Story & Spontaneity improvisation workshop

Name: Story & Spontaneity improvisation workshop
Start: 2025-05-31T14:00:00+1000
End: 2025-05-31T17:00:00+1000
Location: BrisWest Centre

Sat, 31 May, 2pm - 5pm AEST

BrisWest Centre

Paddington QLD, Australia

Brisbane Playback Theatre

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Event description

Join us for an afternoon of fun & creativity, making stories and playing them back theatrically.

No previous theatre experience necessary, just a desire to have a go. Be prepared to surprise yourself!

Workshop attendees receive free admission to our evening performance, Things I’ve changed my mind about, at the same venue on the same day

When: Saturday 31st May 2024 2.00-5.00pm

Where: BrisWest Centre, 132 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington

Cost: $50 - Book and pay via Humanitix
(This also gives you free entry to the evening’s performance)

Enquiries: Robert: 0419 727 293

"After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world."

- Philip Pullman, Author

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Brisbane Playback Theatre

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Playback Theatre is a unique improvisional theatre with no script. The material for the performance comes from the audience. Assisted by the conductor, who holds a performance, people in the audience share moments and stories from their lives, which are then immediately re-enacted or “played back” spontaneously by a troupe of usually four actors and a muscian.

Actors and musician take on roles in a dramatic form and, using dance, movement, mine, music, dialogue, sound and imagination, the story or moment is played back in a creative and magical re-enactment. No Playback performance is like any other and no-one quite knows what to expect when they walk through the doors. That is the spontaneous nature of Playback, for actors and audience alike.

Communities and organisations use Playback to build their community, enable sometimes untold stories to be brought forward, acknowledge joyful and painful times and to value the contributions of people in their community. In essence Playback provides a unique opportunity to listen, learn and build on each others’ personal and community story.

Brisbane Playback Theatre Inc began in 1989 when Francis Batten initiated the Company. Since then many people have been part of the troupe, honouring people’s stories. Our members come from many disparate occupations and professions and are involved because of their love of this unusual, challenging, inspiring, inclusive form of theatre. Playback companies exist around the world and throughout Australia.

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Sat, 31 May, 2pm - 5pm AEST

BrisWest Centre

Paddington QLD, Australia

Hosted by Brisbane Playback Theatre