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WELCOME TO GRIFFIN Griffin Theatre Company is Australia’s leading new writing theatre. Resident at the historic SBW Stables Theatre, Griffin develops and stages the best Australian stories, in a vital cultural hub, for the widest possible audience. For over 30 years we’ve been dedicated to bringing audiences the highest standards of theatrical craft and the most unforgettable Australian plays. We also have a passion for developing Australian talent, with many of our nation’s most celebrated artists starting their professional careers here. Griffin produces an annual subscription season of four to five main stage shows by Australian playwrights, and co-presents a season of new work with our leading independent artists. We also support artists through professional development opportunities, including artist residencies and masterclasses. The SBW Stables provides an experience like no other – up close and personal for actors and audiences. It’s Sydney’s most intimate and persuasive stage. We hope to see you in our foyer soon.
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A MESSAGE FROM SAM Welcome to 2013 – my third and final season at Griffin. This year celebrates the unique nature of the SBW Stables Theatre. All four shows in the Main Season do things you can only do in a theatre. More importantly, they do things you can only do in our theatre. Each of the shows tackles its content in a way that is exhilaratingly imaginative, but also tailored to the beautiful idiosyncrasy of our space. If the plays are linked by their big imaginations, they are also linked by their big ideas. Griffin has always been the place to wrestle with topical and timeless themes, and this year is no exception. Our 2013 Main Season engages with how little we sometimes know those closest to us, the intersection of classical mythology and contemporary life, the nature of dependence, and the lingering spectre of post-traumatic stress disorder. But if there are continuities and through-lines, 2013 is – as we always like it to be – a carefully structured series of distinct experiences. Indeed, in genre terms, the 2013 Main Season is a perfectly proportioned portfolio – a thriller, a rom-com, a satire and a classic period piece. Speaking of mixed bags, you couldn’t get more richly varied than our (for the first time) all Australian 2013 Independent Season. We have: a theatricalisation of masculinity via an adaptation of short stories; an excavation of contemporary loneliness via a magic trick; an immersion into teenage intensity via poetry; a NSW coastal town via outer space; and Tennessee Williams via Christmas panto drag.
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Which brings us to the end of 2013. It has been a delight and a privilege to work for this most treasured of Australian theatre companies. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my time here. I look forward to the future and to coming back to our beautiful, unique theatre space – as an artist and especially as an audience member. Love, Sam Sam Strong Artistic Director
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DREAMS IN WHITE BY DUNCAN GRAHAM 8 FEBRUARY-23 MARCH
‘But what’s going on in his head… That’s what actually makes me feel sick. That’s where the betrayal is. In that gap. That unknowable, untraceable gap.’ When wealthy property developer Michael Devine goes missing, his wife Anne and daughter Amy fear the worst. As the pieces of Michael’s disappearance start falling into place, the picture reveals a scandalous secret. On the other side of town, Paula and Gary Anderson have an unwanted visitor. Regretting ever having let Ray Wimple creep into their lives, they’re now stuck with his unwelcome and insistent attention. When these two very different worlds collide, one fateful event will transform the lives of both families forever. Inspired by true events, Dreams in White is a gripping thriller of double lives and urban alienation. It marks the first writer/director collaboration to emerge from the Griffin Studio, uniting the muscular language of Duncan Graham (Cut, Ollie and the Minotaur) with the dynamic direction of Tanya Goldberg (Way To Heaven, The Story of Mary MacLane by Herself). Director Tanya Goldberg Composer Kelly Ryall With Lucy Bell Celia Ireland Colin Moody Steve Rodgers Sara West
Previews 8, 9, 11, 12 February Season 15 February – 23 March Subscriber briefing after the performance on 19 February
Griffin Theatre Company, HotHouse Theatre and Merrigong Theatre Company present the World Premiere of
THE BULL, THE MOON AND THE CORONET OF STARS BY VAN BADHAM 2 MAY-8 JUNE
‘One day she decided to wear the blue dress. It wasn’t provocative. He was married.’ Alone in the museum, in the dark, Marion unravels a ball of string so Michael can venture into a mystery. In recent weeks, strange stirrings have haunted the ancient relics and rumours of a monster abound. Michael finds his way back to her and to an impossible situation. Marion flees and finds herself the prim centre of an over-sexed septuagenarian art group at a seaside resort. Here, Marion is infuriated by Mark, a wayward sommelier with an eye for the ladies, determined to disrupt her lessons and her life. Whimsical, sensual and charmingly humorous, The Bull, the Moon and the Coronet of Stars is a love story of mythic proportions. It will lure you into an orgy of antiquity, cupcakes and beachside frivolity. Award-winning playwright Van Badham is joined by Griffin Associate Director Lee Lewis (Silent Disco, A Hoax) for this delightfully debaucherous fairytale for adults. Director Lee Lewis With Matt Zeremes Previews 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 May Season 10 May – 8 June Subscriber briefing after the performance on 14 May
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BEACHED BY MELISSA BUBNIC 19 JULY-31 AUGUST
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‘I wanna wear jeans, go to the loo. Guess I wanna be a human being.’ Arty is huge. Ginormous. Morbidly and grossly obese, he’s in need of a gastric bypass to save his life. At over 400 kilos, he’s the world’s fattest teenager. Arty is also being followed by a reality TV crew. Will he lose the kilos needed to have the op? Will he survive to eat another cream puff? Will Louise, his Pathways-to-Work officer, transform his life in ways he never imagined?
