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Aunties know your business - that much has always been true. The goal has always been to keep them out of your business. But what if those exact meddling skills are needed to solve a pretty big, pretty dastardly and pretty stinky crime? ā
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By Anusha Thomasā
Mentored by Tasnim Hossainā
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š SCHEDULE:ā
Wednesday 8th April: 8:15pm-9:15pmā
Saturday 11th April: 6:15pm-7:15pmā
Wednesday 15th April: 8pm-9pmā
Saturday 18th April: 6:15pm-7:15pmā
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š Shopfront Arts Co-Opā
šļø Tickets on sale via the link in our bioā
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šø Image by Joshua Morris
POV: Itās your older sisterās wedding and the aunties are in your businessā¦
āMind Your Businessā is a street theatre show about the annoying meddling skills of aunties - but what if those exact skills are needed to solve a murder?! #ArtsLab2026 #ArtsLab #EmergingArtists
Mind Your Business | ARTSLAB 2026 @shopfront_arts
In a town thatās not quite India and not quite Australia - but somehow both - life revolves around families, weddings and tennis balls. Until one day, a dead body is found during an A-List engagement party, and an innocent trash-and-tennis-ball collector is accused of murder.
Enter the aunties; women who have honed their interfering abilities to uncover all manner of secrets. Armed with sharp tongues, sharper instincts, and an unshakeable belief that everyoneās business is their business - they set about uncovering truths the town would rather leave buried.
Part street theatre, part immersive whodunnit, this piercing mystery asks: when does involvement become interference? Is community care just gossip in disguise? And what really is our business to mind?
Original Concept and Direction by Anusha Thomas
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Pratha Nagpal
Performer/Devisors: Nickin Alexander, Vinaya Elijala, Zara Hashmi, and Anusha Thomas
Mentor: Tasnim Hossain
Sound Designer: Rowan Yeomans
Lighting Designer: Tyler Fitzpatrick
Operator: Emily Whiting
Production Manager: Georgia Tyrril
Production Photography: Lucy Parakhina
Literally Everything else: @shopfront_arts
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A big thank you to Shopfront, to my team and to all the people who came to our SOLD OUT SEASON. Thank you for being silly with us for an hour. I hope we made you laugh and hug your interfering families a little tighter.
Thank you to my Amma @leena.e.thomas who showed me that true love is always accompanied by action.
May we all become a little more meddlesome, when it matters.
Introducing our November Artist of the Month...it's Anusha Thomas!
Thanks again to our October Artist of the Month @jordyshea and congratulations on your stellar work with 'MalacaƱang Made Us'.
Anusha caught our eye with her recent work on @luckycountrymusical as well as being in the next enrollment for ArtsLab at @shopfront_arts so I thought, now is the time to give her a highlight!
Anusha Thomas is an actor, theatre-maker, and singer whose work spans stage, screen, and music. A qualified lawyer as well as a NIDA graduate, she brings both intellectual rigour and creative curiosity to her practice.
You may recognise Anusha from the most recent Australian production of @hamiltonaustralia for @michaelcasselgroup where she understudied ALL THREE Schuyler Sisters. The woman is non-stop āš
Anusha is currently a resident artist at SHOPFRONT Arts Co-op through the ArtsLab program. As both performer and maker, Anusha is driven by a passion for diverse, collaborative, and socially resonant storytelling that change peopleās hearts.
You can read Anusha's full story over on the Artist of the Month section of the Theatre Thoughts website now. Follow the link in our bio.
Congratulations Anusha!
#artistofthemonth #anushathomas #supportthearts #theatre #theatrethoughts #ttguy #musicals #hamilton #theluckycountry #hamiltonmusical #schuylersisters
Our incredible swings @anusha_thomas and @taingatoa made their debuts on our last day of shows on Sunday and were nothing short of spectacular. Swings are the backbone to our industry and we are lucky to have them! āļø #theluckycountry #luckycountrymusical
šø @phoenixjackson
Itās been a year since I first stepped into the rehearsal room for the Hamilton Australia, Sydney Return Season. Iāve been wanting to tell the story of how I got there, and who I am now after getting to live out my childhood dream.
I wrote the story in an unreasonably long article which Iāve published š„“link in bioš„“- if youād like to read it.
This song, is how I feel about that experience, and honestly the experience of my life in general. This song means something deeper to me the more of life I experience. Very happy to be a little sparrow, cared for by a great big God.
Santa Tell Me from A (Very) Musical Christmas! Catch us on @abciview or stream the album wherever you get your music. What a joy to share the stage with my gorgeous ham fam, doing what we do best to raise money for @beyondblueofficial this Christmas season. This time of year can be so joyous but can also be a tricky time for many. Hold your loved ones close, and reach out for help if you need it mates. Thank you @michaelcasselgroup for making it all happen and to @brendanyeates@haydeninneverland for your vision!
This ABC kid got to be on ABC in a VERY Musical Christmas, sing a banger with the most beautiful most wonderful people and meet her childhood IDOLS.
I donāt know how there could be a better end to this year. Iām speechless.
Thank you @michaelcasselgroup for putting this show together for such a good cause in @beyondblueofficial . @brendanyeates , @nick_fry_design and everyone else on this creative team - you are truly geniuses and magicians.
Stream the ALBUM on Spotify and watch the show on @abciview
