20.03.25
Dear Grif-friend,
2025 has effectively and actually kicked off as now we have simply closed our season of Nucleus by Alana Valentine at Seymour Centre and IMMEDIATELY swung into growing a complete bunch of latest Australian works. Just this week, I’ve gotten to listen to readings of name new performs by the sensible writers Josipa Draisma, Happy Feraren, Jorjia Gillis, and Jacob Parker. And holy heck it has been so thrilling listening to all the brand new works being developed at Griffin. At a time when it looks like there are such a lot of urgent points, it’s thrilling to see new works being that interact with the nuanced political local weather we’re sitting in. From a First Nations play a few Mums’ Club with an antagonist known as “**** Mum” (censored phrase begins with a C 🙈), to a monologue from a Potts Point twink with American Psycho vibes, I believe the Griffin inventive growth workforce has some superb performs on our palms and what we have to treatment the problems of as we speak!
In addition to new performs, we even have developments of works programmed later in 2025 (I’m speaking about inventive developments a lot as a result of I’m the inventive growth girly who runs our inventive developments; but in addition new work is thrilling, and you need to be excited!). We’re gearing up for a remaining desk learn of Koreaboo by Michelle Lim Davidson to trial out some Ok-pop earlier than we get within the rehearsal room. We knew the nudity side of Naturism by Ang Collins would have to be delicately fleshed out. So now we have an enormous nude growth arising the place we are going to take our solid on a rigorously curated journey from performing clothed to performing unclothed.
The state of playwriting at Griffin Theatre Company is totally flourishing. Still, in the event you wished to know concerning the state of playwriting in Australia, then Leah Purcell could also be higher positioned to talk on that. Luckily for you, she’s going to! At the 2025 Griffin Award & Keynote on Wednesday 21 May in partnership with Sydney Writers’ Festival. The Griffin Award Keynote final 12 months by Angus Cerini was such a particular occasion that basically made me take into consideration writing for efficiency in new and thrilling methods, and I’m certain what Leah has in retailer will likely be equally as participating and eye-opening about our trade and what it means to be a author.
I used to be additionally fortunate sufficient to talk at The Old Fitz Theatre’s “Act 2” Launch, which included our first Griffin Lookout present of the 12 months, SISTREN by Iolanthe. I’m so flipping pumped for this present and what Io and Janet Anderson have in retailer for you. It is each a critical dialog about id and marginalisation in addition to some critical enjoyable! With the fabulous workforce at Green Door Theatre Company producing this work and it being directed by the beloved Ian Michael, I’d purchase a ticket to this one as quickly as you’ll be able to as a result of tickets are promoting like hotcakes.
Anyway, I’ll get again to creatively growing some inventive developments! I can’t wait to see you all at Belvoir St Theatre for Koreaboo.
Sending love,
Cassie
Associate Producer