Griffin 2015 Season Brochure

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Griffin Theatre Company is Australia’s new writing theatre.

I wish you could all be with me in the rehearsal room to see the extraordinary process of making a new Australian play. Those few weeks are the culmination of years of work begun somewhere inside the mind of a playwright. Playwrights live among us, feel with us, hope with us, fear with us. Then they distil all of this knowledge into stories for us.

For more than 30 years, our mission has been to bring the finest Australian stories to the stage. We tell stories that reflect our time, our place and the ever-changing and unique voice of contemporary Australia.

Our home is the historic SBW Stables Theatre, Sydney’s most intimate and engaging space for actors and audiences to meet.

We hope to see you here soon.

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In 2015 we continue to offer you subscription packages to Main Season shows by Australian playwrights, together with a curated season of new work co-presented with leading independent artists. We’re also dedicated to supporting artists through professional development and leadership opportunities.

Griffin then gathers together the most extraordinary actors, the most passionate directors and the most sensitive designers – all of whom are drawn to the outrageously difficult task of animating the playwright’s script – of bringing the play to life. For you.

Why?

You know the answer. You must. Because nearly every night of the year we open the huge doors of the precious SBW Stables Theatre, and there you all are.

Tickets in hand. Waiting for the next story. Waiting to see how writers are making sense of the world. Waiting to see how our actors are observing, critiquing and conjuring us. Each night. You, the actors and the words of the playwright creating a memory for this great city and this huge country.

And when it all works and another amazing play has started its life on the Stables stage, we try to ensure that the experience is shared with more people. We want the stories made here to bring together not only Sydney audiences, but audiences around Australia.

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Griffin is to Sydney what the Globe was to Shakespeare’s London.

Cheek by jowl with the beauty and the ugly of Sydney, Griffin exists with you in a city that is as exciting as it can be terrifying. For locals and visitors alike, if you are brave enough to come up the hill and up the stairs, we are brave enough to offer you a season of plays that will either provoke, challenge, or comfort us – show us who we are or maybe who we should aspire to be.

The stories we have chosen for you in 2015 will take you to magical lands, journey into suburbs, pull apart minds, give in to revenge and travel around the world to find answers to questions we wrestle with today: How do you tell someone you love them? How do we connect to each other in an increasingly disconnected world?

How do you know if someone is lying? What happens after you fire the gun? Is it possible to forgive the crimes of the 20th century?

The descendants of over 200 nationalities live in this messy city. Telling the stories of all these journeys is not possible in one year. But it will be possible over the course of the next four hundred years. Stick around.

There is no end to the story of Griffin.

Lee Lewis Artistic Director

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SYDNEY FESTIVAL & SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE PRESENT A GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY AND STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CO-PRODUCTION WORLD PREMIERE

In a wondrous world of riddles and hidden treasure, bumbling Jack Hare is on a race against time to deliver a message of love from the Moon to the Sun. Far, far away in a world just like ours, a mother cheers her son Joe with the tale of Jack Hare’s adventure. But when Jack’s mission goes topsy-turvy, Joe and his mum must come to the rescue, and the line between the two worlds becomes blurred forever.

Bringing to life Kit Williams’ iconic picture book, Masquerade stars a talking fish, a tone-deaf barbershop quartet, a gassy pig, a precious jewel and a few mere mortals. It’s a magical adventure that is, at its heart, about the love between a parent and a child.

Bound to amaze and enchant audiences aged 9 to 90, Griffin begins 2015 with the world premiere of Masquerade at the Sydney Opera House for Sydney Festival. Sam Strong and Lee Lewis join forces to co-direct, weaving their own special magic over a fabulous cast, with songs and music performed live

by Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen.

MASQUERADE

BY KATE MULVANY BASED ON THE BOOK BY KIT WILLIAMS 7 - 17 JANUARY “ F ifty is my first, Nothing is my second Five just makes my third, My fourth a vowel is reckoned.”

Directors Sam Strong & Lee Lewis Designer Anna Cordingley Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham Composition & Musical Direction Pip Branson & Mikelangelo Assistant Director Nescha Jelk Associate Designer Romanie Harper With Kate Cheel, Helen Dallimore, Nathan O’Keefe, Zindzi Okenyo and live music

by Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen

Drama Theatre Sydney Opera House Previews 7 - 8 January Season 9 - 17 January Performance Times Mon - Fri 6:30pm Sat 12:30pm & 7pm Ticketing Griffin Subscribers have access to an exclusive allocation of discounted Masquerade tickets. See page 24 for details.

