The Art of the Review: Forum for Emerging Critics - Griffin Theatre Company

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024—ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

You heard it right! Entries for the Griffin Award 2024 are officially open! This year we're shaking things up—instead of accepting scripts for the 2024 Award, we’re putting the call out for playwriting voices with outstanding ideas for new Australian plays.

What does this mean? Basically, it means Griffin is hoping to provide important creative scaffolding for writers as they prepare to develop a full-length play. This includes three online workshops held by Griffin's Literary department, as well as a special guest workshop from the great Suzie Miller—playwright of 'Jailbaby' and 'Prima Facie': https://bit.ly/GriffinAwardWorkshops2024

Learn more on our website and register for the remaining two workshops right now to kickstart your Griffin Award journey—then apply before 5pm on Monday 15 January.

The winner of the 2024 Griffin Award will receive a full $17,400 commission and dramaturgical support to develop the work into a stage-ready piece of theatre, all thanks to the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024
Applications close 5pm, Monday 15 January
Learn more, register for the workshops, and apply: https://griffintheatre.com.au/griffin-award/
#GriffinAward #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays
📸 Sarah Hadley, featuring Griffin Award 2023 winner Wendy Mocke

Griffin is committed to platforming new Australian stories that respect, care for, and honour diverse cultures, identities, communities and lived experiences. We strongly encourage submissions from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

JAILBABY by Suzie Miller returns for a limited two-week season at the SBW Stables Theatre this January.

With a completely sold-out premiere season that garnered ★★★★½ reviews (StageNoise), you've got one more precious chance to see this incredible new drama from the playwright behind international phenomenon PRIMA FACIE.

Director Andrea James reunites with performers Anthony Yangoyan, Lucia Mastrantone and Anthony Taufa for two weeks only. Tickets on sale now!

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCJailbaby #Griffin2024

OPEN CASTING CALL—FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL

Musical theatre stars unite! Griffin Theatre Company and Hayes Theatre Co are excited to announce an open casting call for the world premiere production of 'Flat Earthers: The Musical', taking the stage in 2024!

We're now seeking multiple roles for this beautifully queer and chaotic new musical from Jean Tong, Lou Wall & James Gales, and self-tape submissions for the first round of auditions are open from now until 5pm on Friday 15 December.

Want to learn more? All the details and the full casting brief are available over on our website.

FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL
Auditions open until 5pm, Friday 15 December
Learn more and audition now | Link in bio
#GTCFlatEarthers #Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo

💻

Griffin Theatre Company & Hayes Theatre Co are committed to the practice of inclusive casting. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key elements of this production. Considerations of race, identity and disability are integral to our casting processes, due to their undeniable impact in shaping society and the stories we tell. Our goal is to craft productions in ways that respect, care for, and honour individuals, cultures, identities, communities and lived experiences. We strongly encourage submissions from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

Griff-mas 2023, our end-of-year festive fundraiser, was an absolute delight!

MC'd by the effervescent Simon Burke AO and chock-full of fabulously talented performances from Grif-faces familiar and fresh, this was an afternoon party for the ages.

A huge thank you to our awesome sponsors, @fourpillarsgin and @bourkestreetbakery, and to our wonderful Grif-friends who attended the event.

And if you're starting to think about the perfect pressie, tickets to THE LEWIS TRILOGY, JAILBABY or a custom 2024 subscription are the gifts that keep on giving into the new year! Buy tickets online now through the link in our bio.

GRIFF-MAS 2023
📸 Alice Boshell
#Griffin2023 #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

Entries for the Griffin Award 2024 will open later this week, and we're excited to announce a shake-up to the application process!

Instead of accepting scripts for the 2024 Award, we’re putting the call out for pitches—and to make sure you're well prepared, we're announcing three bespoke Zoom workshops which will help you on your playwriting journey.

