Future Stage Symposium is a five-day national gathering for Australia’s independent theatre community: a space for artists, producers, and creative leaders to reflect on where the sector is, connect across regions and practices, and collectively shape what comes next.

​Hosted by Theatre Works, Future Stage Symposium brings together mid-career and established independent practitioners alongside a small cohort of early-career delegates, for an intensive week of provocation, exchange, and practical strategy. The Symposium is designed for people who make the work and those who make it possible: artists, producers, artistic directors, and independent companies, with invited participation from funders, programmers, peak bodies and major subsidised company leaders as speakers and guests.

I’ll be speaking on Thursday morning 16 July 2026 on collective action and cultural influence.

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