Accessibility See page 30 for information about accessibility, an audio described performance and tactile tour.

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A brilliant surgeon can no longer bear to touch the living.

Two voices connect fleetingly over the phone. A desperate mother begs to embrace her son one last time. A young woman seeks atonement.

Disparate lives interweave, intersect, collide and connect in the most unexpected of ways in Caress/Ache.

This is our world – where some long for the electrical charge of human contact, others flee it, and lives turn on the smallest moments of random intimacy.

With Caress/Ache, Suzie Miller proves herself a most fearless playwright, revealing humanity in all its messy complexity. She is perfectly matched by director Anthony Skuse.

WORLD PREMIERE

CARESS/ACHE

BY SUZIE MILLER 27 FEBRUARY - 11 APRIL “ T ouch my skin, go on, feel it, feel the heat of me. Hit me, scratch me, feel the pulse of me.”

Director Anthony Skuse Lighting Designer Matthew Marshall With Ian Stenlake Previews 27 - 28 February, 2 - 3 March Season 6 March – 11 April Performance Times Mon – Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm Meet the Artists after the performance on 10 March

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A criminal lawyer with a cool head and a passion for logic, David wakes up to find himself confined to a small, sparsely furnished room, unable to remember what happened the day before. With the help of his doctor, David begins to coax memories out of the darkness, before the details of a terrible secret emerge.

Razor sharp and tourniquet tight, The House on the Lake is a psychological thriller so crafty it’s criminal. Mired deep in layers of deception, it’s a puzzle of a play certain to engage the intellect and assault the nervous system.

The House on the Lake is a twisting labyrinth of playwright Aidan Fennessy’s devising. Director Sarah Giles leads the way through.

THE HOUSE ON THE LAKE

BY AIDAN FENNESSY 15 MAY - 20 JUNE “ I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”

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Director Sarah Giles Designer Stephen Curtis Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne Previews 15, 16, 18, 19 May Season 22 May – 20 June Performance Times Mon – Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm Meet the Artists after the performance on 26 May

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D In a dirt-dry town in rural Australia, a shot shatters the still night. A mother and her daughters have just welcomed home the man of the house – with a crack in the shins and a bullet in the neck. The only issue now is disposing of the body.

Triggered into thrilling motion by an act of revenge, The Bleeding Tree is rude, rhythmical and irreverently funny. Imagine a murder ballad blown up for the stage, set against a deceptively deadly Aussie backdrop, with three fierce females fighting back.

With his brutal, and brutally funny, wordplay, Angus Cerini won the 2014 Griffin Award for The Bleeding Tree.

Our own Lee Lewis is looking forward to getting her directorial hands exceedingly dirty.

WORLD PREMIERE

THE BLEEDING TREE

BY ANGUS CERINI 31 JULY - 5 SEPTEMBER “ G irls, I think your father’s dead.

I knocked his knees out.

I conked his head.

I shot that house-clown in the neck.”

Director Lee Lewis Designer Renée Mulder Lighting Designer Verity Hampson With Paula Arundell, Shari Sebbens Previews 31 July, 1, 3, 4 August Season 7 August – 5 September Performance Times Mon – Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm Meet the Artists after the performance on 11 August

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Johann’s super-sized rabbits are his pride and joy. Much to his surprise, the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has taken a special interest, and will stop at nothing to get his hands on them.

When a bungled undercover rescue mission transports Johann to North Korea, he finds himself, and the bunnies he betrayed, in a bit of a stew.

Preposterously based on a true story, A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il is a cunning comic thriller spanning two continents. Crammed with secret agents, espionage, double-crossings and a giant rabbit named Felix, the play is also a pointed parable about betrayal and forgiveness, greed and regret.

A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il was lovingly raised by playwright Kit Brookman and will be set free on stage by Lee Lewis.

WORLD PREMIERE

A RABBIT FOR KIM JONG-IL

BY KIT BROOKMAN 10 OCTOBER - 21 NOVEMBER “ R abbits don’t talk Mr Wertheim.

They keep their stupid mouths shut or they get whacked on the head with a shovel... Learn to be a rabbit.”

Director Lee Lewis Lighting Designer Luiz Pampolha With Kate Box, Luke Mullins

Previews 10, 12, 13, 14 October Season 17 October – 21 November Performance Times Mon – Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm Meet the Artists after the performance on 20 October

Commissioning Partners

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Japanese photographer, entrepreneur and inventor Yasukichi Murakami was the talk of the town in Broome and Darwin in the early 1900s, until the outbreak of the Second World War saw him and his family interned as enemy aliens. Murakami’s photographs were impounded and subsequently lost.

