New Ghosts Theatre Company Information

★★★★★ - Sydney Morning Herald ★★★★★ – Theatre Now ★★★★★ – The Pelican ★★★★★ – Fourth Wall We believe in exceptional, provocative and challenging storytelling to empower creatives and reimagine theatre for new audiences. We search the world for the most outstanding contemporary plays that have not been told on Australian stages, and give them local premieres in collaboration with our best local talent. Additionally, we invest in local, emerging storytellers, ensuring that Australian voices continue to be viewed amongst the best international playwrights in future generations. Our main investment into new Australian plays has been through our IGNITE Collective initiative - a women-led, inclusive collective of theatre makers from across the nation, formed with the mission of putting new women-driven stories on Australian stages. The IGNITE Collective was founded in 2019 by New Ghosts Theatre Company Artistic Director Lucy Clements, after she observed a dearth of female roles to match the emerging talent she was meeting in audition rooms, and four women auditioning for every one man. To date, New Ghosts Theatre Company has developed seven world premiere Australian plays - five of which were through the IGNITE Collective - which have played on stages across Perth, Sydney, and Darwin. Their recent co-production of ALBION by Mike Bartlett won Best Independent Production and Best Direction of an Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2022.