A Note from Emily, 16 October

16.10.25

Dear Grif-friend,

Move over apples, carrots and lettuce—there’s a new fresh produce in town, a fresh Produce-r. Me. Em. Hi! I’m Griffin’s new Senior Producer. 

Being a producer at Griffin means making sure all that ripe new work hits the shelves (*stages) at your local farmers market (*currently Sydney Theatre Company) in the variety and quantity it’s wanted, in the quality you expect, at the season its needed and that it’s all priced just right. We manage the logistics, financials and planning to get that perfectly crisp morsel of Australian writing to you—our Grif-family. 

And my oh my, do we have some crispness coming your way… 

Naturism by Ang Collins starts previews next week. This show. This team. This premise. I’ve just returned from a month in Spain (brag) so I’m feeling fresh but if you’re experiencing ~the crush~ of modern-day existence and you’d like to know what life could be like sans clothes/sans technology/sans internet/sans serif then get yourself down to the Wharf 2 Theatre starting 25 October. Ang’s sensationally wrinkled brain has served up a seven-layer salad stuffed with comic absurdity that will leave you with a sore side and at least one additional smile line. 

Whitefella Yella Tree by Dylan Van Den Berg closes in the Wharf 1 Theatre this weekend before heading off to La Boite in Queensland, UMAC in Victoria and the very freshly squeezed news: Adelaide Festival in South Australia! For a show packed with lemons, this is certainly not one. If you haven’t managed to catch this slice of extraordinary, heart-warming theatre. Get. There. Now. 

Like all good seasonal produce, Koreaboo by Michelle Lim Davidson might be out of season in Sydney but it’s ripening beautifully at Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne due to fruit in September 2026. And if it’s still not sprouting (touring) in your neck of the woods, keep your eyes peeled… more locations may be just around the corner! 

Have I whet your appetite?! Why not just get in the bowl with us in 2026 and snack on a Griffin Season Subscription. It’s a real soupe for the senses and we cater to most dietaries.

And now—as this metaphor begins to wilt… I say… 

Peas out,
Em x

Emily David
Senior Producer