The Forge

04/11/2024

10/10/2024

Our resident theatre company The Dire Theatre Company is staging another brand new, original work at The Forge!!

Come and support the Illawarra's best place to create and a tireless group of creators The Dire Theatre Company as they bring to the stage another homegrown original play!
We are a region of makers, come and see what we can make!

Eve is sick.

Less than a month before the next Dire Original work 'An Exorcism: A Play in Chambers' hits the stage at The Forge! Over the next week we'll be introducing the cast of our latest creative experiment in 'Transitory Response Theatre' where our audience is physically led through the space as they explore the chambers of the story!

Stay tuned as we reveal the cast over the coming days and grab your tickets via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CWBMQ

30/11/2023

Our resident arts collective The Dire Theatre Company are hosting their The Dire Theatre Company 2024 Season Launch and Rent Party!
Get involved and support both us, and The Dire, and treat yourself to something wonderful; new art!

05/10/2023

Get cultured at The Forge this weekend! Our resident creative crew The Dire Theatre Company is performing their condensed version of A Midsummer Night's Dream! Grab your tickets ad support locally made creative content!
https://www.trybooking.com/CLMMO

Good Evening Dire Devotees!

Tomorrow kicks off the final weekend of our run of "A Midsummer Night's Dream'! Join us at The Forge this weekend for a fairy filled romp in the woods!
Tix via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CLMMO

18/09/2023

In the words of our resident theatre troupe, The Dire Theatre Company, Incite Change. Without Fear.

07/08/2023

Coming soon is our resident theatre company The Dire Theatre Company's all new, all original THE DIRE THEATRE COMPANY LIVE RADIO VARIETY HOUR!
Don your blindfold and be swept away on the high seas as the troupe perform the radio play Treasure Island using roaming speakers and traditional radio play sound effects!
Shout out to Culture Bank Wollongong for jumping on board to support the teams initiative!!

13/06/2023

Our resident troupe The Dire Theatre Company is bringing their new semi creative, semi satire, semi political work to The Forge!

Join us for the best new works in the region, reasonably priced entertainment, and a bloody good sausage!

Tix via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CIXSA

Who doesn't love a democracy sausage?

Come along for The Dire Theatre's first democratic debate YES, MISTER SPEAKER! You decide on the policies - will one of our candidates persuade you that militarising our nations wildlife is in order or will you be convinced that our nation's shortages can be fixed by letting them eat cake? Either way, the debates are are going to be wacky and bizarre!

Whichever way you swing politically, this debate will be sure to make you laugh! Don't miss this opportunity! Book today!

Tickets available here: https://www.trybooking.com/CIXSA

04/06/2023

This month our resident performance and arts collective The Dire Theatre Company, are presenting some very funky fresh new indie works. Keep your eye out for tix!

01/06/2023

There's something for everyone this month at The Forge from our resident performance and art company The Dire Theatre Company!

25/05/2023

This Saturday at The Forge is our resident theatre company, The Dire Theatre Company's next indie project the 100 Minutes Short Play Exhibition!

A series of short, indie plays, where the artists share the profits!

Tix via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CIGSX

22/05/2023

This Saturday our resident theatre troupe The Dire Theatre Company presents 100 Minute Short Play Exhibition at The Forge this weekend!
Join artists from our region and elsewhere as they present some independent, original performance works!
Tix via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CIGSX

Good Evening Dire Devotees!

The Radio hour is over, and we move to our next exciting indie project!

The 100 Minutes Short Play Exhibition is a celebration of new and independent short works! Groups from far and wide are converging at The Forge this Saturday to perform their original works! This isn't just another short play festival, this one is special because all of our participants get to share in the profits! So come along and see some great independent performance and help get some artists paid!! Your patronage is more valuable than the dollars you spend, it's the acknowledgement of an artists value that means the world (but the cash is pretty nice too, thanks)!

First up in our drip feed announcements designed to excite you is the work of a creative team made up of familiar local and Sydney based artists performing a piece by writer/director/producer Kelly Nicholson "Death of a People Pleaser".

Mary puts the wants and needs of others before herself.
When she dies in a freak incident she lands the job of a grim reaper, escorting the recently departed to the other side.
With the help of some unexpected friends and a career change, could this life ending mean a new beginning for Mary and the death of her people pleasing?

Join us for 100 Minutes and become a part of our regions semi-pro scene!

Tix via the link!
https://www.trybooking.com/CIGSX