Playwriting Australia has done it again! A fabulous program is scheduled as part of the National Play Festival in Sydney 21-24 March 2018. Over four days there will be Nick Enright Keynote Address by Wesley Enoch, ten playreadings, five masterclasses, and four artist talks. Plenty to sink your teeth into, check out the calendar of events … Read More
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Australian Performing Arts Market 2018 and beyond…
Reflections on APAM 2018… Excerpt from TNN Report (below) “Of course, everybody’s experience at APAM and similar events are unique. If you’d like to share your experiences of the 2018 APAM or other arts markets we’d look forward to hearing and sharing them. Some 2018 attendees raised concerns about how potential changes to APAM delivery … Read More
Realtime comes to an end…
A sad moment for our arts sector but profound thanks to realtime, Open City, Keith & Virginia, writers and artists as realtime ceases regular publication. TNN looks forward to digging into the archives! From the Managing Editors and the Board of Management of Open City, publisher of RealTime. RealTime is now ceasing regular publishing and … Read More
National Play Festival Announced: Sydney, 21-24 March 2018
NATIONAL PLAY FESTIVAL 2018 ANNOUNCED for 21-24 March 2018 in Sydney After a hiatus this year, we are raring to go and excited to officially announce our National Play Festival for 2018. Save the date and mark it in your diary the National Play Festival will be in Sydney from 21-24 March 2018. We’re reading … Read More
Tim McGarry Farewell | Monkey Baa Theatre Company
December marks an end of an era at Monkey Baa, as founding Creative Director, Tim McGarry leaves the company to pursue his next adventures. Tim’s final day was Friday 1 December 2017. Monkey Baa writes: Sandie and Eva will continue as Creative Directors and with their team will continue to create high quality work for … Read More
MEAA releases new Collective Agreement
MEAA has been working with the industry to develop its new Collective Agreement. You can download it from the MEAA website here. Theatre Network NSW with members of MEAA’s Independent Theatre Committee, Critical Stages, and other Independent theatre representatives have developed a NSW working group to increase coordination of the many individual efforts of … Read More
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Open Now with Round 2 to follow
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Round 1 for 2018 is open now and closing Tuesday 16 January 2018. The following round (Round 2) opens on Monday 26 March 2018 and closes Tuesday 22 May 2018. For more information and to apply go straight to the source. The Cultural Trust is committed to encouraging excellence and supporting a … Read More
Griffin Award
2018 GRIFFIN AWARD IS NOW OPEN! The prestigious Griffin Award recognises an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice, with the winner receiving a $10,000 prize. Now in its 21st year, the Award has a long history of recognising new talent and cementing the careers of Australian writers and … Read More
Making Art Work – Professional Artists in Australia
If you missed it, the next instalment in a long-term economic study of Australian Performing Artists was released in November. The full dashboard and range of reports are available on the Australia Council for the Arts website here. Making Art Work: An Economic Study of Professional Artists in Australia by David Throsby and Katya Petetskaya is … Read More
Beyond Tick Boxes Update from DAA
Diversity Arts Australia recently shared a 2-minute round-up of their 2017 Beyond Tick Boxes event with some important ideas that our sector needs to carry forward. A key idea for TNN from the round-up is that diversity begets sustainability and the theatre sector is a critical player in telling the stories of diversity in our … Read More