The Blue Room Theatre in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

The Blue Room Theatre

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9227 7005

Address: 53 James Street, Northbridge 6000 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.blueroom.org.au

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25.01.2022 We've got two new free workshops for our members. All you've got to do is register via the link. Wrangling the U15K with Katt Osborne Thursday 4 June, 4pm 5pm Hear how you can put your best foot forward when applying for an under $15K grant from DLGSC. ... Regional Touring with CircuitWest Thursday 11 June, 4pm 5pm Regional travel in the state is starting to open up! Smarten up about the practicalities and considerations of touring with this workshop from CircuitWests Touring Coordinators, Rebecca Nelson and Natalie Di Risio. Creatives who want to participate but are not currently members can join at the discounted rate of $35. If this fee is still too much to part with in this challenging time, we are able to facilitate a delayed option. To access the discount or defer payment, please contact Sally and Scott via emailing [email protected]

25.01.2022 A very big announcement from our Executive Director about programming changes come 2021. Over the last few months, our staff and board have been working hard to re-start our artistic program and frame our 2021 program. Throughout the process, we have been faced with some hard questions. Is it viable to run performance seasons as normal in our venue? (Our theatres can only accommodate fifteen audiences each under Phase 4 restrictions.) What are the long-term consequences of th...e Australia Council decision to not renew our four-year funding, and how will we respond? To begin to overcome these challenges, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our programming of performance seasons in 2021 and to instead focus on the long-term recovery, future planning and organisational sustainability of The Blue Room Theatre. Read more about the details and what that means via the link.

25.01.2022 Winter Nights will be held in August this year. Its different to what weve done before. There are multiple opportunities for creatives. We have our creative developments in which artists choose the outcomes, conversations which will allow successful applicants to be part of a new podcast series, and a paid professional development opportunity with guest artist Emma... Valente from THE RABBLE. EOIs for the creative developments close on Wednesday 20 May. Those applying for conversations and/or the professional development opportunity have until Friday 29 May to fill out the EOI. We strongly encourage applicants read the application pack and to apply as soon as possible. Winter Nights is proudly presented with the support of the Minderoo Foundation. https://blueroom.org.au/apply/winter-nights/

24.01.2022 Weve got two new free workshops for our members. All youve got to do is register via the link. Wrangling the U15K with Katt Osborne Thursday 4 June, 4pm 5pm Hear how you can put your best foot forward when applying for an under $15K grant from DLGSC. ... Regional Touring with CircuitWest Thursday 11 June, 4pm 5pm Regional travel in the state is starting to open up! Smarten up about the practicalities and considerations of touring with this workshop from CircuitWests Touring Coordinators, Rebecca Nelson and Natalie Di Risio. Creatives who want to participate but are not currently members can join at the discounted rate of $35. If this fee is still too much to part with in this challenging time, we are able to facilitate a delayed option. To access the discount or defer payment, please contact Sally and Scott via emailing [email protected]

24.01.2022 Winter Nights 2020 applications are now open. If youre an artist or creative and have an idea youd like to try then wed suggest checking out the information pack. Information here: https://blueroom.org.au/apply/winter-nights/

24.01.2022 Big changes at our venue as we head into 2021! To find out how we arrived at our decision and answer questions as best we can about the future of The Blue Room Theatres program, we will be holding an in-person information session on the 2021 changes on Thursday 10th September at 5.30pm at the State Theatre Centre of WA. To register to attend the Q&A, please sign up here: https://tix.blueroom.org.au//2021-Announcement-Info-Session

23.01.2022 This reached capacity quick! We added a couple more so register if you can make the Government House or the Hyde Park work-in-progress showing.

23.01.2022 Shout out to all these winners that were announced at CircuitWest showcase yesterday. Mega shout out to Philippa Maughan, our deputy chair, who took out The People’s Pinnacle Award.

