Esplanade Presents | The Studios Workshop: Theatremaking with Back to Back Theatre (Australia)

In this workshop, come experience Back to Back Theatre’s devising processes through collaborations and conversations, and experiment with different ways of co-creating theatre. Led by Associate Director of Back to Back Theatre Ingrid Voorendt (along with performers Scott Price, Sarah Mainwaring, Simon Laherty and Bron Batten), this workshop will equip you with practical tools for an arts-based classroom and/or for creative collaboration, as well as introduce you to principles for developing an inclusive theatrical practice. This is a companion programme to MULTIPLE BAD THINGS (21 – 23 Aug 2026) at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. The Studios companion programmes are an invitation to deepen engagement with the artistic works and conversations raised in the season. Over the last 30 years, Back to Back Theatre has crafted a body of work that questions the assumptions of what is possible in theatre, but also the assumptions we hold about ourselves and others. They are the first Australian company to win the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre in 2024, and were also a recipient of the International Ibsen Award in 2022. This workshop is open to theatre practitioners and anyone with an interest in theatremaking to find out more about the artist's approach to theatremaking. You don’t need experience, just enthusiasm.