Open Day 2026: On campus program

NIDA Demos & Activations Course Talks Alumni Panel Productions NIDA Info Campus Tour

Scheduled events

Time
Activity
Location
Livestream
9:15 – 9:45 am
Welcome and Introduction to Open Day
Parade Theatre
Available

9:45 – 10:30 am
Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting information session
Parade Theatre
Available

9:45 – 10:30 am
Bachelor of Fine Arts Design for Performance information session
Playhouse Theatre
Available

10:00 – 10:30 am
Diploma of Live Production & Technical Services information session
RR8
Available

10:00 – 10:45 am
Bachelor of Fine Arts Set Construction Technologies information session
RR7
Available

10:30 – 11:10 am
Student Support at NIDA
RR6
No

10:45 – 11:45 am
Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance and Diploma of Musical Theatre information sessions
Parade Theatre
Available

10:45 – 11:45 am
Diploma of Screen & Media (Specialist Make-up Services) information session and live demonstration
RR8
Available

10:45am – 12:45pm
Student Production: Possessions + post performance Q&A
Reg Grundy Studio
No

11:00 – 11:30 am
BFA Acting Shakespeare student demonstration
Studio Theatre
No

11:00 – 11:45 am
Bachelor of Fine Arts Props & Effects information session
RR7
Available

11:15 – 11:45 am
Student Scholarships at NIDA
RR6
No

11:30am – 12:15pm
NIDA Open short course taster: Introduction to Acting
RR3
No

11:45am – 12:15pm
Diploma of Musical Theatre: Vocal class demonstration
RR2
No

12:00 – 12:30 pm
First Nations at NIDA
RR6
No

12:00 – 12:30 pm
BFA Acting: Movement class demonstration
Studio Theatre
No

12:00 – 12:45 pm
Bachelor of Fine Arts Costume information session
RR7
Available

12:00 – 12:45 pm
Master of Fine Arts Cultural Leadership information session
RR8
Available

12:00 – 1:30 pm
Student Production: In Pieces + post performance Q&A
Playhouse Theatre
No

12:15pm – 12:45pm
Diploma of Musical Theatre: student performance
Northern Carpark
No

12:30 – 12:35 pm
Singing Actor Performance
James Fairfax Foyer
No

12:30 – 1:00 pm
Alumni Panel: Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance and Musical Theatre
RR2
No

12:30 – 1:15 pm
NIDA Open short course taster: Introduction to Acting on Screen
RR3
No

12:45 – 1:15 pm
Alumni Panel: Designers & Makers
RR7
Available

12:45 – 1:15 pm
Student Wellbeing at NIDA
RR6
No

1:00 – 1:30 pm
BFA Acting: Singing Actor class demonstration
Studio Theatre
No

1:00 – 1:45 pm
Master of Fine Arts Directing information session
RR8
Available

1:15 – 1:20 pm
Student Performance: Flash Mob
Nancy Fairfax Foyer
No

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Behind the Scenes: Possessions + Q&A with the designers, makers and technicians
Reg Grundy Studio
No

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Diploma of Musical Theatre: student performance
Northern Carpark
No

1:30 – 2:15 pm
Bachelor of Fine Arts Technical Production information session
RR7
Available

1:30 – 4:00 pm
Student Production: A Midsummer Night’s Dream + post performance Q&A
Parade Theatre
No

1:45 – 3:30 pm
Student Production: The Bleeding Tree + post performance Q&A
The Space Theatre
No

2:00 – 2.30 pm
Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance class demonstration
RR2
No

2:00 – 2:45 pm
Master of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing information session
RR8
Available

2:00 – 2:45 pm
Alumni Panel: Acting
Playhouse Theatre
Available

2:15 – 2:45 pm
Alumni Panel: Technical Production
RR7
Available
2:45 – 3:30 pm
Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting information session (repeat)
Playhouse Theatre
Available

All-day activations

Time
Activity
Location
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Information desks for courses, scholarships, student services, short courses and more
Nancy Fairfax Foyer

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
NIDA Productions Box Office
James Fairfax Foyer

10:00 am – 1:15 pm
Hair and Make-up Demonstrations
RR1

10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lighting activation
LX Studio

10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Costume activation
Costume 3

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Campus tours every 15 minutes
Meeting point: Foyer

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
NIDA Makes: Designers and Makers exhibition
Atrium

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Book sale
Library

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
NIDA Screening and Low Sensory Room
RR4

11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shakespeare Performances
Student Green Room

11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Set activation
Sets Workshop

Please note all-day activations are not available on the livestream.