As a commitment to nurturing artists we provide a number of fellowships and residencies.
THE BALNAVES FOUNDATION ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FELLOWSHIP
2025 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Belvoir is pleased to announce Yuwaalaraay actor, screenwriter, and playwright, Hannah Belanszky as the 2025 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow.
Apply today for the 2026 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Fellowship!
Applications for the 2026 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship are now open!
The Balnaves Foundation and Belvoir St Theatre are committed to supporting new work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre artists.
This Fellowship is open to both playwrights to write a new play and to directors or writer/directors that can lead the creation of an Indigenous led new stage work, whether that be a new play, an adaptation or through a devised process. It also includes an invitation to have a voice in Belvoir’s artistic decision-making processes.
The Fellowship provides the Fellow the opportunity to work in at Belvoir for as a resident artist to create their work, subject to negotiation with the Fellow’s availability and location.
Term: 2 years part-time
Salary: A full commission fee plus a part time artistic salary to be designed and allocated in accordance with the Fellow’s availability across the two-year residency.
Location: Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills (NSW)
Start date: January 2026
Deadline: 6pm (AEST), Friday 10 November 2025
The platform that the Balnaves Fellowship has created for me has really helped expand my vision as a theatre maker, and has given me access to some of strongest creatives in the country. I’ve been able to participate in creative discussions and observe rehearsal room processes that, as an actor, I would normally not have access to. An opportunity like this is rare and I would strongly recommend to any mob out there looking to level up on their artistic journey. – Guy Simon, 2023 Balnaves Fellow
How To Apply:
Download the expression of interest submission form and the guidelines from below to start your application, or email [email protected] to request these documents be sent to you.
Applications must include:
A completed expression of interest form;
A current resume (maximum 2 pages);
An outline of your motivation for applying, and how the Fellowship might be of benefit, and what areas of the company’s operations are of interest to participate in and experience. For example, literary/dramaturgy, play-reading, programming, rehearsal, production (maximum 1 page);
An outline of the new work you are proposing (maximum 5 pages). Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions in the guidelines document for more information on what we encourage you to include in your outline/pitch;
If applying as a playwright or writer/director, a sample of your writing (minimum 5 – maximum 20 pages). Writing samples could include an excerpt from a full-length play, a short play, poetry, songs, or prose in any genre. The excerpt does not have to be from the work you are proposing;
If applying as a director, footage, stills and/or reviews of your work (maximum 15 minutes).
CRITERIA
Applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
Applicants may submit one expression of interest only per round;
Applicants are asked to nominate if they are applying as a playwright or as a director or writer/director;
Previously selected Balnaves Fellowship recipients cannot apply the year after they have been selected, or while their commission is still in process.
ASSESSMENT
The panel will be comprised of the current Balnaves Fellow, Indigenous artistic leaders and Belvoir Artistic & Programming staff.
Applicants who are shortlisted will be required to attend a remote meeting with the panel
The full panel and the Belvoir Artistic Director will decide the Fellowship recipient.
The Balnaves Foundation have been supporting Belvoir St Theatre to deliver this program for over a decade, and we thank the Balnaves Foundation for supporting this program and for championing Indigenous-led theatre-making here at Belvoir St Theatre.
2025 – Hannah Belanszky 2023 – Guy Simon 2022 – Dalara Williams 2021 – Thomas Weatherall 2020 – Jorjia Gillis 2019 – Nathan Maynard 2018 – Kodie Bedford 2017 – Megan Wilding 2016 – Ursula Yovich 2015 – Katie Beckett 2014 – Leah Purcell 2013 – Jada Alberts 2012 – Nakkiah Lui
THE 2026 ANDREW CAMERON FELLOWSHIP
Open for applications
Belvoir invites applications for the 2026 Andrew Cameron Fellow.
This Fellowship is a unique Artistic Associate role at Belvoir, created through the generosity of Andrew Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron. Since 2017, it has nurtured emerging artistic leaders, offering hands-on experience at the heart of one of Australia’s leading theatre companies.
The Fellow works closely with Belvoir’s Artistic and Programming team, gaining practical experience across directing, creative development, programming, and company leadership. It is an opportunity to develop your artistic practice, engage with the sector, and contribute to the future of theatre in Australia.