Using photographic projections, video, original music and soundscape, Japanese-Australian photographer and writer Mayu Kanamori goes in search of Murakami’s lost photographs.

Uncovering a fascinating story of unlikely friendships, thwarted ambition and unrequited love, Yasukichi Murakami stirs our collective amnesia about the history of the Japanese in Australia.

Yasukichi Murakami is a meditation on love, truth and, in a digital age where cameras proliferate, the nature of photography.

SPECIAL EVENT PERFORMANCE 4A AND GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT

YASUKICHI MURAKAMI: THROUGH A DISTANT LENS

BY MAYU KANAMORI 10 - 21 FEBRUARY ‘We take so many photographs.

How do we know which ones are important, which ones matter?’

Director Malcolm Blaylock Dramaturg Jane Bodie Composer, Sound Designer & Musician Terumi Narushima Visual Designer Mic Gruchy Producer Annette Shun Wah Dramaturgical Consultant Yuji Sone With Kuni Hashimoto, Yumi Umiumare, Arisa Yura Previews 10 – 11 February Season 13 – 21 February Performance Times Mon – Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm Meet the Artists after the performance on 17 February

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THE UNSPOKEN WORD IS ‘JOE’

BY ZOEY DAWSON 21 JANUARY - 7 FEBRUARY “ It really is an honour to be here tonight to see what – not one of our greatest writers, just yet – but certainly one of our most emerging writers, has in store for us.”

Zoey Dawson has written a play and it’s her big night, however real-life rivalries and resentments are sending things way, way offscript. But nothing’s going to stop her putting on one hell of a show.

The Unspoken Word is ‘Joe’ is a biting metasatire of Australian theatre which Zoey would describe as dramatic and beautiful. And tender.

And also really clever. She wrote it as a way of dealing with a really bad break-up – but it’s not just a break-up play. It’s about love, and loss.

It’s about life. It’s a really, really good play. It’s a portrait of a woman desperate for the approval of her peers. You should totally see it.

Following critically acclaimed, sold-out seasons at Melbourne Fringe and Brisbane Festival, The Unspoken Word is ‘Joe’ is written

by Zoey Dawson and directed by Declan Greene.

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Director Declan Greene Designer Eugyeene Teh Lighting Designer Romanie Harper Sound Designer Martin Kay Producers Corey Reynolds & John Kachoyan With Matt Hickey, Annie Last, Aaron Orzech, Nikki Shiels Previews

21 - 22 January Season

24 January – 7 February Performance Times Mon – Sat 7pm

Sat 7 Feb 2pm & 7pm

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“ They don’t want the truth. Don’t want honesty.

Too confronting.”

ARTS RADAR AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

FIVE PROPERTIES OF CHAINMALE

BY NICHOLAS HOPE 15 APRIL - 9 MAY

Director Nicholas Hope Designers Tom Rivard and Tom Bannerman Producer Sam Hawker With Robert Alexander, Dominic McDonald, Jeremy Waters, Briony Williams Previews 15 - 16 April Season 18 April – 9 May Performance Times Mon – Sat 7pm Sat 9 May 2pm & 7pm

FIVE PROPERTIES OF CHAINMALE

Five men. Five worlds. In a seedy London hotel room, a trendy gallery in Oslo, the cafés of Adelaide, the streets of coastal Sydney and the waiting room of a criminal court, modern man grapples with his crumbling reflection.

Five Properties of Chainmale presents five variations on the theme of contemporary masculinity with not a bromance in sight.

It is an excavation of the male mind across generations and time zones.

Confronting, uncomfortable and comical, Five Properties of Chainmale is written and directed by playwright and award-winning actor Nicholas Hope.

“ Call me a dish-licker and I will blood you like a baby rabbit and give you a come to Jesus moment you’ll never forget.”

APOCALYPSE THEATRE COMPANY AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENT

THE DAPTO CHASER

BY MARY RACHEL BROWN 1 - 25 JULY For the Sinclair family, the cut-throat world of greyhound racing is a religion – and, against all the odds, they’re betting on a miracle. With the crucial Winnebago Classic on the horizon, there’s a lot riding on the family dog Boy Named Sue, and Cess Sinclair has one shot at reversing his family’s fortunes for good.

The Dapto Chaser is a wartsand-all Australian comedy with all the adrenaline, sweat and guts of the dog racing subculture. The fix is in, the stakes are high and the laughs are set to spring from the box faster than a mongrel on uppers.

