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4 – 18 MARCH 2020 HWYFESTIVAL

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Welcome to the 2020 HWY festival; an annual offering of new work-in-development showings, readings, workshops, pitches and conversations about the future of theatre in Brisbane. This year, HWY is the home for local and interstate practitioners, urgent conversations, allyship in the arts, stage to screen adaptations, parties, and the ongoing battle of remaining relevant and entertaining in 2020.

Partnering with Screen QLD and Brisbane Airport Corporation, we’re also excited to welcome Queensland Performing Arts Centre, The Tivoli, Supercell Dance Festival, Playlab, Crossroad Arts, and the Centre for Contemporary Asian Performance to HWY this year.

THE FUTURE OF THEATRE IN THIS CITY.

Join us for an impressive line-up of local playwrights and theatre-makers through the HWY Performance Program, including Casus, Maddie Nixon, Alethea Beetson, Katrina Irawati Graham, Kate Harman & Toby Angus, Daniel Mulvihill & David Burton, Ayeesha Ash & Conscious Mic, Margi Brown Ash with a team of Brisbane matriarchs, and many more.

Throughout the festival, we invite you to join the conversation, have a dance, connect and re-connect with likeminded collaborators, and contribute to the critical development of new works, incisive voices, and the breadth of theatre practice in Brisbane and beyond.

La Boite thanks and celebrates the wealth of artists involved in this year’s program and proudly invites you to join us, as we unleash the 2020 HWY festival of new work.

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FRESH EYES AND COMPROMISE: Script development workshop with Jennifer Medway 1–5pm | $35pp*

THIS AIN'T NO PUSSY SHOW…by Kate Harman & Toby Angus6–8pm | $12pp*

A BULLET FOR MY SWEETHEARTby David Burton & Daniel Mulvihill6–8pm | $12pp*

FOUND IN TRANSLATION: An inclusive approach to contemporary performance making with Dean Walsh, Alison Richardson, and Todd MacDonald10am–5pm | $35pp*

HWY Pitch Sessions: stage to screen edition6–8pm | $12pp*

The First 10 Pages 2.0curated by Screen QLD and directed by Todd MacDonald6–8pm | $12pp*

HWY x SPARKS: SHADOW IN A DRESSby Hanna Belanszky6–8pm | $12pp*

SITI RUBIYAHby Katrina Irawati Graham6–8pm | $12pp*

LOVE LETTERS TO THE FUTURE OF THEATREby Margi Brown-Ash6–8pm | $12pp*

SHARPEN YOUR TOOLKIT: A masterclass for teachers and teaching artistswith Thom Browning10am–5pm | $250pp*

THE RELATIONSHIP IS THE PROJECT - WORKING WITH COMMUNITIESwith Jade Lillie, facilitated by Zohar Spatz4–6pm | Free

EMBODIMENT, PERFORMANCE, AND FEEDING YOUR CREATIVE SPIRITwith Emma Maye Gibson aka Betty Grumble1–5pm | $35pp*

STEPPING ASIDE: Letting go of ego and embracing authentic allyship in the artsfacilitated by Lousie Bezzina10am–12pm | Free

TEASING OUT THE POLITICAL: Writing for performancewith Anisa Nandaula2–5pm | $35pp*

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU: Probing the possibilities of form and the ongoing question of relevancefacilitated by Ben Knapton10am–12pm | Free*

HARNESSING THE IMAGE: A visual theatre workshopwith David Morton1–5pm*

CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN CONTEMPORARY THEATREwith Shari Indriani Irwin, Nadine McDonald Dowd, and Nasim Khosravi10am–5pm | $75pp*

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?curated by Grace Lucas-Pennington and Alethea Beetson6–8pm | $12pp*

SCENOGRAPHY AND THE BODY: Responding to spacewith Helena Byström and Anna Källblad (Sweden)5–9pm | $35pp*

AMATAGAby Casus6–8pm | $12pp*

ANARCHY IN THE ARCHIVEScurated and directed by Alethea Beetson6–8pm | $12pp*

THE PARABLE PEOPLEby Maddie Nixon6–8pm | $12pp*

INTIMACYOn STAGE: An introduction to practice, process and protocolswith Nigel Poulton 10am–5pm | $75pp*

HOLDUPcurated by Ayeesha Ash and Conscious Mic6–10pm | $12pp*

HWY 2020

HWY FESTIVAL SHOW PASS $78PP* Includes access to the entire performance program.

