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3How do I describe to you how great the Griffin 2016 Season is? I went looking for inspiration. I found Bharata Munis treatise on art, the Natya Shastra. Written in ancient Sanskrit, it suggests that all good theatre must do three things simultaneously:

That is what the Griffin 2016 Season will do!

When you need inspiration in 2016, climb up the hill to Nimrod Street and see the plays created for you by the best writers, actors, designers and directors in the country. Australian plays

homegrown inspiration, made just for you.

Lee Lewis Artistic Director

WELCOME TO GRIFFIN

For nearly 40 years, Griffin has been dedicated to bringing the best Australian stories to the stage.

We are the only theatre in the country to offer you subscription packages comprised entirely of new Australian works. In 2016 were proud to be producing five extraordinary world premiere plays. Your subscription can also include special events and works from leading independent artists. We will continue our commitment to supporting artists through professional residencies, workshops, commissions and our major national playwriting awards.

Griffin is a major force in shaping the future of Australian theatre: it is a home for the courageous and the curious, for the imaginations that inspire us.

Our stage is the historic SBW Stables Theatre, a centre for artistic excellence, discovery and ingenuity.

We hope to see you here soon.

1. Entertain the drunk

2. Question how we live

3. Explain how the universe works

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Director Lee Lewis With Kate Mulvany

Previews 27, 28, 30, 31 May Season 4 June 16 July Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm Tuesday 1pm & 7pm

WORLD PREMIERE GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY AND BELL SHAKESPEARE PRESENT THE LITERATI BY JUSTIN FLEMING AFTER MOLIRES LES FEMMES SAVANTES 27 MAY - 16 JULY

Its sassy, its silly, its Sydney.

And its also a glorious new co-production with Bell Shakespeare, directed by Griffin Artistic Director Lee Lewis, and starring award-winning playwright and actor Kate Mulvany (Tartuffe, Julius Caesar, The Great Gatsby, Beached).

Juliet and Clinton are in love. Guileless, sweet, all-encompassing love. However, love is not without its impediments. Standing in the way of their eternal happiness are Juliets mother and sister, whose disapproval is of the most high-brow kind.

Griffin is doing a Molire! Why? Because that great Australian playwright, Justin Fleming, has audaciously brought this one screaming into 21st century Australia and it is fabulous. We love it.

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WORLD PREMIERE LADIES DAY BY ALANA VALENTINE DIRECTED BY DARREN YAP 5 FEBRUARY - 26 MARCH

Designer James Browne Lighting Designer Hugh Hamilton Sound Designer Max Lambert With Matthew Backer, Wade Briggs, Lucia Mastrantone

Previews 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 February Season 15 February 26 March Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm Tuesday 22 March 2pm & 7pm

Meet the Artists Tuesday 16 February

In association with

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Who doesnt love a man in a dress?

Its Ladies Day at the Broome races and the divinely beautiful Mike is the toast of the track. But amongst the froth and festivity, a brutal act of violence reminds us that life is not all swishy hemlines, debonair gents and fascinators galore.

Alana Valentine is one of Australias best playwrights. Known for her incredibly successful verbatim works, she takes her interviews and research with individuals and communities, and mixes them with a healthy dose of drama. The result is powerful, thought-provoking theatre in which the voices of her protagonists ring absolutely true.

Alana spent months interviewing the gay community of Broome to create a play that asks questions about tolerance, isolation, love, hope and the right to have your story told. Griffin is proud to present the world premiere of Ladies Day a vivid, richly evocative play with a big heart, directed by Darren Yap.

Ladies Day will be supported by Griffins Production Partnerships Program. Remarkable productions made possible through the support of individual donors. See page 24 for more information.

Director Lee Lewis

Previews 2, 4, 5, 6 April Season 9 April 7 May Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm Tuesday 3 May 2pm & 7pm

Meet the Artists Tuesday 12 April

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WORLD PREMIERE REPLAY BY PHILLIP KAVANAGH 2 APRIL- 7 MAY

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What if you could press pause, intervene, and then let things run on into a very different future. What would be gained? Or lost? For brothers Peter and John, the multiverse is real - when they attempt to reinvent the past, what they discover changes the course of their lives in the most unexpected of ways.

