THE JOY OFFENSIVE is a performance production platform founded in 2017 in London by Jules Orcullo. It was founded on values of solidarity, power in process, and the creation of new spaces. It has since presented and facilitated, new works, development showcases, and facilitated collaborations with artists across the UK and Australia, including: earth. (The Lyric Hammersmith), ocean. (Omnibus Theatre), ancestors. (Theatre Delicatessen), earth 2.0 (digisphere), BIPOC Artists’ Night (KXT Sydney), Fraser Babies: The Gig (A.C.E. Parramatta), Forgetting Tim Minchin (Belvoir’s 25a).
Jules Orcullo is a playwright, songwriter, and dramaturg living and working on Gadigal and Wangal country.
Jules has worked as a writer, performer, and director and dramaturg on new works across Australia and the UK. Her play My Dad Never Saw The Beatles won the Griffin Award in 2024 and the APRA AMCOS Professional Development Award in 2026. Her debut musical Forgetting Tim Minchin premiered at Belvoir’s 25a in 2023 which was nominated for an AWGIE Award and Time Out Award for Best Musical. She has been commissioned as a playwright by Milk Crate Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and Theatre Absolute (UK).
As a Dramaturg, she has worked with: Sydney Theatre Company (Dramaturg), Encounter Theatre (Resident Dramaturg), Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, Urban Theatre Projects, Queensland Theatre, La Boîte Theatre, Black Swan State Theatre Company, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Australian Plays Transform, essential workers, and Darlinghurst Theatre Company.
Jules began her journey through writers programs with: ATYP, The Royal Court, Lyric Hammersmith, Soho Theatre, Belgrade Theatre, the North Wall Arts Centre, (the then) Yellow Earth Theatre, and Playwriting Australia. And continued through to performance, screen, and music with Invention Studios, AFTRS, APRA AMCOS, Yellow Earth Theatre, Hayes Theatre, Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, with residencies at City of Sydney/Brand X, and Burwood Library.
She has since facilitated artist development programs for Sydney Theatre Company, Australian Theatre for Young People, and Co-Curious. And workshops for Belvoir, Australian Plays Transform, and ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. She is also a mentor for writers and dramaturgs through Australian Plays Transform, ShopFront, Curiousworks, and Coventry University.
She has a background in production and programs with Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, Belvoir Street Theatre and Co-Curious.
For more, visit julesorcullo.com.
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