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THE MEDIUM'S THE THING: Unpacking stage-to-screen adaptations facilitated by Jo Dillon 6–8pm | Free

The HWY Performance Program will showcase seven new works in development, an evening of stage-to-screen pitches by local playwrights and theatre-makers, the return of The First 10 Pages, and more.

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Love. It keeps us together and tears us apart, drives us crazy and to touch ourselves.

So let’s celebrate all the ways to love – Blak, queer, family, friends, first crushes, love of community, love of country, a love that saved you. In a world full of uncertainty, loss and ignorance, we could all do with a little more love.

Join curators Grace Lucas-Pennington, Alethea Beetson, and a host of loving artists, as they answer the question, in 2020, what’s love got to do with it?

‘Cause sometimes, all you need is love.

Co-curated by Grace Lucas-Pennington (Editor, black&write) & Alethea Beetson (Artistic Director, Digi Youth Arts)

Performers include: Raelee Lancaster, Jhindu-Pedro Lawrie

AMATAGA by CasusDirected and co-created by Natano Fa’anana, Casus’ latest work, Amataga, explores modern-day versions and interpretations of “initiation”. These rites of passage will be recounted and performed by an ensemble of artists whose experiences range from enduring ancient practices, to being on a journey of discovery, to those who have formed their own tribes and been made to adapt to the present day.

Drawing on each performer’s lived experience, Amataga will combine contemporary circus, theatre, and personal storytelling to explore the culturally specific practices of initiation in a contemporary context.

Join La Boite’s 2020 Artists in Residence, Casus, and the ensemble for this work-in-progress showing as part of HWY.

Directed by Natano Fa’anana Performers include: Rhianna Patrick, Loki Liddle and Paula Nazarski

HWYPERFORMANCE PROGRAM

FORMAT CURATED EVENT FORMAT SHOWING

WHEN 6 – 8PM, WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, THURSDAY 5 MARCH

WHERE ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE WHERE ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE

PRICE $12PP* PRICE $12PP*

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ANARCHY IN THE ARCHIVES When theatre companies reach significant milestones, curated reflections often present a missed opportunity for truth telling and change. During its 95-year history, like most theatre companies, La Boite has contributed to the misrepresentation and silenced narratives of Indigenous stories.

Since the 1970s, Indigenous artists have worked within La Boite’s four walls to reclaim space, assert artistic sovereignty and share their stories. These artists paved the way for Indigenous theatre-makers working with La Boite today.

In 2020, we consider the impact of those narratives on the future of Indigenous representation in our theatres.

Join Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi + Wiradjuri artist, producer and scholar, Alethea Beetson, as she exhumes the La Boite archives to revisit texts dealing with Indigenous content. In a series of rehearsed readings, Alethea aims to play her part in reclaiming space, asserting artistic sovereignty and sharing Indigenous truth from a place of agency.

Curated and directed by Alethea Beetson

Performers include: Roxanne McDonald, Ngoc Phan and Andrew Buchanan

THE PARABLE PEOPLE by Maddie Nixon When we lose faith, hope dies.

The Parable People are a puppeteering couple, travelling across remote and regional Queensland, spreading the word of the lord via puppetry and drama. They’re Australia’s favourite Christian Puppeteers. Well, they were…

Now, Tim and Lisa are riding their lowest ever post show blues, trapped inside of a church, in Toowoomba. Outside, the Earth as they know it is coming to an end.

When stoner dude bro, Josh, arrives, seeking shelter, they see it as their mission to take him in. While Tim and Lisa are fighting for their lives, Josh just wants to party out the end of the world.

This unlikely trio must come together in order to survive the impending apocalypse.

An action-packed comedy, The Parable People interrogates religion and its impact on personal identities and relationships in modern Australia.

Directed by Sanja Simic

FORMAT READINGS FORMAT SHOWING

WHEN 6 – 8PM, FRIDAY 6 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, SATURDAY 7 MARCH



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HOLDUP curated by Black Birds x Conscious MicLet your inhibitions go and be swept up in the vibrancy of Brisbane’s creative community at HoldUp: an immersive party in celebration of HWY and International Women’s Day.

Curated by Black Birds, HoldUp brings together the city’s most exciting artists for a one night only event of performances, DJs, art, and community.

HoldUp, take a moment, give thanks to the women who have shaped you and lose yourself in an experience you’re unlikely to forget.