Winner of the Patrick White Playwrights Award in 2011, Phillip Kavanagh is a playwright of exceptional delicacy. With Replay, he has created a beautiful meditation on the fluidity of life, reminding us that moments of chance, lost or taken, can determine our destiny.

What if you could replay the past, and change it?

F G L O R I A I N M T I A T S S Y

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WORLD PREMIERE

GLORIA BY BENEDICT ANDREWS 26 AUGUST- 8 OCTOBER

Director Lee Lewis Designer Alice Babidge With Marta Dusseldorp

Previews 26, 27, 29, 30, 31 August Season 3 September 8 October Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm Tuesday 27 September & 4 October 2pm & 7pm

Meet the Artists Tuesday 6 September

Production Sponsor

Celebrating 20 years with Griffin

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Through Gloria, we see a portrait of Australia afraid to acknowledge the widening gaps in our society. A beautifully complex and original work, Gloria is at once deeply Australian yet global in its perspective.

Benedict Andrews always dares to take us to the edge of humanity, enthralling audiences with some of the most astonishing and thought-provoking theatre of our time.

A role like Gloria demands an exceptional actor that actor is Marta Dusseldorp. Griffins own Lee Lewis directs this exhilarating journey.

Gloria is on the brink of making her triumphant return to the stage. A celebrated actor a star, a celebrity shes played every iconic role in the canon of theatrical greats: Nina, Hedda, Clytemnestra, Hamlet. Shes burnt into our eyes, our heart, our imaginations.

Playing the real-life survivor of a sadistic crime, Gloria must immerse herself in the horror of her characters reality. As Gloria falls further into the abyss, the unravelling of her mind is reflected by the breakdown of order around her.

Shes a star, still a star, every inch a star.

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Inside her triple-glazed compound, Augusta shields herself from the catastrophic elements, bathing in the classics and campaigning for the reinstatement of global reliance on fossil fuels. Outside, the world lurches from one environmental cataclysm to the next. Meanwhile, her sister, Olympia, thinks the best way to save endangered species is to eat them. Their niece, Basra, is intent on making a difference but how? Can you save the world one blog at a time?

Stephen Carletons The Turquoise Elephant won the 2015 Griffin Award. A shockingly black, black, black political farce, its the sort of play that pushes itself into a season its urgent, contemporary and perilously close to being real.

From opera on Sydney Harbour to the tiny jewel of the Stables stage, there is nothing director Gale Edwards cannot do. She brings her magic and wry insight to the world premiere of this very funny, clever and wicked new work.

Meet Augusta Macquarie: Her Excellency, patron of the arts, formidable matriarch, environmental vandal.

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WORLD PREMIERE

THE TURQUOISE ELEPHANT BY STEPHEN CARLETON DIRECTED BY GALE EDWARDS 14 OCTOBER- 26 NOVEMBER

With Catherine Davies

Previews 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 October Season 24 October 26 November Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm Tuesday 15 & 22 November 2pm & 7pm

Meet the Artists Tuesday 25 October

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Director and Dramaturge Julian Meyrick Composer Raffaele Marcellino Lighting Designer Nicholas Higgins Original Production Design Jill Munro and Julian Meyrick Photographs Lisa Garland Cellist Antony Morgan With Robert Jarman

Preview 11 May Season 13 21 May Performance Times Monday Friday 7pm Saturday 2pm & 7pm

Tom Holloways writing shines for its subtlety, integrity and grace. One of Australias most celebrated playwrights, his work has been performed widely, both in Australia and abroad. As We Forgive unites Holloway with award-winning director Julian Meyrick and Tasmanian acting legend Robert Jarman. A searing investigation of contemporary morality, this absorbing production examines the motives, methods and meaning of forgiveness.

Accompanied on stage by a lone cellist, Jarman portrays three men at the edges of society trying to come to terms with the events in their lives. Each has a story to tell. Each has a reason for why they behaved as they did. What youll see is a struggle with the act of forgiveness. Griffin is excited to invite Tasmania Performs to bring this beautiful new work to Sydney audiences.