Playwright Mary Rachel Brown wrote The Dapto Chaser perched in the bleachers track-side, while director Glynn Nicholas will be going on an all-schnitzel diet to get it over the line. Place your bets.

Director Glynn Nicholas Sound Designer Daryl Wallis Producer Dino Dimitriadis With Noel Hodda Previews 1 - 2 July Season 4 - 25 July Performance Times Mon – Sat 7pm Sat 25 July 2pm & 7pm

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“ Which one are you? Oh that’s right, you’re not the pretty one, the dead one. Not the smart one.

You’re the crazy one.”

STORIES LIKE THESE AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENT

MINUSONESISTER

BY ANNA BARNES 9 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER A father sacrifices the life of his eldest daughter for the common good – having her snatched away during a TV ad break.

It’s the kind of thing that can really mess up a family. Mother turns against father.

Son turns against mother. Sister turns against sister. Maybe you’ve heard the myth, but not like this.

MinusOneSister is Sophocles’ Electra furiously wrenched into the present and told from the point of view of the teenagers.

Eternal obsessions mingle with the obsessions of our times, bloodshed goes hand in hand with Bacardi Breezers and Facebook, and a chilling portrait emerges of a family irreversibly shattered by grief and guilt.

A piercing new play with ancient roots, MinusOneSister won Anna Barnes the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award in 2013.

It will be realised in all its chilling glory

by Luke Rogers.

Director Luke Rogers Designer Georgia Hopkins Lighting Designer Sian James-Holland Sound Designer & Composer Nate Edmondson Producer Peter Gahan Previews 9 - 10 September Season 12 September – 3 October Performance Times Mon – Sat 7pm Sat 3 Oct 2pm & 7pm

OCELOT PRODUCTIONS AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

A RIFF ON KEEF: THE HUMAN MYTH

BY BENITO DI FONZO 25 NOVEMBER - 12 DECEMBER “ Mick was a thick git with a minuscule prick but elephantitis of the bollocks what gave him a unique dancing style that strangely endeared me to him.”

Spend an evening with the greatest living myth, Rolling Stone ‘Keef’ Richards and his motley crew of Rastafari pirates, gangsters, witches and libidinous demons, as he searches for the secret chords to Malagueña.

Over the course of one memorable day, our working-class hero traverses the globe, masterminding bands, coups and crimes with drumming maître-de Charlie by his side.

Hedonistic and hilariously absurd, this latest theatrical jam from playwright Benito Di Fonzo and director Lucinda Gleeson stars Terry Serio, a fearless axe-wielder in his own right, as the guitar anti-hero.

Director Lucinda Gleeson Producer Leonie Tillman With Terry Serio, Lenore Munro Previews 25 - 26 November Season 28 November – 12 December Performance Times Mon – Sat 7pm Sat 12 Dec 2pm & 7pm

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GRIFFIN AWARD The Griffin Award recognises an outstanding new play that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice. The winner receives a $10,000 prize and shortlisted writers receive $1,000, through the support of Copyright Agency Limited’s Cultural Fund.

COMMISSIONS Working closely with playwrights to bring their scripts to life is at the heart of our mission. Writers Declan Greene and Michele Lee are currently under commission, and in 2015 we continue to work with these and other writers to nurture new plays for the coming years.

For 2015 – 2017 Griffin is excited to embark on an innovative new commissioning and creative development program for culturally diverse writers, supported by City of Sydney and The University of Sydney’s Department of Performance Studies.

GRIFFIN AMBASSADORS Griffin Ambassadors is a year-long program of activities for 100 selected year 10 – 12 students. Students attend a special matinee of every Main Season show and participate in exclusive workshops run by leading theatre practitioners.

GRIFFIN STUDIO The Studio is our flagship artistic development program.

Through a year-long residency with the company, the program establishes clear career pathways for directors, writers and dramaturgs. It’s an invaluable experience for artists to come together to hone their craft, gain vital experience inside a company and develop new work.

Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes (Boomshaka Film) Guy and Matt are creative collaborators at Boomshaka Film – their production company.

They are experienced actors who work across theatre, television and film around the globe.

They have credits as directors, writers, editors and producers of TV commercials, features and short films, many of which have played festivals internationally.

Kim Hardwick Kim is the Co-Director of White Box Theatre and has directed productions in collaboration with companies such as Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People, Critical Stages, Seymour Centre and Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre. Kim’s main interest lies in the commissioning and development of new Australian work.