Curated by Ayeesha Ash with Conscious Mic Performers include District Studios, Ella Ferdinands, Jaelyn Biumaiwai

Performers include: Ella Ferdinands, Vanessa Friscia, Aurora Liddle-Christie, Blaq Carrie, Huda, Kenzie, Meleika, El Demissie and Uniquely Pacific

HWY PITCH SESSIONS: Stage to screen edition Five artists, five fifteen-minute slots, five existing works re-imagined for the screen.

The return of the HWY Pitch Sessions will give five local playwrights an opportunity to pitch an existing stage-play to an audience of screen producers, industry, and extended arts community.

In a HWY first, one of the five pitching playwrights will have an opportunity to develop their pitch for the screen – a ‘next phase’ of content development will be awarded through Screen QLD. Pitches will be adjudicated by a panel of industry professionals, with the successful recipient announced following the festival.

Pitching playwrights include: David Burton, Claire Christian, Maxine Mellor, Steven Oliver, and Merlynn Tong

FORMAT SHOWING FORMAT PITCHES

WHEN 6 – 10PM, SUNDAY 8 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, TUESDAY 10 MARCH



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THE FIRST 10 PAGES 2.0The 2020 HWY Festival heralds the return of The First 10 Pages, an evening of works by local writers, originally written for screen, directed by Todd MacDonald (Artistic Director, La Boite) and performed by a bevy of Brisbane actors.

The catch – you will only hear the first ten pages of each screenplay!

A testing ground for new ideas, rough drafts, and hesitant jokes, The First 10 Pages 2.0 gives writers for screen an opportunity to have their works heard in front of an audience for the first time. As the night progresses, the audience will be invited to feed into a dialogue about the future of each work, and, this year, we’ve invited a panel of industry experts to get in on the action.

Directed by Todd MacDonald

The 2020 line-up of industry experts includes: Tarcey Viera (CCO Hoodlum, Past CEO SQ), Nadine Bates (CEO, Like A Photon Creative), and Anthony Mullins (Screenwriter).

HWY X SPARKS: SHADOW IN A DRESSby Hannah BelanszkyIn 2020, La Boite is excited to collaborate with Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Playlab Theatre, presenting a reading of a full-length play by a First Nations playwright, whose work has been developed through the SPARKS program.

After the forest is ravaged by a mysterious and devastating fire, Alix, Rae, and Sunshine return to their coven’s secret ritual site there, to remove evidence of their group’s activity. When a spell, intending to heal the forest and undo the damage done, has unexpected effects, the three women are forced to address the nature of their powers, magic or otherwise.

A play about connection, belonging, and the nurturing of young women, Hannah Belanszky’s Shadow in a Dress explores female power and how it should be used.

Directed by Nadine McDonald-Dowd

Performers include: Marika Marosszeky, Emma Black

FORMAT READINGS FORMAT READINGS

WHEN 6 – 8PM, WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, THURSDAY 12 MARCH



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SITI RUBIYAHby Katrina Irawati Graham Feminist horror filmmaker Katrina Irawati Graham’s Siti Rubiyah is a contemporary Indonesian-Australian work inspired, in part, by Mochtar Lubis’ classic 1975 novel, Harimau! Harimau! (Tiger! Tiger!). In Lubis’ original work, the vulnerable young Siti Rubiyah is abandoned to her fate at the hands of powerful shaman Wak Hitam. Graham’s re-imagining places the character Siti Rubiyah at the centre of an evocative story set deep in a Sumatran jungle, where magic surrealism and horror elements weave a mythical parallel world.

Directed by Courtney Stewart

Performers include: Ling Tang Cooper, Silvan Rus, Nicole Hoskins and Loani Arman

LOVE LETTERS TO THE FUTURE OF THEATRE: Considering history, legacy, and what’s to come This HWY festival, La Boite invites some of the city’s most revered matriarchs to share their thoughts, voices, and wisdom.

In a series of 10-minute monologues, each woman will draw on decades of personal experience to consider Brisbane’s long and complex theatre history and notions of legacy, while positing a provocation for the future – what does the next 100 years of theatre in Brisbane look like?

Join us at La Boite for this exclusive, one-off presentation; five love letters to Brisbane theatre’s past, present, and future.

Directed by Margi Brown-Ash

Performers include Paula Nazarski, Barb Lowing, Kaye Stevenson, Penny Everingham, and Lucinda Shaw

Siti Rubiyah was developed through the Lotus Playwriting Project, an initiative of CAAP and Playwriting Australia supported by the Girgensohn Foundation. It is commissioned and co-presented in HWY by CAAP.

