Shakespeare’s Trilogy
Hamlet, Macbeth and Shylock walk into a bar… and make chaos. In this immersive sensory spectacular, some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters find themselves entangled in a web of 21st century drama. The setting is Duncan’s, a seedy underage nightclub. It’s
Iago is Going on the Road!
We're thrilled to announce that Iago is going on the road! Thanks to Regional Arts Victoria Iago will tour schools around Victoria next year. Iago is a timely and well-crafted response to a complex and pressing social issue that makes young people feel positive
Searching for Winta, Round 2: Bigger and Better!
Phoenix Youth Theatre is proud to present a new contemporary youth devised production, Searching for Winta. This showing of Searching for Winta is the second stage in the creative development of the vibrant new work devised by the Phoenix Youth Theatre. Some of us are believers, some are non-believers. One thing's for sure there have been sightings. Everyone's searching for something. Winta is everything you are looking for. Followed by: Why do we do it for? A forum about socially engaged youth theatre.
Tate Street’s Balmy Arabian Nights
Western Edge returned to Tate Street Primary School this year to continue our innovative drama and literacy program. This year, grade 5 and 6 students worked on material from the 1001 Arabian Nights and are proud to present Arabian Nights. Scheherazade has married the
Iago Interactive on Tour
Western Edge Youth Arts unique interactive model exploring respectful relationships, Iago Interactive has been touring schools in Melbourne's west in June and July, including North Geelong Secondary College, Footscray City College, VU Secondary College (Deer Park), Hume Central Secondary College and
We did it! A huge thanks to all our supporters
We are very pleased to annouced that we have raised $5, 320 through our Pozible campaign. Thank you so much to everyone who tweeted, shared and gave generously to our campaign. We couldn't have done it without you. In total our fundraising
Upcoming gig at Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Western Edge Youth Arts' extended school residency at North Geelong Secondary College uses a ‘young people’s stories model’, allowing students to generate their own work for public performance. The result is Split, Trouble and Rumours. Presented with Second-Hand Neverland, preformed by year 7
Arts West opposes National Program for Excellence in the Arts
You may have seen us speaking out against the drastic cuts to Australia Council funding in the media. You can read more about the issue and our take on it here, here and here. We also released a statement with our Arts West partners regarding the recent changes to Australian federal arts funding. The full statement follows:
Be Not Afear’d Doco Premiere Screening
In September 2014 Footscray City College embarked on a highly successful Extended Schools Residency with Western Edge Youth Arts. From this partnership came forth the installation artwork ‘Be Not Afear’d’. Feeling that the process should be documented, the school enlisted the assistance of
Forbidden Love at NGSC
This week Western Edge Youth Arts and North Geelong Secondary College present Forbidden. This is the second showing of the reworked youth-devised comedy with music, dance and football. Lee is in love with Sandra. Luna has fallen in love with two boys
Playback Theatre in the Philippines
Congratulations to Max Barker and Piper Huynh of Playback West who this month travelled to Manila to deliver a one week program of Playback Theatre training with Filipino theatre ensemble Sipat Lawin. Sipat Lawin members, who met Max when they toured to
Three Days to Opening Night
“Since ages out of mind, harsh fate has cursed all women, sparing none.” But, she makes it. In the end, she is free. And she’s helped her famly, helped pretty much everyone she’s met, and she’s lived this full, true life.
Launching our Pozible Campaign
Today we are very pleased to announce that we are launching our first ever fundraising campaign. Here's the issue… we could be compared to the Flintstones when it comes to our organisation's marketing resources. Western Edge Youth Arts needs your help