tour ready presenter directory

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TOUR READY
PRESENTER DIRECTORY
2015
For questions regarding the Tour Ready program, please contact
Artist Development Coordinator, Julia Mann.
9660 9600 | julia@melbournefringe.com.au
2015 Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Presenter Directory
MONICA BACHMAYER
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Artists and Venue Coordinator
Adelaide Fringe
monica@adelaidefringe.com.au
www.adelaidefringe.com.au
24 - 27 September
Artist & Venues Coordinator from 2014; previously International Artists
Coordinator and Youth Engagement Coordinator.
PROGRAMMING OBJECTIVES
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open access festival, accepting registrations in all art-forms; cabaret,
children’s, comedy, circus & physical theatre, dance, film & digital, interactive, magic, music, theatre and
visual art & design.
VENUE FACILITIES
Wide range of venues available from large outdoor hub spaces to intimate 20 seat theatres.
USUAL TARGET AUDIENCE
The festival has a wide range of audiences from children and families to retirees and everything in
between.
MARK BURLACE
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Head of Programming
Melbourne Festival
m.burlace@melbournefestival.com.au
www.festival.melbourne
16 Sept – 4 Oct
More information to come!
VENUE FACILITIES
NIC CLARK
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Manager
Australian National Memorial Theatre (St Kilda)
ceo@nationaltheatre.org.au
www.nationaltheatre.org.au
16 Sept – 4 October
CEO of The National Theatre in St Kilda. Presenter/Producer with strong
background in collaboration and work for young people. The National Theatre has a 783 main theatre plus
56 seat Black Box studio and new 70 seat cabaret space opening in September 2015.
1. Quality work for our young people and families program
2. Performances for our new Mezzanine space comedy/cabaret
3. Large scale Music Theatre/Drama works
4. Innovative work for Black box space
5. Installation work for the foyers
VENUE FACILITIES
The National Theatre has venues, Drama and Ballet school. Heritage listed theatre with classic proscenium
arch main theatre. Tech Specs for the main 783 seat space can be found at www.nationaltheatre.org.au
We also have Black Box, new Mezzanine space with bar and a number of rehearsal studios on site and in St
Kilda.
Audiences typically have come with Hirers and Students studying at the schools. We have now developed a
great database that has started to attract audiences in for work for young people and families and music
theatre. We are keen to develop a hub and audiences for a range of works and provide opportunities for
artists to build and extend their work and audiences.
DANIEL CLARKE
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Coordinator
Theatre Works
cp@theatreworks.org.au
www.fringe.co.nz
16 Sept – 4 Oct
Theatre Works supports artists develop their artistic practice and present new
works.
We support a range of genres and styles however we are most passionate about new work; this can be
devised, new writing, or a new interpretation of an existing script. We want to work with artists who are
investigating form and genuinely interested in bringing new stories to the stage. Our venue lends itself to
works of scale however we’ve also presented and supported a number of solo works. We want artists to
think about why their work needs to exist in our space. We also want artists to think about how the space
can be used. We like it transformed. We like to surprise our audiences. We want our season to be a
platform for both emerging artists and more experienced artists. We are interested in big ideas and we are
interested in supporting curious artists to develop their ideas. We want our stages to represent the rich
diversity of our society. We continue to be interested in the exchange between artists and audience. The
work we program usually gets programmed because the artists have a compelling vision and have a really
clear idea about what they are exploring and some idea of the journey that they will go on in order to
make the work. Some of the most interesting works over the last few years have had a really strong
aesthetic and all design elements have played a crucial part in the realisation of the work.
VENUE FACILITIES
Black box space – 144 seats
More information here: http://theatreworks.org.au/venuehire/
Our audiences are diverse and usually audiences who interested in contemporary performance.
HANNAH CLARKE
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Coordinator
New Zealand Fringe
hannah@fringe.co.nz
www.fringe.co.nz
15 – 20 Sept
More info to come!
VENUE FACILITIES
ANGELICA CLUNES
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Cultural Development Officer/Programmer
Mt Alexander Shire Council
a.clunes@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
www.pheebroadwaytheatre.com.au
16 Sept – 4 Oct
Previously programmed for the Castlemaine State Festival, currently
working as Cultural Development Officer, and responsible for programming the Phee Broadway Theatre.
Castlemaine is a relatively arts / performance savvy audience. Looking for high quality, quirky, interesting
shows that are engaging and even a little challenging.
