Venues & Hire
The venues and rehearsal spaces managed by the Creative Practice & Research Unit are available for student use and commercial hire. They are very popular with performance companies, independent artists, filmmakers, students and community groups.
Venues
Io Myers Studio
With a timber floor, easily accessible lighting grid and flexible Acromat seating, the Io Myers Studio is a multi-modal space with endless possibilities. A prized teaching space, the venue is also suited to contemporary performance, video screenings, film shoots, cross-media installation works, conferences and workshops.
Studio One
Studio One is a highly accessible, small black box theatre that has become a regular stomping ground for many of the University student groups and local community theatre companies. Also popular as a rehearsal venue and for small film shoots, Studio One is a significant contributor to the cultural life on campus.
Dance Studios
There are two dance studios behind the Io Myers Studio that are mainly used as teaching spaces for the Dance Education program. These spaces are also used by dance schools and community groups during the evenings and are available as rehearsal venues throughout the year.
Webster Building
The Robert Webster Building is home to the School of English, Media and Performing Arts. This is where you'll find the School administration and many of its learning spaces. The building houses a variety of facilities including rehearsal studios, music rehearsal and recording spaces, screening rooms and media production and editing suites.
Music Facilities
A number of pianos and rehearsal rooms are available for hire. Please contact cpru@unsw.edu.au for information.
Fig Tree Theatre (THIS VENUE IS CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT AND WILL REOPEN IN 2010)
This historic end-stage theatre was originally Sydney's Old Tote Theatre. The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) called the Fig Tree Theatre home until 1988.
For further information on the venues and venue hire please follow the links above or contact Katy Green at k.green@unsw.edu.au or on 9385 5684.
Props and Costume Hire
The Creative Practice and Research Unit manage a props and costume store with a truly eclectic assortment of items available to hire. From retro furniture to period lanterns or panniers to jeans, the props and costume store may just have what you need - including a bathtub. Free for students to use in their course work, the store is also open to the film and performance industries for all scales of production (this does not include ‘fancy dress').
There is also a limited selection of equipment available for hire, including video and slide projectors, theatre and film lights and video cameras. Course work and student activities take priority in the availability and allocation of this equipment.
For information on props and costumes please contact Paul Matthews at p.matthews@unsw.edu.au or on 9385 5378; or for information on equipment hire please contact Mark Mitchell at m.mitchell@unsw.edu.au or on 9385 4863.
