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Merry Griff-mas!

25 November 2018

A festive fundraiser

All we want for Griff-mas is a new stage floor…

On Sunday 25 November, Griffin is holding a Christmas fundraiser to raise money for a much needed upgrade to our stage floor.

Iconic performer Simon Burke (The Homosexuals, The Misanthrope) is generously opening the doors to his home—and taking up the microphone—alongside a spectacular line up of performers, singers and storytellers including Genevieve Lemon (The Homosexuals) and Justin Smith (A Strategic Plan). Our hilarious Artistic Associate Phil Spencer (The Smallest Hour) will take the reins as our Santa/MC and the Griffin elves will be running a special Griff-mas raffle!

Your ticket price covers festive drinks and nibbles, fantastic entertainment and the satisfaction that comes from knowing you’re literally supporting the very boards upon which our actors tread!

Performance Times

Sunday 25 November, 4 – 6pm

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This week's episode of the Griffin Theatre Podcast

This week's episode of the Griffin Theatre Podcast holds a special place in our heart... it's the 'Secret Life of Stage Managers'! From operating the technical elements of a show to solving problems on the fly, managing the team to making contraptions that spurt fake blood on cue, stage managers have a huge and often surprising array of skills.

Hear from three of Griffin’s favourite stage managers from over the years—Tanya Leach, Khym Scott, and Amylia Harris—about the ins and outs of their work and how they manage it all in the quirky little kite-shaped space that is the Stables Theatre.

GRIFFIN THEATRE PODCAST—50 Years of the Stables
Listen through the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020

DYLAN VAN DEN BERG WINS THE 2020 GRIFFIN AWARD We

DYLAN VAN DEN BERG WINS THE 2020 GRIFFIN AWARD

We're excited to announce that Dylan Van Den Berg has won the 2020 Griffin Award for his play ‘way back when’! A massive congratulations to all our finalists: Grace Chapple, David Finnigan, Daley Rangi & Keziah Warner and a special thanks to the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for their generous support of the award.

We're excited to see all five of these fantastic new Australian plays on stages in the future!

Rewatch the Griffin Award 2020 through the link in our bio!

#GriffinAward2020 #GriffinTheatreCompany #NewWriting #AustralianPlays

“Stop. I do not consent to the testing. And slow

“Stop. I do not consent to the testing. And slowly but surely, everything I know, all the faces I recognise, the places I’ve been, the things I’ve said just… slip away. Stop.” Tonight’s the night! Tune in live on Griffin’s YouTube channel to watch the Griffin Award 2020, featuring excerpts from all of this year’s shortlisted plays (including Keziah Warner’s ‘LuNa’, quoted above!). There will be quality writing. There will be wonderful acting. There will be the exciting announcement of this year’s winner. So please, join us for a fun night at the digital theatre and help us celebrate the very best new Australian plays. See you tonight!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
TONIGHT!
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from 'LuNa' by Keziah Warner
Photography by Brett Boardman

“It’s been so quiet... and now you. If you’v

“It’s been so quiet... and now you. If you’ve got a voice, use it. Speak to me. If you’re ‘privy to our country’s fate’ – speak!” The Griffin Award is tomorrow, we repeat, tomorrow! The Griffs couldn’t be more excited to show you snippets of some of the best new Australian playwriting, including a little monologue from Dylan Van Den Berg’s shortlisted play, WAY BACK WHEN. Watch it live tomorrow night on Griffin’s YouTube channel!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou ##griffin2020
Image from 'way back when' by Dylan Van Den Berg
Photography by Brett Boardman

“Space is good too. I like it, because everyone

“Space is good too. I like it, because everyone else feels lonely there, but I feel surrounded by lots of stars and planets and it feels nice.” Just two days till the Griffin Award goes online! If you tune in, you’ll catch a staged excerpt of Daley Rangi’s shortlisted play CURIOSITY, as well as interviews with this year’s shortlisted writers, and the announcement of this year’s winner! Underline it in your diaries, Grif-fans, it’s going to be fantastic.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin202