VENUE FACILITIES
The Phee Broadway Theatre is a 230 seat theatre with raked seating, a fixed rig and proscenium stage of
approx.. 8m x 6m in the regional town of Castlemaine.
Wildly varied audiences that reflect a wildly varied community. Generally discerning, but also willing to
take a risk on edgier / experimental shows.
HEATHER CROALL
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Artistic Director
Adelaide Fringe
Heather.croall@adelaidefringe.com.au
30 Sept – 4 Oct
Adelaide Fringe is an Open Access festival held from mid Feb to mid March.
The festival attracts over 1000 artists and is presented across 400 venues, ticket sales in 2015 were
500,040. We run education programs for shows that are relevant to school kids of all ages and a creative
matchmaking marketplace for artists called Honey Pot which attracts over 100 programmers and
presenters looking to book work.
Adelaide Fringe is open to all art forms. The categories include comedy, theatre, music, visual art, magic,
dance, interactive and cabaret.
VENUE FACILITIES
The Adelaide Fringe has 400 venues to meet all needs.
The Adelaide Fringe attracts audiences of all ages. In 2015 we sold over half a million tickets to shows in
the festival.
JESSICA DARLOW
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Program Manager
FRINGE WORLD Perth
Jessica@artrage.com.au
www.fringeworld.com.au
25 - 28 September
Jessica Darlow is the Program Manager at Fringe World Festival, which
runs annually for 31 over January/February. Now in its fifth year, Fringe
World has grown to present over 550 events in a diverse program of popup and established venues in and around Perth, WA.
Fringe World presents the Tour Ready award, which provides assistance for one event to travel to Fringe
World in 2016. Due to our programming deadlines, any new work will be scoped for 2017 and beyond. My
focus is on theatre, dance, cabaret and circus works that are easily transportable and offer a point of
difference.
VENUE FACILITIES
Fringe World manages a range of temporary tent style venues ranging from 70 – 400 in capacity. These
include Spiegeltents large and small, black box style theatres, Big Top circus tents and some outdoor
venues.
Perthians are a courageous lot – we have an incredibly supportive audience who are open to just about
anything – but we love to laugh!
SUSANNAH DAY &
KERRY O’SULLIVAN
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Producers
The Blue Room Theatre (WA)
susannah@blueroom.org.au
kerry@blueroom.org.au
18 Sept – 2 Oct
Susannah Day has worked across a range of arts and events environments including Fringe World, the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival, Frantic Assembly (UK) and The Blue Room Theatre where she has held the position of Producer since
2012. The Blue Room Theatre runs a year-round performance program over two small black box spaces and
primarily exists to support the development and presentation of new contemporary theatre. 18 Sept – 23 Sept
Kerry O’Sullivan started as an independent artist in the space and is now the Executive Director of The Blue Room
Theatre in Perth, WA – the home of independent theatre and performance. The Blue Room curates Summer Nights:
the handcrafted program of theatre and dance as part of Fringe World and a peer assessed program for the
Development Seasons that are an open application. 26 Sept and 2 Oct
At the heart of The Blue Room Theatre’s mission is an artistic home and venue for artists to present their work and
professionally develop their skills in a supportive and relatively financially risk free environment. We exist for
independent artists and act as a resource hub to broker the symbiotic relationship between audience, industry,
media and artist to help facilitate sustainable careers in performing arts. The Blue Room Theatres are activated for
over 40 weeks annually, across three seasons of performance.
Summer Nights as part of FRINGE WORLD presents approximately 30 high-quality, diverse and contemporary live
events from locals as well as interstate and international artists. In 2015 we welcomed over 11,000 people through
our doors, achieved over 84% attendance and won our fourth consecutive FRINGE WORLD Best Independent
Program award.
Our two Development Seasons support the development of fifteen premiere productions from April – December
annually. The Development Seasons offer artists a $2000 production fund, 90% of the box office, no venue or staff
costs and a supportive environment in which to present a new piece of contemporary performance. Applications for
seasons are traditionally due Sept and March each year. Artists from around the corner and across the globe were
invited to submit work which breaks boundaries and tears up rule books. Sure-fire experiments, fledgling ideas and
tried and tested audience pleasers were equally welcome.
VENUE FACILITIES
A bustling artistic hub with two intimate black box performance spaces of 50 and 73 pax respectively. There are two
rehearsal rooms for hire and we are nestled in the heart of the Cultural Centre with PICA, the State Library, WA
Museum and Art Gallery of WA just a stone’s throw away. Each theatre comes equipped with lighting and sound
equipment.
