Ballarat National Theatre
Making theatre for our community since 1938
Upcoming productions

God of Carnage
After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition.
God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. It won best comedy at the 2009 Tony Awards and the 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards.
With polite niceties wearing thin, the audience watches four very different people try to resolve this matter, convincing each other that it was not the fault of their own son, rather that of the other.
Directed by Ruby Abbott

Final episode of Persuasion
A new audiobook podcast from the director who brought you the internationally acclaimed Pride and Prejudice Podcast. Meet Anne Elliot, daughter of the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot, a woman of deep feelings who is always forced to put everyone before herself.
When she was nineteen, she fell in love with a naval officer, the fearless and headstrong Captain Wentworth. The young man had no fortune, and Anne allowed herself to be persuaded to give him up.
Acknowledgement of Country
We are located in Ballarat, where the Traditional Custodians of the land are the Wadawurrung people. The Wadawurrung are part of the Kulin Nation, the longest living and continuous culture on our planet. In the spirit of reconciliation, we give our deepest respect to Australia’s First Nations Peoples, their histories, their stories, their resilience, their connection to culture and land.
We gladly pay our respects to the wisdom of their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge that sovereignty of this land was never ceded. Visit https://www.wadawurrung.org.au for more information.

Background artwork by local artist Tarni Jarvis – Kurrong Kalat https://kurrongkalat.myshopify.com The artwork combines traditional symbolism, modern colour and influences. It was inspired by the local mountain ranges that surround the Central Highlands region. The curve symbol is similar to traditional symbols and is used in this work to symbolise mountain ranges. The colours and dots are modern influences on the artwork.
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