PROGRAM
In 2026, WA Showcase will take place at Subiaco Arts Centre from Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 August.
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2026 SCHEDULE
The full schedule for WA Showcase 2026, including speakers and pitches, will be realeased in June when registrations open.
DAY ONE - TUESDAY 4 AUGUST
| 9:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| 10:00am – 12:00pm | Welcome Sessions |
| 12:00pm | BBQ Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Welcome to Country |
| 1:15pm – 3:00pm | Session #1 |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm – 5:30pm | Session #2 |
| 5:30pm | Subiaco Arts Centre bar opens |
| 6:00pm | 2026 Pinnacle Awards Ceremony |
| 8:30pm | Day One Finishes |
DAY TWO - WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| 9:00am – 10:45am | Session #3 |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea |
| 11:15am – 1:00pm | Session #4 |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:45pm – 3:30pm | Session #5 |
| 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Session #6 |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Networking Event |
| 8:30pm | Day Two Finishes |
DAY THREE - THURSDAY 6 AUGUST
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| 9:00am – 10:45am | Session #7 |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea |
| 11:15am – 1:00pm | Session #8 |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:45pm – 3:30pm | Session #9 |
| 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Session #10 |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Networking Event |
| 8:30pm | Day Two Finishes |
DAY FOUR - FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| 9:00am – 10:45am | Session #11 |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Session #12 |
| 1:00pm | WA Showcase 2026 Finishes |
2025 SCHEDULE
Last year’s unmissable conference took place at Subiaco Arts Centre from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 July 2025 and brought together members of the performing arts sector from across the state to discuss the key issues facing the industry in Western Australia.
Day 1 - Tuesday 22 July 2025
DAY ONE – TUESDAY 22 JULY
| 9:30am | Registration Desk Opens | Foyer |
| 10:00am | First Nations Attendees Welcome Session | Rehearsal Room |
| 11:00am | First & Second Time Attendees Welcome Session | Studio |
| 12:00pm | BBQ Lunch | Theatre Gardens |
| 12:45pm | Welcome to Country Aunty Vivienne Hansen | Theatre Garden |
| 1:15pm | Welcome & Opening of WA Showcase 2025 Official Opening of WA Showcase 2025 by Dr. Nikki Miller, A/Executive Director Creative Industries Welcome by Fiona de Garis, Chair & Philippa Maughan, Executive Director | Main Auditorium |
| 1:45pm | Driving Change: CircuitWest’s Live Performing Arts Tech Initiative Dr. Sue Fenty Studham, Manager Workforce Development | Main Auditorium |
| 2:15pm | Culturally Courageous: the story of creating a Noongar language production of a Shakespearean play Kylie Bracknell, Clint Bracknell, Kyle Morrison, Sue Fenty Studham & Luzita Fereday | Main Auditorium |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea | Multipurpose Room |
| 3:45pm | Pitching Session 1 | Main Auditorium |
| The 7 Stages of Grieving – Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company | ||
| From Zero to 100 – Perth International Jazz Festival | ||
| Galup VR Experience – Created by Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger, with an oral history from Doolann Leisha Eatts | ||
| Company Update – Goolarri Media | ||
| Aliwah Bardinar! – Breaksea | ||
| Mayakeniny with Maatakitj – Boomerang and Spear | ||
| 5:00pm | Subiaco Arts Centre bar opens | Foyer |
| 6:00pm | 2025 Pinnacle Awards Ceremony | Main Auditorium |
| 7:00pm | 2025 Pinnacle Awards Function | Foyer |
Day 2 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY 23 JULY
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens | Foyer |
| 9:00am | Pitching Session 2 | Main Auditorium |
| Company Update – Performing Lines WA | ||
| Shadow of Doubt – Fine Comb Theatre | ||
| Nocturnal – Brooke Leeder & Dancers | ||
| Same Time Next Week – Nick Pages-Oliver & Scott McArdle | ||
| 9:45am | Economic Contribution: Performing Arts Venues and the Fundamentals of Impact Tim Long, Hawkridge Entertainment Services | Main Auditorium |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | Multipurpose Room |
| 11:00am | Pitching Session 3 | Main Auditorium |
| Dragged Through the Desert – A Priscilla Celebration – Proud Entertainment Group | ||
| Scones with Nanna – Big MAMA Productions | ||
| Wise Young Things – Asha Cornelia Cluer | ||
| YUCK Circus: Naughties – YUCK Circus | ||
| Traps and Ladders – Southern Edge Arts | ||
| KiN – Isha Sharvani | ||
| An Imaginary Life – Humphrey Bower & Libby Klysz | ||
| 12:45pm | Lunch | Multipurpose Room |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm | ||
