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Dear Grif-friends,<\/p>\n
I’m terribly thrilled to be writing the eNews this week to let you understand that swim<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Ellen van Neerven<\/strong> opens this week!\u00a0I’ve been geeking out about this venture since I first learn the script and I can\u2019t anticipate audiences to have the ability to be profoundly moved the best way I’ve been each step of this course of.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been producing\u00a0swim<\/em> because the begin of the 12 months once we went as much as Yugambeh Country to develop the work. The cultural immersion we did on Country translated its approach into the work\u2014from Samuel James<\/strong>\u2019 breathtaking audio visible work and Romanie Harper<\/strong>\u2019s modern set design has elevated what was already impeccable writing to a full sensorial expertise. You can get a style of this within the beautiful character trailers<\/a> that lately got here out of Sandy Greenwood<\/strong> as Aunty and Dani Sib<\/strong> as E. There should not many tickets left, however now we have Mob tix<\/a> out there for all First Nations individuals who wish to come see the work, and for trans and gender various individuals who want to attend, now we have a group night time on the 24th<\/sup> July<\/a> the place I will likely be internet hosting a panel after the present on the method of constructing this distinctive play about non-binary and First Nations identification. I’ve by no means seen something like this on our phases; one which revels within the intersection of trans and First Nations tradition. It is such a deeply vital work and the highlights sort of productions that Griffin does greatest.<\/p>\n While we\u2019ve been preparing for swim<\/em> to take the stage, we\u2019ve additionally been preparing for the Griffin Award Keynote<\/a>. We can\u2019t anticipate Angus Cerini<\/strong> (The Bleeding Tree<\/em>, Into the Shimmering World<\/em>) to take the stage and discuss in regards to the state of theatre on this nation. I\u2019ll actually be within the viewers, as will a lot of the playwriting group as we get to rejoice a few of the most enjoyable writers within the nation! I\u2019ve been fortunate sufficient to learn the entries on the shortlist and there’s some really new and thrilling stuff on there (you need to belief me\u2026 I used to be nominated for the Griffin Award final 12 months which you need to bear in mind from the final eNews I wrote\u2026 sustain!). Get your tickets earlier than they run out!<\/p>\n