADLY FUNNY back for another year! The Melbourne Heat of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's national comedy competition unearthing the freshest and funniest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent from across the country. To participate in the 4pm workshop or come to watch the show for FREE at 7pm just go to the website: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/deadly-funny

07.01.2022 "A meditation on forgiveness and farewells, Taking the Waters is a beautiful show that shouldn’t be missed." Arts Review Only 4 shows to go!! Catch Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre before it closes. For tickets: https://bit.ly/2pRi3j0... Jeff Busby

06.01.2022 Join the wonderful Richard Watts at 11am this morning on SmartArts, Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM to hear about all about our 2020 season!

06.01.2022 Meyne Wyatt performed a powerful monologue from his play City of Gold once again we are blown away by the power of art, performance and story telling to create connection and make sense of the world. https://www.abc.net.au//meyne-wyatt-delivers-powe/12333854

05.01.2022 LET’S TAKE OVER is back for another year! LET’S TAKE OVER gives 10 talented young people - aged 15 to 25 the opportunity, the budget and the skills to kitck start their creative careers as artists, producers and programmers. Successful participants are paid to be part of the program. Apply now! https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/

05.01.2022 We thrilled to announce our first theatre show of 2021! There are limited tickets, so get in quick. Our last event sold out in 24 hours! Enlightenment by Joe Paradise Lui. Produced by Elbow Room will storm the Northcote Town Hall from 10-20 of March. Don't miss it!

05.01.2022 Darebin has another (!) grant for artists to create something right now. We are looking for work that people can participate in (safely) or respond to creatively themselves. The Creative Collaboration in Isolation grant is now open and closes 21st September: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//creative-collaboration-in/

04.01.2022 Massive congratulations to the artists supported by the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Development program! In 2020, we received a whopping 66 submissions, a 37.%% increase on the 2019 round and an 87% increase on the 2018 round. The program provides artists cash and space in the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre and the Darebin Arts Centre to develop new performing arts projects. More info and full list of recipients: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/spec/speakeasy-developments/... Vidya Rajan by J.Walter Thompson

04.01.2022 Don't miss MINI SPIN by Anna Seymour and collaborators at Northcote Town Hall on 14 and 15 of March! A deaf-led dance rave for children and their families.

04.01.2022 Let's Take Over applications are officially open! Have you always wondered how to kick start a creative career? Would you like to be paid to learn? APPLY NOW and be part of the next generation of arts leaders: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/ Image by Yunis Tmeizeh of Young Adultin' Panel by Yasmin Rose, Let's Take Over 2020

03.01.2022 The Business Recovery Grants Program has just been launched! Arts organisations and creative industries are encouraged to apply for the business grants, $50,000 has been set aside for organisations that identify as creative and cultural organisations. Applications will open on Friday 15 May 2020.

02.01.2022 LETS TAKE OVER is back for another year! LETS TAKE OVER gives 10 talented young people - aged 15 to 25 the opportunity, the budget and the skills to kitck start their creative careers as artists, producers and programmers. Successful participants are paid to be part of the program. Apply now! https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/

02.01.2022 Please see below that Darebin City Council has decided that it’s in the interest of the safety of our community and staff that the below venues will be closed including Northcote Town Hall and Darebin Arts Centre. Please note that this means that we have had to cancel the second week of performances of END OF. by Ash Flanders, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo and Write Club tonight, and have postponed all Darebin events until further notice. If you have tickets to END OF. you be will be contacted our Box Office.

02.01.2022 Our friends at Science Gallery Melbourne are seeking 15-25 year olds to join their youth advisory group known as Sci Curious. This group will shape the direction of exhibitions, events and programs - everything Science Gallery Melbourne! Applications close: 18 September ... More info: https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com//sci-curious-callout-

02.01.2022 Let's Take Over applications are now open! Zadie was just 16 when she applied for Let's Take Over. She wanted to learn about event management but she discovered so much more! This is her story. If you are: 15-25 years old keen to kickstart your creative career... get paid to learn APPLY NOW: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/

02.01.2022 Tune into Vision Australia radio (1179AM) at 9pm to hear Let's Take Over 2020 artists Ivy Luo and Al Lindeberg talk about their event, this Saturday!

01.01.2022 It's our 2020 season! 2019 was massive with 9 shows, 89 performances, 31 new works in development and 28 Green Room Award nominations. The 2020 Darebin Arts Speakeasy season features a program of premieres and performances bigger than ever before.

01.01.2022 Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre opened last night and we couldn't be prouder to have this beautiful show at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy. Images by Yunis Tmeizeh.

01.01.2022 END OF. is open! Ash Flanders hilariously, heartbreaking, crime riddled, psychedelic, family love letter has it all. Must finish next Sunday.

01.01.2022 Do not miss this incredible event by Ivy Luo, Fardowza Yussuf, Dashiel Agar, Yasmin Rose, Lauren Sheree, Brittney Hodges, Tallulah McKenzie, Edwina Green, Al Lindeberg, and Ashleigh Morris. February 22. Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre. #letstakeover2020

01.01.2022 Benjamin Nichol recieved support from Darebin Arts Speakeasy's Development Program for his new work Fairybread. Benjamin chatted to us about what he's been up to during lockdown and what we can look forward to seeing in his new work! More info about the development program: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/curr/speakeasy-developments/... by Devika Bilimoria

01.01.2022 Don't miss Sarah Austin talk to RRR about all things Let's Take Over 2021 at 10:30am this morning!

01.01.2022 Listen in at 11:15am on Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM as legendary singer/songwriter Suzannah Espie and writer Sarah Kriegler chat about upcoming show Taking the Waters by Lemony S Puppet Theatre showing from the 20 Nov at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.