{"id":48241,"date":"2023-01-12T03:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T03:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/a-note-from-leila-12-january\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T03:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T03:20:20","slug":"a-note-from-leila-12-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/a-note-from-leila-12-january\/","title":{"rendered":"A Note From Leila, 12 January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t12.01.23\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dear Grif-friend,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello! My identify is <strong>Leila Enright<\/strong>, and I&#8217;m writing to you as the brand new Senior Producer at Griffin. I began late final 12 months together with the exemplary <strong>Khym Scott<\/strong>, our new General Manager, and the unbelievable <strong>Andrea James<\/strong> taking over the position of Associate Artistic Director. I\u2019ve been very fortunate to return in with such a cohort. I&#8217;ve been so warmly welcomed into the fold\u2014can affirm for these on the surface that the workers listed below are each bit as joyous, heat and fascinating because the exhibits they produce. My job right here is to supply every Main Season work and I\u2019m additionally supporting the in-house dramaturgy at Griffin alongside <strong>Declan<\/strong> and <strong>Julian Larnach<\/strong>\u2014which I couldn&#8217;t be happier about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a rollicking begin to the 12 months. Sydney has lastly seen some sunshine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BSl0r1Q8ooM\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Season 15<\/a> of <em>Drag Race<\/em> is out and <strong>Greta Thunberg<\/strong> has expanded her activism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/dec\/31\/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-tweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the likes of <strong>Andrew Tate<\/strong><\/a>. Also in January, Griffin acquired a whopping <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneytheatreawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eight Sydney Theatre Award<\/a> nominations for <strong>Merlynn Tong<\/strong>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/golden-blood-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Golden Blood (\u9ec4\u91d1\u8840\u6db2)<\/em><\/a> and <strong>Dylan Van Den Berg<\/strong>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/whitefella-yella-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Whitefella Yella Tree<\/em><\/a> (don\u2019t wish to brag\u2014however how cool!). Crucially, I&#8217;m certain we are able to all really feel Sydney prepping its outfits and pouring its vodka soda in preparation for <a href=\"https:\/\/sydneyworldpride.com\/events\/sex-magick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WorldPride 2023<\/a> that&#8217;s operating throughout February and March this 12 months, which is able to after all be right here in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of WorldPride, it feels considerably fated that the primary present that I&#8217;ll produce for Griffin is <strong>Nicholas Brown<\/strong>\u2019s psychedelic, horny, wordplay-on-steroids epic work <em><a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/sex-magick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sex Magick<\/a>. <\/em>I&#8217;ve had the privilege of engaged on and being round this work for about 5 years by varied different jobs, and it&#8217;s a real-life pleasure journey to be producing its world (Pride) debut. This work will likely be a wild and humorous journey, and one of many greatest we\u2019ve ever accomplished at Griffin. How do you match a queer-ass spectacle right into a tiny kite-shaped theatre? Can we do it?! Is it even attainable?! <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/sex-magick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book to search out out<\/a>! I&#8217;d strongly advocate getting this in your diary earlier than the unbelievable program that the <strong>WorldPride<\/strong> workforce has put collectively has your diary in a spin\u2014you simply can\u2019t miss a present that would be the discuss of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Griffin workforce has additionally been working exhausting on constructing our scrumptious pipeline of works. The <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/creative-programs\/griffin-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Griffin Award<\/a> closed in January and we acquired a file variety of entries at 144! We\u2019re in studying mode, so sit tight and we are going to get you updates later down the observe. We have additionally welcomed our 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/creative-programs\/griffin-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Griffin Studio<\/a> artists into the constructing: <strong>Emma Maye Gibson<\/strong> will develop a brand new semi-autobiographical play that examines the advanced and ever-shifting relationship together with her mom and their our bodies\u2014and one another\u2019s our bodies\u2014as they age; <strong>Michelle Lim Davidson<\/strong> will use her Studio 12 months to develop the story, construction and full draft of her second play; and <strong>Randa Sayed<\/strong>\u00a0will additional develop a comic book solo drama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly\u2014do ensure you get your <a href=\"https:\/\/griffintheatre.com.au\/current-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 subscription<\/a> locked in with us! I do know you\u2019ll find yourself eager to see heaps of exhibits right here this 12 months anyway, so guide in bulk now to seize your self a New Year saving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you all have a blissful begin to the 12 months, benefit from the heat climate, learn a superb guide and hang around with the folks you like. I\u2019ll be making an attempt to do the identical, and prepping for WorldPride by studying <strong>Travis Alabanza<\/strong>\u2019s unbelievable guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/59788339-none-of-the-above\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/theater\/best-broadway-songs-of-all-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listening to my favorite present tunes<\/a> on repeat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>See you at <em>Sex(y) Magick <\/em>quickly,<br \/><\/strong><strong>Leila x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leila Enright<br \/>Senior Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 12.01.23 Dear Grif-friend, Hello! My identify is Leila Enright, and I&#8217;m writing to you as the brand new Senior Producer at Griffin. I began late final 12 months together with the exemplary Khym Scott, our new General Manager, and the unbelievable Andrea James taking over the position of Associate Artistic Director. 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