Welcome to the Inaugural Futurological Congress. Proceedings may be imperfect, ideas will be tested, and policy outcomes are not guaranteed. That’s the Congress Promise! 

The Congress is a scratch night of sorts, hosted and curated by Bloomshed, an idea reborn as part of their residency at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.

Conceived as a messy hybrid of conference, think tank, Model UN and town hall meeting, the evening invites independent artists to pitch early-stage ideas in response to the social, civic and political questions shaping our time. 

Each contributing artist presents their work to the Congress not as a finished product, but as a proposition, a demand, or a speculative intervention. Satire sits comfortably alongside sincerity, and experimentation is actively encouraged. 

Audience members are not passive observers, but active participants, invited to respond creatively through poetic, impractical or provocative messages. These collective responses will be gathered and transformed into Memos for a Future, a co-authored document published after each night. 

Featured Guest Performers: Nikki Viveca, Madeleine Martin, Diana Quarshie, Lexie May Smith and Narii Hamill Salmon, Hayley Edwards, Hot Lunch, Sarah Walker, Barking Spider Visual Theatre, Alex Firmeri, Tanaka Bofu, Caitlin Duff, Elbow Room, Small Sound, Lily Fish, Pummel Squad

Created by Bloomshed
Performed by: Elizabeth Brennan, James Jackson, Emily O’Connor, James Malcher, Laura Aldous and Lauren Swain
Costume Design: Samantha Hastings and Nathan Burmiester  
Stage Manager: Jacinta Anderson