Quality arts education - no matter your postcode! In Theatre Mashed Theatre have a number of projects in development that will be announced soon.
Mashed Theatre are dedicated to bringing opportunities to young and aspiring artists around Australia - both metropolitan and regional. With extensive training in classical and contemporary literature, theatrical and musical styles, under the teams belt - Mashed Theatre explores unique pedagogical methodologies and provides world class practitioners. In education Mashed Theatre provide in-school p
roductions, artist in residencies, masterclasses, and professional development. With a client base that branches to Far North Queensland, West Queensland and Northern New South Wales - no journey is too far. In cultural development Mashed Theatre have headed a number of projects dedicated to bringing communities and creatives in far regional areas together to develop performances that are enjoyable, relatable and topical. Providing a platform for various artists to continue working, opening up forums of discussion, and inciting the spirit of creativity. So keep your ears and eyes peeled!
We’ve got a few spots left for our Perfect Pitch Drama Teacher Professional Development Workshop this Saturday, 2nd August at St Margaret Mary’s College, Theatrette from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Be there with us on the day!
👉 $185 to join us in person
Can't get there in person? Join us via zoom!
👉 $150 to audit via Zoom from wherever you are!
This is your chance to refine your approach to the IA3 Directorial Vision and walk away with practical, adaptable tools for the classroom.
🎬 SCREEN ACTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS – TERM 3 ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN!
Ever wanted to step in front of the camera? Whether you're chasing a new creative outlet, building confidence, or secretly always wanted to act — this is your moment.
💥 Term 3 kicks off Wednesday 30th July
🕡 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 At Mashed Theatre & Films
Expect fun, challenging sessions focused on living truthfully on screen, developing emotional nuance, and growing your on-camera presence — all in a supportive, judgment-free space.
🎭 No experience necessary. Just curiosity.
👉 Enrol now via: mashedtheatre.com/screen-acting-classes-adults
18/07/2025
🎭 Calling all Drama Teachers from Mackay to Cairns!
We're heading to Townsville for an unmissable PD event designed to supercharge your delivery of IA3: Directorial Vision.
🎬 The Perfect Pitch – A dynamic workshop filled with practical strategies, creative inspiration, and ready-to-use tools that will transform the way you approach IA3 in your classroom.
🗓️ Saturday, August 2nd
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Townsville (venue TBC)
💲 $185 per person
💸 15% off for each additional attendee from the same school
Whether you're new to IA3 or looking to reinvigorate your practice, this hands-on session is packed with collaborative learning, directorial insight, and drama teacher goodness.
✨ Brought to you by Mashed Theatre & Films
🎟️ Spaces are limited – book early and make a day of it in Townsville!
Our powerhouse duo Sarah & Ty are hitting the road for our BIGGEST Term 3 tour yet — fully booked and ready to bring the drama across South East Queensland and Far North Queensland!
From school halls to stage lights, they’ll be delivering show after show, sparking conversations, laughter, and maybe even a few tears (the good kind).
🚐💨 Buckle up, QLD — the Mashed Theatre tour is coming your way!
Oh, and did we mention…
🧢👕 WE HAVE MERCH?!
Yep. It’s real. And it’s awesome.
Rep the chaos and creativity with tote bags, shirts, water bottles, and hats.
🎒 Perfect for students. 🎭 Essential for drama nerds. 💅 A must for anyone who likes cool stuff.
📦 Grab yours at our HQ! Or, order them online!
16/07/2025
🎭 Drama Teachers of the Darling Downs & Beyond — This One’s For You!
We’re bringing The Perfect Pitch to Toowoomba, and it’s your chance to sharpen your IA3 skills and take your directorial vision to the next level.
🎬 The Perfect Pitch is a high-impact PD workshop designed to support teachers delivering the IA3: Directorial Vision task. Get fresh, adaptable strategies you can take straight into the classroom.
🗓️ Saturday, 16th August
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Toowoomba, Mashed Theatre & Films Acting Studio
💲 $185 per person
💸 15% off for each additional attendee from the same school
Perfect for seasoned drama teachers and those new to IA3 – this is hands-on, creative, and deeply practical. Collaborate, workshop, and walk away ready to inspire your students.
✨ Hosted by Mashed Theatre & Films
🎟️ Spots are limited – get in early and make the most of it!
Step into the rehearsal room with Mashed Theatre & Films. Our engaging and practical PD workshops are designed specifically for Drama and English educators looking to refresh their toolkit, deepen curriculum connections, and explore dynamic ways to engage today’s students.
16/07/2025
🎭 Calling all Drama Teachers from Mackay to Cairns!
We're heading to Townsville for an unmissable PD event designed to supercharge your delivery of IA3: Directorial Vision.
🎬 The Perfect Pitch – A dynamic workshop filled with practical strategies, creative inspiration, and ready-to-use tools that will transform the way you approach IA3 in your classroom.
🗓️ Friday, August 2nd
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Townsville (venue TBC)
💲 $185 per person
💸 15% off for each additional attendee from the same school
Whether you're new to IA3 or looking to reinvigorate your practice, this hands-on session is packed with collaborative learning, directorial insight, and drama teacher goodness.
✨ Brought to you by Mashed Theatre & Films
🎟️ Spaces are limited – book early and make a day of it in Townsville!
Step into the rehearsal room with Mashed Theatre & Films. Our engaging and practical PD workshops are designed specifically for Drama and English educators looking to refresh their toolkit, deepen curriculum connections, and explore dynamic ways to engage today’s students.