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Unapologetically satiric, Beached is also the moving story of a man imprisoned in his own body. It lays bare the mercenary nature of reality TV, and turns the microscope on society’s insatiable appetite for human misery. Beached won the 2011 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award and was shortlisted for the 2011 Griffin Award. It pairs the razor sharp wit of Melissa Bubnic with the imaginative direction of Shannon Murphy (This Year’s Ashes, Porn.Cake). Director Shannon Murphy
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THE FLOATING WORLD BY JOHN ROMERIL 4 OCTOBER-16 NOVEMBER
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‘A rice diet. Plain bloody rice. They paid us five cents a day and we bought eggs with it. If it wasn’t for those eggs, only officers would have come back alive.’ Les and Irene are celebrating their wedding anniversary. Gifted with the holiday of a lifetime, they set sail on the Women’s Weekly Cherry Blossom Cruise bound for the cultural mysteries of Japan. But amongst the sun hats, theme nights and piña coladas Les, a former WWII prisoner of war, soon finds himself confronted by old diggers, enemies and tormented memories. As the cruise ship floats closer towards its destination, Les’ grip on reality floats ever further away. An electrifying descent into one man’s wartime nightmare, The Floating World is a resonating tale of the long-lasting effects of war and the ugly world of xenophobic Australia. Following the success of his sold-out productions of Speaking in Tongues and The Boys, Sam Strong returns to the Griffin fold to direct this neglected Australian classic, last staged at the Stables in 1975 and heralded as an ‘unruly masterpiece’. Director Sam Strong Composer Kelly Ryall
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Griffin Independent is our annual season of work co-presented with Australia’s most exciting independent theatre makers.
RUST AND BONE BY CALEB LEWIS FROM THE SHORT STORIES BY CRAIG DAVIDSON 9 JANUARY-2 FEBRUARY ‘One pure thought loops through my fritzing, blown-apart brain: so this is fatherhood.’ A crippled boxer fights on to atone for past sins. A young killer whale trainer comes face to face with death. And a dog fighter discovers fatherhood in the most unexpected of places. Three men, three interwoven stories. Each has his will tested beyond belief in this potent exploration of masculinity at its most fragile and brutal. Adapted by award-winning playwright Caleb Lewis, from the short stories by Canadian writer Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone brings the talents of exciting Adelaide director Corey McMahon to Sydney. Director Corey McMahon Set and Costume Designer Michael Hankin Lighting Designer Teegan Lee Composer and Sound Designer Nate Edmondson With Renato Musolino Previews 9, 10 January
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GIRL IN TAN BOOTS BY TAHLI CORIN 27 MARCH-20 APRIL ‘Tan Boots: To the girl in tan boots who always gets on at St Leonards, you are my angel of the morning. My daily fix of heaven. Man in Grey Suit.’ Hannah is 32, single and slightly overweight. Hannah has eczema and lives alone with a cat named Cupid. Hannah reads the love messages in the commuter magazine religiously, hoping one day, one day, there will be one just for her. But when Hannah goes missing while waiting for a mystery man at a Sydney train station, her friends and family are left to question whether their actions played a part. Meanwhile, the investigating detective is discovering just how easy it is to disappear when no one is looking for you. Girl In Tan Boots is a delicate and funny play about love, loneliness and the struggle to stay visible in a big, busy city. It marks the first SBW Stables Theatre appearance for Griffin Studio playwright Tahli Corin and director Susanna Dowling (The Kiss). Director Susanna Dowling Composer and Sound Designer Ekrem Mulayim With Zindzi Okenyo Previews 27, 28 March Season 30 March – 20 April
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THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE BY VIVIENNE WALSHE 19 JUNE-13 JULY ‘She’s a bomb remember tick tick tick.’ Hardened from a life filled with bullies, dead-beat boyfriends and no sense of hope, Chloe uses her sexuality as her armour and her weapon. Chris’s sexuality is utterly under-used. Always on the wrong side of cool, he’s living a very different version of hell. But when ‘Odd Boy’ Chris meets ‘Chloe from the Underworld’, an intense connection is formed. Suddenly, a different life seems possible. Winner of the 2012 Griffin Award, This is Where We Live is a love story that conjures Orpheus leading his Eurydice out from the underworld of small town hell. Francesca Smith unleashes Vivienne Walshe’s unique poetic language in this vivid, dark and inventive new Australian play.
