At a particularly fraught time in the country’s history, Andrea James believes Australia is well overdue for a dedicated First Nations theatre space.

The celebrated playwright and director has just been announced as the new artistic director and co-CEO of the acclaimed Ilbijerri Theatre Company, and one of her priorities for her upcoming tenure is to carve out a space.

“I think it’s that it’s a travesty that there is no Aboriginal theatre space in Australia,” she says. We’ve been … partnering with companies, and it’s been fantastic – our relationship with Melbourne Theatre Company and Belvoir and all the companies that we collaborate with is really fantastic. But I would also love to bring audiences to our spaces.”

The benefits of a dedicated space would ripple out throughout the commun

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