10.08.23
Dear Grif-friend,
Things are heating up at Griffin this August, and I’m not simply speaking in regards to the sizzling climate my Irish coronary heart (and Melburnian soul) is desperately making an attempt to disregard. For theatre corporations, it’s that point of yr the place we put together to point out you what’s in retailer for the yr forward…
Griffin goes to disclose its 2024 Season in late September and we can’t WAIT so that you can be part of us for the journey. Next yr is the beginning of the SBW Stables Theatre’s redevelopment, and we plan to say our (momentary) goodbye with a bang—earlier than enjoying out the remainder of our season in radically new methods all through the remainder of 2024… I’ll depart it there for now, however keep tuned for the date!
In the meantime, our 2023 Season is much from over. Last week I sat in on the primary learn of Blaque Showgirls, Nakkiah Lui’s so-bad-it’s-good adaptation of the so-bad-it’s-just-bad Showgirls. (jks, I’m obsessive about Showgirls, and I feel the documentary You Don’t Nomi says it greatest when it describes that cult movie as a “Masterpiece of Sh*t”). Nakkiah is certainly one of Australia’s smartest, most fearless provocateurs and Blaque Showgirls is actually like nothing else on levels this yr—careening from ridiculous gags to lacerating political commentary so quick it’ll provide you with whiplash. It additionally helps that Blaque Showgirls is being helmed by two of this nation’s most wanted artistic brains—Ursula Yovich and Shari Sebbens—who’re wrangling a workforce of fearless comedic actors on this all-dancing, all-over-acting First Nations satirical spectacular.
It additionally feels becoming that Blaque Showgirls is coming sizzling on the heels of Jailbaby, providing August audiences Griffin’s personal model of Barbenheimer. Entirely sold-out audiences are raving night time after night time in regards to the socio-political gut-punch Suzie Miller has orchestrated in Jailbaby, and we’ve had the privilege to welcome totally different neighborhood teams together with locals, colleges and authorized brains to witness the facility of Suzie’s writing and Andrea James’ course. I couldn’t be prouder of the affect this present is having in actual time—and when you’re fortunate sufficient to snag certainly one of our last Monday Rush tickets this coming week, you’ll see what I imply.
Much love,
Declan x
Declan Greene
Artistic Director & CEO