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Divergent Theatre Collective is an independent theatre company based in Melbourne, with affiliations in London, Adelaide & Sydney!

It is a union of International theatre makers.

02/06/2026

Theatre Workshop Tuesdays just got a whole lot bigger. 🎭

This is Tuesdays at The Couch. A weekly theatre workshop led by Artistic Director Roman Berry, bringing together international students through the power of body - memory, play and storytelling. It’s all about our Embodied Cultural Safety Practice - in our approach to Theatre For All! Thank you also to our students this evening who took risks. ⭐️🙏👏

We are honoured to be partnered with The Couch International Student Centre, a Salvation Army Project 614 initiative, proudly supported by the City of Melbourne. A space built on welcome, community, and belonging.

A huge thank you to Elle and the incredible team at The Couch for making this possible every single week. Your support means everything. 🙏

Tonight was just emotive and beautiful!

Theatre For All. Always. 🎭

Divergent Theatre Collective
InternationalStudents MelbourneTheatre Padayon

28/05/2026

Theatre for all starts young. 🎭 
Big love to ActNow Theatre for this FREE Reconciliation Week event in Adelaide.
 Like Me, Like You is all about belonging, culture, safety & kids seeing themselves in the stories on stage.
 This work lines up with what we stand for at DTC: theatre for all, community first, and embodied cultural safety in practice.

If you’re in Adelaide, take the little ones and show up for this work. 
Free but you need to register:

Register for Like Me, Like You (on bio)

Date Saturday 30th of May
Time 10:30am & 1:00pm
Venue: North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall, 144 Tynte Street North Adelaide
 

16/05/2026

The work of one is the work of many.

Community arts is where belonging begins: in neighbourhoods, classrooms, migrant communities, regional towns & everyday spaces where CREATIVITY is a LIFELINE, NOT a LUXURY.

As the Revive National Cultural Policy goes under review, we’re asking our community to add their voice.

CACD (Community Arts and Cultural Development) is not a minor player. It’s the foundation of cultural life in Australia and it deserves real recognition and real investment. 🎭 Submissions close 24 May.

Have your say: A new National Cultural Policy | Office for the Arts

Follow other advocates and organisations through | revivecommunityarts.com

More on the National Cultural Policy review: arts.gov.au/culturalpolicy

Let’s make sure community, connection, and belonging stay at the centre of Australia’s cultural future.

Roman Berry (AD)
Divergent Theatre Collective

14/05/2026

Another big night at The Couch - experimenting with Tinikling (Filipino Folk Dance Movements), devising new monologues, celebrating mother tongue and building a creative community that feels like home.

Led by AD Roman Berry, through Embodied Cultural Safety Practice (ECSP), it’s always about theatre for all.

⭐️ Everyone’s welcome.
⭐️ Join the community
⭐️ Explore our workshops
🎭 Theatre for all

12/05/2026

At Divergent Theatre Collective our mission has always been simple.

Theatre For All. Always.

No barriers to language. All abilities. Every story. Every community.

This is exactly what Community Arts and Cultural Development does across Australia and right now it is not explicitly recognised in the REVIVE policy. That is the gap we are asking government to close.

Community arts is not a nice to have. It is how many Australians first discover that their story matters. It reaches where mainstream arts does not. It builds belonging where there was none.

We know we are not alone in this work. Across this country there are artists, facilitators, community workers and organisations quietly holding communities together through creative practice. This is for all of them too. 🎭✊🏽

We stand with in calling for CACD to be formally recognised, properly funded and given room to grow.

Add your voice. Link in bio at

05/05/2026

Another powerful session at ! Huge thanks to our AD, Roman Berry, for guiding the room with care and clarity. Our students were fully engaged, working through monologues, exploring objects, body memory, safety, release and personal stories. Deep gratitude to and and to every volunteer who shows up and holds space with us. Your presence makes this work possible. We keep moving forward. 🙏

Padayon. Onward.

27/04/2026

Tomorrow Night with ! It’s all about The Voice at Theatre Workshop Tuesdays at 🎭

Suhasini is an international actor of stage and screen, with over ten years of experience across Australia and India. Trained in mime and physical theatre in Poland, she is passionate about community and currently facilitates workshops for diverse communities from her base in India.

We are thrilled to welcome her back as our guest artist for her Find Your Voice workshop at The Couch tomorrow night, April 28, 5.30-8 pm.

20/04/2026

Lift each other up! Thanks for the tag and shout out ⭐️🎭⭐️

07/04/2026

Tonight at The Couch, we’re exploring emotive monologues. One of the most powerful ways our community has expressed creativity and connection. These moments from past Kasaysayan showcases remind us how brave our students are when they step forward and share something true.

Tonight’s session is part of the Divergent Theatre Collective workshop series, led by Artistic Director Roman Berry, in partnership with The Couch International Student Centre (a Salvation Army Project 614 initiative), proudly supported by the City of Melbourne.

We’re here every Tuesday. Open, welcoming and ready for anyone who wants to explore creativity, storytelling and community.

Also, stay tuned… a new initiative is on the way to nurture emerging theatre makers and future community leaders.

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South Yarra, VIC
3000

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https://divergenttheatrecollective.com/

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