Rebus Theatre is holding a Playback Theatre performance, where stories from the audience are performed on stage by Rebus actors, as part of the community consultation process for their most ambitious project yet – Stages of Empathy! 

Playback Theatre is a form of improvisational theatre in which audience members tell stories from their own lives and watch as actors and musicians enact them on the spot using movement, music and words, but without script or rehearsal. It can be moving or funny according to the stories shared.

This will be a fun and engaging way to reflect on the themes of inclusion and accessibility in community participation for people with autism, intellectual disability and / or psychosocial disability. 

WHO: Rebus: Theatre for Social Change are an inclusive theatre company based in the ACT. They create theatre performances and workshops with and for people with disabilities across Australia, and are excited to invite your organisation to be part of our most ambitious project yet – Stages of Empathy!

WHAT: In 2025, they will be touring an interactive theatre piece to community organisations and workplaces across Australia. This project will address the challenges and opportunities of working with diverse groups. Part theatre show, part workplace training, the performance is designed to engage audiences in workshop-style discussions about creating more inclusive and accessible environments. 

To ensure this performance is impactful, they are conducting a consultation process to gather insights from both community organisations and people with lived experience of autism, psychosocial disability, and intellectual disability. 

They’re reaching out to you to hear about your own experiences of accessibility and inclusion in community spaces! 

‘Stages of Empathy’ is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Find out more about Stages of Empathy here: https://rebustheatre.com/programs/stages-of-empathy/

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by Emily Shannon. Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

If you're interested on sharing what you've been working on, reach out - we'd love to hear from you!

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by Nina Magrath. Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

If you're interested on sharing what you've been working on, reach out - we'd love to hear from you!

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Come down to the Station this weekend and see the Wagga Wagga Embroiderers Guild at their pop-up stall in the Ambo Gallery.

Dates & Times

🗓 Saturday 31st August
🕒 10:00a-4:00pm

🗓 Sunday 1st September
🕒 10:00am-2:00pm

🗓 Saturday 7th September
🕒 10:00am-4:00pm

🗓 Sunday 8th September
🕒 10:00am-2:00pm

Hey Google, Show me the Art is an interactive exhibition by Greg Pritchard. Using Google Smart technology to activate ‘robots’ made from op-shop sourced appliances, it uses a combination of smart switches, smart globes and other smart devices.

All controlled through a Google Nest, there are several units and there is a routine for each unit. You have to clearly say ‘Hey Google’ and then quickly the name of the routine. Then Google activates one of the items, says a phrase relevant to an environmental problem, and then plays a relevant YouTube song.

Exhibition Launch

🗓 Saturday 17th August
🕒 5:30pm-7:30pm

Exhibition Dates

🗓 17th - 25th August
🕒 10am-4pm Saturdays & 10am-2pm Sundays

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Wagga’s Social Queens Lily Jenkins and Jess Knox present Social Queen Markets at The Station. Stallholders will be selling 2nd hand high end fashion clothing and accessories. Discover stallholders and more information on @socialqueenmarkets

🗓 Sunday 4th August
🕒 10am-1pm
📍 Station Creative Workspace

In association with their show, LOVE & FORGETTING – Tales from a Young Mixer, international actor-director Jeremy James and Leeton's own Jack Martin, invite you to join an open discussion about the creative process and development of this unique performance, devised while Artists-in-Residence at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins last year and performed at Bar Olivette, Wagga Wagga this month.

Grab a cuppa and join Jeremy and Jack to chat about their work with RARE BIRD ensemble - while this is a free event, seats are limited and bookings are necessary! 

A magical moment of performance that makes life more playful and extra ordinary.’

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by Harold Gretton and Chris Orchard. Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

If you're interested on sharing what you've been working on, reach out - we'd love to hear from you!

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by Erth ahead of their upcoming show Shark Dive.

In an exciting collaboration, the Civic Theatre has invited local performers and artists to join forces with the internationally acclaimed puppeteers, Erth Visual & Physical Incorporated, to be a part of the puppeteering team for the run of shows in Wagga Wagga.

In the days leading up to the performance dates, the team of creators, makers and performers from Erth Visual & Physical Inc. will work in the Station alongside these young, local performers in a paid professional development engagement with on-the-job training. 

Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

About the show

Take a risk or play it safe. It’s your choice…

Ever wanted to dive with sharks but been too afraid?
Don’t be!

Calling all thrill-seekers and ocean enthusiasts! Prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey as Shark Dive makes a splash in Wagga Wagga during the July school holidays.

Come close to a great white shark without getting wet with this immersive theatre experience, unlike anything seen on the Civic Theatre stage.

Perfect for families seeking adventure during the school holidays, Shark Dive offers a unique choose-your-own-adventure style experience that's sure to delight even the most restless of youngsters. Get ready to immerse yourself in a world where sharks reign supreme and every twist and turn leads to new discoveries.

Erth’s Shark Dive will be presented at the theatre from 10-12 July 2024, with training and rehearsals held at The Station from 4-9 July.

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Join us for the launch of Kim Baker’s latest exhibition, showcasing captivating depictions of Australian farm life, combining artistic excellence with a profound connection to nature.

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by local creatives Scott Howie, Greg Pritchard & Padriag Gere.

Scott Howie will be presenting a performance text, titled ‘Promise’. While still in its very early stages, he is exploring whether this work will end up as a naturalistic play or something a little too derivative of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis or maybe something somewhere in between.

Padraig Gere will be presenting on his current project, which involves a novel, album and album art as well as an audiobook.

Greg Pritchard will be presenting a brief update on his project, Riding the Scorpions’ Tail, an artistic descent of the 1485 km long Marrambidya Bila (Murrumbidgee). He will explain the inspiration for the project, and how far into it he currently is, and what he is learning.

Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

If you're interested on sharing what you've been working on, reach out - we'd love to hear from you!

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. 

Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by local creatives Jacquie Tinkler and Georgia Crowden.

Jacquie Tinkler will be presenting her recent project, ‘a pot a day’ which is a series of 365 clay pinch pots created over the course of a year (one pot created each day).

The result shows just how much the artists approach, technique and treatment of the medium evolved over time, and with consistent repetition.

Georgia Crowden will be discussing some of her current works in progress.

Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠

If you're interested on sharing what you've been working on, reach out - we'd love to hear from you!

Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businessess and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace.