There are any number of threads that cover this topic:

http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/5973

http://www.theatre.asn.au/billboard_bulletins/blackbox_management

http://www.theatre.asn.au/billboard_bulletins/the_blackbox_debate

Every now and then someone asks about this company. Please don't restart the debate. My advice is to go with gut instinct; if you're unsure, don't go with them. There are plenty of other agencies out there.

Please also read the post in the FAQ about finding and getting an agent. There is plenty of info there about what you should expect from an agent, and it will probably answer your question in more detail.

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Black box has been descussed in detail, many times. While I have no personal experience with them, here is my advise - Never go with an agency that charges upfront joining fees. Never. If they can't make enough off your commission rates, then they must be doing something wrong.

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you can do way better than this!

Looking for a reputable agent on the coast just for extras work, does anyone know of one? I have a bit of time on my hands as my work is slow due to winter. Yes I have read all the blogs on bbox etc just wondering.

Pardon me for being a little jaded in my outlook, but I guess it goes with being part of the "DIY" age-group.....

Whatever happened to people getting up off their tooshes, picking up a phone book, roll-o-dex or ready-reckoner and MAKING THE CALL THEMSELVES rather than requesting that others do the legwork for them..... Sure, we would all like our careers to be handed to us on a platter..... but something for nothing is usually worth just that.... Nothing!....

Do it yourselves guys, take the risks, walk the hard yards and find out that the road to the top IS a difficult one....Believe me, there is a LOT more job satisfaction in being able to say "I achieved this" instead of "My friend rang his friend and their friend gave me the part..."

Come On.... show some intestinal fortitude! .... Do it for yourselves!!...The people offering you "free advice" had to learn the hard way...So why shouldn't you?

They took the chances, and in some cases paid the price for their errors....But they are some of the best respected names in Theatre in their selected fields that I know of, and they have only achieved that status because of their determination to succeed... (and YES I do know Labrug and Na personally)

Come on guys... "work the room" yourselves.... 

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dont they only manage the agency in Brisbane??