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Amanda joined the board of Urban Theatre Projects in 2019, drawn to the company’s passion for telling the important and unique stories of Western Sydney in such an authentic and innovative way. Having grown up in the region, Amanda shares a deep appreciation for the wonderfully diverse fabric of the local community and is a passionate ...
Urban Theatre Projects (Utp), previously known as Death Defying Theatre (DDT), is a theatre company based in Bankstown Sydney, Australia. Early history. 1979–1989. The organisation started as a street theatre company in 1979 by graduates of the University of New South Wales.
First and Last. February —. December 2024. Deepening our commitment to First Nations people of Australia. First and Last is a year of embedded programs and strategies ensuring a continued strong commitment to First Nations Peoples having the first and last word, now and into the future.
Utp (previously Urban Theatre Projects) history is built on the unceded lands of the First Nations people. Since 1979 Utp has produced over one hundred and ten works, based on a process of dialogue between contemporary performance practice and diverse communities.
Urban Theatre Projects. ASYLUM (2001) Safety? Sanctuary? Refuge? Detention. How do we greet people fleeing persecution and war? Detention centres in the middle of nowhere, razor wire, years of waiting, bureaucratic mind games. A deliberate strategy of demonising and dehumanising, for cynical political ends.
Urban Theatre Projects (UTP) makes work that has social impact. As Western Sydney’s premier independent arts organisation, UTP has created over 115 new Australian works that have received awards and recognition internationally and nationally including a Sidney Myer Award that recognises the company’s outstanding contribution to theatre.
“In increasingly conservative times, one of the key roles for Urban Theatre Projects is to provide individuals, communities, artists and audiences the opportunity to engage in a meaningful dialogue about the world we live in.”