Karen Therese Karen is a director and creative producer. She is Artistic Director of Powerhouse Youth Theatre in Fairfield and Director/Producer of Funpark presented in Mt Druitt for Sydney Festival 2014.

Her current works include Little Baghdad and creative development with parkour group 9Lives and Force Majeure.

David Williams David creates theatre that opens space for public conversation about political and social issues. He has worked as a writer, director, producer, dramaturg and performer with companies across Australia. He is the Curator for the 2015 Australian Theatre Forum.

Commissioning Partners

Griffin Ambassador Partner

Griffin Award & Griffin Studio Partner

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SUPPORTING GRIFFIN BEYOND THE FANFARE OF PRODUCING A FANTASTIC SEASON OF NEW AUSTRALIAN PLAYS, THERE’S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT GRIFFIN. WE’RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WHO HELP MAKE OUR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. HERE’S A SNAPSHOT OF PHILANTHROPY AT GRIFFIN: Private income covers 21% of our operating costs. This means that individual contributions make an enormous difference.

Who gives: People who share our passion for new Australian stories and nurturing the artists who create them.

How much: Anything from $2 to $20,000. Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and are all tax deductible.

What happens next: Donors are invited into the life of Griffin to meet the artists creating new work and witness the tangible results of their support brought to life on stage.

What do we do: More than you would imagine!

Donations make possible a broad range of programs and activities, including:

We also have specific programs for people interested in targeting their support:

THE GRIFFIN STUDIO Supporting the Studio is a three-year commitment of $5,000 annually, which can be made individually or by a syndicate of donors.

Studio donors follow the development of artists and their work over the course of their residency at Griffin, and beyond. In 2015, former Studio Artists Kate Mulvany, Suzie Miller and Kit Brookman all have new work premiering in our program, demonstrating the important contribution of our Studio donors.

THE GRIFFIN FUND

• Artist residencies providing skills development and pathways to creating mainstage work;

The Griffin Fund is a new philanthropic program focused on developing sustainability of our education programs, leadership pathways for artists, touring Griffin productions and international exchange opportunities. Donors contribute a minimum of $1,000 annually over three years.

• Griffin Ambassadors – free theatre tickets and workshops for year 10 to 12 students;

BEQUESTS

• The commissioning of new work; • Workshops and readings of scripts in development;

• The Griffin Award – one of the country’s most prestigious playwriting competitions; and • Free performances for local community and welfare groups.

Consider making a bequest to Griffin in your will, as a way to play a crucial role in the company’s future success.

HOW TO DONATE You can make a donation with your subscription or directly through Griffin’s website at www.griffintheatre.com.au/ support-us If you’d like to find out more about our philanthropic programs, please call Griffin’s Development Manager on 02 9332 1052.

PHILAN THROPY

OUR DONORS STUDIO DONORS Gil Appleton James Emmett & Peter Wilson Limb Family Foundation Rhonda McIver Leigh O’Neill Geoff & Wendy Simpson Danielle Smith

GRIFFIN FUND DONORS Anonymous (1) Baly Douglas Foundation John Bell & Anna Volska Nathan Bennett & Yael Perry Michael & Charmaine Bradley Ange Cecco & Melanie Bienemann Alison Deans & Kevin Powell Catherine Dovey & Kim Williams Mary Holt Lilian & Ken Horler Peter Ingle Lisa & Ross Lewin Lee Lewis & Brett Boardman Sophie McCarthy & Antony Green Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters Dr David Nguyen Peter & Dianne O’Connell Ian Phipps Annabel Ritchie Ian Robertson Will Sheehan Stuart Thomas

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John McCallum

Henry Johnston

Duncan McKay

Jennifer Ledgar & Bob Lim

Frank Messina

Michele Lee

Sarah Miller

Rob Macfarlan & Nicole Abadee

Neville Mitchell

Maggies Thai

Irena Nebenzahl

Production $5,000-$12,499

Bill & Elaine McLaughlin

Liz Nield

Anonymous (1)

Dr Stephen McNamara

Annie Page & Colin Fletcher

Sophie McCarthy & Antony Green

Natalie Pelham

William Penhale

The Sky Foundation

Deena Shiff & Jim Gillespie

Lachlan Philpott

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Judy & Sam Weiss

Catherine Rothery

Simone & Anna Whetton

Shefali Rovik

SEASON DONORS Commission $12,500+ Darin Cooper Family Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown

Workshop $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (5) Antoinette Albert Dr Gae M Anderson Alex Byrne & Sue Hearn Russ & Rae Cottle Richard Cottrell Ros & Paul Espie John B Fairfax AO Peter Graves Larry & Tina Grumley Judge Joe Harman

