This report, compiled by Susanna Dowling for the Australia Council,is a summary of an action planning forum held at Belvoir Street Theatre on May 10, 2010. In late 2009, the Australian theatre industry and print media noted and discussed the low representation of women directors within the 2010 subscription seasons of major theatre companies. This sparked a debate which highlighted a creative leadership crisis for women directors, particularly within mainstream theatre practice. In the midst of this, Company B used its 2009 Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture to hold a panel and forum session called Where are the Women?
