Workshop 2, Sydney 2026: Psychodrama: A Methodology of Freedom (3 days)

In creating a therapeutic theatre, Moreno paid particular attention to the stage as a place to live freely (1994:a). The unique advantage of psychodrama is that it can depict life in all its light and its darkness. That is, it has the capacity to work with what is real. Showing what is real on a stage is “the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being” (Thornton Wilder 1957).

Psychodrama mobilises all of the five instruments (stage, protagonist, director, auxiliaries and audience) and the four universals (time, place, reality and cosmos) to produce a surplus reality, a truthful illusion that is accepted as if it is real. In this way, human experience can be explored from the inside. Moreno was clear that “the unfoldment of life in the domain of illusion does not work [as a repeat] of suffering, rather it confirms the rule: every true second time is the liberation from the first” (2010:101). This is because the stage is a place where an individual can be what they are, more deeply and explicitly that they appear to be in everyday life. It is a liberation in the sense that bringing out their deeper inner truth in a re-enactment creates in the protagonist, the living possibility of creating their own freedom.

This workshop focuses on psychodrama as a form of therapeutic theatre that emphasises the liberation of the self from being trapped by their history, by expectations or the limitations of their own nature. In particular, we will explore the theatrical power of production and the effective use of auxiliaries so that the method itself creates a sufficiently authentic surplus reality that the protagonist can freely create from with themselves.

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This program is the second workshop of the Sydney Psychodrama Personal and Professional Development Series 2026.  Participants will experience and develop their understanding of the Psychodramatic Method and its application.

Trainers in this program are qualified psychodrama trainers, educators and practitioners with Australian Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama Association (AANZPA).              

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Sydney Campus Policy on Refunds and Credit                                                           

All refund and credit decisions are at the discretion of the trainers. While we will always consider extenuating circumstances, in general the campus policy is:

• Cancellation up to 4 weeks out from an event – Full refund, minus a $40 administration fee or credit
• Cancellation within 4 weeks of an event – No refund but a credit towards a future event
• Cancellation within 7 days of an event or non-attendance – A credit towards a future event for illness only

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The Psychodramatic Method

The method assists participants to increase their spontaneity and creativity through active participation. This participation includes group work, enactment and mini lectures. The program will assist in developing leadership and will lead to increasing abilities in relating to others. The training assists is developing confidence in group presentations and in the development of interpersonal and group skills.  

This program is designed for professional people who are involved in health, theatre, management, consultancies, coaching, mentoring , supervision, art, writing, teaching, human potential and creative therapies. The process will assist in the deepening of abilities to step into the shoes of others and this will contribute to the effectiveness of those who are therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, health workers, managers, trainers and educators, actors, artists, writers and poets. Supervised practice for advanced psychodrama trainees is also an aspect of this program.

The course will consist of enactment, group participation and discussion. Participants are expected to be actively involved, on both days. The learning of new skills may be emotionally challenging.

A certificate of attendance will be given on request and may be used for points towards required professional development and psychodrama certification. The training hours are recognised by Psychodrama Australia and can contrbute to certification as a psychodramatist, sociodramatist, role trainer or sociometrist.