Stories Like These

Our friends at Critical Stages are launching a new playwriting program in partnership with the UK’s Paines Plough: Come To Where I Am - Australia

Australian-based writers are invited to create a new 10 minute story that could be made into a short video postcard performed by the author – a snapshot of what it is like to live in their part of the country right now. They may be autobiographical or new works of fiction, and should reflect what is special to them about the character of their hometown. A writer’s fee is attached to each selected work.

The project will provide professional outcomes for seven regional artists from around Australia, giving voice to their experiences over this extraordinary year of bushfires and Covid-19, and provide a snapshot of their experience living in regional, rural or remote parts of the country. Come To Where I Am will invite audiences to travel, virtually, at a time when visiting these communities is impossible.

Find out all the details, and how to submit an EOI, at

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Congratulations to the team at Manifesto Theatre Company on the opening of Youth + Destination at KXT bAKEHOUSE. Written and directed by James Raggatt, fab design and awesome bunch of young actors. Head along this week! Closes May 12.

Youth and Destination Kings Cross Theatre – an intimate performance space on one of the upper floors of the Kings Cross Hotel – was established to ‘help support and

ACTORS - AUDITION COACHING

One-on-one audition and monologue sessions to prepare you for auditions.

From selecting the right pieces, coaching for upcoming castings, general auditions for theatre companies, acceptance into drama schools, or just wanting to polish up material for your portfolio.

Each session is tailored to your specific needs, offering tools that will challenge your creative process, make new discoveries with your performance, and know what to expect in the audition room.

Luke Rogers | Audition Coaching Luke Rogers is a theatre director based in Sydney, Australia.

If you haven't done so yet, head over to Audrey Journal and get behind this wonderful new initiative! It's a new online magazine for performing arts audiences in Sydney and beyond.

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TICKET GIVEAWAY: Our mates at Don't Look Away have just opened the new Australian play NIGHT SLOWS DOWN, written and directed by Phillip James Rouse, now playing at Kings Cross Theatre. "immediate, urgent and real... compelling cast". Email [email protected] with STORIES GIVEAWAY in the subject line to win a double pass to any performance next week.

*Special shoutout to our collaborators Sian James-Holland (MinusOneSister, Fireface) and Anna Miriam Gardiner (Blink) on their wonderful design work.

Review: Night Slows Down (Don’t Look Away Theatre Company) A fierce indictment of whiteness in cultures like ours; an ethnic majority that continually feels the need to exert its dominance.

Artists - Apply for a Sydney Festival Artist Card and see up to 6 shows for $36 each!

Arts Industry Program - Sydney Festival THE SYDNEY FESTIVAL ARTS INDUSTRY PROGRAM IS AIMED AT PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN THE ARTS SECTOR.

TICKET GIVEAWAY: IN REAL LIFE by Julian Larnach offers an unnerving portrait of our digital lives, a cautionary tale about our rapidly changing world where technology has pushed us beyond our moral compass and is rapidly breaking down societal norms. Directed by Luke Rogers (Artistic Director of Stories Like These) and starring Anni Finsterer and Elizabeth Nabben.

To celebrate the world premiere of this new Australian play, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is giving away 5 DOUBLE PASSES for Thursday September 21 at 7.30pm. To win, simply email your name and contact number to [email protected] with STORIES LIKE THESE in the subject line.

http://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/whats-on/in-real-life

In Real Life | Darlinghurst Theatre Company Julian Larnach’s In Real Life offers a psychological thriller and cautionary tale about our rapidly changing world where everything is a just a device click away.

This is an amazing program from Griffin Theatre Company lead by the wonderful Hilary Bell. Get amongst it!

Griffin Theatre : From Page to Stage We know you love new Australian plays, but have you ever wondered what it takes to get a new work onstage? In this exclusive course, you’ll be part of a small group of students who follow the progress of Griffin’s production of Diving for Pearls by Katherine Thomson through the rehearsal process to…

Griffin Theatre Company & Queensland Theatre present award-winning play RICE, by Michele Lee. Sharp but tender, Rice is an ambitious exploration of gender, race, power and ambition. To win a free double-pass to the Monday 24th July performance at 7pm, send your name and contact details to [email protected] with the subject line STORIES.