Forget Netflix and Chill; 2025 is all about dinner and a show, and Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company is bringing comedy and drama worth getting off the couch for.
Settling into Subiaco Arts Centre with a season that’s set to shake up your social calendar, the award-winning First Nations theatre company’s 2025 program includes a trio of moving productions that’ll leave you thinking, feeling, and maybe even singing long after the curtain falls.
What’s showing at Yirra Yaakin?
Thirst by Barbara Hostalek
First up is the romantic comedy Thirst. Running from April 29th until May 10th, this one is for anyone who has ever lived in a regional town or fantasised about a tree change. Set in a country pub on the brink of shutting up shop, it’s an intimately tender work that explores connection to place, with genuine laugh-out-laugh moments and sing-along songs peppered throughout.
Where: Subiaco Arts Centre
When: April 29th to May 10th, 2025
Tickets: Available here
7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
Then comes the iconic and deeply moving 7 Stages of Grieving — Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman’s seminal work of First Nations theatre that remains just as powerful and poetic today as it was when it first premiered in 1995. Running from July 3rd to 12th, this culturally profound text takes audiences on an emotional journey through grief, resistance and healing, with a performance that’s equal parts confronting and cathartic.
Where: Subiaco Arts Centre
When: July 3rd to 12th, 2025
Tickets: Available here
Heart is a Wasteland by John Harvey
Rounding out the season is the cross-country love story Heart is a Wasteland, hitting the road from October 18th to November 1st. Country-music starlet Raye takes the audience on a road trip through Australia’s heartland, and like all great road trips, it’s soulful, a little messy, and full of detours.
Where: Subiaco Arts Centre
When: October 18th to November 1st, 2025
Tickets: Available here
Tickets
Diving deep into love, loss, laughter, and legacy, these are the stories that deserve to be seen, not just streamed. Luckily, thanks to Yirra Yaakin’s savvy subscription packages, you can experience the magic of live theatre without burning through your budget. The Koodjal (Two Play) and Dambart (Three Play) packages offer up to 20% off full-price tickets, as well as flexible ticket exchanges and access to exclusive behind-the-scenes events.
Craving a culture hit with substance? Start your year of theatre at the Subi Arts Centre with the Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.
