Would you like to discuss the plan? Email hello@tlpx.org.au and let us know where you are located, and whether you’d like to meet in business hours or after hours, and we will help coordinate a meeting with a TLPX representative.

Over the next few months we will begin calling for support from all corners of the sector to support us in making this plan a reality. We don’t want this to sit in the drawer getting dusty, and we know you don’t either. Please join our mailing list as the best and most direct way to hear from us, and follow us on social media to stay connected. We look forward to working with you to turn this plan into our reality.

TLPX and the 10-year sector plan is supported by Arts Tasmania.

From the Consultants

Welcoming the launch of the Tasmanian Live Performance and Theatre Sector Plan.

Hello to you all.

Thank you for the opportunity to work with you all on the consultation and engagement for this plan.

Developing this work has given us the privilege of listening to artists, producers, arts workers and organisations across Lutruwita/Tasmania, and hearing firsthand about your experiences, challenges and ambitions for the future. 

What struck us most was the extraordinary commitment to making work here, the generosity of everyone we met, and the deep connection between creative practice, place and community. We encountered a sector with a strong sense of identity, an enormous amount of talent and resourcefulness, and an ambition that extends well beyond the island. 

We also heard about the very real challenges of sustaining creative careers and performance making organisations, and the considerable personal and professional commitment required to keep making work. 

Perhaps one of the most significant things we observed was the genuine willingness of the sector to come together, share knowledge and think collectively about its future. This is not something to take for granted. Across Australia, opportunities for meaningful, sustained sector-wide collaboration and leadership can be difficult to establish, and Tasmania has something unique in the relationships, networks and collective commitment that already exist. 

The development of this plan is itself an example of what can be achieved through that shared commitment. Our hope is that it provides not just a roadmap for the next ten years, but a foundation for continued sector-led conversations and collective advocacy. 

The next chapter will require sector-led leadership, government investment and creative collaboration. We strongly encourage any opportunity to provide leadership in, with and for the sector outside government and stakeholder interests. Don’t wait for the invitation - lead the way with the extraordinary capacities and collective momentum you already have.

We are grateful to everyone who contributed so generously to the process, and to the Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange for inviting us to be part of it. As it became clear Strange (and wonderful) things grow here.  

We hope this plan helps create the conditions for many more of them.

Jade Lillie and Lee Casey, October 2026

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