Made in Sydney 2025

Applications close 13 March 11:59PM (AEDT)

 

About Made in Sydney

After four successful festival seasons Made in Sydney returns as one of our flagship festival programs, presenting the best locally made independent work. The program features theatre, physical theatre, musical theatre, dance, experimental and interdisciplinary genres that are tour ready, 60 minutes or less and suited to a black box theatre space.

Successful applicants will present a 2-week season at the Sydney Fringe Festival 2025 in our Made in Sydney Hub at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists  in Erskineville. The festival will then work with the companies to secure additional touring opportunities.

Made in Sydney Alumni:

2021:
A Night in with Alice & Billie – Billie McCarthy, Alice Terry
Symphonie Fantastique – Little Eggs Collective
Infinite Item – Weird Nest

2022:
Rough Trade – Katie Pollock
Not Today – Ally Morgan
Introducing Aunty Jude – Alison Bennett

2023:
Plenty of Fish in the Sea – Clockfire Theatre Company
Blacklisted – Almitra Mavalvala
Betty was a Butcher – Siren Theatre Company

2024:
Hillsong Boy – Scott Parker, Felicity Nicol
Voices of Joan – Whale Chorus

The Work Eligibility:  
The intention of Made in Sydney is to showcase exceptional Sydney stories that have clear proof of production and are ready to take the next step in the productions presentation. In 2025 the Made in Sydney Hub will be presented at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists in Erskineville.
We are seeking applications:

  • In the theatre, physical theatre, musical theatre, dance, experimental and interdisciplinary genres.
  • That are suited and can work with the parameters of the PACT performance space.
  • That suit the festival model of presentation:
  • The show must be 60 minutes or less, no interval.
  • Can show clear development and previous presentation history of the work. This is not a program for developments or developmental showings.
  • The work has already undertaken at least on successful season or public presentation.

The Opportunity: 

If selected, your work will receive the following:

  • Be presented in a 2-week season as part of the Made in Sydney, a highlighted curated program within the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival;
  • Be featured as a highlighted program event in the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival’s marketing campaign, including a dedicated Made in Sydney program spread in the Sydney Fringe Festival guide, a dedicated Made in Sydney program web page, inclusion in program highlights on Sydney Fringe owned organic social media, and the standard individual listing and show page;
  • The festival will host a managed opening night event, which will include industry and media invitations as well as hospitality. This event will be a collaborative effort, with a focus on achieving the shared goals of all participating teams.
  • Be eligible for the Sydney Fringe touring awards with partner Fringe festivals;
  • Support via financial subsidy.
  • The Sydney Fringe will subsidise costs and manage and promote performances

Made in Sydney 2025 EOI

Here you can read the full EOI for eligibility, selection criteria and program details.

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Sydney Fringe Festival is an open access festival which means anyone can choose to register a show.

 

We don’t gatekeep!

 

Our 2025 Artist Registrations are open 17 March to 13 April – so mark your calendars!