Dianne & David Russell First Draft $200-$499

Gemma Rygate

Anonymous (3)

Prof Peter Shergold

Priscilla Adey

Jann Skinner

Jes Andersen

Ross Steele

Robyn Ayres

Robyn Tantau

Nikki Barrett

Neil Thompson

Pamela Bennett

Aviva Ziegler

Jennifer Blair

Libby Higgin

Rob Brookman & Verity Laughton

Margaret Johnston

Wendy Buswell

Pip Rath & Wayne Lonergan

Simon Chan – Art Atrium

Richard & Elizabeth Longes

Jan Chapman

Luke & John Pty Ltd

Victor Cohen & Rosie McColl

Ian Neuss & Penny Young

Gillian Corban

Dr David Nguyen

Marie Delaney

Anthony Paull

Max Dingle

Chris & Fran Roberts

Eric Dole

John Romeril

Elizabeth Evatt

Merilyn Sleigh & Raoul de Ferranti

Corinne & Bryan Everts

Jane Thorn

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Paul & Jennifer Winch Reading $500-$999 Anonymous (4) Wendy Ashton Jan Barham Katharine Brisbane Michael & Colleen Chesterman Wendy Elder

Louise Walsh & Dave Jordan

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Simon Wellington & Sanjeev Kumar

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Abraham Hammoud Rose Hiscock Michael Hobbs

Stephen Farr Jo Grisard John Head Janet Heffernan Dr Caroline Hong Vera Hong Leslie Jesudason Beverley Johnson Alexandra Joel & Philip Mason C John Keightley Ross Kelly Jatesada Kongdum Ian & Elizabeth MacDonald Stephen Manning

We would also like to thank Peter O’Connell for his expertise, guidance and time, and Brett Boardman for his donation of photography services.

Current as of 7 August

WHY SUBSCRIBING

1. Pay less. Save up to 20%

The more you see, the more you save.

Subscribers can save up to 20% off the single ticket price to our Main Season shows, and $10 off every Independent Season show.

Subscribers can also pre-order Main Season program/scripts at the discounted price of $10.

2. Stay in control. Free ticket exchanges

ADDS UP

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Subscribing guarantees you tickets to shows before they sell out, but booking early doesn’t mean sacrificing flexibility.

Subscribers get one free exchange for every ticket purchased, so you’re not locked in if something unavoidable comes up.

3. Get more. Free drinks and discounts Subscribers get a free drink at the Griffin bar for every Main Season show. Our Dining Partner Otto Ristorante also provides a special offer for 2015 subscribers. For a full list of subscriber benefits and discounts visit: griffintheatre.com.au/benefits

4. Connect with us. Exclusive events

Check the calendar for our Meet the Artists evenings, which offer an opportunity to hear from the actors and creative teams of each Main Season show. Make sure we’ve got your email address so we can keep you up to date with special events and offers throughout the year.

5. Show off. Bring a friend

We understand that you’ll want to spread the love and impress those around you with your excellent taste. As a subscriber, you can bring along two friends to any of your chosen shows at Mates Rates. If you buy a 4 Play Subscription and add on four additional productions (excluding Masquerade), you’ll receive a free ticket to bring a friend to the show of your choice.

6. Be the first. Priority access to Masquerade tickets

Griffin Subscribers have access to an exclusive allocation of discounted Masquerade tickets before they go on sale through Sydney Festival. Buy tickets at the time of purchasing your subscription, until 8 December 2014.

BECOME A GRIFFIN SUBSCRIBER

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You can choose a 3 or 4 Play Pack of Main Season shows, then add special events and Independent Season shows at discounted prices.

Book online at griffintheatre.com.au or by completing the booking form, then mail or email it back to us.

Main Season

3 Play Pack

4 Play Pack

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$150

$180

Concession, Preview

$111

$136

Under 30

$96

$120

Independent Shows

$28

Special Events Masquerade

Full: $50 Concession: $45 Family of four: $180

Yasukichi Murakami

Full: $35 Concession: $30 Under 30: $28

MATES RATES Subscribers and Members (see page 29) can purchase two additional tickets for each show (excluding Masquerade) at Mates Rates prices.

Main Season

Yasukichi Murakami

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2015 S UB S C R I P T I ONS

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Book your subscription using this form or online at griffintheatre.com.au 1. PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS

3. CHOOSE YOUR MAIN SEASON PERFORMANCES

Nominate the dates you would like to see.

