Theatre
Theatre is Nicolette's first love. It is where she originally discovered herself as a performer. Everything since has grown from there. For Nicolette, Theatre is the safe space she sought in her youth as a young, big, brown, Queer teenager in the suburbs of Melbourne. In adulthood it is the place she can hold where everyone is welcome and everyone can play. It is where stories are told, connections are made and lesser heard perspectives are amplified.
Nicolette makes theatre with her values and shines working in outreach and in collaboration with other companies.
Have a project or an idea and interested in collaborating with Nicolette - contact her.
St Martins
St Martins is one of Australia’s leading companies working collaboratively with young people aged 5-18 to create bold, disruptive, contemporary theatre for adult audiences.
Nicolette has been a workshop artist for over ten years and counting, working mainly in outreach programs for this ground breaking youth arts organisation.
“Nicolette has been a Lead and Inclusion Artist at St Martins over the better part of a decade, working with age groups of diverse young people from 5 years to 18 years old. She has an extraordinary way with young people which includes everyone, ensures equity, imparts valuable performance skills and most importantly generates a riot of fun in the process…”
-Nadja Kostich
Artistic Director and CEO, St Martins Youth Arts Centre
All The Queens Men
All the Queens Men unites people of all shapes, sizes and identities together, in distinct, creative and communal experiences. ATQM makes work that is fearless, joyous and inclusive.
Currently Nicolette is a part of ATQM’s chosen family, touring with Turtle and Sugar Rush in Playdate - as they lead the ultimate dance party for children and their ‘chosen’ families.
Nicolette brings big heart, big talent, and just the right amount of mischief to everything she touches.
-Tristan and Bec, All The Queens Men
Theatre On Toast
Theatre On Toast is focused on fun, relevant and creative experiences, bringing much ridiculousness and laughter to the world. Nicolette was a founding collaborator touring regionally in TOT’s theatre in education show - Billi’s Backyard.
Y GLAM
YGLAM is a queer youth theatre supported by Merri health and is for same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people aged between 14 to 25 years. Nicolette was a member in her youth, and returned later to work as a support to the ensemble.
Nicolette Forte’s Bee Show
With a voice like honey, a myriad of colourful characters and a head full of bee facts, Nicolette Forte’s bee show takes little people and their big people down the garden path.
Using nature as the example, and drawing from permaculture philosophy, Nicolette presents the birds and the bees, self worth for young people and the importance of teamwork in a community. Through interactive storytelling, original songs, costumes, comedy, games and suspense Nicolette Forte is a one woman bonanza, a hive buzzing with sweet sweetness, silliness and soul.
You are invited to become a part of the Hive Community for a musical journey full of fun, fact, adventure, wanderlust and bee-autiful surprise for all families.
Available for school and community incursions and a full theatre set up.