07/07/2025
🎭 Winter Holiday Workshop Update 🎭
To our wonderful Mashed community —
We’ve made the tough call to postpone our Winter Holiday Acting Workshop due to lower-than-expected sign-ups. While we were excited to dive into three jam-packed days of creativity, performance, and fun, we know the experience is always better with a full ensemble of young performers.
But never fear; we’ll be back this September school holidays, bigger and better! 🎬✨
If you’ve already signed up, we’ll be in touch directly to offer a credit toward the September workshop (plus a little bonus thank-you gift!) or a full refund if preferred.
Thanks for your continued support - we can’t wait to bring more magic to the stage with you soon. 💫
02/07/2025
🔥 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🔥
Our Winter Holiday Acting Workshop for ages 12–17 kicks off next week — and it’s not too late to join the cast!
Across 3 jam-packed days, young performers will:
🎭 Dive into character work, improvisation & ensemble play
🧙♂️ Rehearse and perform a 20-minute version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
🎬 Work with professional actors and directors from one of Australia’s leading theatre & film companies
🎤 Perform for family & friends on the final day!
No experience needed — just energy, creativity and a love for telling stories.
🎥 Step in front of the camera with purpose.
Term 3 enrolments for our Adult Acting for Screen classes are now open.
Whether you’re just starting out or building on existing experience, this 6-week course dives deep into what it really takes to act truthfully on screen.
This term, we’re focusing on:
🎭 Living truthfully in the moment
📲 Self-taping with clarity and confidence
🎬 Understanding emotional throughlines + character intent
🎓 Training that bridges professional craft with personal growth
Taught by industry professionals — not just teachers, but actors and filmmakers with work in cinemas, schools, and on set.
Our advanced screen acting classes are for adults of any skill level who want to focus on the craft and techniques for acting in front of camera, developing core, fundamental skills for both commercial and cinematic work.
01/07/2025
🎬 TRAIN LIKE YOU'RE ON SET 🎬
Term 3 enrolments for our Teen Screen Acting Classes are now open!
This isn’t just acting class — it’s industry-level screen training led by the team behind Australia’s boldest youth theatre and independent film productions (Dunny Derby, Dusk, & Croc Country)
This term, we focus on:
🎥 Acting for camera fundamentals
📲 Self-taping with confidence
🎭 Emotional truth, character arcs, and living authentically on screen
💡 Building skills for auditions, short films, and screen projects
No showreels this term — just real, raw, actor-first training to level up their craft.
Our Screen Acting Classes are designed to be an inclusive and engaging step into the film industry; teaching our young actors fundamental acting knowledge, operational techniques behind the camera, how to take direction and work under pressure.
01/07/2025
✨ Big voices. Bold stories. Bright futures. ✨
Our Thespians Club for junior performers (ages 8–12) is back for Term 3 — and enrolments are now open!
Led by industry professionals and powered by the same nationally touring theatre company behind Toxic, Romeo + Juliet and more — this is not just drama class... it’s a launchpad for confidence, creativity and collaboration.
🎬 8-week term
🎭 Creative play, character work & mini-performances
📍Held locally | Limited spots available
This weekend we screened to a cast & crew test audience our feature film Dunny Derby: The Legend of Derek Dallas & The Underbogs, an irreverant and disruptive Australian Comedy about a man navigating masculinity, responsibility, and the cost of achieving dreams at .
It was a great success! A night filled with laughter, tears, and praise from those that attended and stayed until the end. 👏🙌
These images are from the morning after at Breakfast With the Stars, where our Artistic Director, and writer, producer and star of the film , alongside our co-producers, and Ashley Burgess answered questions with consideration and intelligence - despite being star-struck by David Wenham (LOTR, 300, SPIT).
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Mashed Theatre Inc. is a Not For Profit Organisation and Touring Theatre Company dedicated to bringing opportunities to young and aspiring artists around Queensland, New South Wales, and Northern Territory - from metropolitan to far regional and remote communities.
We believe fundamentally in Quality Arts Education - No Matter Your Postcode, and mirror that ideology through our in-school endeavours. Providing bespoken workshops, artist in-residencies, and teacher professional developments to make stronger connections with students and teachers in far regional and remote areas of Australia - letting them know that the Arts isn’t out of reach. We aren’t just about creating great artists, we’re about inspiring great people.
We have 8 in-school productions. 5 Secondary School productions, and 3 Primary to early Secondary ones too. Our secondary shows are tailored to your work program, ensuring that through entertainment, we are covering a criteria and tackling it in a creative, exciting and often hilarious way. Our Primary School productions are a reflection on our ethos - Quality Arts Education - and as we grow as a company, we are also looking at how we can improve upon what Arts Education entails. Alongside Art For Earthlings, a collaborative partner of ours, we have three environmentally conscious shows for young people to consume with wide eyes, each focusing on different ways they can improve their quality of living, sustainability practices, and more!
But if that’s not enough, Mashed Theatre Inc. are looking into how we can provide more for communities, theatre groups, and schools. Our community engagement focuses on providing skills and tools actors and artists can use to incorporate into their own creative careers - this is accomplished through pop-up workshops helped funded by Regional Arts Development Funds of those regions - giving those artists the opportunity to not only work on their craft, but meet other like minded artists.
We also are providing plenty of free resources for artists, teachers, and literary nerds on our social media platforms, looking into developing a series of youtube videos, podcasts, blogs, and more.
We’re very excited for 2020 and what it will bring!