You Name

Play

Mailing address

Caress/Ache

Date ∞ Time

The House on the Lake Mobile

The Bleeding Tree

Other phone

A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il

Email 4. BRING YOUR FRIENDS

[ ] My Griffin subscriber number is: [ ] I do not want to receive Griffin e-newsletters.

Add up to two tickets to each Main Season performance at Mates Rates.

All tickets will be held for collection at the Box Office prior to each performance. If you would prefer to have them posted to your mailing address, tick here: [ ] Your Companion Name Mailing address

Mobile

Play

Full

Concession

Under 30

Subtotal

Caress/Ache

x $50

x $37

x $32

=

The House on the Lake

x $50

x $37

x $32

=

The Bleeding Tree

x $50

x $37

x $32

=

A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il

x $50

x $37

x $32

=

Total

$

Other phone Email 5. ADD YOUR SPECIAL EVENTS Masquerade

[ ] My Griffin subscriber number is: [ ] I do not want to receive Griffin e-newsletters.

For further subscribers, attach details to booking form.

2. CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TYPE

Choose three or four Main Season plays, indicate the number of subscribers, and calculate the amount payable.

Subscription Type

Qty

3 Plays Qty

4 Plays

Subtotal

x $150

x $180 =

Concession, Preview

x $111

x $136 =

Under 30

x $96

x $120 =

… OR CHOOSE GRIFFIN MEMBERSHIP (AND PROCEED TO STEP 7)

$

x $30

Qty

Subtotal

Full

x $50

=

Concession

x $45

=

Group of 4

x $180

=

Total

Full

Total

Date ∞ Time

$

Yasukichi Murakami

$

Date ∞ Time

Qty

Subtotal

Full

x $35

Concession

x $30

Under 30

x $28

Total

$

6. ADD YOUR INDEPENDENT SEASON PERFORMANCES Play

Date ∞ Time

9. MAKE YOUR PAYMENT

Qty

Subtotal

The Unspoken Word is ‘Joe’

x $28

=

Five Properties of Chainmale

x $28

=

The Dapto Chaser

x $28

=

MinusOneSister

x $28

=

A Riff on Keef: The Human Myth

x $28

=

Total

Total from 2 Total from 4

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Total from 5

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Total from 6

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Total from 7

+

Total from 8

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+ $4.00

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$

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7. PURCHASE DISCOUNTED MAIN SEASON COMBINED PROGRAM AND SCRIPT

x $10

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Name on card

You will receive vouchers to redeem at the Box Office.

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8. DONATE TO GRIFFIN

All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. You can make a one-off donation with your subscription, or choose an amount to be deducted from your credit card each month: I’d like to make a one-off donation:

Calculate your grand total and choose your method of payment.

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All Griffin ticket sales are subject to our Terms and Conditions (see griffintheatre.com.au/terms).

For monthly contributions, your first payment will be added to your subscription.

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10. SUBMIT YOUR FORM

Send us this completed form, along with Concession/Under 30 proof if applicable.

Mail

Email

Griffin Theatre Company 13 Craigend Street Kings Cross NSW 2011

boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au

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SINGLE TICKETS

BECOME A GRIFFIN MEMBER

Tickets to individual performances go on sale from Monday 8 December 2014.

Prefer to keep it casual? That’s why we’ve created Griffin Membership. For a flat annual fee of $30, you can access great ticket discounts throughout the year, without having to lock in your performance dates in advance.

Main Season

Yasukichi Murakami

Independent Season

Full

$55

$43

$38

Concession, Preview, Groups 8+

$43

$35

Under 30

$35

$30

Griffin Membership gets you a discount of up to 20% off the single ticket price to our Main Season shows, a saving of $10 off every Independent Season show and access to Mates Rates for two additional tickets per show (see page 25).

$30 Membership Fee

$30

Gift Certificates

A Griffin Gift Certificate is a unique gift, whether you’re bringing someone new to Griffin or shouting a theatre aficionado. We offer two types of gifts: choose either a Gift Certificate to the dollar value of your choice or buy a Gift Subscription, online or over the phone.

Monday Rush

In 2015 we continue to offer Monday Rush tickets. Anyone and everyone can buy two tickets for only $20 each, but only in person from 6pm on the day at the SBW Stables Theatre Box Office.

Member Prices

Main Season

Yasukichi Murakami

Full

$40

$35

Concession, Preview

$28

$30

Under 30

$23

$28

Independent Season

$28

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

AT THE THEATRE

FIND US

Seating The SBW Stables Theatre is general admission. That means you can sit wherever you like, so you and your friends can book separately and find a spot together on the night.