FORMAT SHOWING FORMAT READING

WHEN 6 – 8PM, FRIDAY 13 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, SATURDAY 14 MARCH



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THIS AIN’T NO PUSSY SHOW… by Kate HarmanEver wondered if patriarchy was a pyramid scheme for men, too? Kate has and she ain’t pussying around; she has a boy to raise and he has questions.

Why are you shouting? Am I really toxic? How come you can say dick but I can’t say pussy?

She has questions, too.

Kate, a dancer and a mother, together with Toby, a 14-year-old skater, deep-dive into our world right now. Using text, movement, skateboarding, map-making and rap music, they discuss privilege and patriarchy, feminism and masculinity, and reveal everything – faults and all. They make space for each other in a poetic and personal evocation of the relationship between mother and son.

It’s a messy, wild, unpredictable, and sometimes foolish terrain that doesn’t have a clear ending. This is their map, a landscape of danger and misunderstanding, as they turn this black and white world into a sea of grey.

Created and performed by Kate Harman & Toby Angus Words and co-direction by Gavin Webber Dramaturgy by Min Collie-Holmes

A BULLET FOR MY SWEETHEART by David Burton & Daniel Mulvihill After discovering their respective partners are having an affair, an unhinged half-brother and sister hold them hostage at gunpoint. As police gather at their apartment doorstep, the two are forced to confront childhood secrets and come up with an impossible escape plan.

A two-hander, one act play, A Bullet for My Sweetheart is a brutal, dark comedy that explores the desperate extremes of familial and romantic love. It’s a distinctly Queensland tale, with a hint of Sam Shepherd and Martin McDonagh.

Co-directed by Mads Dyer and Kodie Bedford Dramaturg/Indigenous Consultant: Kodie Bedford

Performers include: Loani Arman and Bjorn Stewart

FORMAT SHOWING FORMAT SHOWING

WHEN 6 – 8PM, TUESDAY 17 MARCH WHEN 6 – 8PM, WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH



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HWYHWY ARTIST TALKS AND FEEDBACK

Following each reading or showing in the HWY Performance Program, artists and collectives may choose to discuss their practice and the work they’ve attended, inviting questions and guidance for future development.

The audiences are invited to participate in these feedback sessions – your perspectives, insights, and provocations are invaluable. Some artists will choose to take the conversation to the bar, where we can do all of the above, but with a drink in hand!

ARTIST TALK/FEEDBACK 30 MIN AFTER EACH SHOWING

PRICE INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE

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A unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and up-skill through a host of specialist workshops and masterclasses, designed by industry professionals for HWY participants in 2020. HWYWORKSHOPS &

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CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE Hosted by Nadine McDonald-Dowd (Executive Producer, QPAC), Shari Indriani (Producer, New Work – Queensland Theatre), and Nasim Khosravi (Artistic Director, Baran Theatre), this workshop will traverse culturally-informed processes for making, writing, and producing contemporary theatre by CALD and First Nations artists and practitioners.

Informed by Nadine, Shari, and Nasim’s individual lenses, this unique, one-off workshop will offer an opportunity for independent artists, budding producers, and emerging theatre-makers of all stripes and cultural backgrounds to engage in critical conversation around the delivery of culturally informed work in this city.

INTIMACY ON STAGE: An introduction to practice, process, and protocols Movement, fight, and intimacy director Nigel Poulton (Romeo & Juliet, Blackrock, Triple X), will lead an exclusive full-day workshop for HWY participants, offering an introduction to directing intimacy between actors from the rehearsal room to the stage.

Informed by Nigel’s work and training with Intimacy Directors International in the US, this workshop will provide participants with invaluable insights into best practice in intimacy direction for the stage. In the interest of fostering safe rehearsal spaces, healthy working relationships, and consent-driven practice, Nigel will guide participants through the basics of safe, technical, and multi-faceted intimacy direction and choreography.

Facilitated by Nigel Poulton

WHEN 10AM – 5PM, MONDAY 4 MARCH WHEN 10AM – 5PM, SUNDAY 8 MARCH

WHERE REHEARSAL ROOM WHERE REHEARSAL ROOM


Please note that this workshop is an introduction to the practice of Intimacy Direction. It is not a comprehensive training program. Visit teamidi.org/ for further information around pathways, training, and certification in intimacy direction through Intimacy Directors International.

WHEN 5 - 9PM, THURSDAY 5 MARCH

WHERE REHEARSAL ROOM

PRICE $35PP*

SCENOGRAPHY AND THE BODY: Responding to space with Helena Byström and Anna KällbladHave you ever considered how you move through your city?