If accepted into the Development Seasons all rehearsal space, venue, staffing and most resources are free or heavily
subsidized.
We are not a ‘for-hire’ space – all programming must meet our programming objectives and support the
development of independent theatre and performing artists in Australia.
Our audiences are loyal and love to take a risk. Curious, interested in new artists and new work. They want to see
fresh ideas and what artists have to say about living here and now. They are usually tertiary educated, early adapters
of technology and not faint of heart.
Our first season of 2015, achieved a 90% capacity. We don’t exist to target a particular age group, but due to our
strong support of emerging to mid-career artists, around 30% of our audiences are 24-35. Our audience like us
because our price point is between $15-$25 for a ticket and our bar is the cheapest in town.
FIONA deGARIS
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Senior Producer
Performing Lines WA
Fiona@performinglineswa.org.au
www.performinglines.org.au
24 Sept - 26 Sept
Performing Lines produces and tours new Australian work.
Performing Lines works with a range of independent artists and small companies, who create innovative,
compelling and contemporary new Australian work. Our focus is on Independent and Indigenous practice,
and works with international potential.
VENUE FACILITIES
N/A
N/A
ROSS FARNELL
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Executive Officer
Burrinja Cultural Centre
manager@burrinja.org.au
www.burrinja.org.au
Burrinja is a vibrant community cultural centre in the Dandenong Ranges
that encompasses visual and performing arts activities and events, an extensive public collection of Indigenous and
oceanic art, 400 seat theatre, black box space, multiple gallery spaces, cultural education, arts incubator studios, live
music, community cultural development projects, rehearsal, making and meeting spaces, and Burrinja Cafe + Bar.
50mins travel time from Melbourne CBD.
Burrinja programs a diverse range of performing arts, from national touring drama like Ensemble theatre’s
Frankenstein to the Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow, along with family friendly productions such as
Swamp Juice. We aim to reach a broad audience and demographic across our performing, visual and cultural
development programming, which includes events such as Belgrave Lantern parade. We are currently working to coproduce some productions.
We are working to build our ‘fringe’ and ‘cabaret/ burlesque’ audiences, using our 120 seat black box space –
complete with old lounge chairs and festoon lights. Our audiences appreciate politically savvy, insightful but also
slightly risky work – a laugh with a sting in the tail. They loved Finucane’s Caravan Burlesque – a show that drew 200
in the main theatre.
VENUE FACILITIES
For Fringe, our Black Box Space is the Burrinja venue. 120 seats, slightly less at tables set cabaret style. Flat floor 16m
x 17m room, with a 3.6m x 4.8 m stage that is 600m raised. Simple AV– one front lighting bar with basic profile
lamps, can put in side tree light/ floor lights. Basic inhouse sound system/ 12 channel desk; all works well for the
space. Foldback can be provided. Ample sized well-appointed dressing room. All located on first floor. Lift access
available.
Main demographic for performing arts here currently is 45 plus female;
Working to develop a broader, younger audience via programming fringe, live art (Hillscene LIVE), cabaret, comedy
and other types of performances from festivals, independent theatre and etc.
Our audiences appreciate politically savvy, insightful but also slightly risky work – a laugh with a sting in the tail.
MARK FAWCETT
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Manager
Cardinia Cultural Centre (Pakenham)
m.fawcett@cardinia.vic.gov.au
www.cardiniaculturalcentre.com.au
I am currently undertaking a one year contract with the Cardinia Cultural Centre to introduce an annual
Entertainment Season, to set up a Tech Services Dept, and to develop a Business & Marketing Strategic
Plan for the endorsement of Council to establish a framework for the future. I have over 25 years
experience in the entertainment industry particularly theatre and have worked in London’s West End,
Melbourne and tropical QLD.
Cardinia Cultural Centre from 2016 will entrepreneur an annual Entertainment Season designed to
entertain, educate, stimulate and bring the community together. Various genres of entertainment will be
sought so our Centre is relevant to as many community members as possible. We strive to operate as
commercially as possible, although one or two pieces of audience development will appear in our Season
annually.
We feature a monthly morning matinee program for older residents and people attending care and respite
services which features small scale shows, small concerts and movies from the 1950s and 60s. Children’s
entertainment such as live shows and movies features each school holidays. Evening and weekend
entertainment covers drama, dance, music (classical and contemporary), comedy, physical theatre and
cabaret.
