Rebuilding NORPA

It’s been a dramatic few years. Thankfully, NORPA and our creative process is built around being flexible and responsive, so adaptation is in our DNA. While still in recovery, having lost our home base in the floods of 2022, we’ve embraced the ongoing challenges, and used them as motivation for innovation.

Playing to our strengths and leaning into what makes NORPA unique, we’ve been testing new ways of making and delivering bold theatre for everyone. NORPA isn’t the same company. We’re stronger and more driven than ever to see the Northern Rivers rebuild and reconnect through the power of great theatre.

While we develop a new home that reflects the creative spirit of our work, we continue to roam the Northern Rivers, doing what we do best, which is delivering bold and fun theatre to warehouses, pubs, rainforests, halls and anywhere else we find inspiration. Our superpower has always been finding stories in our backyard and turning them into place-based shows, so we’re excited about making the most of this opportunity, and meeting audiences old and new.

At the same time, some things haven’t changed. We’re still dedicated to working with First Nations people, creating original theatre that tells the history of the Northern Rivers. We’re still engaged with young people. And we continue to roll out our Makers Hub creative workshops, run by leading theatre pros to develop local performers and backstage workers.

Our destination remains the same – making bold theatre for everyone.

Image | The Joinery CGI by CHROFI Architects