{"id":148194,"date":"2025-09-10T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-note-from-andrea-4-september\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:14","slug":"a-note-from-andrea-4-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-note-from-andrea-4-september\/","title":{"rendered":"A Note from Andrea, 4 September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t04.09.25\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>Dear Grif-friend,<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s been an extended, chilly and remarkably moist winter right here on Gadigal lands, unusually so, and we\u2019re rising out of our burrows like so many possums, blinking into the solar and shaking the mud off our coats. The bottle brush tree outdoors my flat is completely brimming with buds and a brand new season awaits.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking about seasons\u2026\u00a0 it\u2019s that point of the 12 months once more once we put together to unwrap our oh-so-carefully nurtured 2026 Season of latest and returning Australian performs for our season launch on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/2026-season-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Monday 8 September<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like so many flowers, able to bloom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">each budding theatre manufacturing guarantees one thing new and thrilling<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will they unfurl into one thing delicate and perfumed like an orchid. Or will or not it&#8217;s one thing humongous and spear-ready like a large <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centennialparklands.com.au\/visit\/environment\/trees-shrubs-plants\/plants\/gymea-lily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">gymea lily<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (who to this Yorta Yorta\/Gunaikurnai girl appears to have landed from outer house). Or will or not it&#8217;s a superb generally spikey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anbg.gov.au\/callistemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">callistemon<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> dripping with honey and able to be devoured by so many little birds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centennialparklands.com.au\/stories\/2018\/behold!-the-superb-fairy-wren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">excellent fairy wrens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centennialparklands.com.au\/visit\/environment\/birds\/red-wattlebird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">wattlebirds<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/birdlife.org.au\/bird-profiles\/silvereye\/?srsltid=AfmBOorVtiRzO2Av4FNQJ55u40keFrXsDQ_Wt1G88O9k4-jEICGIYyd5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">silver eyes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/birdlife.org.au\/bird-profiles\/yellow-faced-honeyeater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">yellow throated honey eaters<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/birdlife.org.au\/bird-profiles\/rainbow-lorikeet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">rainbow lorikeets<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/learn\/animals\/birds\/brown-thornbill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">brown thornbills<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking of birds\u2026 ten factors for these of you who braved the torrential rains to attend <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathan Harrison<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/birdsong-of-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Birdsong of Tomorrow<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. What a deal with it was to sit down within the nest-like communal consolation of the Old Fitz Theatre to bear witness to Nathan\u2019s heartfelt love tune to birds, mates, Mother earth and the whole lot in between. Nurtured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/creative-programs\/griffin-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffin\u2019s Studio program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we&#8217;re so proud to see Nathan\u2019s work take flight with a genius lo-fi remount that speaks so superbly to the center of this completely pleasant present.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tickets to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Birdsong of Tomorrow<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are as uncommon as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wa.gov.au\/research\/collections\/terrestrial-zoology\/ornithology-birds-collection\/night-parrot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pezoporus occidentalis<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (night time parrot)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and birds of a feather actually do flock collectively<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">so we\u2019ve prolonged the season!\u00a0 Get in fast to snaffle a ticket to this chic present that may really soften your coronary heart.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking of melting hearts\u2026 I had the good privilege of sitting in on the photoshoot for the upcoming remount of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dylan Van Den Berg<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/whitefella-yella-tree-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whitefella Yella Tree<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the chemistry between <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joseph Althouse<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Pertame Tiwi) and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Danny Howard<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (<\/span>Barrd Yamatji Noongar Bunuba Ngadju<span data-contrast=\"auto\">) was palpable.\u00a0 If you missed out on this present when it performed on the Stables in 2022; Griffin has taken to the waterside with our pals at Sydney Theatre Company to deliver you this beautiful two-hander as soon as once more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What a fantastic alternative it&#8217;s for theatremakers to have one other crack at remounting a present<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and let\u2019s face it, theatre<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">makers are perfectionists<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">so that you may be assured a contemporary viewers expertise every time a present evolves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s the sweetness and magic of theatre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">See you quickly,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea James<br \/>Associate Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 04.09.25 Dear Grif-friend, It\u2019s been an extended, chilly and remarkably moist winter right here on Gadigal lands, unusually so, and we\u2019re rising out of our burrows like so many possums, blinking into the solar and shaking the mud off our coats. The bottle brush tree outdoors my flat is completely brimming with buds and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5313,1733,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-148194","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-theatre","8":"tag-andrea","9":"tag-note","10":"tag-september"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}