Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company in Subiaco, Western Australia | Performance art theatre

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company

Locality: Subiaco, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9380 3040

Address: 180 Hamersley Road 6008 Subiaco, WA, Australia

Website: https://yirrayaakin.com.au

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25.01.2022 Huge congratulations to one of our Writers Group participants, Brodie Murray, who has been selected to present his first theatre piece, Soul of Possum, at Yirramboi Festival in 2021! Yirramboi is a bi-annual First Nations arts and cultural event in Melbourne. More about our Writers Group: https://yirrayaakin.com.au/writers-group/ More about Yirramboi

24.01.2022 Article in The West Australian about Monday's Performing Arts WA Awards! Congratulations all winners and nominees

23.01.2022 What great news!!! West Australian Operas production of Koorlbardi wer Wardong is expected to premiere in September 2021.

22.01.2022 Our Artistic Director Eva Grace Mullaley, along with Spare Parts Puppet Theatres Michael Barlow and performer Ian Wilkes, is hosting a free online panel discussion titled Safe Space to Ask Stupid Questions This is an opportunity to expand your knowledge and to educate yourself about the dos and donts of collaborations with First Nations artists and their stories. Part of The Blue Room Theatres Winter Nights program

20.01.2022 What a night last night was!! Congratulations to all the nominees for the Performing Arts WA Awards! We were honoured to receive the following awards for our 2020 production of HECATE, presented in association with Bell Shakespeare. A Perth Festival commission: BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION (THEATRE)... BEST NEW WORK (THEATRE) BEST MAINSTAGE DIRECTOR (THEATRE) | Kylie Bracknell - Kaarljilba Kaardn BEST ACTOR (FEMALE) - THEATRE | Della Rae Morrison BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE) - THEATRE | Cezera Critti-Schnaars BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE) - THEATRE | Kyle J Morrison BEST NEWCOMER (THEATRE) | Cezera Critti-Schnaars BEST LIGHTING DESIGN | Mark Howett BEST COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING | Dr Clint Bracknell Images from Performing Arts WA Awards Productions photos by Dana Weeks Photography

20.01.2022 Championing our Behind the Scenes Creatives Pt. 1 | Melody Dia Introducing Melody Dia, playwright of FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! Melody is a proud Nyul Nyul woman born and raised in Broome, WA. She has an avid interest for the written word in all its forms. ... A writer and performer of poetry, Melodie is a popular fixture every year at Broomes Corrugated Lines Writers Festival spoken word event. She has been a participant of Goolarri Media Enterprises Indigenous Writers Program since 2014 where she began to write FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! In 2019, Melodie was selected for the Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival, a biennial celebration of First Peoples playwriting. FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! is the first of what she hopes will be many more plays More information about FIFO: https://yirrayaakin.com.au/production/fifo/ Buy tickets for FIFO: https://bit.ly/3iREIBy (note: capacity is limited in line with WAs 2 square metre rule)

19.01.2022 Listen to a live radio interview featuring Melody Dia and Eva Grace Mullaley, the Playwright and Director of our upcoming show FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! Tune in via Online Radio Box from 10am today

19.01.2022 The characters of FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! | Pt. 1 Introducing Bobbi Henry as Mary: Loving wife, concerned sister, well-meaning parent... Red wine drinker, shellac enthusiast and owner of Jimmy Choos ... Bobbi is a familiar face on the Yirra Yaakin stage having played Lady Macbeth in our production of Macbeth in Noongar, "Hecate", and the lead in our 2019 production of "Cracked". Buy tickets for FIFO now: https://bit.ly/3iREIBy Capacity is limited due to the extension of Phase 4 restrictions in Western Australia so get in quick! : Dana Weeks Photography This show is co-produced with: Goolarri Media Enterprises

18.01.2022 Dear Australia livestreams are now complete! All three parts can be viewed until 1 September right here on our Facebook page (https://bit.ly/31Ln9xA) or via Playwriting Australias YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/2Bvjzxa) The scripts for all 50 monologues are available for free through Australian Plays: https://australianplays.org/script/ASC-2255 ... Thank you for joining us and 29 other performing arts organisations as we explored where our nation is and where it might go