Jarman draws us in like a raconteur at a dinner party, delivering his monologues with naturalism akin to confidences between friends. His stories are spell-binding, gut-wrenching, riveting, even as their sentiments are shockingly subversive. Arts Hub

SPECIAL EVENT SYDNEY PREMIERE TASMANIA PERFORMS AND GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTAS WE FORGIVEBY TOM HOLLOWAY 11- 21 MAY

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Bringing together artists, human rights activists, lawyers and outlaws, Tribunal is an ambitious new theatre work by Western Sydneys Powerhouse Youth Theatre. In this participatory performance project, an Australian Truth and Reconciliation Tribunal will be created to interrogate and explore notions of truth and lies around the politically contentious labels of refugee and asylum-seeker.

Each night, presenters will offer provocations, thoughts and experiences in a curated conversation on issues which directly affect the community of Western Sydney its perspectives, aspirations and connections to culture.

You, the audience, are given the choice to actively participate - to respond, to question and to listen. Your responses have the potential to shift the performed conversation and ultimately affect the outcome of Tribunal. Or you may choose instead to observe as the discussion unfolds before you.

The conversation for Tribunal has been instigated by Karen Therese, a 2015 Griffin Studio Artist and Artistic Director of Powerhouse Youth Theatre (PYT). PYT creates innovative performance and social artistic experiences.

SPECIAL EVENT WORLD PREMIERE POWERHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE AND GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT TRIBUNAL CONCEPT BY KAREN THERESE 12- 20 AUGUST

Performance Times Wednesday Sunday 7pm Saturday 20 August 2pm & 7pm

With artists Karen Therese, Victoria Spence, Sean Bacon, Mahdi Mohammadi, Paul Dwyer, Joe Tan. Plus special guest presenters.

Griffin Independent is our annual season of work

co-presented with Australias most exciting

independent theatre makers.

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WORLD PREMIERE

STONE SOUP AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENTTHOMAS MURRAY AND THE UPSIDE DOWN RIVERBY REG CRIBB 13- 30 JANUARY

Director Chris Bendall Lighting Designer Alexander Berlage Composer and Sound Designer Kingsley Reeve Video Designer Kirrilly Brentnall Co-Producers Pippa Bailey and Chris Bendall

Previews 13 & 14 January Season 16 30 January Performance Times Monday Saturday 7pm Saturday 30 January 2pm & 7pm

Invoking the expansive, isolating beauty of rural Australia, Reg Cribbs epic new play is about a man ravaged by drought, family secrets and love.

The Murray family have been farming the land along the Darling River for five generations. For Tom Murray, its all hes ever known. When his childhood friends Lucy and Billy reappear, deep friendships are tested, and secrets, long buried, are finally awakened Tom must make the long journey down-stream to reconcile past wrongs and to fight for his wife.

Reg Cribb is a highly-awarded playwright and screenwriter. His plays Last Cab to Darwin and The Return / Last Train to Freo have been adapted into feature films and he wrote the screenplay for the award-winning Bran Nue Dae.

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WORLD PREMIERE

BALI PADDA AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENTLIGHTEN UPBY NICHOLAS BROWN AND SAM MCCOOL 30 NOVEMBER-17 DECEMBER

Bollywood comes to Griffin sort of.

In Australia, we like em blonde and bronzed. In India, its fair and lovely. What happens if youre stuck in-between?

John Green is an Anglo-Indian Australian actor who dreams of being cast in his favourite soap, Bondi Parade. The problem is, his coloured contacts cant hide the fact that his skin is more brown than white. Meanwhile, his skin-bleaching mum, Bronwyn, is adamant that he should be procreating with a blonde, white Aussie woman to rid the family of any sign of their ethnic heritage.You guess who he falls in love with.

This very funny play by actor (and Bollywood leading man) Nicholas Brown and comedian Sam McCool tells a universal tale of identity, cultural assimilation and bleaching your bits.

