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Stages of Empathy is open for bookings!
Stages of Empathy is open for bookings! Announcing our new, free innovative training program making community activities more inclusive and accessible for autistic people and people with psychosocial disability and intellectual disability across the ACT, NSW and VIC.
Rebus Theatre is delighted to present our latest project: Stages of Empathy. This is a transformative, interactive training program designed to help community groups - including sports clubs, arts collectives, hobbyist organisations and special interest groups - become more accessible for autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities, and psychosocial disabilities.

Have your say on inclusion in community activities in NSW, ACT and VIC
That's a wrap for our face-to-face Community Consultations for 'Stages of Empathy'. But fear not! If you dream of community activities that are more accessible & inclusive and you missed the consultations, you can still have your say! Just fill out one of our brief surveys below to share your ideas about what that world should look like.
Announcing award-winning Rebus Theatre's 'Stages of Empathy' community consultation sessions for autistic people and people with psychosocial & intellectual disabilities & employees or members of relevant support organisations.

Join the second cohort of our ‘Expressive Pathways’ work readiness program
Join the second cohort of of our 'Expressive Pathways' program in February! Don't miss out on this free program for Young Adults (17-25) with neurodivergence or intellectual disabilities, looking to enter the workforce, or expand their work-ready skills. This program is only open to people who have left school already.
Wednesdays from 10am-12:30pm (9 weeks during school terms) starting Wed Feb 12 at Ainslie Arts Centre.

‘Acting Out: On Screen’ is back this Summer
We are super excited to announce that our 'Acting Out: On Screen' is back in the Summer school holidays!
ACTING OUT: ON SCREEN - A free school holiday film program for LGBTQIA+ Youth aged 12-17 years
When? 10am-4pm 10am-4pm Tuesday Jan 28-Friday Jan 31
Where? Woden Library’s ‘The Hive’ Recording and Rehearsal Studio, Corinna Street in Phillip.
Acting Out – On Screen is a 4-day intensive school holiday film program providing social connection and creative expression opportunities to LGBTQIA+ youth aged 12-17 years. The program is led by film/theatre tutors and trained support workers who identify as LGBTQIA+who will guide the participants in writing, directing, shooting and editing their own original short film.

Rebus is seeking a new CEO/General Manager
Rebus Theatre is seeking a CEO/General Manager to begin early next year!
Award winning Rebus Theatre seeks an experienced manager to take over the CEO position of the company, to provide strategic vision, manage business operations, and set it up for future success. The position is available as an initial fixed term until 30 June 2026, but may be extended if funding allows.

Rebus has a big announcement…
We have a pretty big announcement…
After 11 years as founding Co-CEOs of Rebus Theatre Artistic Director Robin Davidson and Creative Producer Ben Drysdale will be stepping aside from CEO roles by June 30 of 2025 at the latest, so they can get back to spending more time on do more creative work themselves in their mutual desire to change the world through art. A new position of General Manager/CEO will be advertised in the next few days. The successful applicant will continue to work the current staff to find innovative ways to use theatre and other arts to achiev Rebus’ vision of a a sustainable and ethical society that is inclusive, creative, compassionate and accessible to everyone.
The decision has not come lightly to either of them, and each has shared some thoughts with the Rebus family.

Free LGBTQIA+ Awareness and Inclusion Training for Arts Organisations, Community Arts Workers, Artists, Friends and Associates.
Rebus is teaming up with Meridian ACT to deliver two free LGBTQIA+ awareness and inclusion training sessions for artists, arts organisations, community arts workers and friends and associates. We are hosting two different sessions at Gorman Arts Centre Main Hall throughout November that will help you create safer and more inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ people in your arts practice.

Stages of Empathy call for Actors
Do you have a passion for expressing yourself through theatre / performance? Are you autistic, have an intellectual disability or / and psychosocial disability (mental health challenges)? Do you also identify as LGBTQIA+? If you tick any of these boxes, Rebus Theatre invites you to apply to be a part of our upcoming project, Stages of Empathy.