18.01.2022 Opportunity for those aged 18 26 who love the arts

16.01.2022 Please join us for the third and final instalment of Dear Australia, streaming to Facebook from 3pm (AWST) today, Sunday 5 July. Over three nights, 50 Australian playwrights tell fearless and inspiring stories of where our nation is and where it might go. These are postcards to Dear Australia, and are recorded by 50 extraordinary actors, many in their own homes. Part Three contains a monologue by the second of our two nominated playwrights, Barbara Hostalek. The monologue ...will be read by Rayma Morrison. Part Three runs for 77 mins, including a short break. Click Get Reminder to be notified when this stream begins. For more information, visit: https://yirrayaakin.com.au/dear-australia/ Warning: Some stories in Part Three contain strong language, sexual references and adult themes, including references to domestic violence, and may be unsuitable for some audiences. If any of these stories raise concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or visit The Arts Wellbeing Collective: https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/get-help/

16.01.2022 The winners of this year’s Performing Arts WA Awards include Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s Hecate, Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Oklahoma!, and West Australian Opera’s Così Fan Tutte.

15.01.2022 We performed 'Bilya Kaatijin' in the SIDE (School of Isolated & Distance Education) studio for #NAIDOC2020 last week! We are thankful for the ongoing partnership we have with them

15.01.2022 Work opportunity Darebin City Council in Melbourne, VIC are hiring an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island identified Associate Producer. More information below, or at http://darebin.vic.gov.au/Yo/How-council-works/Council-Jobs

15.01.2022 Please join us for Part Two of Dear Australia, streaming to Facebook from 5pm (AWST) Friday 3 July. Part Two runs for 80 mins, including a short break. Included in the line-up is a monologue by one of our two nominated playwrights, James Taylor. The monologue will be read by Kyle Morrison.... For more information, visit https://yirrayaakin.com.au/dear-australia/ Warning: Some stories in Part Two contain strong language, sexual references and adult themes, and may be unsuitable for some audiences. If any of these stories raise concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or visit The Arts Wellbeing Collective: https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/get-help/

14.01.2022 The characters of our young peoples show, including Tjeeguna the dragonfly, Yaakan the turtle, Maali the swan and Koya the frog enjoy a visit to the beautiful Lake Monger, Perth The show, Bilya Kaatijin ("Fresh Water Knowledge" in Noongar), is on tour now and will visit over 60 schools in the next 4 months. Bilya Kaatijin incursions are booked out for this year, but to enquire about booking a school incursion at your school next year and beyond, please get in touch with ou...r Education Officer at [email protected]. : Dana Weeks Photography Show credits... Written by Zac James Directed by Amy Smith Set design by Matt McVeigh Costume design by Angela Ferolla and Matt McVeigh Sound design by Tao Issaro Stage Manager Maddie Young Cast: Ebony McGuire, Nadia Martich and Chace Poland This project is made possible through the support of the Water Corporation and Healthway. More information: https://yirrayaakin.com.au/production/bilya-kaatijin/

14.01.2022 "This is our table, but youre welcome at it" YYTC Artistic Director, Eva Grace Mullaley Read the full ABC Australia / ABC Radio National article below, which details the thoughts of Indigenous theatre leaders on stage representation, storytelling and Australian theatre Other companies and Indigenous art initiatives mentioned include...... Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Moogahlin Performing Arts, Aboriginal National Theatre Trust at The State Library of New South Wales, Dance Rites at the Sydney Opera House and Screen Australias Indigenous Department See more

13.01.2022 We hope you add your support for Yirra Yaakin this EOFY June has begun! Which means there's less than a month until the end of financial year! Last EOFY, we called for donations to support our Solidarity Project Series. We are pleased to report that the projects were a great success and culminated with showings at our 2020 Yirra Yaakin Family Picnic. Poetry was read, projections were enjoyed, stories were shared and yarns were had.... The three individual projects have been handed over to the artists to further develop, while the three group projects will re-emerge later this year (stay tuned!). More information: https://yirrayaakin.com.au/solidarity-projects-series/ Donate : https://yirrayaakin.com.au/support-us/

