Still Becoming: In Conversation with Ella Butler

11.12.19

Ella Butler is the Designer of Rita Kalnejais’s First Love is the Revolution. She’s behind the astro-turf wonderland that is the set, as well as the hilariously on-point costumes that build the animalistic world of the play. The Griffs sat…

A Special Announcement from Griffin

We are thrilled to announce playwright, director and dramaturg Declan Greene as the next Artistic Director of the Company. The first playwright to be appointed to the position in nearly 20 years, Declan’s creative practice is closely aligned with the…

A Note from Lee, 5 December

05.12.19

I don’t know about you, but I keep waking up in the middle of the night thinking the house is burning. A strange and awful beginning to December with the city shrouded in smoke, our hearts go out to the…

A Note from Karen, 21 November

21.11.19

Lee and Phil are both taking some much needed R&R, leaving space for me to get a few words in before we wrap up the year… I am not sure I can follow up Phil Spencer’s story with my first…

Rita Kalnejais on Writing First Love is the Revolution

12.11.19

Rita Kalnejais is the playwright behind Griffin’s final play of 2019, First Love is the Revolution which is on at the SBW Stables Theatre in Sydney until 14 December 2019.   Rita recently chatted to Ben Neutze from Time Out…

A Note from Lee, 8 November

08.11.19

Last night was the opening night of Rita Kalnejais’ First Love is the Revolution and the air is still filled with perfume. Bouquets of flowers for the actors are sitting in the dressing room, good luck cards from loved ones…

A Note from Phil, 24 October

24.10.19

I remember the first time it happened. Tingly fingers. Lump in throat. Volcanic belly. She stands there, smoking a cigarette and chewing gum (at the same time) whilst dressed as Sporty Spice (obviously). A disco ball spins above. The floor…

Stage Manager Spotlight: Rebecca Poulter

03.10.19

Rebecca Poulter is the Stage Manager working on Hilary Bell’s Splinter. Griffin interviewed Bec about her work on the show as part of our Stage Manager Spotlight series. Since graduating from NIDA, I have been working as a Stage Manager for over…

A Statement from Griffin’s Board

25.09.19

Farewell to Lee Lewis, the search for a new Artistic Director and the appointment of Karen Rodgers as Executive Director. In this statement, Griffin Theatre Company’s Board of Directors wishes outgoing Artistic Director Lee Lewis the absolute best at the end…

A Message from Lee, 20 September

20.09.19

Ok after writing so many years of newsletters hounding you to book your tickets, complaining about the weather, gushing about the extraordinary talents appearing on the SBW Stables stage, and asking you for extra financial support, I am trying to…