Playback Theatre Workshop & Performance – “Women’s Work”

What is Playback Theatre?
Improvised theatre where audience stories are brought to life on stage.
• Builds connection & empathy
• Celebrates real experiences
• Offers new perspectives
Story-crafting Workshop: 6:00–6:45pm — For women only
Public Performance: 7:00–8:30pm — Open to all
Saturday 2nd August, Trafalgar Hall. $5-$25 (sliding scale)

PLAYBACK THEATRE
Workshop & Performance
Theme: “Women’s Work”
Saturday 2 August
Trafalgar Street Hall, 67 Trafalgar Street

What is Playback Theatre?
Improvised theatre where audience stories are brought to life on stage.
• Builds connection & empathy
• Celebrates real experiences
• Offers new perspectives

Story-crafting Workshop
6:00–6:45pm — For women only
Join this supportive space to define and refine the story you’d like to see dramatised by the Tell Tales Collective.
Come early and participate in a story-sharing and crafting workshop facilitated by members of the Tell Tales Collective. This gentle, guided space is designed to help you reflect on the theme “Women’s Work” and to explore a moment or story from your life you may wish to share during the performance.
No prior experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Whether your story is humorous, heartfelt, reflective, or raw, this is a space where your voice is welcome.
During the workshop, we’ll:
• Reflect on what “Women’s Work” means to each of us
• Share ideas and moments in small groups
• Support each participant in shaping a story they may wish to offer during the show
• Empower you to witness your story with confidence and presence
You’re welcome to attend just the performance, but we encourage women to come to the workshop to engage more deeply with the event.

Public Performance
7:00–8:30pm — Open to all
Experience personal stories transformed into powerful theatre by the Tell Tales Collective. A meaningful evening of reflection, connection, and community.
At 7:00 PM, the space opens to the public for a moving and heartfelt Playback Theatre performance. Stories shared by women earlier in the evening (and possibly a few from the wider audience) will be performed by the Tell Tales Collective, a troupe of skilled Playback Theatre practitioners.
This is theatre created in the moment—unscripted, spontaneous, and grounded in truth.
Expect:
• A warm, welcoming, and inclusive atmosphere
• Performances that reflect the real, lived experiences of women in our community
• Shared laughter, insight, tenderness, and sometimes tears
• A chance to reflect on your own story while gaining empathy for others’ journeys

The theme “Women’s Work” may inspire stories of paid and unpaid labour, caregiving, resistance, resilience, motherhood, healing, advocacy, and all the unseen and unspoken roles women hold in our communities.

Light refreshments provided
Register on Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/womens-work-playback-theatre…
Hosted by the Nelson Women’s Centre
[email protected]
(03) 546 7986

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Contact Name: Ashlyn Hornsby
Contact Phone: 03 546 7986
Contact Email: [email protected]