13.01.2022 Tune in next Thursday for an online presentation about Galup, a brand new arts project about the history of Lake Monger created by Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger! Ian has been involved as an independent artist at Yirra Yaakin for many years. He directed the following shows in our Kaatijin series for young people: Djinda Kaatijin (2019) and Boodjar Kaatijin (2017) Click through to the Facebook event to read more

13.01.2022 We wanted to share the incredible work of our koordah over in Aotearoa (New Zealand), TE POU - Aucklands Mori Home of Theatre! Te Pou have generously shared a story with us which will form part of our upcoming schools show, Bilya Kaatijin ("Fresh Water Knowledge" in Noongar) They will soon be starting rehearsals for their own show for young people, Te Haerenga o Hoiho!... Were looking forward to bringing you a few more updates from them in the future. Head through to their website to read more

13.01.2022 The characters of FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! by Melody Dia | Pt. 2 Introducing Trevor Ryan as Jono: Frequent flyer, good mate, supervisor on the mines... Loving husband, footy fan and family man ... Earlier this year, Trevor played King Duncan in our production of Hecate (performed as part of Perth Festival with Bell Shakespeare). Were excited to welcome him back to the Subiaco Arts Centre stage! Purchase tickets for FIFO at https://bit.ly/3iREIBy Due to COVID-19 Phase 4 restrictions, the number of available tickets is extremely limited. : Dana Weeks Photography This show is co-produced with Goolarri Media Enterprises

12.01.2022 Our Artistic Director is joining with the Artistic Directors of other WA performance organisations to discuss the pandemic, strategies to increase cultural inclusion and how we can work more constructively as a WA Arts sector Part of Performing Lines WA Artist Lab program

11.01.2022 Our Family Picnic is back!! Originally scheduled for March 2020, we are excited to announce that our annual Family Picnic will now take place on Thursday 19 November 2020! The event will feature short presentations of what our independent artists have been up to during lockdown and beyond. Supported by our Solidarity Project Series initiative, they have been creating graphic novels, retelling ghost stories, writing poems and more!... For more information visit our Facebook event, End-of-Year Yirra Yaakin Family Picnic, or our website, https://yirrayaakin.com.au/prod/yirra-yaakin-family-picnic/

10.01.2022 FIRE!!! Female, First Nations and Fierce Written by emerging playwright Ebony McGuire (Wirun), FIRE is a story about love and loss, grief and sisterhood. Don't miss it! Get your tickets now! https://blueroom.org.au/events/fire

10.01.2022 We’re back!! After our world premiere production of ‘Hecate’ at Perth Festival 2020, we are thrilled to announce that we are returning to the Festival in 2021 with ‘The Sum of Us’ by David Stevens!! An exciting revisioning of the much-loved Off-Broadway hit and award-winning film, our version of ‘The Sum of Us’ is a beautiful tale of a strong family bond, ageing, queerness and the dance we all do when searching for love, performed by an all First Nations cast ... Tickets are on sale now for the Friends of the Festival, and will be available for the general public on 25 November For more information, visit https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/the-sum-of-us/

09.01.2022 The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Arts 15k-plus grant program is now open! For one-off projects or a program of activities in the following categories: Creative Development Aboriginal Arts... Commercial Development Sector Development Applications close Thursday 20 August 4pm AWST! More information at https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/fund/arts-funding/arts-15k-plus Image: Skylab, 2018 (co-produced with Black Swan State Theatre Company) : Dana Weeks Photography

09.01.2022 Theatre goers, rejoice! Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company and Goolari Media present "FIFO - Fit in or F**k off!", one of the very first post-lockdown theatre shows, hitting Subiaco Arts Centre and the Gimme Club in Broome in October.