The first workshop will be led by Griffin's Literary Associate, Julian Larnach, and is taking place this Thursday 30 November at 6pm AEDT on Zoom. Then, on 12 December, the great Suzie Miller will host a workshop all about pitching your play ideas; followed by a workshop led by Griffin's Literary Manager, Dylan Van Den Berg, on 10 January. There's so much juicy industry knowledge to soak up, so we highly encourage you to attend some or all of the workshops if you're interested in applying for the Griffin Award!

The winner of the 2024 Griffin Award will receive a full commission and dramaturgical support to develop the work into a stage-ready piece of theatre, all thanks to the Copyright Agency. Stay tuned for when applications open later this week!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024—PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS
Workshops commence Thursday 30 November on Zoom at 6pm
Register for all workshops now | Link in bio!
#GriffinAward #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

All-Aussie and true-blue, a bit glitzy and out of this world, a spicy explosion of flavour and character. Are we describing the line-up of shows in our 2024 season or tantalising Sydney dining establishments?

Both! @ConcretePlayground has put together a pairing that a sommelier would be envious of—Griffin 2024 shows and the dining establishment that matches in theme, vibe, taste—you name it!

Get your arts and culinary fix by following their easy guide and explore some of Sydney's coolest dining establishments while you're at it. Then pop on over to Griffin's website and nab yourself a subscription! After all, what's a cultural experience in Sydney if not dinner and a show?

GRIFFIN 2024
Read the article & subscribe | Links in bio
#Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo #NewAustralianPlays

WORK WITH US!

Griffin is on the hunt for a groovy Administrator to support the Griffin team and help keep all things office and administration running smoothly.

Applications for a full-time Administrator are now open, so if you are highly organised, have exceptional attention to detail, a whiz at multi-tasking, great with people and highly motivated, then we want to hear from you!

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 8 December so start polishing up those CVs. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the Griffin team as we ramp up for our most ambitious production ever (THE LEWIS TRILOGY, obvi) and the redevelopment of our beloved theatre. What are you waiting for!

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

WORK AT GRIFFIN
Apply now | Link in bio
#Griffin2023 #Griffin2024 #WorkAtGriffin

Calling all artists and playwrights interested in working with Griffin... have we got the event for you!

Our Artist Briefing is happening this Thursday 23 November and we want you to join us to learn about all the artistic opportunities coming up at Griffin in 2024.

Our Artistic Director Declan Greene, our Literary Manager Dylan Van Den Berg, and Literary Associate Julian Larnach and representatives from Griffin’s Artistic & Programming teams will give you the lowdown on:
• Dramaturgy at Griffin—how new writing is developed inside the company
• Opportunities for artists, including Griffin Studio
• The curation of the annual season: what we’re looking for, why we’re looking for it, and our timelines

Limited in-person spots remain, so RSVP via email to artistic@griffintheatre.com.au quick-smart to secure your spot.

We have exciting news for artists who have physical access requirements that aren’t accommodated by the current SBW Stables Theatre, those who are based outside of Sydney, or those who’d prefer to stay home and curl up on the couch, the event will be livestreamed right here on Instagram when the Briefing commences at 6.30pm AEDT.

#Griffin2024

Drum roll please as we remind you of the incredible cast of JAILBABY by Suzie Miller—returning to the SBW Stables Theatre at the start of January for a highly limited special return season!

Remounting this searing new Australian drama from the writer behind international sensation PRIMA FACIE will be:

ANTHONY YANGOYAN
LUCIA MASTRANTONE
ANTHONY TAUFA

JAILBABY will be returning for just two weeks before it bids farewell to the SBW Stables. If you're looking for the perfect festive gift—look no further than this sensational ★★★★½ story (Stage Noise).

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCJailbaby #Griffin2024

This Sunday, Griffin's putting on a very special event and you're invited to attend!

On Sunday 19 November, join us at Griff-mas for an afternoon of frivolity, song and entertainment, led by iconic performer and Griffin Board Member Simon Burke AO.