23.01.2022 First live broadcast happening on Facebook page today at 4pm

22.01.2022 Our latest podcast is now on Spotify, iTunes, and streaming on our website. It comes from Rosie Sitorus and is titled Culture As Culture and looks at the lives of regional women of colour. The artists discuss their cultural heritage has shaped them as people, as women, and as artists. https://blueroom.org.au/events/culture-as-culture/

22.01.2022 Jo Pickup from ArtsHub chats to interim Executive Director Katt Osborne and previous head huncho Julian Hobba about Australia Council for the Arts funding decision. "If funding to this layer of the sector continues to dry up, the flow-on effects in a few years time will be truly devastating." - Katt Osborne

21.01.2022 The big boss. One more week to get your application in. Dont hesitate in applying if you think its for you.

21.01.2022 Our first playwrights of Winter Nights 2020 are here, in the building and working away. Ella Hetherington and Renee Newman have been spending this week in residence here working on their latest script Catastrophe. Each week we will have a new playwright developing their latest project. You can check out which playwrights are working as part of Winter Nights 2020 here: https://blueroom.org.au/winter-nights-2020/... Images: Duncan Wright

21.01.2022 Were looking for a new boss. Maybe its you? If you think youve got what it takes to lead the team then check out the details. Applications will close on Monday 11 May 2020.

20.01.2022 small & cute oh no presented by Squid Vicious is memes, lies, and Detective Pickachu. A strange and compelling new work by Melbourne playwright Vidya Rajan and directed by Andrew Sutherland, small & cute oh no dives through the excesses of contemporary capitalism in search of the tragedy of truth and fiction. Details and tickets to the production here: https://blueroom.org.au/events/small-cute-oh-no/... #2020_Season See more

19.01.2022 Last weeks live broadcast of Dancing with Everything with Bernadette Lewis and Daisy Sanders is now available on Apple Podcasts for streaming. (Itll be in Google Podcasts by tomorrow!) Well have a new podcast up at the end of the week, each week this month as part of Winter Nights 2020.

19.01.2022 Oof! The Last Great Hunt x PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts are presenting BAD BABY JEAN - WORK IN PROGRESS SHOWINGS. A cardboard western noir performed live to audiences in person and online simultaneously, The Last Great Hunt combines elements of animation, puppetry, live performance and technical wizardry in this high-octane story that pushes the boundaries of theatre.... Happening Wednesday 11 Saturday 14 November, 6.30pm. Selling fast, remainder of tickets here: pica.org.au/show/bad-baby-jean-showing

18.01.2022 A discussion at the intersection of humour, health and wellbeing. This conversation will provide insight into the creative practice of humour from an actors point of view, speaking with creatives who provide an act of service for vulnerable and seriously ill people to provide mental health and wellness benefits, and relieve pain and suffering.

18.01.2022 Winter Nights will be held in August this year. It's different to what we've done before. There are multiple opportunities for creatives. We have our creative developments in which artists choose the outcomes, conversations which will allow successful applicants to be part of a new podcast series, and a paid professional development opportunity with guest artist Emma... Valente from THE RABBLE. EOIs for the creative developments close on Wednesday 20 May. Those applying for conversations and/or the professional development opportunity have until Friday 29 May to fill out the EOI. We strongly encourage applicants read the application pack and to apply as soon as possible. Winter Nights is proudly presented with the support of the Minderoo Foundation. https://blueroom.org.au/apply/winter-nights/

18.01.2022 Q&A with Emma Valente is happening tomorrow at 4pm on Zoom as part of Winter Nights 2020. Following a week long online intensive with 10 of Perths moving and shaking performance makers, Winter Nights ~virtual~ Guest Artist joins a live zoom to discuss her practice as an independent director and lighting designer and as Co-Artistic Director of THE RABBLE. Attending the Zoom is completely free just register via this link before 2pm 11 August. We will then email you the info...rmation about the virtual Q&A. https://blueroom.org.au/events/qa-with-emma-valente/ See more

18.01.2022 A lot has been happening around The Blue Room Theatre lately and we've been working hard behind closed doors. For the latest information on our organisation and how we are doing then read this statement from Acting Executive Director, Katt Osborne. Have a good weekend fam'! x

17.01.2022 The Summer of Our Lives is the wonderful new musical work from Western Sky Projects. Think 80s, think E.T., think Stranger Things. Its a show filled with laughs and even an alien. We hope that this will be presenting on our stage and to the world very soon. More information here: https://blueroom.org.au/events/the-summer-of-our-lives/

17.01.2022 Winter Nights 2020 applications are now open. If you're an artist or creative and have an idea you'd like to try then we'd suggest checking out the information pack. Information here: https://blueroom.org.au/apply/winter-nights/

17.01.2022 Sam Nerida and Haydon Wilson are making a fortnightly audio diary to track their progress as they begin working on Whoops & Daisy. The first instalment is live now, stay tuned for more!

