Actress Sigrid Thornton and the newly appointed artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company, Kip Williams, have joined the NIDA board of directors.
The Balnaves Foundation has pledged $530,000 to NIDA's First Nations Program, facilitating three scholarships, three paid internships, and funding for the institute's first Elder in Residence.
“Unless people with disabilities and in my case, non-normative bodies, become far more visible we will miss out on inspiring young performers with physical differences and achieving inclusion across the board."
It's been another successful year for the country's premier drama schools, at least measured by the number of actor graduates that have signed with Australian talent agents.
Until there is diverse representation on stage and screen, not all Australians will feel acknowledged as a part of the society they live in, according Ursula Yovich.
Venerable stage, film and TV director, actor, playwright and teacher George Whaley died on Tuesday, aged 85..