Talking Lismore

Julian Louis CEO and Artistic Director of NORPA

Simon Mumford

NORPA has endured a lot of difficulties in the last five years. COVID-19 and the 2022 floods challenged Australia's premier regional theatre group in a way that required new thinking. We talk to Julian Louis about their journey, why the purchase of the historic Hampton & Larsson building in the Lismore CBD and the vision that is clearly in Julian's head.