Director Francesca Smith Previews 19, 20 June Season 22 June – 13 July
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Just Visiting and Griffin Independent present the World Premiere of
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RETURN TO EARTH BY LALLY KATZ 4-28 SEPTEMBER ‘You’re doing so great Angel. Did you chew when you were gone?’ When prodigal daughter Alice returns to the sleepy seaside town of Tathra, she’s so out of touch with reality and social mores that she can’t even remember how to eat. But with a quest to do what’s right - fall in love and have a baby - Alice has the local mechanic firmly in her sights. Frightfully cheerful, her parents are determined to gloss over the missing years, but her brother and former best friend are not so quick to forgive. Where has Alice been; and why does she hold the key to their happiness? Return to Earth is a touching and hilarious story about family, sacrifice and re-connecting with the world. Former Griffin Studio resident director Paige Rattray (The Sea Project) enters the highly imaginative world of award-winning playwright Lally Katz (Smashed, Neighbourhood Watch) for this wonderfully unconventional play. Director Paige Rattray Previews 4, 5 September Season 7 - 28 September
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SUMMERTIME IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN CREATED BY ASH FLANDERS AND DECLAN GREENE 20 NOVEMBER-14 DECEMBER ‘The South will fall, and so will her pride. ...In the greatest love story ever told.’ Georgia. 1861. A faded Southern belle returns to the family plantation after ten years away. But where has she been? Why did she run? And what secrets are buried in the ol’ greenhouse? Fantastically melodramatic, at times obscene, and definitely outrageous, Summertime in the Garden of Eden is an epic story of love, betrayal and murder in the spirit of Gone With The Wind. Sisters Grimm have been happily staining the Melbourne Fringe for years. Now Sydney gets a taste of their biggest hit, which completely sold out its premiere season (in a suburban garage). Funny, chaotic, brilliant - it’s as close as you’ll get to a Christmas panto at Griffin. ***** ‘There really is only one show that ought to be mandatory...just see it.’ — TimeOut (Melbourne) Producer Daniel Clarke Set Designers Sisters Grimm Marg Horwell Lighting Designer Katie Sfetkidis With Olympia Bukkakis Agent Cleave Genevieve Giuffre Peter Paltos Previews 20, 21 November Season 23 November – 14 December
SUMMERTIME IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Griffin Independent and Sisters Grimm, in association with Theatre Works, present
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The Studio is a year-long residency program that aims to establish clear career pathways for artists and to further contribute to the canon of great Australian plays developed and staged at Griffin. It’s an invaluable experience that brings the country’s most talented writers and directors together to hone their craft, gain vital experience inside a company and establish new collaborations. Most importantly, our Studio artists will be creating work for the Griffin (and the Australian) stage. In 2013, the work of three Studio artists will feature in our Main and Independent seasons, Duncan Graham’s Dreams in White directed by Tanya Goldberg and Tahli Corin’s Girl In Tan Boots. The Griffin Studio is made possible by the generous support of our Studio Donors. To find out more, see page 27.
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Festival of New Writing Each year Griffin stages a jam-packed mini-festival of new writing, that’s becoming more ambitious by the year. It’s a week where we showcase new work, host industry forums, announce the winner of our prestigious Griffin Award and stage a new show created by our talented Studio artists. Stay tuned for what the new Artistic Director and 2013 Studio have in store for you. Griffin Award The Griffin Award is awarded annually and recognises an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice. The winner receives a $10,000 prize from sponsors BDO Australia. Shortlisted writers also receive an award of $1,000 with the support of Copyright Agency Limited.