Economic Contribution: Plugging in the Numbers Tim Long, Hawkridge Entertainment Services | Main Auditorium | |
| 1:45pm – 3:30pm | Creative Industries Grants Information Session Jessica Anderson, Jill Brown & Allison Archer, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism & Sport | Studio |
| 2:30pm | Connections in Motion: Facilitated Networking Session | Gallery |
| 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea | Multipurpose Room |
| 4:00pm | Pitching Session 4 | Main Auditorium |
| Classical AF – Flamingo Strings | ||
| Company Update – Drew Anthony Creative | ||
| The Six Noongar Seasons – Australian Baroque | ||
| LÉ NØR [the rain] – The Last Great Hunt | ||
| 5:00pm | PAC Australia: Sector Update Katherine Connor, PAC Australia Executive Director Hear about research and advocacy priorities, new training opportunities and platforms, PAC’s national platform, the Australian Performing Arts Exchange (APAX) and the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM), recently secured by PAC Australia to be held biannually in WA until 2030. | Main Auditorium |
| 6:00pm | Lightscape Kings Park Bus departing from Subiaco Arts Centre | Offsite |
Day 3 - Thursday 24 July 2025
DAY THREE – THURSDAY 24 JULY
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens | Foyer |
| 9:00am | Driving Momentum: An overview of the WA Screen Industry and the Perth Film Studios Gabrielle Cole, Screenwest & James Grandison, Perth Film Studios Join Gabrielle Cole, Screenwest’s Production Attraction and Services Manager, and James Grandison, Business and Industry Development Director at Perth Film Studios, for an overview of Western Australia’s growing screen industry. | Main Auditorium |
| 9:45am Break-out sessions | Marketing on Micro Budgets Laura Milke Garner, MILKE | Main Auditorium |
Talking ’bout the Toolkit: Improving engagement with First Nations people in your community Facilitated by Bobbi Henry, Yirra Yaakin & Philippa Maughan, CircuitWest | Gallery | |
| Funding One-on-Ones – Jessica Anderson,Jill Brown & Allison Archer, Department of Creative Industries | Studio | |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea | Multipurpose Room |
| 11:30am | Pitching Session 5 – Get Togethers | Break Out |
| UP THERE (Insert Town Here) – UP THERE Collective | Outside/Foyer | |
| Regional Dance Artist Online Hub – Ausdance WA | Studio | |
| Outer Metro Venues – Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall, Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre, Koorliny Arts Centre, Mundaring Arts Centre and the Quarry Amphitheatre | Gallery | |
| Memory of Rain – The Tipping Point | Gallery/Outside | |
| Cine-Circus – Acrobatch | Foyer | |
| A Conversation with Perth Festival – Perth Festival | Main Auditorium | |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | Multipurpose Room |
| 1:45pm | Pitching Session 6 | Main Auditorium |
| Company Update – Natural Wings | ||
| Piyalbajarri – Yarns & Songs with Peter Salmon – Ngaliju | ||
| 2:15pm Break-out sessions | Economic Reverberation: The Hidden Impact of Performing Arts Venues Tim Long, Hawkridge Entertainment Services | Main Auditorium |
Last Minute Ticket Buying Trend Laura Milke Garner, MILKE | Studio | |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:45pm | Creative WA: 10 Year Vision Progress and Creative Industries Update Dr. Nikki Miller, A/Executive Director Creative Industries | Main Auditorium |
| 4:45pm | Economic Reverberation: In-Depth Venue Case Study Tim Long, Hawkridge Entertainment Services | Studio |
Email Marketing – How To Laura Milke Garner, MILKE | Main Auditorium | |
| 6:00pm | Artist in Residence Creative Showing | Studio |
| 7:00pm | Final Night Function at Subiaco Hotel | The Courtyard, Subiaco Hotel |
Day 4 - Friday 25 July 2025
DAY FOUR – FRIDAY 25 JULY
| 8:30am | Registration Desk Opens | Foyer |
| 9:00am | Pitching Session 7 | Main Auditorium |
| Ngurragabu [Yawuru: from the last night/what is to come next/tomorrow] – Marrugeku | ||
| Wonderbox – Sensorium Theatre | ||
| MILLENNIAL: Hits of the 90s & 00s – Lisa Woodbrook | ||
| Bogan Literature Presents: A Christmas Carol – BS Productions | ||
| Company Update – The Hairy Godmothers | ||
| Company Update – Barking Gecko Arts | ||
| CATALPA: Flight to Freedom – THEATRE 180 & WA Museum | ||
| Hometown – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre | ||
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | Multipurpose Room |
| 11:00am | Economic Persuasion: Turning Data into Dialogue for Performing Arts Venues Tim Long, Hawkridge Entertainment Services | Main Auditorium |
| 12:30pm | Official Closing of WA Showcase 2025 | Main Auditorium |
| 1:00pm | WA Showcase 2025 finishes |
The 2025 Pitching Program featured over 30 artists and companies presenting tour-ready shows, works in development and profiles. These listings will remain available until the 2026 pitching program is announced.
