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Help us take A Hero’s Guide to Saving the Planet to community centres around Melbourne’s west.
Season 2018 Launch: the speeches
Did you miss out on the launch party? Never fear, the speeches are here. Read all about what Artistic Director Belinda Campbell and Company Manager Jennifer Piper had to say.
Prisons are expensive. Are they actually working?
Prisons are expensive. In the 2014-15 financial year, Australia spent $2.9 billion on them. We’re also sending more people to prison than ever before. Especially women. Over the last ten years, Australia has seen a 77% increase in the total number of women in prison.
But are those prisons effective?
Why is this adventure story full of women?
In which Jennifer ponders how heroes can look like just about anyone.
This article was originally published in the September edition of The Westsider.
Media Release: Lady Sherlock Holmes, Nazi Germany and der Kabarett!
This August, get carried away to an underground Berlin cabaret with A Scandal in the Weimar by wit incorporated.
Call yourself a hero? We do.
I love superheroes. Who doesn't? Somewhere deep inside, I think every one of us wants to be a superhero. Save the planet. Wear a shiny cape.
This article first appeared in the July edition of The Westsider newspaper.
Media Release: A Hero's Guide to Saving the Planet
Flying, dancing and saving the planet is all in a day’s work for Captain Eco and The Green Defender, they're the heroes in wit incorporated’s new comedy, A Hero’s Guide to Saving the Planet.
FREE INfuse artist talks
Belinda and Jennifer are heading out to the beautiful new Bowery Theatre in St Albans, for the first INfuse artist networking event.
Footscray theatre group shows plenty of wit (Star Weekly)
Super-heroes, jail inmates and a new spin on Sherlock Holmes will feature women in many guises as the western suburbs’ own theatre ensemble takes to the stage.
Media Release: 2017 Season Launch
Coinciding with the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, Footscray's wit incorporated theatre company has announced an exciting new season for 2017 that puts women at the heart of the story.
2017 Season Launch
On Friday 2 December, we launched our 2017 season. Here's what we said.
Gender, tragedy, and Macbeth
Jennifer Piper, who plays Banquo in our Macbeth, spoke to Beat Magazine recently about theatre, gender, storytelling, and why Shakespeare is still a good time. Here's the full interview.
How Drama Saves the World
My mother will tell you that I always liked school. If I didn’t want to go, she knew I was either sick, bullied, or had a math test. Mum’s a teacher (especially skilled in drama and comprehension) and it’s thanks to her that I enjoyed school despite my tonsils, meanies and maths...
Article originally published in the March 2016 edition of Mamamag.
Alexander for Actors: a very special Sundays at the Church
After the success of our Performance Endurance Training session a few weeks ago, we're thrilled to welcome two more guest teachers for a pair of special Sundays at the Church events.
Over two Sundays in May, join us for Alexander Technique for Actors.
Couch Potato brings the laughs this February
Audiences will be delighted by the absurd comedy and touching humanity of Couch Potato, wit incorporated’s first show for 2016.
wit incorporated Company Manager Jennifer Piper features in the Australian premiere of Hayley Lawson-Smith’s hilarious take on what makes us tick and how we deal with the unexpected. Directed by wit incorporated Artistic Director Belinda Campbell, and featuring some of Melbourne’s finest independent theatre actors, Couch Potato opens at Bluestone Church Arts Space on Friday 12 February at 8pm.
Media Release: Wit Kids, Braybrook
In 2016, families in Braybrook and surrounding areas can take advantage of heavily subsidised children’s drama classes, thanks to a generous grant from Maribyrnong City Council.
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We want you to show us your couch. Or the couch that your neighbour left on the front verge. It's all part of #WITCouchPotato