Conference Information

2nd year actors in a scene from Harp in the South (Part 2) performed in the Enright Theatre in October, 2023. Directed by Dr. Andrew Lewis. Photo by Stephen Heath Photography. From left to right: Sophie Hanley, Oliver English, Deep Sroa,  Riley Warner and Bridget Bourke

Charles Sturt University Sydney are hosting the 2026 AusAct: Australasian Actor Training Conference on February 20 – 22. This conference and training event is a presentation of actor training scholarship by researchers, practitioners and pedagogues working with original performer training methods developed within the Australian context. It is an event focusing on Australian and New Zealand actor training pedagogies and research and its relationship to place, space, land, environment, culture, and technologies. The conference will provide an avenue for the sharing of original materials and knowledge in dialogue within the Australasian performer training context. The conference aims to celebrate, interrogate, and showcase actor training methods that have been created and developed in Australia and New Zealand. We invite individual papers (20 minutes duration) and workshop sessions (up to 90 minutes duration).

The conference will have two main parts: Conference and Training.

Program

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Keynote

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Travel and Accomodation Details

There are hotels near by Charles Sturt University Sydney Campus, they are:

  • Quest Nth Sydney
  • Vibe Hotel Nth Sydney
  • Citadines Walker Nth Sydney
  • Meriton Suites Nth Sydney
  • Rydges Nth Sydney

As far as directions go, we have this webpage, but I’ve just noticed it needs updating after the opening of the new Victoria Cross metro station right next to the campus:

Directions to the campus can be found here:

Contact Us

The campus address is level 6, 77 Berry Street, Nth Sydney  NSW 2060.  When using google maps, the entrance is in Berry Square: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jqdS5ouAYX5JQc3y7

Campus Maps

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Schedule

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Registration

Full: $350 AUD

Early Bird: $300 AUD

Student and Unwaged: $250 AUD

Pay what you can afford

AusAct attendees, QUT, 2019