07.01.2022 Like a book club, but for plays Our Yirra Play Club is back on Wednesday for another session! We will be reading and discussing Swine River by David Milroy, and the session will be facilitated by Rick Brayford.... Swine River is rarely performed and the script is not available publicly, so if you would like to read a play that you may not get a chance to in the future, make sure you RSVP Sessions take place virtually via Zoom and all are welcome (Indigenous and non-Indigenous, artists and non-artists) More details available at https://yirrayaakin.com.au/yirra-play-club/ Image: Skylab, 2018 (co-production with Black Swan State Theatre Company) : Dana Weeks Photography

07.01.2022 A free Q&A with our Artistic Director is coming up on Thursday from 2-3pm at the Subiaco Arts Centre!! Part of Performing Lines WAs Artist Lab program More information at https://www.performinglines.org.au/plwa-artist-lab-program/

06.01.2022 There is plenty of theatre to look forward to, including The Cherry Orchard by Black Swan State Theatre Company, Beside by WA Youth Theatre Company, Whistleblower by The Last Great Hunt, MoveMoveMove by The Blue Room Theatre and The Sum of Us by ourselves!! These performances will all form part of #PerthFest 2021.... To keep up to date with all the latest information about theatre in WA, head to https://bit.ly/2HPcSZX and subscribe! Spare Parts Puppet Theatre #seeyouatthetheatre

06.01.2022 Our Set & Costume Designer for FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off!, Neil Sheriff, appeared on RTRFM 92.1 last week to talk about his brand Hoodedwept and their Take to the Streets campaign, which unpacks how COVID-19 has affected retail and local culture Tune in at 1:27:55 https://rtrfm.com.au/shows/artbeat/

05.01.2022 Tickets are available now for our next production, Dating Black by Narelle Thorne!! https://www.ptt.wa.gov.au//subiaco-/whats-on/dating-black/

04.01.2022 Wishing our creative team for Bilya Kaatijin ("Fresh Water Knowledge" in Noongar) all the best as they begin their tour to schools around Perth today!! Bilya Kaatijin, by Zac James, connects stories from Noongar land (south-west Western Australia) to those from Wonguktha land (the northern Goldfields), Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the Kikuyu people of Kenya Image (L-R): Writer Zac James and actors Nadia Martich, Ebony McGuire and Chace Poland following a showing of Bilya Kaat...ijin to home schooled students on Friday at the Subiaco Arts Centre More information: yirrayaakin.com.au/production/bilya-kaatijin This project is sponsored by the Water Corporation, Healthway and the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE).

04.01.2022 Our Yirra Yaakin Family Picnic is in two days!! Things to look forward to... A projected preview of the graphic novel of our 2019 production, Cracked by Barbara Hostalek... Poetry recitals from participants of our "Which Way?" First Nations Poetry Workshops Testimonials from participants of our Yirra Play Club The graphic novel, Poetry Workshops and Play Club are projects from our Solidarity Project Series. The Solidarity Project Series was our way of providing financial, mental and artistic support for independent artists during the COVID-19 lockdown period and beyond. Live music from David Milroy and the Wilarra Band For the full schedule, visit our Facebook event, Yirra Yaakin Family Picnic, and for more information head to https://yirrayaakin.com.au/prod/yirra-yaakin-family-picnic/ The Picnic is supported by the City of Subiaco and Lotterywest Water refill station provided by the Water Corporation Dana Weeks Photography

04.01.2022 Highlights from our FIFO - Fit In or F**k Off! teams trip to Broome last week!! : Melody Dia (Playwright, FIFO), Eva Grace Mullaley (Artistic Director, YY), Ella Portwine (Sound Designer, FIFO), Neil Sheriff (Set & Costume Designer, FIFO) & Elinor King (Producer, YY) Co-produced with Goolarri Media Enterprises... More information about the show https://yirrayaakin.com.au/production/fifo/

03.01.2022 Dear Australia commissioned 50 playwrights to write stories as postcards to the nation, their work interpreted by some of Australias leading actors. The evening before the final set of performances, Nakkiah Lui, Aanisa Vylet and Donna Abela unpack some of the telling themes of these microplays, including their own, and comment on their context in a COVID world. Join us direct from the Sydney Opera Houses Joan Sutherland Theatre for a special In Conversation, streaming to F...acebook from 5pm AWST. Click Get Reminder to be notified when this stream begins. For more information, visit: https://soh.online/dear_australia_conversation

01.01.2022 Come yarn with our Artistic Director tomorrow

01.01.2022 R U OK? Make each day a good day to check in with friends and loved ones.