Playback Theatre Sydney Information

The shortest distance between two people is a story. Stories are the arteries of any culture. Personal stories reveal and connect us to ourselves, to each other and to culture. The Playback Theatre methodology accesses this rich and illuminating vein of story in any group. Essentially Playback draws on fundamental human experiences and emotions by listening to the audience’s own stories. It is interactive improvised theatre that is an engaging and illuminating process, it is entertainment and insight rolled into one – every time. The ordinary transforms into the extraordinary as Playback creates connections & insight thru this raw and riveting experience of personal and shared stories. The immediacy and the intimacy is exciting and revealing, bringing audiences into connection with our shared human experience. Playback's dynamic impro skills and team-work brings laughter and tears, enchantment and astonishment, energising your group with its dynamism. Each performance is a one-off, created just for you. And it’s as interactive as the limits of your imagination! “Playback Sydney are a must-use, not just for their professionalism, humour & entertainment value, but their power to help leaders re-discover who they really are.” - The Human Enterprise Who Are We? Playback Theatre Sydney is a nationally recognized ensemble of professional improvised performing artists serving audiences in Australia for over 30 years. Playback Theatre Sydney began in 1980. It is the oldest company in the southern hemisphere and the first company in Australia. PBT Sydney has a very long and successful history of creating story based improvised performances for audiences at conferences, in training rooms, at schools and in the theatre. Our mission is to present interactive, improvised performances that reflect the lives of each audience, giving fresh perspective to their experiences and inspiring them to new possibilities. '