Swedish duo Byström-Källblad make work for the stage, the gallery, and the public space, informed by a shared desire to tell stories from and based in collaboration and exchange with specific places and its people.

This physical theatre workshop is for movers of all skill-levels will prompt participants to consider their bodies in relation to sites and public spaces, investigating the rewriting of social and personal histories through the activation of spaces and landscapes that we move through every day.

Wear something comfortable and bring your running shoes – this workshop will traverse both indoor and outdoor space.

Facilitated by Helena Byström and Anna Källblad

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WHEN 1 – 5PM, FRIDAY 13 MARCH


PRICE $35PP*

EMBODIMENT, PERFORMANCE, AND FEEDING YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT with Emma Maye Gibson aka Betty Grumble Join Emma Maye Gibson in a workshop dedicated to the divine mingling of histories of drag, clown, cabaret, ritual theatre, and rebellious, joyful body practice.

Drawing on performance methodologies, harnessed by Annie Sprinkle, La Pocha Nostra, Viewpoints, Urban Tantra, and Grumble’s own practice, this workshop will be physically rigorous, tender, and a safe place to play with taboo and personal storytelling within an ongoing dialogue around consent and experimental practice.

Grumble invites makers of all levels of experience to apply and wants to create a performance lab that is a diverse ecosystem of bodies and backgrounds. These creative lenses can be applied and are beneficial to humanoids from all walks of life.

Facilitated by Emma Maye Gibson aka Betty Grumble

This workshop is presented in partnership with The Tivoli – catch Grumble ‘n’ Friends from 9PM at The Tivoli on the same night.

SHARPEN YOUR TOOLKIT: A masterclass for teachers and teaching artistsIn a workshop created specifically for teachers and teaching artists, Imaginary Theatre’s Thom Browning will deliver a practice-led masterclass that offers participants an opportunity to refresh, re-invigorate and renew their skillsets for directing and devising contemporary theatre.

Utilising hands-on exercises and practical examples for generating material with students of all skill levels, Thom will guide teachers through everything from running successful warm-ups to strategies for devising work through a multi-arts lens.

Tackling the craft of theatre-making head-on, this workshop will be a must for our community of teachers and their professional development.

Facilitated by Thom Browning

Includes a ticket to HWY x SPARKS: Shadow in a Dress reading that evening.

WHEN 10AM – 5PM, THURSDAY 12 MARCH


PRICE $250PP*

TEASING OUT THE POLITICAL:Writing for performance With Anisa Nandaula Critically acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Anisa Nandaula (Co-Founder, Voices of Colour) will work with burgeoning writers and performers to tease out each participant’s political animal. Participants will be guided through the process of personal investigation through practical writing exercises, games, and opportunities to voice their work for Anisa and each other.

Suitable for writers and performers of all stripes, this one-off workshop is the perfect opportunity to channel your outrage into the written word, deploying language as your very own political act this HWY festival.

Facilitated by Anisa Nandaula

WHEN 2 – 5PM, SATURDAY 14 MARCH


PRICE $35PP*

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HARNESSING THE IMAGE: A visual theatre workshop with David Morton Award-winning writer and director, David Morton (Artistic Director, Dead Puppet Society), will facilitate this hands-on workshop for directors and theatre-makers, providing participants with an opportunity to collaborate on a concept/pitch for a new visual theatre work.

Join David in the La Boite Studio, as he guides participants through the poetics of visual theatre and the delicate balance between using both text and image in the realisation of new visual theatre work(s).

Traversing both existing ideas and the seeding of entirely new projects, this workshop will include practical exercises around staging conceits, integration of technology, key design phases, and more – fleshing out and developing each idea in real-time.

Facilitated by David Morton

FRESH EYES AND COMPROMISE: Script development workshop with Jennifer Medway Melbourne Theatre Company’s Jennifer Medway joins the HWY line-up this year, running an exclusive workshop for Brisbane-based writers.

Participants will be encouraged to re-visit existing works in order to deep-dive into a dramaturgical process that tackles everything from the fundamentals of drama to the development of new writing for theatre to in-depth script analysis.

An ideal platform to revisit an existing text or idea under the expert guidance of MTC’s Literary Associate, this workshop will provide ample opportunity to sharpen your existing approach to writing (and re-writing) new work.

