06.01.15
OK! OK! You were supposed to get this newsletter yesterday to welcome you all into the Griffin New Year. BUT. I am writing to you from the intestines of the Opera House where we are creating the first production of…
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2014 Griffin Studio Artist Lachlan Philpott gives us a guided tour of his first month as recipient of the inaugural Professional Play Writing Scholarship at The American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. I arrived in San Francisco on Halloween and discovered…
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Director Sam Strong reveals the truly galactic journey Masquerade has taken to the Sydney Festival stage, as the company wraps their first few weeks of rehearsals. Just over a week ago, I arrived at a rehearsal room at UNSW for…
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Quick-Lee In the digital age time is moving so fast I am resorting to the conventions of the telegram. Emerald City playing this week Parramatta Riverside stop Masquerade rehearsals awesome stop Google taking over building stop National Theatre forum Thursday stop Lysicrates Prize shortlist…
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Earlier this week, in response to the forum Our National Theatre we will be holding at the Stables on 11 December, Griffin was denounced by a group called Panacea who claim that by only producing Australian theatre, we are progressing…
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Astronomical-Lee On November 12 the Philae Lander touched down on a comet. A comet! Now I know everything didn’t go to plan, but it is still an extraordinary achievement in the history of this planet. I was watching the live…
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Playwright David Williamson reflects on Emerald City and the parallels it has with his own life. Emerald City has undeniable links to my own life. In 1979, my wife Kristin and I made the long car journey up the Hume Highway from…
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Tickets are now on sale for The Unspoken Word is ‘Joe’ and Yasukichi Murakami: Through a Distant Lens. A biting satire of Australian theatre, The Unspoken Word is ‘Joe’ comes to Griffin Independent following critically acclaimed, sold-out seasons at Brisbane Festival and Melbourne Fringe. Yasukichi Murakami is our incredibily…
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As we scramble towards Christmas and wonder where the year has gone, so audiences are watching Emerald City and wondering where the decades have gone. The play is matching the reflective mood of the city. One of the films mentioned…
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Smile-Lee Many reasons to smile. Glorious summer. The virtuosity of Mitchell Butel. The shamelessness of Lucy Bell. Jennifer Hagan’s outrageous hair. Gareth Yuen’s eye for detail. Kelly Paterniti having fun playing hot 80s. Ben Winspear rocking Duran Duran hair with…
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