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Unfold

Ticket Information

  • Pay What You Want: $0.00 each ($0.00)
  • Additional fees may apply

Dates

  • Wed 21 Aug 2019, 7:00pm–9:00pm
  • Thu 22 Aug 2019, 6:15pm–10:00pm
  • Fri 23 Aug 2019, 6:15pm–10:00pm
  • Sat 24 Aug 2019, 6:00pm–10:00pm

Restrictions

All Ages

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newghoststheatreco

New Ghosts Theatre Company presents Unfold: A new short festival at the Old Fitz.

"Pay What You Can"

New Ghosts Theatre Company prides itself in facilitating new work, debuting the best international scripts locally and collaborating with Australia’s most up and coming writers. Following the success of its sold out seasons of Paper Doll in Sydney and Perth, Yen at KXT and the launch of Ignite Collective, New Ghosts presents Unfold: a new short festival at Sydney’s iconic Old Fitz Theatre.

Unfold will bring together playwrights, actors, directors, producers, artists and reviewers; for a series of networking events, short developments, play readings, and panel discussions, in an effort to promote the importance of new Australian work, and provide opportunities for emerging theatre makers. The festival will be a forum for sharing new ideas, making new connections, and celebrate the art of storytelling.

To increase accessibility, exposure, and support for theatre-makers as well as further engage audiences, Unfold will be “Pay What You Can”. With an impressive line-up of programming, audiences will need to get in quick to register their interest!

The Program:

Unfold Networking | 7pm Wednesday 21st August 2019
Industry, theatre-makers, and artists come together to foster new relationships and discuss the challenges and rewards of making new work.

Unfold New Works | Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd August 2019
Readings will be presented of new Australian works that are in development or ready for a season:

Night 1 - Thursday 22nd August
6:15pm - Miriam by James Elazzi
7:45pm - Help Yourself by Keziah Warner
9:15pm - I Think I Hate Myself by Jasper Lee-Lindsay

Night 2 - Friday 23rd August
6:15pm - Hairworm by Emma Wright
7:30pm - April Marlowe's Abortion by April Marlowe
9:15pm - Christmas Special by Joel Burrows

Unfold The Conversation | Saturday 24th August 2019
6pm - The Emerging Playwright: This exciting panel discussion features leading and emerging industry to discuss the importance of new work, the process of creation and development, as well as access to opportunities. Featuring Polly Rowe (STC), Phil Spencer (Griffin Theatre), Jane FitzGerald (ATYP), and playwrights Tasnim Hossain, Jules Orcullo and Lachlan Philpott. Facilitated by AWGIE Winner, two-time Green Room Award Nominee, and Ignite resident playwright Katy Warner.

7:30pm - The Emerging Producer | Avoiding Disaster: Dino Dimitriadis (Apocalypse Theatre), Jeremy Waters (Outhouse Theatre), Charlie Falkner (JackRabbit Theatre), Emma Diaz (Aya Productions) and Loredana Cross (New Ghosts Theatre Co.) discuss their experiences, and the challenges they've faced producing independent theatre. The panel will be facilitated by Ignite resident actor Chika Ikogwe (The Wolves, Belvoir and Normal, Old 505).

8:45pm - Theatre Reviewers: What Makes a Good Show? Join John Shand (SMH), Ben Neutze (Time Out), Diana Simmonds (Stage Noise), Jason Blake (Audrey Journal), Lisa Thatcher, and Cassie Tongue, as they discuss their thoughts on what makes a good show. Do they review new work differently? Do they think new work is important? Are reviews important? Facilitated by Theatre Now’s Lynden Jones, this panel is not to be missed!

Set to challenge and inspire, don’t miss Unfold!

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