Wrapping up 2025
A YEAR OF COURAGE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY From Jodie Wainwright, CEO, Milk Crate Theatre As we wrap up an extraordinary year at Milk Crate Theatre, I’m taking a moment to reflect on the transformation, triumphs, and deep community connection that have shaped us. This year brought exciting growth as we welcomed Felicity Nicol and Olivia […]
Celebrating Jess Saras and Her Incredible Journey
Photo from COLLECTIVE, Sydney Opera House 2025 by Hayden Wright. It’s with immense gratitude and admiration that we celebrate the incredible journey of our Creative Producer, Jess Saras, as she moves on from Milk Crate Theatre. Jess has been a part of the Milk Crate Theatre family since 2016, beginning her journey in an administration […]
CREATING IMPACT: PHASE 2 REPORT + SHARED IMPACT FRAMEWORK
Photo by Patrick Boland. We’re excited to share the Phase 2 Report and Shared Impact Framework for the community-engaged arts sector! The Creating Impact project is a multi-year national initiative bringing together arts organisations, funders, and sector experts to co-design and implement a shared impact framework for the community-engaged arts sector. This report marks a […]
Margot Politis to Step Down as Artistic Director of Milk Crate Theatre
MCT Artistic Director Margot Politis, photo by Alex Travers To our beautiful Milk Crate Theatre Community, Peers and Supporters, Milk Crate Theatre announces that Margot Politis will step down as Artistic Director on Friday 11 July 2025, after a decade of visionary and transformative creative leadership. Reflecting on her time with the company, Margot shares: […]
2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
Production Still of 2024 co-production with Shopfront Arts Co-op “Hello, Are you Still There?” Photo by Lucy Parakhina Milk Crate Theatre has such a rich and beautiful history of making stunning performance works, and facilitating skills development programs with community. This year marked our 25th Anniversary of being an incredibly unique space for people who […]
Milk Crate Theatre launches Impact Report: “The Arts and Collective Crisis”
Image by: Patrick Boland Milk Crate Theatre is proud to present its latest Impact Report, The Arts and Collective Crisis, which explores the pivotal role of creative practice in building collective resilience during times of crisis. This report advocates for the recognition of the community-engaged arts sector as an essential part of the broader solutions […]
PHASE 1: CREATING IMPACT Project
Milk Crate Theatre, in partnership with a range of organisations operating in the community engaged arts space, and Social Ventures Australia, are undertaking a multiphase project to develop a shared outcomes framework. We will measure the social impacts of creative practice and then pilot the framework across a range of organisations. This project will take […]
Introducing our new project: CREATING IMPACT
Photo by Robert Catto, Milk Crate Theatre and Box of Bird’s: SOLACE, 2023 CREATING IMPACT is a two-year project that brings Arts organisations together with funders and experts to co-design a shared Impact Framework to measure the social impact of creative practice. This project will be realised through 4 phases. While Milk Crate Theatre […]
2024 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT
Photo by Lucy Parakhina We’re proud to launch our 2024 Annual Impact Report – a celebration of a powerful year at Milk Crate Theatre. We’re proud to share our 2024 Annual Report—a comprehensive overview of a landmark year for our organisation. This report captures the full scope of our programs and projects, reflecting the creativity, […]
2023 Annual Impact Report
We are thrilled to release with you Milk Crate Theatre’s 2023 Annual Impact Report, highlighting both the creative and social impacts of our work throughout the year. 2023 has been another remarkable year, with a range of new works being developed and presented, the relaunch of our Developing Artist Program, and the release of a […]