VENUE FACILITIES
356 seat Pros Arch Theatre, 350 pax Cabaret Room (Function Room) with stage, Community Exhibition
Space, 500 seat outdoor amphitheatre, Workshop, Dressing Rooms, Laundry, Ancillary function rooms
Our audience varies depending on the programme. We have a family audience for children’s shows and
are also supported by Family Day Care programs. We have an older audience of retirees from Senior’s
groups and indiviaduals and friends, as well as Care & Respite providers for our Morning Matinees.
The evening program appeals to residents from 18 – 70 years of age. We have a growing multi-cultural
community, with Indians and Sudanese being the major arrivals to our region.
KANE FORBES
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Manager, Performing Arts Touring
Regional Arts Victoria
kforbes@rav.net.au
www.rav.net.au
Kane manages the performing arts touring program at Regional Arts
Victoria. The primary aim of the program is to provide Victorian regional
audiences with access to high quality cultural experiences and Victorian artists
with opportunities to reach audiences throughout Australia.
Seeking works appropriate for our annual programing gathering Showcase Victoria (May 2016).
VENUE FACILITIES
We are a performing arts touring coordinator, working with many venues primarily in regional and remote
Australia.
In this context we are looking for work that would fit a venue black-box/independent theatre season.
Capable of reaching eth more advanced regional theatre goers to extend their artistic, cultural and
aesthetic exposure.
ADAM GARDNIR
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Producer of Performing Arts
Brisbane Powerhouse
adamg@brisbanepowerhouse.org.au
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
23 Sept - 29 Sept
Originally a set and costume designer, Adam is the Producer of Performing
Arts at Brisbane Powerhouse. BPH is the most innovative venue in Australia
and one of the busiest.
Brisbane Powerhouse hosts over 10 festivals annually, themed on areas such as digital, international,
cabaret, queer, family, comedy and new work, along with many visual arts offerings. In these programs we
support many extraordinary artists, offering our audiences the most contemporary and inventive of
performance programs.
Outside the festival timetable, Brisbane Powerhouse hosts a thrilling mix of touring companies from
around the world as well as premiering many complex, local projects. Our experience shows that success in
Melbourne does not automate audiences in Brisbane so we are looking for work that leaps over interstate
borders with relevance and urgency.
VENUE FACILITIES
Powerhouse Theatre: 500-700 seats, flexible seating, large box, no fly tower, think Malthouse’s Merlyn
Theatre.
Visy Theatre: 200 seats, thrust stage, audience on three sides, no fly tower, think The Arts Centre’s Fairfax
Studio.
Turbine Studio: 100 seats, used in festivals, sprung dance floor, some raised seating, think Gasworks.
Brisbane Powerhouse serves the 2.2million residents of Brisbane, which is an understandably broad
audience. We have a great capacity to communities and we celebrate their collective and cultural
ownership of the facility. Our festivals have a targeted approach based on their unique theme.
KERRI GLASSCOCK
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Festival Director
Sydney Fringe
kglasscock@sydneyfringe.com
www.sydneyfringe.com
24 September
Having worked in the independent sector as an actor, producer, director and venue owner, Kerri is
currently in the middle of a three year appointment as Festival Director of the Sydney Fringe Festival.
The Sydney Fringe Festival is the largest Independent arts festival in NSW and runs from the 1-30
September annually. Set in 50 venues across Sydney the festival highlights the independent artists of
Sydney and celebrates independent artists from around the country and internationally. The Sydney Fringe
works on an open access platform however the Fringe team curates where all the works go, ensuring that
productions are housed in appropriate venues with a strong focus on financial success.
VENUE FACILITIES
The Sydney Fringe is programmed in over 50 venues across Sydney that range from large 700 seat theatres
to artist run spaces, pop-up shop fronts, independent theatres and activated spaces.
The Sydney Fringe has a very wide appeal with a strong audience base from within the local arts sector and
a growing profile within the general art going community of Sydney.
MARY HARVEY
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Arts Programmer
City of Darebin
mary.harvey@darebin.vic.gov.au
www.darebinarts.com.au
16 September – 4 October
Mary is an Arts Programmer for Darebin Arts, City of Darebin. Her current focus is to increase access and
meaningful participation in the programming of arts based performances and workshops for children and
their families.
Presenting a year-round school holiday program of exciting, innovative and participatory theatre
productions from around Australia, Loud Mouth seeks to enliven the greater Melbourne area with worldclass art and performance for families. Loud Mouth takes place during school holidays at Darebin Arts &
Entertainment Centre and at Northcote Town Hall.
