The place to create, jam, exhibit and perform in Dubbo
THE DM | FREE CONCERT | HARMONY IS OVERRATED
8 pm to 9 pm May 29, 2025 @ Black Box Theatre
Upstairs, Community Arts Rooms
Western Plains Cultural Centre
NO TICKET REQUIRED – come along for Dubbo’s best minimalist jazz. BYO drinks and snacks.
This performance is part of the UNBOXED: Creative Sessions and is made possible through the support of Dubbo Regional Council.
Set in 1920s Australian underworld of sly grog and illicit narcotics, a woman must choose between love and her reputation.
Shot in Dubbo (Wiradjuri country), regional New South Wales, Australia, Nobody’s Business includes new recordings of three classic jazz tunes.
Watch the trailer:
Find out more on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33477749
Watch the music video for the song “Ain’t Nobody’s Business”
The film has been submitted to a number of world wide film festivals and is expected to be available on line late 2025.
A unique, one-off theatrical experience—rehearsed readings from Spoon River Anthology interwoven with live music. Sweetly melancholy, darkly funny, lighthearted yet mysterious, reflective yet raw.
Banned for years in Menard and Fulton counties, Spoon River Anthology was groundbreaking upon its release. Written by Edgar Lee Masters, this poetic masterpiece gives voice to those resting beneath the soil of Spoon River Cemetery—nostalgia mixed with unfiltered emotion, secrets laid bare, lives and longings revealed.
Praised by literary greats like Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot, Spoon River Anthology remains as haunting and beautiful as ever. Now, brought to life at Dubbo’s Black Box Theatre.
Content Warning: Contains adult themes and sensitive subjects.
Part of UNBOXED – Creative Sessions, made possible with support from Dubbo Regional Council and Western Plains Cultural Centre.
We’re excited to announce our June 2024 monthly semi-finalists of our Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Fest. Our semi-finalist films will be in consideration to be selected for our live screening in October 2024, where the annual winners for each category will be announced.
Find our more about the film festival here:
studio138.com.au/thrills-and-chills
Enter your short film or screenplay on FilmFreeway
“Lost & Found” – dir Will Scott
“Delivery” – dir Braydon Leadbetter
“The Lost Boys” – dir Bryan Young
“The Man in the Red Pants” – dirs. Liam Govan and Hassibullah Kushkaki
“The Missing” – dir Lovejeet Singh
“The Lost Boys” – Bryan Young
“The Missing” – Lovejeet Singh
“The Lost Boys” – Vahl Pate
“The Missing” – Alex Botto
“The Lost Boys”
“The Man in the Red Pants”
“The Missing”
“The Missing” – Clay Antonio and David Pizarcoff
Fell Purpose is an award winning short film based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth and made in Dubbo with local cast and crew. A dark fantasy, we’ve also added a bit of a twist to the story. The project was led by women, both on-screen and off and has screened at festivals around the world.
After emerging victorious from a battle for King Duncan, Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, believes his fate is assured, but is he merely destiny’s play thing? A short film adapted from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. For cast and crew see: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22458712
Director Statement
Fell Purpose is a re-imagining of “Macbeth”, with women at the centre and in control, both on screen and off, made possible through the support of Orana Arts. In order to be agile on the shoot, we made the decision to shoot on smartphones (specifically iPhone 11 Pro Max and 13 Pro Max).
Watch it now on YouTube.
Fell Purpose was shot in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia on Wiradjuri country.
Awards, nominations and selections:
Fell Purpose is a short film based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth and made in Dubbo with local cast and crew. A dark fantasy, we’ve also added a bit of a twist to the story. The project was led by women, both on-screen and off.
Whilst production has been completed, your support will allow us to enter film festivals around the world. You’ll be kept up to date with screenings and we’ll let you know where it will be screened and how to get tickets, giving you the option of attending in person (if you would like!)
We have several different sponsorship levels. Please note: all are GST inclusive. A Tax Invoice can be provided on request.
Please note: to be listed on the IMDB page, your name will need to comply with IMDB requirements. Usually this means providing a first name and surname with more than one letter in each name. Your sponsorship is appreciated but does not entitle ownership of the project.
Click here to see Fell Purpose listed on IMDB
Anny issues or questions? Click here to send us an email.
You’ll get:
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R5CJEMX2MD2PN
You’ll get:
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P794BE9S8WULE
You’ll get:
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit, confirm delivery arrangements for your poster and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5UJNGHVMAF638
After their hit show Entanglement during the inaugural Dubbo Fringe Festival in 2021, Voices of Women returns with Amplify, a wild hour of stories and music that reveal our true selves and what we can become, of beauty, incisive reality, hilarity and inspiration.
Amplify is written and performed by Australian women, including diverse and First Nations women from Dubbo.
When: Fri 4th Mar 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT
Where: Studio 138, Dubbo (access via Myer car Park, Brisbane Street)
Tickets: $20 (+ booking fee) from
https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-women-presents-amplify-dubbo-what-s-your-story
You may choose either live or live stream ticket options. Please note: all live ticket holders will receive live stream links in case their circumstances change and they are unable to attend on the night. Live seating is strictly limited.