Image from 'Curiosity' by Daley Rangi
Photography by Brett Boardman

“I'm Malaine Gutierrez, sex coach, educator and

“I'm Malaine Gutierrez, sex coach, educator and author. It's time to take a ride through the wild landscape of sexual pleasure.” David Finnigan’s play 44 SEX ACTS IN ONE WEEK is shortlisted for the 2020 Griffin Award, streaming to you live this Thursday from 7pm! A winner will be announced at the end our online ceremony, so pop the champagne and cosy up on your couch to watch an event that will be a total pleasure to watch.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live through the link in our bio
#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from '44 Sex Acts in One Week' by David Finnigan
Photography by Brett Boardman

“Really sneaks up on you doesn't it?” “Chris

“Really sneaks up on you doesn't it?”
“Christmas?”
“The dark.” We are four days out from the Griffin Award 2020, coming to you live from Griffin’s YouTube channel this year. You’ll witness snippets from each of the shortlisted plays (including NEVER CLOSER by Grace Chapple, quoted above), performed by a cracking cast of some of Sydney’s finest actors. Not bad for a Thursday night at home, right?

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from 'Never Close' by Grace Chapple
Photography by Brett Boardman

This week on the Griffin Theatre Podcast! Ros Hori

This week on the Griffin Theatre Podcast! Ros Horin is a former Artistic Director of Griffin, who firmly re-established the company as exclusively an Australian writers’ theatre. Andrew Bovell is the legendary writer who worked with Ros at the Stables to develop SPEAKING IN TONGUES, the hit play that broke a lot of rules and revolutionised Australian playwriting.
Tune in to the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stables podcast series to hear how the two collaborated to create the innovative play, and how it became the cinematic Aussie triumph, LANTANA.
Listen through the link in our bio.
#50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020

In the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stabl

In the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stables podcast series, the extraordinary Paul Capsis reveals his trepidation behind telling his deeply personal story in his hit show ANGELA's KITCHEN, which took him all the way from the Stables Theatre to Malta and back in an exploration of his family roots. From being profoundly affected by the audience, to creating a shrine in his dressing room, relish a glimpse inside the mind of one of Australia’s most captivating performers.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio. #50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020 📸 by Brett Boardman

It gives Griffin great joy to annouce this year's

It gives Griffin great joy to annouce this year's shortlist for the Griffin Award 2020! Congratulations to the following playwrights:

Grace Chapple for 'Never Closer'
David Finnigan for '44 Sex Acts in One Week'
Daley Rangi for 'Curiosity'
Dylan Van Den Berg for 'way back when'
Keziah Warner for 'LuNa'

This year, the winner of the Griffin Award will be announced online! At 7pm on Thursday 25 June, tune in to Griffin's YouTube Channel to watch an online ceremony, where you'll get to witness a snippet of each of the shortlisted plays, before the winner is announced.

Thanks to our friends at the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for their continued support of the Griffin Award. We can't wait for you to join us to celebrate the very best new Australian playwriting!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live on Griffin's YouTube Channel
Find out more through the link in our bio
#GriffinAward #Griffin2020 #WeWontLeafYou #NewAustralianStories

As a kid, did you take sick days from school so yo

As a kid, did you take sick days from school so you could see your parents rehearsing a play? Were you stashed under the box office table while your mum sold theatre tickets? Such was life for children whose parents ran a theatre in the 70s, and it was perhaps inevitable that Sacha Horler, and sisters Lucy and Hilary Bell grew up to become much loved theatre-makers themselves. In Episode 6 of the 50 Years of the Stables podcast series, the three artists share the magic world of their childhoods growing up in and around the Stables Theatre.

Listen through the link in our bio. #50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020 📸 Jack Mounsey and William Yang.

It's said that all the world's a stage, but preten

It's said that all the world's a stage, but pretending your shoe is a prop phone is a little bit... sole-destroying.

This hilariously committed snippet of KILL CLIMATE DENIERS from Grif-fave Rebecca Massey serves as momentary relief to what we all miss—telling Australian stories. But nothing will replace the true shared experience of theatre.

We need your help this End of Financial Year. If you can donate to Griffin, you're proving that Australian stories matter. Whether it's $10 or $10,000, every contribution, big or small, directly supports the next wave of Australian playwrights, performers and creatives.

All the world's a stage? Help us get back to ours.

Donate now through the link in our bio.

#WorldsAStageChallenge #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

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This week's episode of the Griffin Theatre Podcast

This week's episode of the Griffin Theatre Podcast holds a special place in our heart... it's the 'Secret Life of Stage Managers'! From operating the technical elements of a show to solving problems on the fly, managing the team to making contraptions that spurt fake blood on cue, stage managers have a huge and often surprising array of skills.