VENUE FACILITIES
The City of Darebin hosts 2 iconic performing arts centres.
Northcote Town Hall hosts a traditional heritage main hall, and 2 black box studios that can seat between
40-160 seats.
Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre has one large proscenium theatre venue that seats 385 people.
The Darebin Arts’ Loud Mouth program attracts audiences of families for children from aged 3-12.
However, we are interested in participatory performance works that includes the whole family –
something that older siblings, parents and grandparents can come along too and have just as much fun (if
not more) than the kids.
KARL HATTON
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Manager
Portland Arts Centre
khatton@glenelg.vic.gov.au
www.glenelg.vic.gov.au/Arts_Culture
24 September
I am currently the Arts & Culture Manager for Glenelg Shire Council,
based in and managing the Portland Arts Centre. Assisted by a small but committed staff, we deliver a
comprehensive Shire-wide Arts Program, consisting of inbound professional performances, exhibitions and
community arts activities.
We currently program 26 – 30 shows per year, with about 75% of these presented in Portland (population
10,000). Of the remaining 25% of the shows, most are presented in Casterton (population 1,700), which is
100km north-west of Portland, and one or two shows per year in Heywood (pop. 1,700) 26 m north of
Portland. We always aim to deliver high quality shows, the bulk of which could probably be described as
potentially of broad interest within given genres. However, we also try to include some riskier, unusual,
“cutting edge” shows, which encourage people to engage with performance experiences beyond what they
might otherwise consider. In this context, please note that Portland Arts Centre is currently a member of
the ‘Roadwork’ consortium.
VENUE FACILITIES
Portland Arts Centre:
intimate theatre space with raked seating for 144, stage 6.8m deep, 10.5m
wide, 8.8m across the Pros Arch.
Portland Civic Hall:
large auditorium seating a maximum of 550 on stackable chairs on a flat
floor; stage 9m deep, 16m wide, 10m across the Pros Arch.
Casterton Town Hall:
building is art deco/moderne in style; fairly large auditorium seating a
maximum of 250 on stackable chairs on a flat floor; stage 9m deep, 16m wide, 10m across the Pros Arch.
Heywood Community Hall: fairly large auditorium seating a maximum of 300 on stackable chairs on a flat
floor; stage 9m deep, 16m wide, 10m across the Pros Arch.
An Elevated Work Platform (EWP) is available for use in all four venues.
We currently have c.2000 people in our database. A small percentage of these attend a significant number
of shows each year, across a range of genres. Otherwise, patrons tend to target those shows that are of
particular interest to them. As a result, attendances vary considerably from show to show, but this is to be
expected in a context where there is no subscription season on offer.
GIDEON JAMES
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Associate Director
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
gideon@comedyfestival.com.au
www.comedyfestival.com.au
30 Sept - 4 Oct
For the past eight years I’ve worked at MICF producing and programming events, with a focus on
developing Australian artists. Prior to MICF I worked for 5 years at Melbourne Fringe.
MICF is an open access Festival for all Australian and New Zealand artists. International acts are curated
However, MICF do program an extensive network of Festival Managed Venues. Programming for these
venues is done via application.
I am interested in discovering exciting emerging artists at the early stage of their development and success
pathways for these artists into MICF.
VENUE FACILITIES
Festival Managed Venues range from 30 to 1500 seat capacities
- 57% Female, 43% Male.
- 67% Melbourne, 19% Regional Victoria, 11% Interstate, 3% international
- Income is evenly spread 52%, $50,000 – 89,999
- University educated 80%
BEAU MCCAFFERTY
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Arts Programming Coordinator
City of Darebin
beau.mccafferty@darebin.vic.gov.au
www.darebinarts.com.au
16, 17, 21 Sept – 4 Oct
Beau has worked for over 10 years in a variety of arts organisations as a producer and programmer,
facilitating some of Australia’s best artists and companies to present relevant, inquisitive, exceptional and
award winning work.
Beau is looking for experienced artists to either present or develop new contemporary performance that is
of a very high quality and that aligns with Darebin’s Arts Strategy. They have both adult and family streams,
they place extra value on opportunities for their community to engage with the work, themes and artists
beyond just the viewing of the work. The City of Darebin partners with Festivals right across the year to
support work that is inclusive, enterprising, regenerative, connected, vibrant and visionary.
