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Dear Grif-friend,<\/strong><\/p>\n Things are heating up at Griffin this August, and I\u2019m 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\u2019s that point of yr the place we put together to point out you what\u2019s in retailer for the yr forward\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Griffin goes to disclose its 2024 Season in late <\/span>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\u2019s redevelopment, and we plan to say our (momentary) goodbye with a <\/span>bang<\/span><\/i>\u2014earlier than enjoying out the remainder of our season in radically new methods all through the remainder of 2024\u2026 I\u2019ll depart it there for now, however keep tuned for the date!<\/span><\/p>\n In the meantime, our 2023 Season is much from over. Last week I sat in on the primary learn of <\/span>Blaque Showgirls<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span>Nakkiah Lui<\/span><\/b>\u2019s so-bad-it\u2019s-good adaptation of the so-bad-it\u2019s-just-bad <\/span>Showgirls. <\/span><\/i>(jks, I\u2019m obsessive about <\/span>Showgirls<\/span><\/i>, and I feel the documentary You Don\u2019t Nomi<\/em><\/a> says it greatest when it describes that cult movie as a \u201cMasterpiece of Sh*t\u201d). Nakkiah is certainly one of Australia\u2019s smartest, most fearless provocateurs and <\/span>Blaque Showgirls <\/span><\/i>is actually like nothing else on levels this yr\u2014careening from ridiculous gags to lacerating political commentary so quick it\u2019ll provide you with whiplash. It additionally helps that <\/span>Blaque Showgirls <\/span><\/i>is being helmed by two of <\/span>this nation\u2019s most wanted artistic brains\u2014<\/span>Ursula Yovich <\/span><\/b>and <\/span>Shari Sebbens<\/span><\/b>\u2014who’re wrangling a workforce of fearless comedic actors on this all-dancing, all-over-acting First Nations satirical spectacular.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n