Senior Producer of Creative Industries and Programming Nicole La Bianca knows exactly how to curate a season of spectacular theatre.
The Geelong Arts Centre’s 2025 REWIRE line up boasts a decadent display of daring creativity and bold new voices, from explorations of identity through song and movement to fresh adaptations of classics.
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This collection of contemporary, vibrant new works promise a year of unconventional entertainment to keep us on the edge of our seats and challenge our definition of what a night at the theatre can look like.
The first of this sweet lineup comes from the mind of multi-award-winning choreographer and performer Joel Bray (I Liked it BUT…), as he returns to the Geelong Arts Centre this month with Daddy. There’s no sugar-coating here. Daddy launches its audience into an immersive world of cotton-candy clouds, contemporary dance and cultural conversations. On the surface, Daddy is sweet enough to make your teeth hurt. Oozing confectionary and copious amounts of powdered sugar, the audience are hands-on in this cycle of sweet sugar-high and crashing sucrose headaches.
Yet Bray’s eclectic work reveals itself to be a much deeper exploration of the consequences of colonisation, displacement, and the cavity of an absent father figure. This exploration of the insatiable craving for more invites the audience into a candyland of Joel’s imagination, and promises to be an evening of eccentric, physically charged performance that will literally keep you on your toes.
Daddy is the first in what promises to be a year of innovative, thrilling theatre. Nancy Denis’ M’ap Boule (April 4th -5th) will follow in its fierce glory. Trade your evening wear for trainers with Burnout Paradise (27th – 28th June), Pony Cam’s fast-paced, treadmill-based commentary on the demands of our everyday lives. The bonkers team at Bloodshed promise to bring their trademark sharp political satire with their adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in August (15th – 16th), with the season closing out with The Last Great Hunt’s Night Night, a story of life, death and other dimensions (29th – 30th August).
There’s no need to fear missing any of these instalments. To celebrate the dazzling show, Geelong Arts Centre is giving away 2 x double passes !!
To enter, simply fill out the form below. Winners will be drawn on Wednesday 19 February, with winners notified by email.