VENUE FACILITIES
The Northcote Town Hall has 3 well equipped performance spaces. Studio 1 and 2 are traditional black box
spaces suited to dance, theatre and hybrid performances. The Main Hall is a large Town Hall space now
fully equipped with a riggable truss system and moving lights.
The Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre is a large 385 seat traditional proscenium arch theatre venue
with over 30 fly lines. Suitable for large scale shows and music events. They can support works for
audiences of 5 people through to 400+ people.
Their audiences are broad and diverse. Mostly they live in the northern suburbs and are actively engaged
with the arts, attend other festivals and attend more than just one event in the yearly offerings.
LAURA MILKE-GARNER
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Producer
MILKE
laura@milke.com.au
www.milke.com.au
Laura Milke Garner has been working as Producer for 18 years. In 2008 she
established her own company MILKE Performance Industry Services to help artists produce their work and
also provide mentorship for artist looking to take that next step in their artistic career.
MILKE works with artists to produce and tour productions locally and nationally. We also work with a
variety of arts organisations and local councils to program and creatively produce large scale events and
festivals.
Since establishing in 2008, MILKE has creatively developed and produced major work for Sydney Opera
House, Arts Centre Melbourne, Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Power House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival,
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne International
Comedy Festival.
We love to have chats with artists too! We can suggest and create opportunities you may not have
considered so feel free to get in touch with us and let us know what you’re doing. Who knows where it
could lead?
VENUE FACILITIES
N/A
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BRENDAN O’CONNELL
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Associate Producer
Sydney Opera House
boconnell@sydneyoperahouse.com
www.sydneyoperahouse.com
TBC
VENUE FACILITIES
PAUL OSUCH
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Co-Founder
Anywhere Festival
paul@anywherefest.com
www.anywherefest.com
30 Sep – 3 Oct
Anywhere is a festival of discovery and exploration with performance
anywhere at its core. To find out more about what drives Paul, google “Paul Osuch TED talk”.
Looking for all kinds of work, but must have a hook in the content or in the location it is being presented.
ie. a physical theatre piece about feminism in a gentlemen’s club, a political knock out contest in a boxing
ring, a walking tour where audience members share their own stories. Our audiences don’t want to be
performed out through a fourth wall.
VENUE FACILITIES
We hold performances anywhere and focus on brokering venues for performances without venues fees.
We prefer acts that make use of the space instead of converting the space into a stage.
Our festival is a festival of explorations throughout Brisbane, and our audience is spread evenly through
age demographics from 20 - 60+. Our audiences are looking for an interesting experience and are not
interested in a stock standard black box show. Put that black box show on a train or on the top of a
skyscraper or in a boxing ring and they’ll be interested.
MARTIN PATEN
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Festival Director
Castlemaine State Festival
director@castlemainefestival.com.au
www.castlemainefestival.com.au
Martin Paten has directed the 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 Festivals, taking
them to unprecedented levels of creative and financial success and
international acclaim. Martin has 15 years experience directing and managing public festivals and left the
City of Melbourne in December 2007 after a 10 year career managing a team delivering Melbourne’s Public
Art and Laneway Commissions, Melbourne Conversations, City Music and Art and Heritage Collection.
Martin sits on numerous state and federal boards.
The Castlemaine State Festival is a biennial ten-day multi-arts celebration that draws on the distinctive
culture of the central Victorian goldfields region – of old and new, of the artistic and the agricultural, and
its dynamic community strengths. The Festival showcases works from the region’s finest artists and
performing arts companies, alongside those by national and international artists.
VENUE FACILITIES
Works are selected for the following proposed venues, or other locations across Mount Alexander Shire,
Music: Castlemaine’s Churches, Castlemaine Town Hall, Theatre Royal, and a select number of halls, homes
and gardens. Theatre & Performance: Phee Broadway Theatre, Botanical Gardens, former Castlemaine
Railways Goods Shed. Literature: Phee Broadway Theatre, Castlemaine Library, Castlemaine Senior Citizens
Hall. Film: Theatre Royal. Visual Arts: Open Studios and Exhibitions, Castlemaine Art Gallery and
Castlemaine Market Building.
Approximately 30,000 people attend the Festival and include audiences from regional Victoria and
metropolitan Melbourne. They range from the most discerning to those who are having rare and new
experience with the arts.
KEVIN CHARLES PATTERSON
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Executive Producer/Director
San Diego International Fringe Festival
kp@sdfringe.org
www.sdfringe.org
Sept 28 – Oct 5
Have personally produced numerous USA National Tours as well as
International Tours (some have been part of Broadway subscription series). San Diego productions and
workshops have included everything from founding the San Diego International Fringe Festival to the
booking of world renowned companies such as Nederlands Dans Theatre / NDT2.