Spring onto Stage LGBTQIA+ Drama workshops
Rebus Theatre and SpringOUT Pride Festival present:
Spring Onto Stage!
Award winning theatre company Rebus Theatre is delighted to offer this series of drama workshops created by and for LGBTQIA+ Adults, Elders and their Friends as part of SpringOUT.
Here are THREE, FREE upcoming workshops designed to enhance performance skills for queer folk and allies!

Community Consultations and Playback Theatre Performances – Stages of Empathy
We are creating a workplace training piece to tour to organisations around Australia in 2025. In this developmental stage of the project, we would value your input at our upcoming Community Organisation Consultation sessions. We’d like to hear from members of community organisations about their experiences working with diverse communities and creating an inclusive environment. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who either work with or have lived in experience in autism, psychosocial and intellectual disability.

One day Playback Theatre Workshop/Audition with Rebus Theatre
This workshop is an introduction to Playback Theatre. It will be a one-day intensive for performers to learn more about the art of Playback. It will also double as a casual audition for the Rebus Playback Theatre Ensemble.

Crossroads Mental Health Festival
This October, in honor of Mental Health Month, Rebus Theatre is proud to present the Crossroads Festival, a heartfelt musical celebration designed to raise awareness and funds for mental health programs. With a focus on reducing stigma and supporting individuals facing mental health challenges, the festival promises a series of inspiring performances by local musicians with lived experience of mental ill-health.

Get your tix for ‘The Art Of Disruption’ May 30-June 1 at ACT Hub
Tickets are live for THE ART OF DISRUPTION, the third installation of our Flair program Main Stage productions showing from May 30-June 1 at the ACT Hub!
Truth meets imagination on a journey like no other in Rebus Theatre’s newest production featuring disabled actors and actors living with mental health challenges.

One Day Playback Theatre Intensive
Want to learn more about Playback Theatre? Maybe you're interested in joining the Rebus Playback Theatre Ensemble. Here's a great way to test the waters! We are hosting a one-day 'pay what you can' workshop that will double as both an intensive Playback Theatre training and an opportunity to audition for the Rebus Playback Ensemble!


Re-Emergence film screenings
RE-EMERGENCE
Every Storm Gives Way To A New Sunrise - An uplifting film by disabled actors from across rural NSW about their experiences of Drought, Bushfires and Pandemic.
Tickets $15 Full/$5Concession/Free for people with lived experience of disability or mental health challenges (including carers)
Re-Emergence is the culmination of over three years of exploration with disabled actors in regional NSW, interrogating the question, “how do we emerge from bushfires, covid19, drought and other disruptions over recent years?”.

Alchemy – Project Alchemy Final Exhibition
Rebus Theatre and Project Alchemy Present
Alchemy
An exhibition which captures the ‘golden’ moments of the journey of 15 artist’s as they heal hearts and weave magic through a network of arts-based projects in response to the Black Summer Fires.
Official opening: 6.00-8.00pm Friday 23 February
Exhibition dates: Sat 24 Feb - Sun 17 March
Opening times: Friday 5.30pm-8.00pm, Sat-Sun 10.00am-3.00pm
The Queanbeyan Hive Gallery

Rebus wins Chief Minister’s award for ‘Excellence in Inclusion in Education and Training’
We were extremely honoured to receive the Award for Excellence in Inclusion in Education and Training at The Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards last night!
It was a fantastic evening all round (as usual) showcasing the phenomenal work of individuals and organisations working in the disability sector in Canberra.

Rebus Turns 10
Rebus celebrated our 10 year anniversary this year on December 2nd. We were joined by Rebus family old and new for an afternoon of reflections on our decade of theatre (and other arts) for social change.

Call For Disabled Visual Artists for the Re-Emergence Film Project
Rebus Theatre is excited to invite disabled visual artists living in Regional NSW or the ACT to contribute their unique creative perspectives to be featured in the transformative of the Re-Emergence film project, an exploration of the last five years and the themes that have shaped our world.