Term: One–two years (with an unpaid two-month slot out each year for external projects)
Salary: $52,000 + superannuation, annual and sick leave
Location: Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills (NSW)
Start date: 5 January 2026 (full-time availability required 16 Feb – 1 Apr 2026)
Deadline: 5pm (AEST), Friday 17 October 2025
Belvoir is committed to supporting the development of artists who face structural barriers in accessing these opportunities. As part of the experience of working within Belvoir’s Artistic and Programming Team, the Fellow will also be offered mentorship by Artistic Associates and the Producing team to ensure they have appropriate structures of support.
Applications from First Nations, Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse, d/Deaf or hard of hearing, Disabled, Neurodiverse, and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTIQA+) artists are encouraged.
How to Apply – Submit a cover letter (max 2 pages) and CV addressing your creative leadership experience and suitability for the role. – Applications should be sent to [email protected]. – Full details and selection criteria are available in the Andrew Cameron Fellowship Information Pack.
2024 Andrew Cameron Fellow
Margaret Thanos was awarded the 2024 Andrew Cameron Fellowship.
The Associates Program is a capacity-building initiative for the Associate, Assistant and Observing Artists working across the annual Belvoir season, works in development, as well creative artists making their mainstage debut.
It includes a stream focused on POC participants delivered in collaboration with Co-Curious (lead by Belvoir Artistic Associate S. Shakthidharan and Belvoir Producer Zainab Syed).
The program sees these artists attached to mainstage productions or creative developments, mentored by senior artists and the company’s Artistic Associates. They are also invited to become a part of a community of affiliated artists comprised of directors, designers, playwrights, dramaturgs, stage managers and more. These associate artists are empowered to create their own pathway through the program via a series of curated opportunities that they can pick and choose from. This includes tickets to shows, invites to talks and masterclasses and show observation when available.
Our new Associates Program will be run by our Resident Directors Carissa Licciardello and Hannah Goodwin, and Producer Zainab Syed.
Deborah was last at Belvoir in Company B’s Greek Tragedy. Other theatre credits include: Wicked Sisters
(Griffin), Lady Tabouli (National Theatre Of Parramatta/Sydney Festival), Gods Of Strangers (State Theatre
Company South Australia), The God Committee, Heartbreak Kid (Ensemble/tours), The Shearston Shift (Sydney
Theatre Company/Australian People’s Theatre/tours), I’m With Her, The Mystery of Love & Sex (Darlinghurst
Theatre Company), Metamorphoses (Apocalypse/Old Fitz), Unfinished Works, Homesick (Bontom), Seagull
(Secret House), Mum’s The Word (Burberry Productions/Australian tours/SOH Playhouse/Glen Street), Dropped
(The Goods Theatre Company/Old Fitz), House of Ramon Iglesia (MopHead/Old Fitz), A Kind of Alaska,
Suddenly Last Summer, Hotel Hibiscus (NIDA company), Antigone (Sport For Jove), Boswell for the Defence
(Sydney Festival), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (theatrongroup). Television credits: Children’s
Hospital, My Place, Police Rescue, G.P., Pulse, Rake, Redfern Now (ABC), Camp (NBC/Matchbox), Murder Call
(Nine Network), A Country Practice, All Saints, Home and Away (Seven Network). Film credits: Chasing
Comets, Balls, Boys From The Bush, Cavity, Inside Out, No Worries, The Premonition, and Razzle Dazzle. A
NIDA, Trinity College London, and Sydney University graduate, Deborah’s been nominated for several Sydney
Theatre Awards, and is a proud MEAA Member since 1990.
