13.06.24
Howdy Grif-friend,
Relationships Supervisor Ell right here reporting from Griffin HQ for my annual eNews the place I bury the lead (clue: it might need one thing to do with 30 June—learn on).
After the large Stables ship off that was The Lewis Trilogy, it feels so good to be again within the rehearsal room with Ellen van Neerven’s debut play, swim. Being there on the primary day of rehearsals felt like coming residence. We obtained a heat welcome at Carriageworks and begun the day with a smoking ceremony carried out by Aunty Calita Murray and her son Dean. It was essentially the most stunning and grounding technique to start this course of. swim is a young but robust story that explores water sovereignty and the binding power of tradition and household, and tickets are flying out the door. However by no means concern! We’ve got simply launched a handful of recent tickets to all obtainable performances, so that you higher get in fast to ebook yours or they’ll disappear quicker than Ariarne Titmus’ new world report time.
When you get your grubby mitts on tickets to swim, why not additionally safe your ticket to Flat Earthers: The Musical which are actually on sale (sneaky plug for our 2 Play subscription if you’d like a reduction in your tickets)! Conspiracy theories, synthesisers and queer love—what extra might you need?! Griffin is so excited to co-produce this play with certainly one of our neighbourhood theatre corporations, Hayes Theatre Co. While Griffin is on the go, it’s good to return again to native roots—the one query now’s whether or not you choose your common pre-theatre restaurant or attempt someplace the opposite facet of the Potts Level Fountain—the choice is yours! (And your subscriber advantages are legitimate all yr so ensure you reap the benefits of your 10% off Penny’s Cheese Store should you’re attending a Saturday matinee).
swim, Flat Earthers, The Lewis Trilogy—sure they’re all in Griffin’s 2024 Primary Season, however you recognize what else they’ve in widespread? They’ve been supported by the generosity of Griffin’s donor neighborhood. 105 seats doesn’t deliver within the field workplace big-bucks and as ticket gross sales solely account for one third of our revenue, the generosity from our donor household achieves loads. Your help—massive or small—makes an amazing distinction in what Griffin can obtain.
To offer a playwright and their play the most effective likelihood of success, Griffin is dedicated to help the work by its varied phases of improvement—generally from the very starting of an amazing concept. From hiring actors to learn a brand new draft aloud to supporting an artist by year-long mentorship, the generosity from our donor household permits artists to dream larger and for Griffin to deliver these concepts to the stage!
Griffin subscribers and donors are distinctive in that you just, like us, love exploring new concepts. Thanks for taking dangers with us. Griffin by no means wavers from its mission to supply tales about us, written by us, for us. With you, we will proceed to make the most effective new Australian theatre.
On behalf of the entire staff at Griffin, please take into account making a donation to Griffin Theatre Firm earlier than 30 June.
Warmly,
Ell
