A Note from Ben, March 17

17.03.16

It’s all lies! Isn’t it? Theatre? One long, beautiful, controlled lie? Is that ok though, if there’s a deeper truth at the core? What makes us hide our own truths? Why do we accept the lies of others anyway? That’s…

Griffin Ambassadors on Ladies Day

16.03.16

Griffin Ambassadors is a launch pad for the next generation of cultural leaders. Running since 2004, this access-all-areas program is for theatre lovers in year 10 to 12 at highschool. We invited our Ambassadors to review our first Main Season…

International Women's Day: Griffin Girls

08.03.16

Karen RodgersGeneral ManagerOften in the Arts a microscope is held up to the number of women engaged as Directors, Writers, Designers etc. At Griffin we strive to ensure that women and their stories are represented equally on our stage. Behind…

A note from Lee, 2 March

02.03.16

Griffin and the world and Sydney… not necessarily in that order… and definitely not in a way that makes sense yet. This week, information does not add up to knowledge: 1. Gravitational waves. Sound cool, but I don’t really understand…

Q&A with Darren Yap

01.03.16

What were your first reactions to the Ladies Day script? I was completely enthralled and also confronted on my first reading of Ladies Day. I had questions and loads of ideas! I loved the thriller aspect of the story , the twists and…

In 3 Words

26.02.16

  Post your three word review for Ladies Day online to go in the running to win Griffin tix. Simply post your review on Twitter or Instagram tagging @griffintheatre & #3wordreview The winner will be notified via Instagram and Twitter…

A note from Lee, 17 February

17.02.16

I was definitely the only person in the company who did not realise that we had a play by Alana Valentine opening on Valentine’s weekend. And was it ever Valentine’s weekend. She stole the hearts and minds of our Opening…

A message from Lee, 3 February

So I have my doona and my fan alternating on a night to night basis… But climate crisis is the stuff of TheTurquoise Elephant at the end of the year.  Right now we are on the brink of Ladies Day, the first play…

Suzie Miller on Ladies Day

  After attending Alana Valentine’s Ladies Day on Friday night I was instantly struck by the enormity of what I had just witnessed. And so I write this not as a review – I am not a reviewer – but…

The Lysicrates Prize 2016 – Winner Announced

01.02.16

Mary Rachel Brown has been awarded the second annual Lysicrates Prize for new Australian Playwriting, receiving a full $12,500 Griffin Theatre Company commission, as voted by the audience, at Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music.     The Lysicrates Prize for…