Angela Betzien Angela Betzien is an award-winning playwright. Her plays include Playboy of the Working Class, The Orphanage Project, Children of the Black Skirt, Hoods, Girl Who Cried Wolf, War Crimes, The Dark Room and Helicopter. She received the 2011 Sydney Theatre Award for Best New Australian Work and the 2007 Richard Wherrett Award for Excellence in Playwriting. Tessa Leong Tessa is the director and founding member of theatre company isthisyours? and works on an ongoing basis with artists for The Australian Bureau of Worthiness. Her work over the past six years with companies across the country as a director and assistant director have fed her love of new and challenging work. Iain Sinclair Iain is a mainstay of the Sydney theatre scene and a dedicated advocate of new writing theatre. Iain works across all tiers of the art form without discrimination from independent ventures right through to works like Our Town at Sydney Opera House. He is a trained dramaturg and director and is a graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s Masters program in Text and Performance Studies.
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It’s been an amazing year for Griffin. Not only are we producing some of the most ambitious artist development programs, we’ve also had record attendances and subscriptions.
Every contribution makes a difference, and all donations over $2.00 are taxdeductible. You can donate when you subscribe to the 2013 Season (see page 25) or give our Development Manager a call on (02) 9332 1052 or email philanthropy@griffintheatre.com.au
PHIL ANTH ROPY But despite these achievements, Box Office covers only 33% of our operating costs and the generous support of private donors continues to play a vital role in Griffin’s activities and growth. Quite simply, it’s our donors that enable us to develop and stage the best new Australian stories.
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By contributing to Griffin you’re supporting the development of Australian talent and new writing. For example, your support enables a playwright to develop their work through the Griffin Studio (see page 21 for more info) or the commissioning of a new work for the stage.
Commission $12,500+ Darin-Cooper family
Production $10,000 Anonymous (2) Sophie McCarthy & Antony Green
Studio $5,000 Gil Appleton Alex Byrne & Sue Hearn James Emmett & Peter Wilson Ros & Paul Espie Fiona Garrood, Matthew May & Ayumu Kaneda The Goodness Foundation Limb Family Foundation Richard & Elizabeth Longes Rhonda McIver Leigh O’Neill Geoff & Wendy Simpson Sam Strong & Katherine Slattery
Workshop $1,000-$4,999 Dr Gae Anderson Baly Douglass Foundation Richard Cottrell Innes Ferguson Larry & Tina Grumley John & Mary Holt Ken & Lilian Horler Stephen Manning Peter & Diane O’Connell Stuart Thomas Estate of the late Leslie N Walford Paul & Jennifer Winch Reading $500-$999 Anonymous (3) Jes Andersen Wendy Ashton Jason Bourne Alex Bowen & Catherine Sullivan Angela Bowne Michael & Colleen Chesterman Elizabeth Evatt Jono Gavin Peter Graves Michael Hobbs Peter & Rosemary Ingle Alexandra Joel & Philip Mason Henry Johnston Margaret Johnston Dr David Nguyen Lynne O’Neill Anthony Paull Natalie Pelham Annabel Ritchie Lesley & Andrew Rosenberg Isla Tooth Vodafone Foundation Louise Walsh & Dave Jordan Dr Bill Winspear AM
First Draft $200-$499 Anonymous (4) Jane Bridge Katharine Brisbane Rob Brookman Corinne Campbell & Bryan Everts Victor Cohen & Rosie McColl Bryony & Timothy Cox Max Dingle Eric Dole Peter Fritz Gadens Lawyers Julien & Monica Ginsberg Brenda Gottsche Janet Heffernan Danielle Hoareau Beverley Johnson Lou Lander Jennifer Ledgar & Bob Lim Christopher McCabe Duncan McKay Dr Stephen McNamara Sarah Miller Neville Mitchell Philip & Monica Moore Alex-Oonagh Redmond Catherine Rothery Diane & David Russell Michelle Shek Ros Tarszisz We would also like to thank Peter O’Connell and Jon Clark for their expertise, guidance and time. Current as of 8 August 2012
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Online Book online anytime at griffintheatre.com.au By phone For subscription enquiries please call the Griffin office on (02) 9361 3817. To book single tickets please call (02) 9361 3817 after 10 December 2012. In person The Box Office at the SBW Stables Theatre opens one hour prior to the performance for ticket collection and purchase. Griffin single ticket prices Tickets to individual performances will be on sale from 10 December 2012. Transaction fees of $2.50 apply for online bookings and $4.00 for phone bookings. Main Season shows Adult
$49
Concession, senior, group (8+), preview/ matinee
$38
Under 30
$32
Independent Season shows Adult
$35
Concession, senior, group (8+), preview/ matinee, under 30
$28
Reserved seating The SBW Stables Theatre is general admission, which means you and your friends can sit wherever you like. Performance Times Monday – Saturday evenings 7pm Saturday matinees 2pm Gift Certificates Theatre tickets make excellent presents. Griffin has both subscription and single ticket gift vouchers available for purchase. If you would like to purchase a gift voucher, go to our website or contact Griffin on (02) 9332 1052. Monday Rush In 2013, we continue to offer $15 Monday Rush tickets. Each Monday we hold a number of tickets at this special price, which are available from the Box Office from 6pm.