6.30 Short film ENTANGLEMENT and artists talk
7 – 8pm Live performance
In collaboration with Outback Writers Centre, Studio 138 Dubbo and supported by Dubbo Council as part of International Women’s Day 2022.
Find out about Voices of Women and the writers and performers involved: https://voiceswomen.com
Find out about Outback Writers Centre:
https://outbackwriters.weebly.com
Questions? Contact create@studio138.com.au
Supported by Dubbo Regional Council through the Shaping Plans to Advance Regional Culture Plan
November is Ausmusic Month. Ausmusic Month is all about celebrating Australian music, and supporting the local music industry. Studio 138 thought it would be a great idea to curate a collection of Dubbo music and musicians. Below you’ll find videos and Spotify playlists performed by local musicians.
Click here to send an email if you think there’s something or someone we should add to the list.
It’s no news that musicians have done it tough over the last 2 years. Supporting local musicians isn’t hard – this list is a good place to start. How else can you support local musicians?
Through lockdown and beyond, we’ve loved The Creative Voice Studio’s Camilla Ward’s short, fun and sometimes moving Sunday sessions. Each week, Camilla invites her audience to suggest songs which usually results in a unique and quirky mashup performed by the multi-talented Camilla. Themes covered so far include the 80s and TV themes. Things don’t always go to plan (it is live, after all), but the Sunday sessions with Camilla, ably assisted by husband David and the family pooch, are always a joy to watch. Catch the sessions live on The Creative Voice Studio page on Facebook. Watch the replays via the YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYbowjSt8hBhM761O9L6dg/featured
Dubbo band, Indistinct Chatter, have released their latest song, Settle the Score, featuring singer Andrea Ayling.
Listen to Settle the Score on streaming services:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3RbxJ1hx0Xk2ADfU46NLmW
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/settle-the-score-feat-andrea-ayling-single/1577670181
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOyKMaHNrc&feature=share
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/settle-the-score-feat-andrea-ayling-single/1577670181?uo=4
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B09B1NBP1T?trackAsin=B09B1PWBHZ
Settle the Score was written by Indistinct Chatter member, Michael Davis, who wanted to write a powerful ballad that resonated with women.
“I wasn’t really sure where the song was going or how good it could be until the first time I heard Andrea sing it. I knew I wanted her to be the one to record it. In my view she transforms the song into a potent message that’s difficult to ignore. Is it a happy ending or is it a tragedy? I’ll leave that for the listener to decide.”
So a lot of shows and music events have been cancelled over the next couple of weeks but that doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on being entertained by some of Dubbo’s most talented. Here is a collection of some of our favourites we’ve put together for your enjoyment – click here to send an email if you think there’s something or someone we should add to the list.
A recording of a unique evening of local actors presenting rehearsed readings of the work of Dubbo writers by Wesley House Players. Plays, poems, short stories, monologues – exploring life’s big – and little – questions. Ticket = 1 years access.
A selection of short films made in Dubbo or by filmmakers from Dubbo.
When an aspiring, small town actress, lands the audition of a lifetime, she must choose between giving the director what he wants, and what he needs.
A comedy/drama shot in Dubbo, NSW as part of the Script to Screen Workshops in 2018/19 made possible through the support of Create NSW and Dubbo Regional Council. Dubbo Filmmakers is a not-for-profit established to promotes screen creation in Dubbo and surrounding areas. Revenue raised from the film will be put towards our programs and projects to develop local skills and talent and encourage community participation.
A Woman’s Touch was screened as part of the 2021 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. Watch it here:
https://www.onjam.tv/dubbo-filmmakers-inc/a-woman-s-touch
Seeing is a supernatural suspense drama about a young woman forced to choose between saving the lives of innocent children and saving her own life.
Izzi, 26, has become a recluse as her ‘gift’ meant she started losing herself to darkness. A former colleague begs her to help the police find who has responsible for a spate of missing children. Will Izzi agree and risk herself? Or will she walk away with children still disappearing?
Seeing was entirely shot in Dubbo with local cast and crew. Watch it online:
Fifteen year old Shannon Mackay, kidnapped and transported from Earth to the dying world of N’arth, has only one way back-save N’arth. Will she survive assassination attempts, betrayals and slavery and fulfil her quest? Armed with her wits, determination, courage, a sword, and eventually a few friends, she embarks on a perilous journey.
Award winning Dubbo author, Val Clark, reads her young adult novel Lost: A N’arth Chronicle in a series of Facebook Live videos. (Tip: go to the last video to get to the first chapter).
https://www.facebook.com/narthishere/videos
Through lockdown and beyond, we’ve loved The Creative Voice Studio’s Camilla Wards short, fun and sometimes moving Sunday sessions. Each week, Camilla invites her audience to suggest songs which usually results in a unique and quirky mashup performed by the multi-talented Camilla. Themes covered so far include the 80s and TV themes. Things don’t always go to plan (it is live, after all), but the Sunday sessions with Camilla, ably assisted by husband David and the family pooch, are always a joy to watch. Catch the sessions live on The Creative Voice Studio page on Facebook. Watch the replays via the YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYbowjSt8hBhM761O9L6dg/featured