16.01.2022 A new collaboration with Perth Festival! Perfect for those that like a sense of adventure with their dance. Indulge in an evening of dance with three bite-sized new works to sample across three locations in Perth Cultural Centre. Dancers are your guide for the night, leading you through a highly visual and rambunctious experience in the heart of Northbridge. From the basement of The Rechabite to the State Theatre Centre garden and upstairs at The Blue Room Theatre, movement ...takes over spaces in your city in playful new ways. Curated by choreographer and dancer, Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson, this promenade performance features a hand-picked selection of what’s new in contemporary dance and movement-making. Super limited tickets!

16.01.2022 Beginning at the End (of Capitalism) by Phoebe Sullivan is a retro futurist voyage. Set against a backdrop of sci-fi classics, diamontes, and the perpetual desire to sit and reconnect with old friends, Beginning at the End (of Capitalism) examines what it is we value most. At a time where time itself is running out, sometimes it feels as if this is the best you can do. Find out more about the work here: https://blueroom.org.au//beginning-at-the-end-of-capitali/

16.01.2022 Nina Levy from Seesaw Magazine chats and investigates the future vision of the arts in Western Australia. The Blue Room Theatres Acting Executive Director Katt Osborne chips in on if WA artists could fill the huge gap left by the national and international acts.

15.01.2022 Less than a week to apply! We're hunting for an Operations Manager and Communications & Engagement Coordinator. Applications will close at 12pm on Tuesday 17th November for both positions.

13.01.2022 Winter Nights 2020 Program We are back this August, IRL + Online! We have five creative developments, six conversations, four playwrights in residency, and one all ages theatre development. Theres a handful of works-in-progress events that abandon our theatre stages, chats streamed from our bar, and a butt tonne of behind the scenes work that we will share over the month of August.... Have a peak at the full program: https://blueroom.org.au/winter-nights-2020/

13.01.2022 Thanks again to Minderoo Foundation for enabling Winter Nights 2020 to happen this year. A special thanks to Nicola Forrest who welcomed us to her home for a Winter Nights photo shoot! "I congratulate The Blue Room Theatre team for the ingenuity in creating such a unique Winter Nights Festival program in this very challenging environment. Nicola Forrest Winter Nights is proudly presented with the support of Minderoo Foundation.... Image: Duncan Wright

12.01.2022 The Golem: or, Next Year In Jerusalem by Humphrey Bower and Tim Green is our final production at the end of the year. Part myth, part memoir, part personal/political/spiritual confession - the team who brought you The Apparatus (The Blue Room Theatre Best Performance Award 2019) are back with their most monstrous creation yet, featuring poetic and absurd text, bizarre physicality and haunting images from two of Perths most devious and twisted theatrical minds. Details and t...ickets: https://blueroom.org.au//the-golem-or-next-year-in-jerusa/ #2020_Season

11.01.2022 FUGUE's James McMillan sat down and spoke to OUTinPerth about their forthcoming project 'Brute & Brut' as part of Winter Nights 2020. The performance will take audiences through Perths inner suburbs (at an as-yet undisclosed location), for a 30-minute sound walk with a specially curated audio track. It all happens from 18 - 20 August. ... https://www.outinperth.com/brute-brut-james-mcmillan/

10.01.2022 Last week's live broadcast of 'Dancing with Everything' with Bernadette Lewis and Daisy Sanders is now available on Apple Podcasts for streaming. (It'll be in Google Podcasts by tomorrow!) We'll have a new podcast up at the end of the week, each week this month as part of Winter Nights 2020.

09.01.2022 "I do still feel optimistic that we have a resilient community here of artists, and that the Blue Room will survive this, but it just feels like weve been set back 10 or 15 years in terms of the progress that weve made here in Perth" The Blue Room Theatres acting executive director, Kathryn Osborne.

