Congratulations from all of us at TNN to the successful PWA Dualogue Program recipients. There was a huge amount of submissions with some great partnerships awarded to: Tammy Anderson, Vanessa Bates and Jane FitzGerald, Campion Decent and Matt Scholten, Ross Mueller and Chris Mead, Sue Smith and Geordie Brookman. Click here to visit the Playwriting … Read More
Playwriting
Raising the issue of gender equality in theatre critiques
Multiple reviewers of many genders, races, sexualities, and, perhaps most importantly, taste in art, might someday review one play and discuss the work in a dialectic. This approach might give the lie to the mask of objectivity and reveal that elusive thumbprint, taste, which can be invisibly gendered. In her speech at the female theatre … Read More
Can we celebrate being female, being human on our stages?
Calling for more female-driven musicals. Andrea Lepcio in HowlRound poses the question: Can we create musicals that allow women to be all that they are: good, bad, ugly, and beautiful? Can we celebrate being female? Can we celebrate being human? … If you Google feminist theatre, you get a strong HowlRound piece “Feminist Theatre: What does … Read More
Duologue Submissions Now Open | Playwriting Australia
Playwriting Australia is launching a new creative program for playwrights and their creative partners, and we want your submissions! Playwriting Australia aims to provide playwrights at all levels of their careers with time, space and creative guidance to explore and refine their work. Duologue is a new program, which will champion midcareer and established writers, … Read More
Theatre-ing While Disabled: Intern Edition
Kate Langsdorf writes about why she never took an unpaid internship. In this Howlround series, Kate highlights some of the twenty theatre job titles she’s held over the years, rating them based on their level of awesomeness / non-awesomeness through the lens of her physical disability. Each position is ranked on a scale of one … Read More
Transgender: looking back, moving forward – The University of Sydney and Seymour Centre
TRANSGENDER: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD How do theatre plays, such as The Trouble with Harry contribute to advancing contemporary transgender issues? A post-performance Q&A co-presented with the Seymour Centre as part of the 2017 Mardi Gras The latest Seymour Centre play, The Trouble with Harry re-imagines the true case of Eugenia Falleni AKA Harry Crawford, … Read More
Directing The New Plot
The New Plot have just announced their Directors for The New Plot, Troy Harrison and Adam Cook! We are delighted to have both of these amazing talents on board to help us bring new Australian stories to the stage. Their wealth of knowledge, willingness to collaborate and excitement for brave and risk taking work will provide … Read More
Playwriting opportunities abound this summer
Plenty of script development and award opportunities available to apply for this month! Playwriting Australia Script Development 2017 Playwriting Australia has been busy around Australia and doesn’t want you to miss out on the action and opportunities they provide. Applications are now now open for PWA’s first round of script development opportunities for 2017. Playwrights will … Read More
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