Hear from three of Griffin’s favourite stage managers from over the years—Tanya Leach, Khym Scott, and Amylia Harris—about the ins and outs of their work and how they manage it all in the quirky little kite-shaped space that is the Stables Theatre.

GRIFFIN THEATRE PODCAST—50 Years of the Stables
Listen through the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020

DYLAN VAN DEN BERG WINS THE 2020 GRIFFIN AWARD We

DYLAN VAN DEN BERG WINS THE 2020 GRIFFIN AWARD

We're excited to announce that Dylan Van Den Berg has won the 2020 Griffin Award for his play ‘way back when’! A massive congratulations to all our finalists: Grace Chapple, David Finnigan, Daley Rangi & Keziah Warner and a special thanks to the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for their generous support of the award.

We're excited to see all five of these fantastic new Australian plays on stages in the future!

Rewatch the Griffin Award 2020 through the link in our bio!

#GriffinAward2020 #GriffinTheatreCompany #NewWriting #AustralianPlays

“Stop. I do not consent to the testing. And slow

“Stop. I do not consent to the testing. And slowly but surely, everything I know, all the faces I recognise, the places I’ve been, the things I’ve said just… slip away. Stop.” Tonight’s the night! Tune in live on Griffin’s YouTube channel to watch the Griffin Award 2020, featuring excerpts from all of this year’s shortlisted plays (including Keziah Warner’s ‘LuNa’, quoted above!). There will be quality writing. There will be wonderful acting. There will be the exciting announcement of this year’s winner. So please, join us for a fun night at the digital theatre and help us celebrate the very best new Australian plays. See you tonight!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
TONIGHT!
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from 'LuNa' by Keziah Warner
Photography by Brett Boardman

“It’s been so quiet... and now you. If you’v

“It’s been so quiet... and now you. If you’ve got a voice, use it. Speak to me. If you’re ‘privy to our country’s fate’ – speak!” The Griffin Award is tomorrow, we repeat, tomorrow! The Griffs couldn’t be more excited to show you snippets of some of the best new Australian playwriting, including a little monologue from Dylan Van Den Berg’s shortlisted play, WAY BACK WHEN. Watch it live tomorrow night on Griffin’s YouTube channel!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou ##griffin2020
Image from 'way back when' by Dylan Van Den Berg
Photography by Brett Boardman

“Space is good too. I like it, because everyone

“Space is good too. I like it, because everyone else feels lonely there, but I feel surrounded by lots of stars and planets and it feels nice.” Just two days till the Griffin Award goes online! If you tune in, you’ll catch a staged excerpt of Daley Rangi’s shortlisted play CURIOSITY, as well as interviews with this year’s shortlisted writers, and the announcement of this year’s winner! Underline it in your diaries, Grif-fans, it’s going to be fantastic.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm

Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin202

Image from 'Curiosity' by Daley Rangi
Photography by Brett Boardman

“I'm Malaine Gutierrez, sex coach, educator and

“I'm Malaine Gutierrez, sex coach, educator and author. It's time to take a ride through the wild landscape of sexual pleasure.” David Finnigan’s play 44 SEX ACTS IN ONE WEEK is shortlisted for the 2020 Griffin Award, streaming to you live this Thursday from 7pm! A winner will be announced at the end our online ceremony, so pop the champagne and cosy up on your couch to watch an event that will be a total pleasure to watch.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live through the link in our bio
#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from '44 Sex Acts in One Week' by David Finnigan
Photography by Brett Boardman

“Really sneaks up on you doesn't it?” “Chris

“Really sneaks up on you doesn't it?”
“Christmas?”
“The dark.” We are four days out from the Griffin Award 2020, coming to you live from Griffin’s YouTube channel this year. You’ll witness snippets from each of the shortlisted plays (including NEVER CLOSER by Grace Chapple, quoted above), performed by a cracking cast of some of Sydney’s finest actors. Not bad for a Thursday night at home, right?

