Deborah Mills (M.A.Honours in Dance-Theatre) and Lismore Theatre Company have completed Terms 1 & 2 of their innovative 12-month community theatre project Embodied Theatre: Workshops-to-Stage. 

Together, they have been engaging in creative play, collaboratively devising scenes that are gradually developing into a full-length work that places the human body at the heart of the narrative. 

Inspired by an apocalyptic fairytale which explores universal themes of fear and freedom, the project will culminate in a full-length production staged in February 2026 at the Rochdale Theatre, entitled: FREEFALL.

The creative process includes physical improvisation and experimentation using the stimulus of text, music and props to create what Mills terms, moving metaphors.

In Term 3, the group will learn and explore the technique of body syncing, where the text and movement are developed independently so that the audience sees the text and hears the movement. 

The Lismore Theatre Company is inviting new members to join their group in weekly workshops.

"If you are curious, creative, playful and have an interest or experience in improvisation, movement exploration, experimentation with props, script development or performance – then come and join us!" LTC President Sharon Brodie said.

"You will find a safe space where the working principles and process give permission to experiment and explore freely without inhibition or fear of being wrong – where together we will make discoveries and have fun." 

Workshops are held every Tuesday night at The Rochdale Theatre, Goonellabah from 6pm to 9pm.

Term 3 starts Tuesday, 5th August and concludes Tuesday, 30th September. 

Also (or alternatively), Term 3 includes three all-day Sunday workshops from 10am – 4pm on 7th August and 7th & 21st September at the Uniting Church Hall, 80 Keen St, Lismore 

Cost is $75 per term ($50 for LTC members. Membership $15, offering reduced prices to productions).

To book a place or make enquiries, contact admin@lismoretheatrecompany.org.au or call 0406399842.

Bookings through Humanitix at https://events.humanitix.com/embodied-theatre-workshops-term-3.