La Mama to pause public performances in 2025 after unsuccessful funding bid

Caitlin Dullard, CEO and Director, has released an update on La Mama's plans for the future.
La Mama. Image is an empty performance space in an old adapted courthouse.

La Mama Theatre, the independent theatre organisation in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton, announced today it will cease public performances during 2025.

The statement acknowledged the impact the sector and audiences will experience by taking away a year’s worth of productions, yet maintained that the temporary closure is necessary to establish enduring operations.

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