The Book Shelf

A collection of blogs and insights into the making and craft of each wirk from multiple perspectives.
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Publication | 30 June 2025
Join us as Treasurer
We are looking for a Treasurer who shares our passion for transformative work, and who can help bring LRT into its next chapter of growth. The Treasurer, supported by our bookkeeper, oversees budgeting, record-keeping, cash flow, compliance, grant acquittals, reporting, and financial oversight to ensure LRT’s financial health and transparency. About You: ✔️ Previous experience in […]
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Publication | 25 June 2025
Julie Vulcan – a personal response
When I think of a living room, I think of a Living Room I think of its resonances How it beckons me in – or not How it makes me feel. A living room is the sum of its parts It is where we come to be with Ourselves Others It is where we come to listen to share stories Where we are part of something Maybe uncomfortably so When I think of violence, I think of its nuances The violence of absence Of stillness Of a sudden movement An exclamation Or a harsh “Shoosh!” When I think of these things I think how these elements are also part of the skill and craft of theatre. Artists create the room for voices to be heard not just in words but in how a space is arranged. How it is attuned. How it greets you. What is present and what is not. Artists draw attention to whose voice is present, whose is quietly missing, and whose is gagged but raging loudly. This is what Michelle does as she so deftly articulates the architecture of space to vibrate with bodies in place in ways that are at once transformative, compelling, and unsettling. And I can’t wait to see what she does with her new home. Julie Vulcan: A Living Room Text in response to The Living Room Theatre for The Living Room Theatre Fundraiser 21 June 2025
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Publication | 07 May 2025
Introducing Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Grant
The Living Room Theatre Welcomes Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Grant as Director of Business Development Lizzie brings over 14 years of leadership experience across operations, commercial strategy, partnerships, and client services in the technology and digital advertising sectors, working across Asia Pacific and EMEA. Most recently, she has played a pivotal role in expanding strategic partnerships, launching […]
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Publication | 01 April 2025
Dulwich Hill Relit
DULWICH HILL RELIT: A CELEBRATION OF CUTTING-EDGE MUSIC & PERFORMANCE The Living Room Theatre is set to ignite Dulwich Hill with a three-night program of groundbreaking live music and performance as part of Dulwich Hill Relit. Pushing sonic boundaries and activating unexpected spaces, this thrilling series features some of Australia’s most innovative artists in an […]
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Publication | 23 March 2025
A Manifesto for Independent Art
The Future of The Living Room Theatre: A Manifesto for Independent Art By Michelle St Anne, Artistic Director, The Living Room Theatre For 25 years, The Living Room Theatre (LRT) has existed on the fringes—an outsider in an industry increasingly tethered to commercial viability and institutional approval. We had no venue, little producer support, and […]
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Publication | 19 February 2025
The Living Room Theatre – 2025 Building Space Campaign
In a world that often shies away from pain, we stand firm, offering a space to honour and embrace it. We are unafraid of the uncomfortable, offering dignity and courage in every performance. We invite you to become a donor of The Living Room Theatre TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. To donate to The […]
Welcome to our Youtube Channel where you can view our work. For a better experience, turn off your lights, leaving just the bathroom light on and follow our journey from 2000 to today.
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10 December 2024
‘the foul of the air’ – trailer 04.05
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03 December 2024
Collaboration in Practice: Merging Academic and Artistic Worlds 13.48
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10 January 2024
An Architectural Journey 08.12
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10 November 2022
The Reckoning – development #1 03.46
Discover the meanings behind our work from radio interviews across Sydney.
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07 March 2024
Sympoiesis interview: Michelle St Anne on ‘The Seeping Woman’ 53:31
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10 January 2024
!! The Music Show 22.14
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25 August 2023
WHY CONFUSION IS IMPORTANT interview with Ira Ferris 19:54
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25 October 2022
Sympoiesis EP36: Michelle St Anne (Liveworks TIDAL: Enter Sally Stage Right) 1.05:15
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08 January 2020
Dance Matters: Michelle St Anne 32:10
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16 January 2018
Ira Ferris in conversation w/ David Roesner & Michelle St Anne 48:27
Dip into the unseen of our work with magazines that document the journey of each work. Showcasing 'Anastasia' as a resech project.
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Publication | 06 September 2023
The Anastasia Project
The Anastasia Project explores how and why people who believe in climate change choose to ignore it, and how people can be empowered to take climate action.