SBW Stables Theatre 10 Nimrod St, Kings Cross

Accessibility We regret that the historic SBW Stables Theatre presents challenges to people with limited mobility and is not wheelchair accessible. However, we can reserve seating to cater for those with limited mobility, vision impairment or hearing impairment. Griffin is a member of the Companion Card program. Please contact us for more information on (02) 9361 3817.

Online at griffintheatre.com.au By phone on (02) 9361 3817 In person at the SBW Stables Theatre Box Office, which opens one hour prior to every performance for ticket collection and purchase.

Masquerade accessibility information: The Drama Theatre at Sydney Opera House is wheelchair accessible and has a hearing loop. For people who are blind or vision impaired: the performance on 17 January at 12:30pm will be audio described, with a tactile tour at 10:30am. For more information or to book any access services for Masquerade, please contact Sydney Festival on (02) 8248 6500 or email access@sydneyfestival.org.au

Performance Times at the SBW Stables Theatre Monday – Saturday evenings 7pm Saturday matinees 2pm

Griffin Bar We offer a range of soft drinks, alcohol and nibbles at our bar before and after each show.

HOW TO BOOK

Booking Fees Booking fees are charged per transaction: $4 online and $5 over the phone.

Exchanges Ticket exchanges are available for $5 per transaction up to 24 hours prior to the performance. Don’t forget, subscribers get one free exchange per ticket for each show.

Concessions and Under 30s Concession tickets are available for seniors, pensioners and full-time students. Proof of concession or date of birth is required at time of booking and ticket collection.

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Kings Cross Station

Eastern Suburbs Line

Bus Stop

323, 324, 325, 326 from Circular Quay 311 from Central

Parking

Secure Parking – 33 Bayswater Rd

Wilson Parking – Ward Ave

Street Parking near the theatre is limited.

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ADAPT RAW ONFRONT LOVE UNTOLD EMARKABLE FEAR

Tomorrow will be built on creativity and inventiveness.

For companies, organisations and brands, the ability to adapt with this shift and adopt new behaviours will determine who flourishes and who falls into oblivion.

The path is clear. In times of uncertainty, be certain. Be intuitive, iterative and nonlinear. Take a stance and think big. The new leaders will be those brave enough to follow purpose beyond profit; those who can help people help themselves.

For us, working with Griffin is about courage and the unknown. It’s an opportunity to discover new stories and find new truths about ourselves and others. Above all else, it’s exciting work. This season’s identity is testament to our singleminded pursuit of new ideas to create intrinsic value. Because in an era where everyone’s seen it all, the only way forward is to challenge everything and provoke a response. www.re-sydney.co www.re-blog.co

SPONSORS

STAFF

Government Supporters

Patron Seaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation

Patron

2015 Season Sponsor

Griffin acknowledges the generosity of the Seaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation in allowing it the use of the SBW Stables Theatre rent free, less outgoings, since 1986.

Board

Bruce Meagher (Chair) Sophie McCarthy Lee Lewis Kate Mulvany Nikki Barrett Tim Duggan Patrick Guerrera Simone Whetton

Production Sponsors

Associate Sponsor

Dining Partner

Artistic Director Lee Lewis Associate Artist Ben Winspear General Manager Simon Wellington (to September 2014) Deputy General Manager Viv Rosman

Foundations and Trusts

Administration & Program Coordinator Melanie Carolan Development Manager Will Harvey Marketing Manager Kristy Mayhew

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Bar Manager Damien Storer Front of House & Bar Supervisors Julian Larnach Luke Rogers Liv Satchell Studio Artists Kim Hardwick Karen Therese David Williams Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes Writers Under Commission Declan Greene Michele Lee Web Developer Holly Brand and Graphic Design RE: Photography Brett Boardman

Printing This brochure was printed

by Oxygen on Impact – a recycled paper made from 100% post-consumer waste, FSC certified and made Carbon Neutral – supplied by K.W. Doggett Fine Paper, using soy vegetable based inks in Australia under an ISO 14001 environmental management system.

Digital & Social Media Manager Stephanie Hui Publicist Emma Collison Company Sponsors

Production Manager Glenn Dulihanty Production Coordinator Ulli Le Fort Financial Consultant Tracey Whitby Bookkeeper Kylie Richards Box Office Manager Elliott Wilshier

CONTACT DETAILS SBW Stables Theatre 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross NSW 2011 Griffin Theatre Company 13 Craigend Street Kings Cross NSW 2011 info@griffintheatre.com.au 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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