Buy your ticket and an incredible lineup of performers will rock your festive socks off, including:

Michael Tyack AM (Come From Away, Mary Poppins)
Jonathan Jeffrey (Blaque Showgirls)
Lou Wall & James Gales, the minds behind Flat Earthers: The Musical
Ariyan Sharma & Tessa Olsson
Cassie Hamilton
Ursula Yovich

There will be a holiday raffle, goodies and tipples, and a whole lot of end-of-year cheer. If you'd like to join, learn all about it on the Griffin website!

GRIFF-MAS 2023
Sunday 19 November, 4–6pm
Learn more and book now: https://bit.ly/Griff-mas
#Griffmas2023

"People don’t come to our theatre for the canapes and champagne, they come because they want to see something, rough, raw and ready. When we rebuild the space, we are not going to take the soul out of it.”

Did you catch our Artistic Director Declan Greene in the @sydneymorningherald talking all things SBW Stables Theatre redevelopment?

"Plans to be lodged with the City of Sydney this week call for demolishing the house next door, allowing for the addition of 35 seats to the 105-seat theatre, a new rehearsal room, disability access and upgraded dressing rooms including a much-needed shower for performers."

We're so excited about our redevelopment! But we've got a couple of very special productions to bring to life before May next year—our Special Return Season of JAILBABY by Suzie Miller and THE LEWIS TRILOGY by Louis Nowra.

Read the full article through the link in our bio!

GRIFFIN 2024
Learn more about the Redevelopment: https://bit.ly/GriffinRedev
Explore the 2024 Season: https://bit.ly/Griffin2024Season
#Griffin2024

Remember Dee Dee—our beloved giant rocking horse designed by Isabel Hudson for our 2023 production of PONY by Eloise Snape?

Well—turns out Dee Dee is an in-demand star! We were thrilled to see Dee Dee gallop across state borders to feature at the @stompinggroundbeer Loading Dock Bar throughout the entirety of this year's @melbfringe.

We love seeing our set pieces reused in interesting theatrical ways! Griffin strongly advocates for the sharing and re-use of design elements across the performing arts industry. And the results are unexpected, innovative and just plain fun!

Congratulations Dee Dee—or dare we say: "Neigh!" #Griffin2023 #gtcpony

📸 NickMickPics & William Hamilton-Coates

💡 Introducing the Great Griffin 2024 Quiz! 💡

Remember those hilarious tally-up magazine personality tests from back in the day? "Find out who your celebrity crush is", "Which superhero are you?" and the like?

In celebration of Griffin's 2024 Season, we present to you this quirky five question quiz which—much like a Magic 8 Ball or a fortune cookie—will give you a fun little prediction as to which of our plentiful subscription packages you should consider popping in your basket for next year!

The premise is simple. Answer with your gut, tally up your score (the numbers next to the answers you choose) and find out which package is right for you when you total your score below!

GRIFFIN 2024
Take the quiz and subscribe now | Link in bio
#Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

✏️ TOTAL SCORE ✏️

🌈 21 – 25: You're all in, baby! We recommend a 5 Play package for the full shebang of Griffin 2024.

👾 16 – 20: You like your theatre bold, risk-taking and just a little bit camp. We recommend our 4A package!

🐚 11 – 15: Sparkling, inspiring and Aussie as heck. We think our 4B package will suit you to a tee.

🌹5 – 10: A 3 Play subscription at Griffin will get you an all-in pass to the Australian epic The Lewis Trilogy—the event of a lifetime. Go on, you deserve it!

👯‍♀️ Less than 5: You love Griffin but you've got lots on your plate! Start with a 2 Play package and see how you go from there.

SPECIAL RETURN SEASON | JAILBABY BY SUZIE MILLER

You asked, we listened—due to astronomical audience demand, Suzie Miller's JAILBABY returns to the SBW Stables Theatre in January for a highly limited two week season!