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Renowned for its vivid storytelling and intimate theatre experience, Griffin Theatre Company is home to productions that are a serum for the senses.
With the love of the theatre and all that surrounds it, what better way to engage and attract than to extend the breadth of the stage?
Even before the production starts, the foyer comes alive with its own performances that play to the production in new and absorbing ways. Be it artistic works or ushers cast as characters from the play, our engagement begins before we take our seats.
In retail stores around the world, the theatre of the experience lives beyond the product. It’s the anticipation as you approach the storefront, the sound of the music as you walk through the door, the touch of the packaging, the savvy smile of the consultant, the knowledge of something special, something that stands apart. All of which amounts to an enriching experience, and one that extends beyond the mere purchase of the product.
Then as the lights dim, the performance itself sparks our senses, flicked like switches, one after the other. We hear it in the tone of the narrator’s voice, we see it in the composition of the stage, we sense it in the shape, scent and sound of every prop. Every detail studiously works to bring the written word to life, and as the sound reverberates through the theatre to a whisper in our ear, as the lighting reveals emotions from another time and place, a new world is formed before our eyes. Offering such a heightened experience at every opportunity is pivotal to the stagecraft of Griffin Theatre Company.
At Interbrand, creating these experiences is an extension of the brand itself, just as creating productions is an extension of the play. The imagery matches the language, visual and verbal cues trigger one another, sound dances in the light, and something special comes to life and touches you in ways you didn’t expect. The best performances capture our senses and keep us coming back for more. Time and time again, one season after another.
And so too when it comes to staging brands and the accompanying performances that today’s consumers demand and relish. From the shop floor to the digital screen, new experiences are now just a click away. We have to work in new and different ways to create the right environments to appeal to our audiences’ senses. And, in ways that extend beyond the touch of the button.
T A S T E S E E S O U N D S M E L L F E E L
SPONSORS & STAFF Government Supporters
Patron
2013 Season Sponsor
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Patron Seaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation
Griffin Studio Angela Betzien, Tessa Leong, Iain Sinclair, Sue Smith
Griffin acknowledges the generosity of the Seaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation in allowing it, since 1986, the use of the SBW Stables Theatre rent free, less outgoings.
Writers Under Commission Kate Mulvany (Masquerade) Tom Holloway (Tears Run Cold)
Board Michael Bradley (Chair), Hilary Bell, Damian Borchok, Lisa Lewin (Treasurer), Sophie McCarthy, Kate Mulvany, Leigh O’Neill, Sam Strong and Stuart Thomas
Production Sponsors
Artistic Director Sam Strong General Manager Simon Wellington Associate Director Lee Lewis
Associate Sponsors
Finance Manager Alison Baly Production Manager Micah Johnson Artistic Associate Belinda Kelly
Foundations and Trusts
Marketing Manager Jennifer Cannock Digital & Social Media Manager Stephanie Hui
ROBERTSON FOUNDATION Company Sponsors
GIRGENSOHN FOUNDATION
Development Manager Michelle Newton Publicist Michael Morcos Front-of-House Manager Benita de Wit Administration & Event Coordinator Melanie Carolan
CONTACT DETAILS SBW Stables Theatre 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross NSW 2011 info@griffintheatre.com.au Griffin Theatre Company 13 Craigend Street Kings Cross NSW 2011 (02) 9332 1052 info@griffintheatre.com.au
Web Developer House of Laudanum Concept and Design Interbrand Photography Katie Kaars Printing Printed by Southern Colour on Cyclus Offset, a 100% recycled offset paper, supplied by BJ Ball Papers. Griffin Theatre Company is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
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