Arena creates live performances for audiences aged 5 to 25 years. Our artistic vision is founded on the belief that theatre creates a space that is surprising, alive, fertile, explosive, dangerous and inspiring. It is a space where contemporary human experience can be uniquely expressed, felt, celebrated and reinvented. It is a space to which everyone is entitled, on equal terms.
Our History -
Established in 1966, Arena is one of Australia's longest-running producers of theatre for young people. Arena's longevity is a testament to our ongoing investigation of the central question "What is the role of performance for young people in today's world?" Over the past five decades the responses to this question have ranged from our modest beginnings as an amateur drama group performing school holiday pantomimes, to our current incarnation as a leader in contemporary theatre practice.
Staff -
Chris Kohn - Artistic Director
Erin Milne - General Manager
Christian Leavesley - Artistic Associate
Annette Vieusseux - Program Producer
Emily Hollosy - Program and Communications Coordinator
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