Tickets are now on sale for the first show of Griffin's 2024 Season—and seeing as the premiere season sold out before the show opened, we recommend you book your tickets to this searing judicial drama now, before it's too late!

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCJailbaby #Griffin2024

APPLY FOR GRIFFIN STUDIO 2024!

Calling all emerging playwrights! Applications for Griffin Studio 2024 are now open!

Now in its 14th year, Griffin Studio is the most successful writing incubator program in the country, having nurtured 41 artists through a series of year-long creative residencies at the company.

Each year our Studio artists develop one or more projects with support from Griffin’s Artistic team, while undertaking workshops on aspects of playwriting and theatremaking.

Could this be you? Learn more over on our website and check out the application form! Applications close on Wednesday 15 November at 5pm. Chookas!

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations writers, writers from non-Anglo cultural and linguistic backgrounds, writers of all abilities, and writers from LGBTQIA+ communities.

GRIFFIN STUDIO 2024
Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 15 November
Learn more and apply now | Link in bio
#GriffinStudio #Griffin2024

Hear from some of the brilliant brains behind Griffin Theatre Company's 2024 Season!

Creatives Jean Tong, Andrea James, Louis Nowra and Tessa Leong chat about the productions they're working on as part of Griffin 2024.

This season is bound to blow audiences away—we temporarily farewell the SBW Stables Theatre with THE LEWIS TRILOGY before partnering with some of Sydney's most exciting organisations—Carriageworks, Hayes Theatre Co and Sydney Theatre Company to name a few!

Join in the fun and subscribe to Griffin 2024 to make your year of Aussie theatre as affordable as it is memorable.

GRIFFIN 2024
Subscribe now and save | Link in bio
#Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo #NewAustralianPlays

From Molly's monologue in BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS by Nakkiah Lui—performed with truth and heart by Angeline Penrith in Griffin's production, which just closed on Saturday.

This past week has been a challenging one for the staff, creatives and First Nations community currently working at and engaging with Griffin. At the same time, creating moments of Blak joy, audience members laughing so hard they cry and resilient togetherness through theatremaking in the wake of the referendum's result has felt radical and powerful.

To our First Nations family—we love you. We see you. We will always be here for you and we will always uplift you. ALWAYS was, ALWAYS will be.

Love,
Griffin

Please join us in giving the cast, crew and creative team behind BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS by Nakkiah Lui a big digital hug and massive congratulations on the show's closing night! 💋

We are so very proud of this final show in Griffin's 2023 Season—we had a fabulous time and we hope you, the audience, did too!

That's a wrap on Griffin 2023—to jump the queue and sign up for a year of the most innovative Australian stories live on stage, explore our 2024 offerings and subscribe today!

GRIFFIN 2024
Explore the season and subscribe: https://bit.ly/Griffin2024Season
#Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo #NewAustralianPlays

"I’ve lighting designed the last three shows at Griffin—PONY, JAILBABY and BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS—and I’ve really enjoyed the variety and working in the same venue with shifting teams."

Get to know lighting design legend Verity Hampson—the creative responsible for the stunning lighting effects of the last three Griffin shows in 2023!

We caught up with Verity over on the Griffin blog to chat her beginnings in chemistry and rock 'n' roll through to Sydney stages and beyond. Check it out via the link in our bio!

BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS
By Nakkiah Lui
Must close 21 October
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCBlaqueShowgirls #Griffin2023

Hey First Nations friends!

On Saturday 21 October is saying a big bedazzled farewell to BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS and we are inviting First Nations mob to celebrate the closing performance of this wonderful show with us!

We're excited to warmly welcome First Nations audience members to the SBW Stables Theatre on Gadigal country in Kings Cross to send off Nakkiah Lui's BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS with a whole lot of Blak love.

Admission is free but tickets are very limited, so send us a DM now to RSVP!

BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS
By Nakkiah Lui
Must close 21 October
#GTCBlaqueShowgirls #Griffin2023

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024—ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

You heard it right! Entries for the Griffin Award 2024 are officially open! This year we're shaking things up—instead of accepting scripts for the 2024 Award, we’re putting the call out for playwriting voices with outstanding ideas for new Australian plays.

What does this mean? Basically, it means Griffin is hoping to provide important creative scaffolding for writers as they prepare to develop a full-length play. This includes three online workshops held by Griffin's Literary department, as well as a special guest workshop from the great Suzie Miller—playwright of 'Jailbaby' and 'Prima Facie': https://bit.ly/GriffinAwardWorkshops2024

Learn more on our website and register for the remaining two workshops right now to kickstart your Griffin Award journey—then apply before 5pm on Monday 15 January.

The winner of the 2024 Griffin Award will receive a full $17,400 commission and dramaturgical support to develop the work into a stage-ready piece of theatre, all thanks to the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024
Applications close 5pm, Monday 15 January
Learn more, register for the workshops, and apply: https://griffintheatre.com.au/griffin-award/
#GriffinAward #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays
📸 Sarah Hadley, featuring Griffin Award 2023 winner Wendy Mocke

Griffin is committed to platforming new Australian stories that respect, care for, and honour diverse cultures, identities, communities and lived experiences. We strongly encourage submissions from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

JAILBABY by Suzie Miller returns for a limited two-week season at the SBW Stables Theatre this January.

With a completely sold-out premiere season that garnered ★★★★½ reviews (StageNoise), you've got one more precious chance to see this incredible new drama from the playwright behind international phenomenon PRIMA FACIE.

Director Andrea James reunites with performers Anthony Yangoyan, Lucia Mastrantone and Anthony Taufa for two weeks only. Tickets on sale now!

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCJailbaby #Griffin2024

OPEN CASTING CALL—FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL

Musical theatre stars unite! Griffin Theatre Company and Hayes Theatre Co are excited to announce an open casting call for the world premiere production of 'Flat Earthers: The Musical', taking the stage in 2024!

We're now seeking multiple roles for this beautifully queer and chaotic new musical from Jean Tong, Lou Wall & James Gales, and self-tape submissions for the first round of auditions are open from now until 5pm on Friday 15 December.

Want to learn more? All the details and the full casting brief are available over on our website.

FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL
Auditions open until 5pm, Friday 15 December
Learn more and audition now | Link in bio
#GTCFlatEarthers #Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo

💻

Griffin Theatre Company & Hayes Theatre Co are committed to the practice of inclusive casting. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key elements of this production. Considerations of race, identity and disability are integral to our casting processes, due to their undeniable impact in shaping society and the stories we tell. Our goal is to craft productions in ways that respect, care for, and honour individuals, cultures, identities, communities and lived experiences. We strongly encourage submissions from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

Griff-mas 2023, our end-of-year festive fundraiser, was an absolute delight!

MC'd by the effervescent Simon Burke AO and chock-full of fabulously talented performances from Grif-faces familiar and fresh, this was an afternoon party for the ages.

A huge thank you to our awesome sponsors, @fourpillarsgin and @bourkestreetbakery, and to our wonderful Grif-friends who attended the event.

And if you're starting to think about the perfect pressie, tickets to THE LEWIS TRILOGY, JAILBABY or a custom 2024 subscription are the gifts that keep on giving into the new year! Buy tickets online now through the link in our bio.

GRIFF-MAS 2023
📸 Alice Boshell
#Griffin2023 #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

Entries for the Griffin Award 2024 will open later this week, and we're excited to announce a shake-up to the application process!

Instead of accepting scripts for the 2024 Award, we’re putting the call out for pitches—and to make sure you're well prepared, we're announcing three bespoke Zoom workshops which will help you on your playwriting journey.