Director Shane Anthony Designer Tobhiyah Stone Feller Lighting Designer Christopher Page Producer Bali Padda With Nicholas Brown, Vivienne Garrett, Sam McCool, Ursula Yovich

Previews 30 November & 1 December Season 3 17 December Performance Times Monday Saturday 7pm Saturday 17 December 2pm & 7pm

SYDNEY PREMIERE

JO MORRIS AND RENEE NEWMAN AND GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT PRESENTTHOSE WHO FALL IN LOVE LIKE ANCHORS DROPPED UPON THE OCEAN FLOORBY FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER 20 JULY - 6 AUGUST

Director Adam Mitchell Set and Costume Designer India Mehta Lighting Designer Chris Donnelly Sound Designer Ben Collins Producers Jo Morris and Renee Newman With Jo Morris, Ben Mortley, Renee Newman

Previews 20 & 21 July Season 23 July 6 August Performance Times Monday Saturday 7pm Saturday 6 August 2pm & 7pm

Time. It slows when youre in love.

Stopping you dead in your tracks when you first catch sight of her. Stretching for an eternity as you wait for that phone call. Speeding up and evaporating over an afternoon together. Beating so quickly, it just might burst.

Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor is a love story that transcends time moving from a Cold War Russian submarine, through a Parisian street, to an Appalachian snow field. It follows four stories and eleven characters as they navigate that timeless act of falling in love.

Utterly charming, quirky and funny, Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor is written by multi award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer and comes to Griffin direct from two sell-out, critically acclaimed Perth seasons.

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1PAY 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 (33% off).

5BRING A FRIENDMates Rates As a subscriber, you can bring along friends to any of your chosen shows at Mates Rates at up to 14% off the ticket price.

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3GET MORE Free drinks and discounts Subscribers get a free drink at the Stables bar for every Main Season show and various discounts and offers with our company partners and sponsors. Visit griffintheatre.com.au/benefits for a full list of subscriber benefits and discounts.

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4CONNECT WITH US Exclusive eventsCheck the calendar for our Meet the Artists evenings, which offer an exclusive opportunity to delve even deeper into each Main Season production. Only for our subscribers, your evening kicks off at 6pm with drinks and nibbles in the Stables foyer, along with a pre-show talk from one of Griffins key creatives, and finishes, after the performance, with a Q&A session on the set with the cast and creative team.

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WORLD PREMIERE

THE TURQUOISE ELEPHANT BY STEPHEN CARLETON DIRECTED BY GALE EDWARDS 14 OCTOBER- 26 NOVEMBERWinner of the 2015 Griffin Award

Visi: What things? None of this makes

sense. [To Olympia] stop eating kakapo.

Buy a fucking chicken. Eat Red Rooster.

They cook it for you. [To Jeff] get on

your boat and go to your island and

shit in the woods. Stop pretending

youre God. Youre a fucking crackpot.

[To Augusta] stop pretending you see

elephants on the street. Theres nothing

there. Youre as crazy as he is. I liked

you better when you were a right wing

bitch. At least you were consistent.

[To Basra] either treat me as your

equal or fuck off and let me do the

same. Were both H! Both H!

[Stunned silence.]

Olympia: Well there were bleeps in it,

but what I heard I mostly liked.

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PERFORMANCE TIMES AT THE SBW STABLES THEATREMonday Saturday evenings 7pm Saturday matinees 2pm Tuesday matinees 2pm (excluding The Literati which are 1pm).

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EXCHANGESTicket exchanges are available for $5 per transaction, up to 24 hours prior to the performance, subject to availability. Dont forget, subscribers get one free exchange per ticket for each show.

AT THE THEATRESeating 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.

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.

Stables Bar We offer a range of quality beverages in conjunction with our partners Moppity Vineyards, Coopers and Four Pillars Gin.

Program/Scripts In conjunction with our friends at Currency Press, we offer Program/Scripts to each of our Main Season productions, marrying the plays text with the seasons production as well as biographical and program information. Regularly priced at $15, subscribers can nab them for $10.

Mobile Phones Mobile phones can cause havoc in such an intimate venue, so, as a courtesy to all our patrons and performers, we ask that all mobile phones be switched off not to silent during performances.

Lock Outs Many of our productions enforce a lock out; once a performance has commenced, we are unable to admit latecomers, so give yourself plenty of time to get to the venue, collect your tickets, buy a drink and settle in for the show.

