02.11.23
Dear Grif-friend,
My title’s Julian and I’m the Literary Associate at Griffin Theatre Company. I work throughout our Creative Programs—Griffin Studio, Griffin Award and Griffin Ambassadors! This means I have the immense pleasure of getting right down to the nitty gritty of playwriting with a few of the most enjoyable and extra seasoned theatrical minds I do know. Griffin has at all times held a particular place in my author’s coronary heart, and the power to see work go from the kernel of an concept to a heart-pumping script to an actual 3D play by no means will get previous.
We’ve wrapped up our season for the 12 months and the SBW Stables Theatre’s gone darkish—however not silent… what are they doing over there? Something very thrilling in actual fact… the manufacturing crew is hitting the bottom working subsequent 12 months, with the return season of our sold-out 2023 hit Jailbaby. For those that missed out on tickets final time round, the play takes the viewers on an pressing, uncomfortable however in the end needed journey into the darkish coronary heart of the Australian authorized system, and as of this week, you may seize a seat—single tickets are actually accessible!
Speaking of playwright who wrote Jailbaby, we’re so thrilled to announce a model new playwriting award! It’s been unbelievable to see the worldwide success of her play Prima Facie over the previous few years, and much more extremely, Suzie Miller has generously donated the funds to kick-start the Suzie Miller Award in partnership with our crew at Griffin. Dedicated to mid-career playwrights, the Award will recognise a author’s contribution to the artwork of playwriting—bringing them inside the corporate for a two-year residency, offering a full fee and dramaturgical help to put in writing the form of knotty, political, modern work that has the potential to alter the face of Australia and even make an impression abroad. If this sounds such as you, applications are open till 15 November.
For these on the rising finish of the profession spectrum, Griffin Studio has now opened purposes for its 2024 cohort. Our artistic lab for early profession playwrights offers the prospect to develop a piece throughout the firm and obtain mentorship from our Srtistic workers. Griffin Studio has created a few of my favorite work for the stage and has held house and kick-started the careers of a few of Australia’s most kick-butt theatre artists, so test it out right here.
If you’re not on the coal-face however would somewhat bathe within the splendour of Australia’s greatest writing, subscriptions for the 2024 Season are out now, simply ready so that you can declare them! Jam-packed with a bespoke mixture of classics, gorgeous new performs and even a bloody musical—one of the simplest ways to make sure you get in to see Griffin subsequent 12 months is by shopping for an annual subscription! Get out the calendar, get your mates collectively and smash out a plan!
Cheers,
Julian
Julian Larnach
Literary Associate