To find artists interested in our open access Fringe Festival for venues in California, United States AND
Tijuana, Mexico. AND, to also find programming to be curated by outside organizations during the fringe.
Particularly interested in Physical Theatre and Circus Arts that would be difficult to find in our region.
VENUE FACILITIES
We have venues from 40 seats at Tenth Avenue Arts Center to 1,500 seats at the historic Spreckels
Theatre, with an abundance of rehearsal spaces throughout the facilities.
We primarily cater to fringe audiences.
BECK PEARCE
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Program Director
Brisbane Festival
rebecca.pearce@brisbanefestival.com.au
www.brisbanefestival.com.au
TBC
Brisbane Festival is a major international arts festival that explodes onto the scene every September with a thrilling
program of music, theatre, dance, opera, circus and major public events such as Sunsuper Riverfire.
Brisbane Festival attracts an audience of around one million people every year.
VENUE FACILITIES
JERRY REMKES
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Theatre & Dance Programmer
Arts Centre Melbourne
jerry.remkes@artscentremelbourne.com.au
www.artscentremelbourne.com.au
Arts Centre Melbourne is both a defining Melbourne landmark and Australia's largest and busiest
performing arts centre. Last year we staged more than 4,000 performances and events to more than 2.7
million people.
Theatre / circus / dance / physical theatre that is suitable for presentation in the Fairfax Studio.
VENUE FACILITIES
The Fairfax Studio is an intimate 376-seat drama space, that throughout the year features the work of the
Melbourne Theatre Company and is also home to a variety of smaller contemporary productions that
showcase the work of (inter)national artists and companies in different genres.
Wide range of audience.
NADIA ROSSI
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
Artist and Venues Coordinator
Adelaide Fringe
nadia.rossi@adelaidefringe.com.au
DATES AT FRINGE:
24 - 25 Sept
Artists & Venues Coordinator at Adelaide Fringe since 2014, previous to that Program Coordinator and
Fringe Parade Coordinator for Adelaide Fringe. I am also a practicing artist and founding member of
independent theatre company isthisyours?.
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open access festival, accepting registrations in all art-forms; cabaret,
children’s, comedy, circus & physical theatre, dance, film & digital, interactive, magic, music, theatre and
visual art & design.
VENUE FACILITIES
Wide range of venues available from large outdoor hub spaces to intimate 20 seat theatres.
The festival has a wide range of audiences from children and families to retirees and everything in
between.
GRAEME RUSSELL
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Manager
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat Cabaret Festival
grussell@hermaj.com
www.hermaj.com
Primarily interested as presenters of Ballarat Cabaret Festival, but also
seeking shows appropriate for annual theatre season.
Theatre Season - Contemporary theatre with a leaning towards traditional forms
Cabaret – interesting, fun, innovative work from exciting artists
VENUE FACILITIES
For theatre season shows, capacity of 890 in a traditional double-balconied, pros arch lyric theatre.
Ballarat Cabaret Festival presents in a variety of smaller spaces from 40 to 130 capacity across 5-6 days in
October each year.
Primarily traditional theatre audiences, also targeting younger audiences 24+
DANIELLE TAYLOR
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
General Manager
PACT
manager@pact.net.au
www.pact.net.au
1 – 4 October
For 50 years PACT centre for emerging artists has been feeding the
Australian performance ecology at the roots by supporting and developing
emerging artists to be courageous, unique and ambitious in their creative practice. Danielle Taylor, General
Manager of PACT, has extensive arts management and producing experience working recently Shaun
Parker & Company, Ku-ring-gai Arts Centre and Gallery, City of Sydney Council, Pulse Events (UK) and The
Brick Box (UK).
PACT recognises the importance of supporting the creation and public presentation of new works by
emerging artists. Our programs are designed to allow emerging artists of all abilities multiple entry points
and pathways in response to the various stages of their practice. PACT’s Artistic Program aims to empower
emerging artists to be courageous, unique and ambitious in their creative lives; and to create, develop and
present innovative, new contemporary performances. We offer opportunities for skills development,
creative development and the presentation of tour ready and/or commissioned works.
PACT’s focus on artist and artform development is an important point of difference from peer
organisations. We provide artists the environment to streamline their thinking and research, and to
develop a range of projects before finally arriving at a presentation season. Excellence, rigour and
adventure are at the heart of all our programs.
