Fresh Youth Theatre, Bayswater

Fresh Theatre for Social Change is a not for profit theatre company primarily focused on achieving social change through the use of applied theatre techniques. Applied Theatre is the use of theatre to accomplish nontheatrical objectives. Fresh uses a range of applied theatre practices to bring about societal development and personal growth in the community, corporate and education sectors

Founded in 2002, Fresh began as a youth theatre in metropolitan Melbourne specifically aimed at supporting young people in difficult life circumstances and personal crisis. The program has successfully served youth in several locations from Templestowe to Bayswater, Blackburn to Elsternwick, thousands of young people have walked through the doors since inception.