TRANSPORT Kings Cross Station Eastern Suburbs Line

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

Parking Secure Parking 33 Bayswater Road Wilson Parking Discount parking is available from the Kings Cross Parking Station (entrance on Ward Avenue) $15 Monday Thursday Street Parking near the theatre is limited.

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Tickets to individual performances go on sale Monday 7 December 2015. (Except for our first show, Thomas Murray and the Upside Down River, which will go on sale 12 October)

35 is the new 30 Not ready to grow up just yet? Griffin makes it easier for all our Peter Pans by now making our lowest prices available to anyone under 35. Proof of age required at time of booking and ticket collection.

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

Monday Rush In 2016 we continue to offer Monday Rush tickets. Anyone can buy two tickets for only $20 each, but only in person from 6pm on the day at the SBW Stables Theatre Box Office. Limited number available.

Gift Certificates A Griffin Gift Certificate makes a great gift, whether youre bringing someone new to Griffin or shouting a theatre aficionado. Choose either a Gift Certificate to the dollar value of your choice or buy a Gift Subscription, online or over the phone.

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FIND USSBW Stables Theatre 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross

5min walk from Kings Cross Station

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HOW TO DONATEYou can make a donation with your subscription or directly through Griffins website at www.griffintheatre.com.au/support-us

If youd like to find out more about our philanthropic programs, please call Griffins Development Manager on 02 9332 1052.

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

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 and beyond. In the five years since its inception, the Studio program has had 21 artists move through the program (26 by 2016) and led to 13 mainstage productions. Former Studio Artists have worked at every major theatre in Australia, making it one of the leading professional development programs in the country.

GRIFFIN FUND

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.

PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIPS

A single, exceptional production is chosen each year to be supported through our Production Partnerships Program. Patrons contribute $1,000 to become a Production Partner, or $5,000 (individually or with a syndicate) to become a Production Patron. In 2016 we are inviting production supporters to help us make Alana Valentines Ladies Day. Be part of this world premiere production and see your name in lights.

BEQUESTS

Consider making a bequest to Griffin in your will as a way to support Australian writing into the future.

By supporting Griffin, youre making a statement about the sort of plays you want to see on stage. Youre affirming your belief in Australian stories and our ability to match extraordinary writers with talented creative teams.

Individual contributions make an enormous difference to what we can accomplish. Private income covers 32% of our operating costs and makes possible a broad range of programs and activities, including:

The commissioning of new work

Workshops and readings of scripts in development

Artist residencies providing skills development and pathways to creating mainstage work

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

The Griffin Award and The Lysicrates Prize two of the countrys most prestigious playwriting competitions

Free performances for local community and welfare groups

The programming of new and unique plays

If you donate $100 or more to Griffin, youll receive regular invitations to our popular Inside the Rehearsal Room events where you can meet the actors and learn more about our upcoming Main Season productions.

Donate $200 or more and your name will be included in our play programs and on our donor acknowledgement board in the Stables foyer for one year.

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A R T I S T I C D E V E L O P M E N T

GRIFFIN AWARDThe Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting recognises an outstanding new play that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice. The winner receives a $10,000 cash prize, and the other four shortlisted writers receive $1,000, through the support of Copyright Agency Limiteds Cultural Fund.

LYSICRATES PRIZEThe Lysicrates Prize, an initiative established by a group of benefactors, is Australias newest playwriting award. Entrants submit the first act of a new play, and a public reading is held of the three finalists scripts. The winner is decided by the audience and receives a full commission from Griffin to the value of $12,500 to complete the work.

COMMISSIONSWorking closely with playwrights to bring their scripts to life is at the heart of our mission. Writers Declan Greene, Michele Lee and Steve Rodgers are currently under commission, and in 2016 we continue to work with these and other writers to nurture new plays for the coming years.

For 2015 to 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 Sydneys Department of Performance Studies.

GRIFFIN AMBASSADORSGriffin Ambassadors is a year-long program of activities for 100 selected year 10 to 12 students. Students attend a special matinee of every Main Season show and participate in exclusive workshops run by leading theatre practitioners. Supported by the Robertson Foundation.

