Next date: Friday, 20 February 2026 | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
As part of their residency at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, award-winning theatre company Bloomshed are hosting a series of six open sessions inviting artists into the room to share in how they make work.
These workshops are cost-free and open to all. Participants are welcome to join us for single sessions, or sign up for the full series.
Each session will focus on exploring the Bloomshed approach to adapting texts for theatre, offering insight into our process rather than aiming toward a finished outcome. These sessions are not workshops in the traditional sense, but shared spaces for thinking, testing, and conversation.
Participants will encounter Bloomshed’s collaborative, non-hierarchical way of working, grounded in discussion, curiosity, humour, and a sustained interest in political and social questions. Together, you and the Bloomshed team will read, talk, adapt, and experiment, following lines of enquiry as they emerge.
These sessions are an opportunity to sit alongside the company, ask questions, and get a feel for their artistic language and working rhythms. They are designed for artists curious about process, collaboration, and how ideas move from text to performance.
The Open Workshop Series takea place at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre every Friday 10am – 1pm from 20 February to 27 March 2026.
Capacity is limited. Register through the link below.
Register Here
Bloomshed is a group of Australian artists who create cutting edge political satire, with a distinct and outrageous physical and comedic style. They mix big political ideas with entertaining and accessible storytelling. Since 2012 they have created twelve new devised and adapted works.
Previous credits include Pride & Prejudice (WINNER: Best Production by a Theatre Company on VCE Playlist, 2025), A Dodgeball Named Desire (WINNER: Innovation in Theatre and NSW Touring Award, Melbourne Fringe 2023), Animal Farm (WINNER: Best Production Green Room Awards, 2024 and Drama Victoria’s Best Production by a Theatre Company on VCE Playlist 2023), and Paradise Lost (WINNER: Best Production, Direction, Set & Costume, and Lighting Design Green Room Awards 2023).
Bloomshed is a 2026 Darebin Arts Speakeasy Company in Residence.
Learn more about their work at bloomshed.org
Image credit: Pride & Prejudice (2025); image by Sarah Walker
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, 189 High Street, Northcote, 3070, View Map
189 High Street , Northcote 3070
Workshop Dates
20 & 27 February 2026, 10am
6, 13, 20 & 27 March 2026, 10am
Venue
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
189 High Street, Northcote
Duration
3hrs