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live through the link in our bio

#GriffinAward #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

Image from 'Never Close' by Grace Chapple
Photography by Brett Boardman

This week on the Griffin Theatre Podcast! Ros Hori

This week on the Griffin Theatre Podcast! Ros Horin is a former Artistic Director of Griffin, who firmly re-established the company as exclusively an Australian writers’ theatre. Andrew Bovell is the legendary writer who worked with Ros at the Stables to develop SPEAKING IN TONGUES, the hit play that broke a lot of rules and revolutionised Australian playwriting.
Tune in to the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stables podcast series to hear how the two collaborated to create the innovative play, and how it became the cinematic Aussie triumph, LANTANA.
Listen through the link in our bio.
#50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020

In the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stabl

In the latest episode of our 50 Years of the Stables podcast series, the extraordinary Paul Capsis reveals his trepidation behind telling his deeply personal story in his hit show ANGELA's KITCHEN, which took him all the way from the Stables Theatre to Malta and back in an exploration of his family roots. From being profoundly affected by the audience, to creating a shrine in his dressing room, relish a glimpse inside the mind of one of Australia’s most captivating performers.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio. #50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020 📸 by Brett Boardman

It gives Griffin great joy to annouce this year's

It gives Griffin great joy to annouce this year's shortlist for the Griffin Award 2020! Congratulations to the following playwrights:

Grace Chapple for 'Never Closer'
David Finnigan for '44 Sex Acts in One Week'
Daley Rangi for 'Curiosity'
Dylan Van Den Berg for 'way back when'
Keziah Warner for 'LuNa'

This year, the winner of the Griffin Award will be announced online! At 7pm on Thursday 25 June, tune in to Griffin's YouTube Channel to watch an online ceremony, where you'll get to witness a snippet of each of the shortlisted plays, before the winner is announced.

Thanks to our friends at the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for their continued support of the Griffin Award. We can't wait for you to join us to celebrate the very best new Australian playwriting!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
Thursday 25 June, 7pm
Watch live on Griffin's YouTube Channel
Find out more through the link in our bio
#GriffinAward #Griffin2020 #WeWontLeafYou #NewAustralianStories

As a kid, did you take sick days from school so yo

As a kid, did you take sick days from school so you could see your parents rehearsing a play? Were you stashed under the box office table while your mum sold theatre tickets? Such was life for children whose parents ran a theatre in the 70s, and it was perhaps inevitable that Sacha Horler, and sisters Lucy and Hilary Bell grew up to become much loved theatre-makers themselves. In Episode 6 of the 50 Years of the Stables podcast series, the three artists share the magic world of their childhoods growing up in and around the Stables Theatre.

Listen through the link in our bio. #50YearsOfTheStables #Griffin2020 📸 Jack Mounsey and William Yang.

It's said that all the world's a stage, but preten

It's said that all the world's a stage, but pretending your shoe is a prop phone is a little bit... sole-destroying.

This hilariously committed snippet of KILL CLIMATE DENIERS from Grif-fave Rebecca Massey serves as momentary relief to what we all miss—telling Australian stories. But nothing will replace the true shared experience of theatre.

We need your help this End of Financial Year. If you can donate to Griffin, you're proving that Australian stories matter. Whether it's $10 or $10,000, every contribution, big or small, directly supports the next wave of Australian playwrights, performers and creatives.

All the world's a stage? Help us get back to ours.

Donate now through the link in our bio.

#WorldsAStageChallenge #WeWontLeafYou #Griffin2020

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Apply now for this incredible opportunity with @CAAPerformance! Submissions close at midnight on Friday 14 August: https://t.co/EdbWVMvX7n

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Attention artists! Our friends at @LaBoiteTheatre have launched a brand new offering in their HWY program. The program will offer six paid opportunities for artists. Applications close on Monday 27 July! Apply now: https://t.co/Lo9RY5vRNN

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Calling all filmmakers! Entries are open now for @Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Award and BAFTA qualifying short film festival! Entries close Friday 9 October, so now's the time to start hopping to it! For more details, head to: https://t.co/tQBG4zslZz

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The final episode of the #50YearsOfTheStables podcast series is here, and it is a corker! @DavidBerthold and @mrtommymurphy discuss adapting Timothy Conigrave's beautiful memoir 'Holding the Man' for the Stables Stage. Listen here: https://t.co/lfLN00uI5v #Griffin2020

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To finish off our retrospective look at the five shortlisted plays from this year's #GriffinAward, we present to you a short monologue from Grace Chapple's 'Never Closer'. Watch actor Claire Lovering use an impeccable Northern Irish accent here: https://t.co/ZS6cOgiDx1

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