The first workshop will be led by Griffin's Literary Associate, Julian Larnach, and is taking place this Thursday 30 November at 6pm AEDT on Zoom. Then, on 12 December, the great Suzie Miller will host a workshop all about pitching your play ideas; followed by a workshop led by Griffin's Literary Manager, Dylan Van Den Berg, on 10 January. There's so much juicy industry knowledge to soak up, so we highly encourage you to attend some or all of the workshops if you're interested in applying for the Griffin Award!

The winner of the 2024 Griffin Award will receive a full commission and dramaturgical support to develop the work into a stage-ready piece of theatre, all thanks to the Copyright Agency. Stay tuned for when applications open later this week!

GRIFFIN AWARD 2024—PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS
Workshops commence Thursday 30 November on Zoom at 6pm
Register for all workshops now | Link in bio!
#GriffinAward #Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

All-Aussie and true-blue, a bit glitzy and out of this world, a spicy explosion of flavour and character. Are we describing the line-up of shows in our 2024 season or tantalising Sydney dining establishments?

Both! @ConcretePlayground has put together a pairing that a sommelier would be envious of—Griffin 2024 shows and the dining establishment that matches in theme, vibe, taste—you name it!

Get your arts and culinary fix by following their easy guide and explore some of Sydney's coolest dining establishments while you're at it. Then pop on over to Griffin's website and nab yourself a subscription! After all, what's a cultural experience in Sydney if not dinner and a show?

GRIFFIN 2024
Read the article & subscribe | Links in bio
#Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo #NewAustralianPlays

WORK WITH US!

Griffin is on the hunt for a groovy Administrator to support the Griffin team and help keep all things office and administration running smoothly.

Applications for a full-time Administrator are now open, so if you are highly organised, have exceptional attention to detail, a whiz at multi-tasking, great with people and highly motivated, then we want to hear from you!

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 8 December so start polishing up those CVs. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the Griffin team as we ramp up for our most ambitious production ever (THE LEWIS TRILOGY, obvi) and the redevelopment of our beloved theatre. What are you waiting for!

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from d/Deaf & Disabled communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

WORK AT GRIFFIN
Apply now | Link in bio
#Griffin2023 #Griffin2024 #WorkAtGriffin

Calling all artists and playwrights interested in working with Griffin... have we got the event for you!

Our Artist Briefing is happening this Thursday 23 November and we want you to join us to learn about all the artistic opportunities coming up at Griffin in 2024.

Our Artistic Director Declan Greene, our Literary Manager Dylan Van Den Berg, and Literary Associate Julian Larnach and representatives from Griffin’s Artistic & Programming teams will give you the lowdown on:
• Dramaturgy at Griffin—how new writing is developed inside the company
• Opportunities for artists, including Griffin Studio
• The curation of the annual season: what we’re looking for, why we’re looking for it, and our timelines

Limited in-person spots remain, so RSVP via email to artistic@griffintheatre.com.au quick-smart to secure your spot.

We have exciting news for artists who have physical access requirements that aren’t accommodated by the current SBW Stables Theatre, those who are based outside of Sydney, or those who’d prefer to stay home and curl up on the couch, the event will be livestreamed right here on Instagram when the Briefing commences at 6.30pm AEDT.

#Griffin2024

Drum roll please as we remind you of the incredible cast of JAILBABY by Suzie Miller—returning to the SBW Stables Theatre at the start of January for a highly limited special return season!

Remounting this searing new Australian drama from the writer behind international sensation PRIMA FACIE will be:

ANTHONY YANGOYAN
LUCIA MASTRANTONE
ANTHONY TAUFA

JAILBABY will be returning for just two weeks before it bids farewell to the SBW Stables. If you're looking for the perfect festive gift—look no further than this sensational ★★★★½ story (Stage Noise).

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
Book now | Link in bio
#GTCJailbaby #Griffin2024

This Sunday, Griffin's putting on a very special event and you're invited to attend!