08.01.2022 Yirra Yaarnz! It's back for 2020 thanks to Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company. Very limited tickets - so have a punt. If you miss out then add yourself to waitlist!

08.01.2022 Our second conversation for Winter Nights 2020 is now live. It comes from Georgi Ivers and is titled The Feast and the Famine, a discussion into financial security into the arts. The podcast sees Georgi interview many different creatives and their approach to making art and their financial perspectives. Stream via our website, iTunes, or Spotify ... https://blueroom.org.au/events/the-feast-and-the-famine/ See more

07.01.2022 Survive the Apocalypse!! by Rhiannon Petersen and Michelle Aitken, and is a creative development as part of Winter Nights 2020. Its a sassy storytelling riot that is a choose-your-own-apocalypse on the web. Its free and in its first development, so give it a crack. Hit the link and give it a go. Takes about 15 minutes. ... https://stastorage.neocities.org/SURVIVE%20THE%20APOCALYPSE See more

06.01.2022 An interesting opinion piece from Western Australian actor, director, writer, and indie theatre maker Humphrey Bower for ArtsHub. "The performing arts industry has been effectively shut down, at least as far artists are concerned. We need to take the opportunity to decide what we want our industry to be before we reopen. And lets start making our voices heard. We need to reclaim our power. And those who have power in our industry need to share it."

05.01.2022 A conversation between Bernadette Lewis and Daisy Sanders about what dancing is and who can dance. https://blueroom.org.au/events/dancing-with-everything/

05.01.2022 Broadsheet Perth article is up ~ "Producer Harriet Roberts says the program is focused on connecting artists and audiences in new ways, and builds on the innovative 31-year history of the underground theatre institution. Our focus is supporting artists to make new work, she says. This season embraces process and development, and is less focused on live output. It will give people the metaphorical warm hug of live performance, with a bit of innovation and transformation pep...pered over the top." Shout outs to Emma Pegrum for the chat.

05.01.2022 A lot has been happening around The Blue Room Theatre lately and weve been working hard behind closed doors. For the latest information on our organisation and how we are doing then read this statement from Acting Executive Director, Katt Osborne. Have a good weekend fam! x

04.01.2022 Heads up team! For those that know Emma Valente (THE RABBLE) was our aritst-in-(iso)residence for Winter Nights 2020. Emma takes to our vitural world for one more session, this time with special guest Liv Satchell (Voice in My Hands). This is a one-off, spaces are limited, so hit the link and book in if it tickles your fancy!... More info: https://blueroom.org.au/events/writers-army/

04.01.2022 The big boss. One more week to get your application in. Don't hesitate in applying if you think it's for you.

03.01.2022 Salome is a creative development by Squid Vicious and Renegade Productions as part of Winter Nights 2020. The story of Salome will be the catalyst for a new work that experiments to erase authorship through a horizontal process of creation. Andrew Sutherland and Grace Chow will respond together to Salome as constant cellular movement, and Joe Lui and Olivia Hendry will work to respond to Salome as self-commodification. Hendry and Chow will then come together to meld their findings. Heres a snippet of their documentation!

03.01.2022 We're looking for a new boss. Maybe it's you? If you think you've got what it takes to lead the team then check out the details. Applications will close on Monday 11 May 2020.

02.01.2022 Today we welcome and congratulate Katt Osborne as our organisation's new Executive Director. We are delighted that Katt will lead The Blue Room Theatre through these unprecedented and challenging times, said Shane Colquhoun, Chair of The Blue Room Theatre.

01.01.2022 FUGUEs James McMillan sat down and spoke to OUTinPerth about their forthcoming project Brute & Brut as part of Winter Nights 2020. The performance will take audiences through Perths inner suburbs (at an as-yet undisclosed location), for a 30-minute sound walk with a specially curated audio track. It all happens from 18 - 20 August. ... https://www.outinperth.com/brute-brut-james-mcmillan/

01.01.2022 Today we welcome and congratulate Katt Osborne as our organisations new Executive Director. We are delighted that Katt will lead The Blue Room Theatre through these unprecedented and challenging times, said Shane Colquhoun, Chair of The Blue Room Theatre.