Sofya Gollan

Sofya is an award-winning director and writer of documentary and drama films, her films having screened in international festivals in Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, UK, US and Australia. Her latest film, Preservation, screened worldwide and was nominated for three AFI Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. An acting graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) she also holds a Masters in Directing (AFTRS). Sofya has also worked as a commissioned playwright.

Catherine Fargher & Heather Grace Jones

Catherine is an AWGIE award-winning scriptwriter for radio, theatre and trans-media. Recent projects include The Merchant: A Sydney Document (Bell Shakespeare) and The Dr Egg Adventures. Heather Grace is a writer, broadcaster and NGO worker. She has co-edited two books including Sperm Wars for ABC, performed monologues and has worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Alice Springs. They have collaborated previously on the Motherload project and Club Bent.

Sheridan Harbridge

Sheridan is a writer and NIDA acting graduate. Her musicals, Songs for the Fallen and Mrs. Bang, appeared in Adelaide Cabaret, Sydney and Brisbane Festivals, Edinburgh Fringe and Polands Festival of Song. Her acting work includes The Beast, The Speechmaker, North by Northwest (MTC), Jump for Jordan (Griffin Theatre Company), Hip Bone Sticking Out (Big hArt), Gaybies (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) and Jim Sharmans Andy X.

Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer is a writer, performer and creative producer. Since graduating from the University of Glasgow, he has worked professionally as a theatre maker and artistic director in the UK and Australia. Phil is co-artistic director of Sydney-based Tin Shed Theatre Company and is also a regular contributor to events such as Story Club, ABCs Radiotonic and the Sydney Writers Festival.

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. Its an invaluable experience for artists to come together to hone their craft, gain vital experience inside a company and develop new work. See page 26 for a list of our generous Studio Donors.

Commissioning Partners Griffin Ambassador Partner

Griffin Award & Griffin Studio Partner

Griffin Studio Partner & Production Partner

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STUDIO PROGRAMGil Appleton

James Emmett & Peter Wilson

Limb Family Foundation

Sophie McCarthy & Antony Green

Rhonda McIver

Leigh ONeill

Geoff & Wendy Simpson

Danielle Smith

GRIFFIN FUND DONORSAnonymous (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

Lilian & Ken Horler

Peter Ingle

Kiong Lee & Richard Funston

Lisa & Ross Lewin

Lee Lewis & Brett Boardman

Sophie McCarthy & Antony Green

Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters

Dr David Nguyen

Peter & Dianne OConnell

Ian Phipps

Annabel Ritchie

Ian Robertson

Will Sheehan

Stuart Thomas

Louise Walsh & Dave Jordan

Simon Wellington & Sanjeev Kumar

PRODUCTION DONORSPresenting Partner

Gil Appleton

Production Patrons

Peter Brereton

Robert Dick

Richard McHugh & Kate Morgan

Richard Weinstein

Production Partners

Tina & Maurice Green

Jon & Katie King

Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters

John Mitchell

Rachel Procter

Steve Riethoff

Simone Whetton

Carole & David Yuile

SEASON DONORSCommission $12,500+

Darin Cooper Foundation

Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown

Main Stage Donor $5,000 - $10,000

The Sky Foundation

Abraham James

Workshop Donor $1,000-$4,999

Anonymous (5)

Antoinette Albert

Dr Gae Anderson

Jane Bridge

Alex Byrne & Sue Hearn

Richard Cottrell

Ros & Paul Espie

John & Libby Fairfax

Jono Gavin

Peter Graves

Larry & Tina Grumley

Judge Joe Harman

Libby Higgin

Margaret Johnston

Richard & Elizabeth Longes

Elaine & Bill McLaughlin

Dr Stephen McNamara

Martin Portus

Sue Procter

Pip Rath & Wayne Lonergan

Diana Simmonds

Merilyn Sleigh & Raoul de Ferranti

Mike Thompson

Jane Thorn

Adrian Wiggins & Siobhan Toohill

Paul & Jennifer Winch

Reading Donor $500-$999

Anonymous (4)

