Latest News

- Classes Return 6th and 7th of February 2023
- We're performing at the Love Lanes Festival, 11th February, Wyong Town Centre.

What are the students up to?

Congratulations to Former XtrActor, Tayah Blackman, whose latest direting gig, High School Musical, hits the stage late January at The Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah.
Congratulations to former XtrActors Charlotte Cooke and Kyrah Brock-Fenton who have secured permanent teaching positions for this year. So proud of you both.
Congratulations to Sarah Walker for securing a position teaching at a camp in the USA for the 2023 northern summer.
Have you checked out a local Central Coast improv group, Party of Apes? It includes former XtrActor Luke George and they put on a fantastic show. Keep your eye on events at the Red Tree Theatre in Tuggerah to catch their next show.
Congratulations to the 2023 winner of the Paul Ractliffe Memorial Scholarship, Tahlia Nott and the 2022 XtrActor of the Year, Libby Blake.
Congratulations to XtrAct Drama Academy's owner, Danielle Brame Whiting, who has been awarded a grant to develop a new work with the support of The Art House, Wyong, and Create NSW.
Congratulations to our award winners: Paul Ractliffe Memorial Scholarship - Abby Muddle, XtrActor of the Year - Isabella Malone; Jopuka Artistic Directors Award - Kani Lukuta.
Congratulations to Abbey for her role in Jopuka's 'Daisy Moon was born this way' and to former XtrActor Elyse for her directorial debut
Congratulations to Edana and Zali for their roles in WMTC's 'Grease'
Congratulations to Amelia, Leo, Thomas, Elijah, Brooke, Tahlia, Skye for their roles in Jopuka's 'Transendence'
Congratulations to Sean Wilson, Leo Baftirovski, Brooke Shorten, Skye Gleeson, and Ella Gray for their roles in Jopuka Production's 'Wonderfly'
Congratulations to Anthony Wall, Rachel Phillis and Amy Seaborn for their casting in the actors working group with Jopuka Productions. We can't wait to see the fresh new work you'll be working on when it features later this year.
Congratulations to Jacinta Rose Burley for her acceptance into Hunter Performing Arts School.
Congratulations to Elyse Hayhurst and Jess Nadar for their roles in Jopuka Production's 'Gaybies'
Congratulations to Bella Nakhoul for her role in Nunsense with Wyong Drama Group
Congratulations to Tallulah Cobban for a succesful YIPA audition
Congratulations to Lachlan Knight and Daniel George for their roles with WMTCs mid year Junior shows
Congratulations to Beau Wilson for his role in Jopuka Productions next project, 'because there was fire'
Congratulations to Jacinta Rose Burley for landing the lead of Semolina in Uniting Productions latest Juppies performance 'Rat Race'
Congratulations to James Kampas for landing the leading in Wyong Musical Theatre Company's 'Rock of Ages'. We can't wait to come and see you strut your stuff.
Congratulations to all of our XtrActors who survived the 2017 HSC. We can't wait to hear about your future endavours.
Congratulations to elite XtrActor's Tayah Blackman and Anthony Wall on being nominated and succesfully appointed at Youth Board Member and General Board Member of Jopuka Productions at their last AGM. I am so proud to be able to work with you in this capacity.
Congratulations to Charlotte Cooke on being awarded the Inaugural position of Emerging Artist on the Board of Jopuka Productions. Charlotte's experience last year at Jopuka on stage and volunteering behind the scenes on every show certainly showed the previous board how dedicated, motivated and talented she is. Her first mentorship will be directing a short play with our elite XtrAct Performance Group for an April Performance.
Congrats to Rayelle Payne for a successful run in Gosford Musical Society's production of HONK
XtrAct Performance Group 2017 and 2018 caught up on Monday 22nd at Indigoes in Mingara for a pre-course social.

Past Successes

Congrats to Bouddi Foundation for the Arts award winner, Former XtrActor Tallulah Cobban http://www.bouddiarts.org.au/past-awards.html
Former XtrAct Madi Parker is having an absolute ball working over in Florida at Disney World.
It was wonderful seeing XtrActors all dressed up and entertaining the kids in the Gosford Christmas Parade to welcome Santa
Gabrielle Graham Hayes and Chelsea Thompson set off mid-year to teach at American summer camps. From all reports they had an absolute blast.
Chookas to Bella Nakhoul as she sets off this week performing as Dorathy in GHS's production of The Wizard of Oz
Proud of the hard work our XtrActors are putting in during Jopuka's '13 The Musical' Rehearsals, bboth on stage and in the production team. Love your work Luke, Ryan, Riley, Jacinta, Charlotte and Beau
Congrats to Chelsea Thompson and Gabrielle Graham-Hayes on their placement in American Summer Camps. Have a wonderful adventure ladies
Congrats to XtrActors Charlotte Cooke, Bella Nakhoul, Natalie Webb, Tayah Blackman, Lachlan Knight, Skye Gleeson, and Daniel George for their amazing work in Jopuka's recent production of Hating Alison Ashley
So proud of Miss Tallulah Cobban for her CONDA win
2016 Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community Leadership Conference was a blast as usual. I was again invited back to run a workshop on Effective Communication.
Very excited to be involved in the birth of a new Youth Theatre Company on the Central Coast. This company will act as a fantastic training ground for young Central Coast actors, writers, directors, technicians, stage managers. I was lucky enough to direct our first production, Cosi, by Louis Nowra, which was well received in the local community. At the moment I'm mentoring the director and training up some some of our talented girls in the demands of stage management for our next production, Hating Alison Ashley which is on from February 24th - March 4th 2017.

XtrActor Charlotte Cooke starring in Jopuka Productions 'Hating Alison Ashley' at The Art House, Wyong 2017. In addition to our classes, participating in amateur theatre like this is a fantastic experience for the kids. Plus they make some wonderful friends along the way.