On Sunday 19 November, join us at Griff-mas for an afternoon of frivolity, song and entertainment, led by iconic performer and Griffin Board Member Simon Burke AO.

Buy your ticket and an incredible lineup of performers will rock your festive socks off, including:

Michael Tyack AM (Come From Away, Mary Poppins)
Jonathan Jeffrey (Blaque Showgirls)
Lou Wall & James Gales, the minds behind Flat Earthers: The Musical
Ariyan Sharma & Tessa Olsson
Cassie Hamilton
Ursula Yovich

There will be a holiday raffle, goodies and tipples, and a whole lot of end-of-year cheer. If you'd like to join, learn all about it on the Griffin website!

GRIFF-MAS 2023
Sunday 19 November, 4–6pm
Learn more and book now: https://bit.ly/Griff-mas
#Griffmas2023

"People don’t come to our theatre for the canapes and champagne, they come because they want to see something, rough, raw and ready. When we rebuild the space, we are not going to take the soul out of it.”

Did you catch our Artistic Director Declan Greene in the @sydneymorningherald talking all things SBW Stables Theatre redevelopment?

"Plans to be lodged with the City of Sydney this week call for demolishing the house next door, allowing for the addition of 35 seats to the 105-seat theatre, a new rehearsal room, disability access and upgraded dressing rooms including a much-needed shower for performers."

We're so excited about our redevelopment! But we've got a couple of very special productions to bring to life before May next year—our Special Return Season of JAILBABY by Suzie Miller and THE LEWIS TRILOGY by Louis Nowra.

Read the full article through the link in our bio!

GRIFFIN 2024
Learn more about the Redevelopment: https://bit.ly/GriffinRedev
Explore the 2024 Season: https://bit.ly/Griffin2024Season
#Griffin2024

Remember Dee Dee—our beloved giant rocking horse designed by Isabel Hudson for our 2023 production of PONY by Eloise Snape?

Well—turns out Dee Dee is an in-demand star! We were thrilled to see Dee Dee gallop across state borders to feature at the @stompinggroundbeer Loading Dock Bar throughout the entirety of this year's @melbfringe.

We love seeing our set pieces reused in interesting theatrical ways! Griffin strongly advocates for the sharing and re-use of design elements across the performing arts industry. And the results are unexpected, innovative and just plain fun!

Congratulations Dee Dee—or dare we say: "Neigh!" #Griffin2023 #gtcpony

📸 NickMickPics & William Hamilton-Coates

💡 Introducing the Great Griffin 2024 Quiz! 💡

Remember those hilarious tally-up magazine personality tests from back in the day? "Find out who your celebrity crush is", "Which superhero are you?" and the like?

In celebration of Griffin's 2024 Season, we present to you this quirky five question quiz which—much like a Magic 8 Ball or a fortune cookie—will give you a fun little prediction as to which of our plentiful subscription packages you should consider popping in your basket for next year!

The premise is simple. Answer with your gut, tally up your score (the numbers next to the answers you choose) and find out which package is right for you when you total your score below!

GRIFFIN 2024
Take the quiz and subscribe now | Link in bio
#Griffin2024 #NewAustralianPlays

✏️ TOTAL SCORE ✏️

🌈 21 – 25: You're all in, baby! We recommend a 5 Play package for the full shebang of Griffin 2024.

👾 16 – 20: You like your theatre bold, risk-taking and just a little bit camp. We recommend our 4A package!

🐚 11 – 15: Sparkling, inspiring and Aussie as heck. We think our 4B package will suit you to a tee.

🌹5 – 10: A 3 Play subscription at Griffin will get you an all-in pass to the Australian epic The Lewis Trilogy—the event of a lifetime. Go on, you deserve it!

👯‍♀️ Less than 5: You love Griffin but you've got lots on your plate! Start with a 2 Play package and see how you go from there.

