About Us
Blak Yak is a vibrant community theatre company based in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1993, we pride ourselves on the diversity of our productions and our dedicated audience which spans a broad range of loyal theatregoers.
Blak Yak was the first theatre company in Australia to present Terry Pratchett's plays, starting with Mort in 1997, and has built a reputation as being the premiere theatre group staging adaptations of popular novels, films and television shows such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Red Dwarf, Human Traffic, Men Behaving Badly, The Underpants and Coupling. More recently, Blak Yak mounted the world stage premier of Black Books drawing on three episodes of the award-winning TV hit to create a single night of hilarity.
But there's much more to Blak Yak than film and TV adaptations. Not afraid to take chances, Blak Yak has presented original WA-written plays including our most recent offerings Prod and Prejudice and Enmity, both of which received critical recognition at the 2007 Southwest Dramafest. Other notable productions include Lysistrata and Amadeus and our recent production of Picasso's Women also received critical praise, with one of our performers winning Best Actress at the 2007 ITA Finley Awards. At the same ceremony, one of our actors won Best Other Than Lead Male for Black Books.
Blak Yak has won many awards over the years, particularly for our one-act repertoire. At the 2003 WA State Drama Festival, for example, Blak Yak was the first theatre group to win Best Play in both the Adult and Youth sections with Two Women and a Chair and Cloud Over the Morning. These accolades stand as testament to the talent and commitment of our performers and directors as well as those who lend a helping hand behind the scenes.
At Blak Yak, we are always open to new ideas and new talents. For performers, upcoming auditions will be posted on the Auditions page of this website as well on the Theatre Australia website (http://www.theatre.asn.au). Directors and scriptwriters are also encouraged to make contact and explore opportunities to mount their shows with us.
For more up-to-date news of what's happening at Blak Yak, check out the Yakkity Yak newsletter which is updated regularly.