Prisons are expensive. In the 2014-15 financial year, Australia spent $2.9 billion on them. We’re also sending more people to prison than ever before. Especially women. Over the last ten years, Australia has seen a 77% increase in the total number of women in prison.
But are those prisons effective?
Read MoreIn which Jennifer ponders how heroes can look like just about anyone.
This article was originally published in the September edition of The Westsider.
Read MoreThis August, get carried away to an underground Berlin cabaret with A Scandal in the Weimar by wit incorporated.
Read MoreI love superheroes. Who doesn't? Somewhere deep inside, I think every one of us wants to be a superhero. Save the planet. Wear a shiny cape.
This article first appeared in the July edition of The Westsider newspaper.
Read MoreFlying, dancing and saving the planet is all in a day’s work for Captain Eco and The Green Defender, they're the heroes in wit incorporated’s new comedy, A Hero’s Guide to Saving the Planet.
Read MoreBelinda and Jennifer are heading out to the beautiful new Bowery Theatre in St Albans, for the first INfuse artist networking event.
Read MoreSuper-heroes, jail inmates and a new spin on Sherlock Holmes will feature women in many guises as the western suburbs’ own theatre ensemble takes to the stage.
Read MoreAll of our favourite photos from the Season 2017 Launch Party.
Read MoreCoinciding with the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, Footscray's wit incorporated theatre company has announced an exciting new season for 2017 that puts women at the heart of the story.
Read MoreOn Friday 2 December, we launched our 2017 season. Here's what we said.
Read MoreJennifer Piper, who plays Banquo in our Macbeth, spoke to Beat Magazine recently about theatre, gender, storytelling, and why Shakespeare is still a good time. Here's the full interview.
Read MoreMy mother will tell you that I always liked school. If I didn’t want to go, she knew I was either sick, bullied, or had a math test. Mum’s a teacher (especially skilled in drama and comprehension) and it’s thanks to her that I enjoyed school despite my tonsils, meanies and maths...
Article originally published in the March 2016 edition of Mamamag.
Read MoreAfter the success of our Performance Endurance Training session a few weeks ago, we're thrilled to welcome two more guest teachers for a pair of special Sundays at the Church events.
Over two Sundays in May, join us for Alexander Technique for Actors.
Read MoreAudiences will be delighted by the absurd comedy and touching humanity of Couch Potato, wit incorporated’s first show for 2016.
wit incorporated Company Manager Jennifer Piper features in the Australian premiere of Hayley Lawson-Smith’s hilarious take on what makes us tick and how we deal with the unexpected. Directed by wit incorporated Artistic Director Belinda Campbell, and featuring some of Melbourne’s finest independent theatre actors, Couch Potato opens at Bluestone Church Arts Space on Friday 12 February at 8pm.
Read MoreIn 2016, families in Braybrook and surrounding areas can take advantage of heavily subsidised children’s drama classes, thanks to a generous grant from Maribyrnong City Council.
Read MoreWe love subscriptions, and we're pretty sure you'll love them too when you buy one. Here's some reasons why we think they're the bee's knees; the cat's pyjamas.
Read MoreWe want you to show us your couch. Or the couch that your neighbour left on the front verge. It's all part of #WITCouchPotato
Read MoreSo, the festivus for the rest of us isn’t until the end of next month, but with shopping centres already pinging out their tinny Christmas songs, it’s about time we all got thinking about presents. Here's why those presents should be subscriptions to wit incorporated Season 2016.
Read MoreAll our favourite moments from the Season 2016 Launch Party.
Read Morewit incorporated has confirmed their commitment to story before spectacle with the announcement of their 2016 season. The announcement includes three full-scale productions and two play readings, including four new Australian works and a Shakespearean favourite, all presented at the iconic Bluestone Church Arts Space in Footscray.
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The artists of Wit Incorporated meet, work and create our art on the lands of the Kulin nation. This land was never ceded and still belongs to those people.
To their Elders, past, present and emerging, we offer our respect and our gratitude.
Wit Incorporated is supported by the City of Maribyrnong.