SPECIAL RETURN SEASON | JAILBABY BY SUZIE MILLER

You asked, we listened—due to astronomical audience demand, Suzie Miller's JAILBABY returns to the SBW Stables Theatre in January for a highly limited two week season!

Tickets are now on sale for the first show of Griffin's 2024 Season—and seeing as the premiere season sold out before the show opened, we recommend you book your tickets to this searing judicial drama now, before it's too late!

JAILBABY
By Suzie Miller
4 – 21 January
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APPLY FOR GRIFFIN STUDIO 2024!

Calling all emerging playwrights! Applications for Griffin Studio 2024 are now open!

Now in its 14th year, Griffin Studio is the most successful writing incubator program in the country, having nurtured 41 artists through a series of year-long creative residencies at the company.

Each year our Studio artists develop one or more projects with support from Griffin’s Artistic team, while undertaking workshops on aspects of playwriting and theatremaking.

Could this be you? Learn more over on our website and check out the application form! Applications close on Wednesday 15 November at 5pm. Chookas!

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations writers, writers from non-Anglo cultural and linguistic backgrounds, writers of all abilities, and writers from LGBTQIA+ communities.

GRIFFIN STUDIO 2024
Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 15 November
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Hear from some of the brilliant brains behind Griffin Theatre Company's 2024 Season!

Creatives Jean Tong, Andrea James, Louis Nowra and Tessa Leong chat about the productions they're working on as part of Griffin 2024.

This season is bound to blow audiences away—we temporarily farewell the SBW Stables Theatre with THE LEWIS TRILOGY before partnering with some of Sydney's most exciting organisations—Carriageworks, Hayes Theatre Co and Sydney Theatre Company to name a few!

Join in the fun and subscribe to Griffin 2024 to make your year of Aussie theatre as affordable as it is memorable.

GRIFFIN 2024
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From Molly's monologue in BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS by Nakkiah Lui—performed with truth and heart by Angeline Penrith in Griffin's production, which just closed on Saturday.

This past week has been a challenging one for the staff, creatives and First Nations community currently working at and engaging with Griffin. At the same time, creating moments of Blak joy, audience members laughing so hard they cry and resilient togetherness through theatremaking in the wake of the referendum's result has felt radical and powerful.

To our First Nations family—we love you. We see you. We will always be here for you and we will always uplift you. ALWAYS was, ALWAYS will be.

Love,
Griffin

Please join us in giving the cast, crew and creative team behind BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS by Nakkiah Lui a big digital hug and massive congratulations on the show's closing night! 💋

We are so very proud of this final show in Griffin's 2023 Season—we had a fabulous time and we hope you, the audience, did too!

That's a wrap on Griffin 2023—to jump the queue and sign up for a year of the most innovative Australian stories live on stage, explore our 2024 offerings and subscribe today!

GRIFFIN 2024
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#Griffin2024 #GriffinOnTheGo #NewAustralianPlays

"I’ve lighting designed the last three shows at Griffin—PONY, JAILBABY and BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS—and I’ve really enjoyed the variety and working in the same venue with shifting teams."

Get to know lighting design legend Verity Hampson—the creative responsible for the stunning lighting effects of the last three Griffin shows in 2023!

We caught up with Verity over on the Griffin blog to chat her beginnings in chemistry and rock 'n' roll through to Sydney stages and beyond. Check it out via the link in our bio!

BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS
By Nakkiah Lui
Must close 21 October
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Hey First Nations friends!

On Saturday 21 October is saying a big bedazzled farewell to BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS and we are inviting First Nations mob to celebrate the closing performance of this wonderful show with us!

We're excited to warmly welcome First Nations audience members to the SBW Stables Theatre on Gadigal country in Kings Cross to send off Nakkiah Lui's BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS with a whole lot of Blak love.

Admission is free but tickets are very limited, so send us a DM now to RSVP!

BLAQUE SHOWGIRLS
By Nakkiah Lui
Must close 21 October
#GTCBlaqueShowgirls #Griffin2023