Free Theatre is founded upon the liberating potential of the arts. Formed by theatre workers, Pongjit Saphakhun and Richard Barber, it brings an extensive body of practice and lived experience in the Asia-Pacific region into the Australian context. Free Theatre blends approaches in conflict transformation, community engagement, inter-cultural exchange, social enterprise, and the self-devised technique, Dialogue Theatre. 

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The Dialogue Theatre method is at the heart of Free Theatre's practice. Dialogue Theatre is an engaged, audience-centred approach, creating safe spaces for difficult conversations. Dialogue with diverse voices is enabled by the character, creating the opportunity for communities to address local concerns and for the general public to address society's challenging issues.