Angela Bowne

Bernard Coles

Fiona Dewar

Max Dingle

Wendy Elder

James Hartwright

Jacqueline Hayes

Michael Hobbs

Susan Hyde

Daniel Knight

John Lam-Po-Tang

Jennifer Ledgar & Bob Lim

Rebecca Macfarling

Lisa Manchur

Carina Martin

John McCallum

Anthony Paull

Alex Oonagh Redmond

Karen Rodgers & Bill Harris

Catherine Sullivan

Isla Tooth

Judy & Sam Weiss

Simone Whetton

First Draft Donor $200-$499

Anonymous (4)

Priscilla Adey

Jes Andersen

Wendy Ashton

Robyn Ayres

Melissa Ball

Pamela Bennett

Julie Bridge

Rob Brookman & Verity Laughton

Wendy Buswell

Bryan Cutler

Eric Dole

Susan Donnelly

Tim Duggan

Michele Dulcken

Elizabeth Evatt

Corinne & Bryan Everts

Michael & Kerrie Eyers

Matt Garrett

Sheba Greenberg

Jennifer Hagan

Ross Handsaker

Elizabeth Hanley

Will Harvey & Ester Harding

John Head

Janet Heffernan

Danielle Hoareau

Mary Holt

C John Keightley

Ross Kelly

Jatesada Kongdum

Carolyn Lowry

Ian & Elizabeth MacDonald

Rob Macfarlan & Nicole Abadee

Stephen Manning

Christopher McCabe

Patrick McIntyre

Duncan McKay

Nicole McKenna

Kent Carrington McPhee

Dr Wendy Michaels

Keith Miller

Sarah Miller

Neville Mitchell

Kate Mulvany

Kerry OKane

Annie Page & Colin Fletcher

Mario Philippou

Crispin Rice

Rebecca Rocheford Davies

Ellen & Trevor Rodgers

Julie Rosenberg

Catherine Rothery

Dianne & David Russell

Gemma Rygate

Julianne Schultz

Jann Skinner

Augusta Supple

Sue Thomson

Benson Waghorn

William Zappa

Aviva Ziegler

We would also like to thank Peter OConnell for his expertise, guidance and time.

Current as of 28 July 2015

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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.

Griffin would like to thank the following:

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.

Patron 2016 Season Sponsor

Government Supporters

Production Sponsors

Company Lawyers Associate Sponsor Dining Partner

Foundations and Trusts

GIRGENSOHN

Company Sponsors

RE: OUR BRAND CONSULTANCY

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 non-linear. 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. Its an opportunity to discover new stories and find new truths about ourselves and others. Above all else, its exciting work. This seasons identity is testament to our single-minded pursuit of new ideas to create intrinsic value. Because in an era where everyones seen it all, the only way forward is to challenge everything and provoke a response.

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S T A F F & S P O N S O R S

STAFF

SPONSORS

PATRONSeaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation

BOARDBruce Meagher (Chair) Sophie McCarthy (Deputy Chair) Nikki Barrett Tim Duggan Patrick Guerrera Lee Lewis Kate Mulvany Mario Philippou Sue Procter Simone Whetton

ARTISTICArtistic Director and CEO Lee Lewis Associate Artist Ben Winspear

ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAMMING

General Manager Karen Rodgers Associate Producer Melanie Carolan Administration and Program Coordinator Caroline Hannemann

MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT

Development Manager Will HarveyMarketing Manager Kristy MayhewDigital and Social Media Manager Stephanie HuiPublicist Emma Collison

FRONT OF HOUSECustomer Services and Ticketing Manager Elliott Wilshier Bar Manager Damien Storer Front of House and Bar Supervisors Renee Heys, Nicola James, Julian Larnach, Luke Rogers

PRODUCTIONProduction Manager Damien King

FINANCEFinance Manager Kylie Richards Finance Consultant Tracey Whitby

STUDIO ARTISTS Sofya Gollan Catherine Fargher & Heather Grace Jones Sheridan Harbridge Phil Spencer

COMMISSIONED WRITERS Declan Greene Michele Lee Steve Rodgers

WEB DEVELOPER House of Laudanum

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PHOTOGRAPHY Brett Boardman

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