Garage Girls

Co-founder of The Shift Theatre

HELEN HOPKINS is co-founder of The Shift Theatre, a member of La Mama’s Committee of Management, a scriptwriter, theatre producer and an actor with a long career in both film and theatre, including many La Mama productions.

Co-Founder of The Shift Theatre

CAROLYN BOCK (Co-producer and performer) Co-Founder of The Shift Theatre, Carolyn is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts and her extensive performance career over 25 years has spanned dance and drama.

Creative Collaborator

JANICE MULLER is a theatre and opera director who has worked for companies and festivals across Australia and internationally for over 25 years. She specialises in new work, site specific performance and collaborates as a dramaturg and writer.  Janice is the recipient of various awards and scholarships. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and  the University of New South Wales.  She served on the board of Arena Theatre Company from 2018 to 2023.

Creative Collaborator

CANDACE MILES is an award-winning theatre-maker and actor, graduating in 2015 from the Victorian College of the Arts. Upon finishing actor training at the VCA, Candace co-founded ensemble company Three Birds Theatre which has created and toured original theatre shows across the nation

Creative Collaborator

MADELAINE NUNN is an award-winning writer/ theatre-maker/ actor and a recipient of the highly coveted ATYP Rebel Wilson Theatremaker Scholarship. Since graduating from the VCA in 2015 Madelaine has co-founded the ensemble company, Three Birds Theatre, been shortlisted for the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award, nominated for two Green Room Awards and has toured her work throughout Victoria, NSW and the US.

Creative Collaborator

ANNA RODWAY is a multi-genre writer, harnessing the power of storytelling across screen, stage and print. Anna is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Theatre Practice) and one-third of Green-Room Award nominated company Three Birds Theatre with whom she has written, performed and toured four works in the past four years, with another work slated for development this year.