Following a sold out debut in 2025, Theatre Makers is an ongoing program of creative workshops and masterclasses for emerging and experienced artists in the Northern Rivers.

Led by respected theatre practitioners from across Australia, the program focuses on practical skill development, creative collaboration and confidence building across performance, movement, storytelling and theatre making.

Theatre Makers provides accessible professional development opportunities locally, strengthening creative networks and supporting artists to grow their practice without needing to leave the region.

‍Individual workshops are announced throughout the year.

Storytellers is Byron Theatre Company’s core development program for Northern Rivers playwrights and theatre makers creating new Australian work.

The program supports writers from early ideas through structured development, offering mentorship, dramaturgical guidance and dedicated time to deepen their scripts.

By providing a clear pathway toward main stage production, Storytellers helps local voices develop ambitious work locally, strengthening the pipeline of original theatre made in the Northern Rivers.

‍Applications open throughout 2026.

Presented by Byron Theatre Company, Tirra Lirra by the River is the 2026 main stage production, bringing a major Australian work to the Byron Theatre stage. When Nora returns to the house where she grew up, the past resurfaces, forcing a reckoning with the life she has lived and the woman she has become. Directed by Heather Fairbairn, this contemporary adaptation reimagines an Australian classic through rich visual and sound design, offering audiences a powerful meditation on memory, belonging and place.

‍Writers: Heather Fairbairn and Kate Wild | Co Directors: Heather Fairbairn and Kate Wild | Production Designer: Savanna Wegman |Lighting and Video Designer: Aron Murray | Composer and Sound Designer: Anthony J Walker | Cast includes: Toni Scanlan

‍Season: June 2026 at Byron Theatre