PACT is always on the lookout for emerging artists creating exciting new experimental and contemporary
work. PACT is interested in working with artists who are keen to explore creative collaborations with nonartists and interdisciplinary artists playing with new ideas.
VENUE FACILITIES
PACT’s iconic theatre space is a versatile asymmetrical box shape. The floor is a painted masonite
performance surface on a concrete subfloor (non-suspended). The venue has basic requirements for any
production including lighting, AV and sound. Audience capacity is flexible. Two seating banks are available capacity with seating banks is 80 people.
PACT sits close to Sydney’s Erskineville village where patrons can access transport, cafes, restaurants and
bars. PACT is less than a 10 minute walk from Newtown’s busy King Street.
The PACT venue includes accessible modifications to assist venue and toilet access. Contact PACT to discuss
accessibility needs.
PACT’s audiences are primarily young (20 to 40 years), inner city and engaged. They are attracted to new
and inquisitive approaches, and are not afraid of experimental ideas and performances. PACT aims to
diverse its audience base and in particular build audiences for contemporary dance, queer performance
and cross-disciplinary work.
MARY TOBIN
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Producer
Mary Tobin Presents
marytobin@optusnet.com.au
www.marytobinpresents.com.au
Mary Tobin Presents has been laughing and presenting the finest and funniest of International and
Australian Comedy for over 27 years. Formed in 1986 by comedy producer, Mary Tobin, the company has
produced hundreds of unsubsidised shows in a variety of genres including comedy, cabaret, magic, music
and theatre.
We produce and tour international comedians around Australia.
VENUE FACILITIES
We don’t run a venue, we book venues throughout Australia.
16 – 60 years, comedy loving audience.
ZOE TUFFIN
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Programmer
Brisbane Comedy Festival
zoet@brisbanepowerhouse.org
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
1 Oct – 4 Oct
Zoe is a theatre director and producer and currently works as a Producer at
Brisbane Powerhouse where she heads up the Brisbane Comedy Festival. Brisbane Powerhouse is known
for presenting the best in comedy, cutting edge theatre and live music, as well as hosting annual festivals
including Queensland Cabaret Festival, Melt and Wonderland.
Brisbane Powerhouse embraces all creative disciplines. We program comedy, theatre, cabaret, and live
music. We are the heart of contemporary culture in Brisbane. The works we present are cutting edge,
exciting and irreverent. When it comes to touring, we look for works that will benefit the cultural life of
Brisbane – its audiences and/or its artists.
From Melbourne Fringe I hope to not only experience the best new comedy on offer, I also hope to scope
out prospective theatre shows for our festivals in 2016/17. Specifically works that might fit in Wonderland,
which is our end-of-year summer carnival/fringe, or our Queer arts and culture festival, Melt.
VENUE FACILITIES
Powerhouse Theatre – 525 pax – flexible seating bank
Visy Theatre – 200 pax – thrust stage
Turbine Platform – 150 pax – large scale cathedral type space
Turbine Studio – 150 pax – black box studio, used as performance space during festivals
Rooftop Terrace – 110 pax – function room with river views, used as performance space during festivals
Graffiti Room – 30 pax – function room, used as performance space during festivals
We are known for attracting a young audience, compared to other venues in Queensland. Our average
patron is 30-40.
NICOLE WARREN
POSITION:
ORGANISATION:
CONTACT:
WEBSITE:
DATES AT FRINGE:
Creative Producer
Nicole in Red/ Enlighten
nicole@nicoleinred.com
www.enlightencanberra.com.au
22 Sept - 4 Oct
Creative Producer for Enlighten 2016, a ten day multi-arts festival in
Canberra with a focus on contemporary and innovative work.
Programming is very broad for Enlighten, from intimate performance, unique immersive and interactive
experience through to comedy and cabaret. We aim to program a diverse range of work with aim to
challenges, inspire, entertain or delight audiences.
VENUE FACILITIES
We have a range of indoor and outdoor spaces and venues and work with many of Canberra Cultural
Institutions. Performance spaces in 2015 year included: Theatres, auditoriums, outdoor stage, open
outdoor spaces, foyers and a lake. Seated indoor venues (theatre), small intimate spaces, outdoor stage,
open outdoor spaces.
As an annual outdoor festival we aim to engage and develop audiences of all ages. We target adults,
families and young people. We market Australia wide with the overall aim to increase visitation to
Canberra as well as targeting local audiences.

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