Deborah GalanoS
Deborah was last at Belvoir in Company B’s Greek Tragedy. Other theatre credits include: Wicked Sisters
(Griffin), Lady Tabouli (National Theatre Of Parramatta/Sydney Festival), Gods Of Strangers (State Theatre
Company South Australia), The God Committee, Heartbreak Kid (Ensemble/tours), The Shearston Shift (Sydney
Theatre Company/Australian People’s Theatre/tours), I’m With Her, The Mystery of Love & Sex (Darlinghurst
Theatre Company), Metamorphoses (Apocalypse/Old Fitz), Unfinished Works, Homesick (Bontom), Seagull
(Secret House), Mum’s The Word (Burberry Productions/Australian tours/SOH Playhouse/Glen Street), Dropped
(The Goods Theatre Company/Old Fitz), House of Ramon Iglesia (MopHead/Old Fitz), A Kind of Alaska,
Suddenly Last Summer, Hotel Hibiscus (NIDA company), Antigone (Sport For Jove), Boswell for the Defence
(Sydney Festival), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (theatrongroup). Television credits: Children’s
Hospital, My Place, Police Rescue, G.P., Pulse, Rake, Redfern Now (ABC), Camp (NBC/Matchbox), Murder Call
(Nine Network), A Country Practice, All Saints, Home and Away (Seven Network). Film credits: Chasing
Comets, Balls, Boys From The Bush, Cavity, Inside Out, No Worries, The Premonition, and Razzle Dazzle. A
NIDA, Trinity College London, and Sydney University graduate, Deborah’s been nominated for several Sydney
Theatre Awards, and is a proud MEAA Member since 1990.
Deborah GalanoS
Deborah was last at Belvoir in Company B’s Greek Tragedy. Other theatre credits include: Wicked Sisters
(Griffin), Lady Tabouli (National Theatre Of Parramatta/Sydney Festival), Gods Of Strangers (State Theatre
Company South Australia), The God Committee, Heartbreak Kid (Ensemble/tours), The Shearston Shift (Sydney
Theatre Company/Australian People’s Theatre/tours), I’m With Her, The Mystery of Love & Sex (Darlinghurst
Theatre Company), Metamorphoses (Apocalypse/Old Fitz), Unfinished Works, Homesick (Bontom), Seagull
(Secret House), Mum’s The Word (Burberry Productions/Australian tours/SOH Playhouse/Glen Street), Dropped
(The Goods Theatre Company/Old Fitz), House of Ramon Iglesia (MopHead/Old Fitz), A Kind of Alaska,
Suddenly Last Summer, Hotel Hibiscus (NIDA company), Antigone (Sport For Jove), Boswell for the Defence
(Sydney Festival), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (theatrongroup). Television credits: Children’s
Hospital, My Place, Police Rescue, G.P., Pulse, Rake, Redfern Now (ABC), Camp (NBC/Matchbox), Murder Call
(Nine Network), A Country Practice, All Saints, Home and Away (Seven Network). Film credits: Chasing
Comets, Balls, Boys From The Bush, Cavity, Inside Out, No Worries, The Premonition, and Razzle Dazzle. A
NIDA, Trinity College London, and Sydney University graduate, Deborah’s been nominated for several Sydney
Theatre Awards, and is a proud MEAA Member since 1990.
Deborah GalanoS
Deborah was last at Belvoir in Company B’s Greek Tragedy. Other theatre credits include: Wicked Sisters
(Griffin), Lady Tabouli (National Theatre Of Parramatta/Sydney Festival), Gods Of Strangers (State Theatre
Company South Australia), The God Committee, Heartbreak Kid (Ensemble/tours), The Shearston Shift (Sydney
Theatre Company/Australian People’s Theatre/tours), I’m With Her, The Mystery of Love & Sex (Darlinghurst
Theatre Company), Metamorphoses (Apocalypse/Old Fitz), Unfinished Works, Homesick (Bontom), Seagull
(Secret House), Mum’s The Word (Burberry Productions/Australian tours/SOH Playhouse/Glen Street), Dropped
(The Goods Theatre Company/Old Fitz), House of Ramon Iglesia (MopHead/Old Fitz), A Kind of Alaska,
Suddenly Last Summer, Hotel Hibiscus (NIDA company), Antigone (Sport For Jove), Boswell for the Defence
(Sydney Festival), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (theatrongroup). Television credits: Children’s
Hospital, My Place, Police Rescue, G.P., Pulse, Rake, Redfern Now (ABC), Camp (NBC/Matchbox), Murder Call
(Nine Network), A Country Practice, All Saints, Home and Away (Seven Network). Film credits: Chasing
Comets, Balls, Boys From The Bush, Cavity, Inside Out, No Worries, The Premonition, and Razzle Dazzle. A
NIDA, Trinity College London, and Sydney University graduate, Deborah’s been nominated for several Sydney
Theatre Awards, and is a proud MEAA Member since 1990.