Parramatta Breaks Out Into Its Own Backyard

BIT by bit Riverside Theatres is aspiring to become western Sydney's performing arts super complex. The Parramatta venue hosts more than 800 productions a year, ranging from student dance recitals to the Bell Shakespeare Company, and it regularly gives Sydney's independent theatre productions a second life in front of a suburban audience. But with its newest project, Breakout, Riverside is looking closer to home, something it hopes residents of the greater west will learn to do if they want to ...