Facilitated by Jennifer Medway (Literary Associate, Melbourne Theatre Company)

WHEN 1 – 5PM, SUNDAY 15 MARCH WHEN 1 – 5PM, TUESDAY 17 MARCH

WHERE REHEARSAL ROOM WHERE REHEARSAL ROOM


FOUND IN TRANSLATION: An inclusive approach to contemporary performance making Join Todd MacDonald (AD, La Boite), Dean Walsh (choreographer, dancer, and movement researcher), and Alison Richardson (AD, Crossroad Arts) as they facilitate a full-day workshop in accessible and inclusive contemporary performance making.

Building on the success of Crossroad Arts’ inaugural C.R.U.S.H workshops in 2019, this HWY workshop will provide tools and techniques for the creation of authentic storytelling, movement, and performance practice, guiding participants through the process of devising and delivering contemporary theatre with inclusivity at the forefront.

This workshop is for all bodies, minds, and levels of artistic experience - from raw beginner (untrained) to established performers / dancers. Everyone will be engaged and artistically extended within (and perhaps beyond) their means!

Age range is 15-100 years! Participants with disability, as well as arts workers/ facilitators that work with people with disability, are encouraged to attend.

If finance is a barrier to participation, please contact us on (07) 3007 8600, email [email protected], or via the National Relay Service. Please note support/ companions can attend for free but need to register. Please let us know of any access requirements you may have.

WHEN 10AM – 5PM, WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH


PRICE $75PP*

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The HWY Conversations are designed to spark critical thought around the ideas, processes, and politics behind the development of new work and theatre practice – come along and have your say!HWYCONVERSATIONS

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THE MEDIUM’S THE THING:Unpacking stage-to-screen adaptations As we consider the intersection between stage and screen in 2020, we invite a host of screen industry heavy-hitters to discuss their experiences with the process of adapting stories from stage-to-screen, in a panel discussion curated by Screen QLD.

The panel will offer reflections on the complexities of traversing two distinct forms to tell the same(ish) story, the process of writing, directing and producing for a stage-to-screen adaptation, and insights into what market and screen audiences are looking for in 2020.

Facilitated by Jo Dillon (Executive VP, Screen QLD) Panellists include: Nathan Mayfield (EP, Hoodlum) Kerrin McNeil (Head of Development, Hoodlum), Lisa Duff (Screen Australia), Bain Stewart (Oombarra Productions)

THE RELATIONSHIP IS THE PROJECT: Working with communitiesedited by Jade Lillie, with Kate Larsen, Cara Kirkwood, and Jax Jacki Brown

Marking the release of this brilliant new resource for community-engaged practitioners, artists, and cultural workers, La Boite is excited to host the Queensland leg of Jade Lillie’s national book launch.

Featuring 20 curated chapters from thought leaders across the arts sector, this practitioner-led book includes insights into the ethics and logistics of working in community contexts – from collaboration and leadership to platforming and duty of care.

Hosted by La Boite’s Executive Director, Zohar Spatz, the launch event will feature a panel conversation with Queensland based contributors to the book, including Lenine Bourke (Artist and Producer, The Walking Neighbourhood), Rosie Dennis (Artistic Director, Bleach), and Jade Lillie, curator and editor.

WHEN 6 – 8PM, TUESDAY 10 MARCH WHEN 4 – 6PM, FRIDAY 13 MARCH

WHERE ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE WHERE LA BOITE FOYER

PRICE FREE PRICE FREE

Part of HWY Pitch Sessions and is included in the ticket price for HWY Pitch Sessions. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is also supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is an outcome from Jade Lillie’s time as a 2018/19 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow.

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STEPPING ASIDE: Letting go of ego and embracing authentic allyship in the arts Facilitated by Louise Bezzina, this panel discussion will investigate what ‘stepping aside’ looks like, in a First Nations context, across three distinct cross-cultural collaborations within our arts sector.

In this no-holds-barred conversation, panellists will consider the intricate nature of building collaborative relationships, working with ‘allies’, having the hard conversations (even when it hurts), navigating colonial structures, and more.

Facilitated by Louise Bezzina (Artistic Director, Brisbane Festival)

Panellists include: Alethea Beetson (Artistic Director, Digi Youth Arts), Lincoln Savage (Creative Director, Yonder Festival), Zohar Spatz (Executive Director, La Boite), Merindah Donnelly (Executive Producer, BlakDance), Kate Baggerson (Producer), and Alex Bayliss (Artistic Coordinator, Playlab)

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU: Probing the possibilities of form and the ongoing question of relevanceYes, but how do we compete with Netflix?

Facilitated by Ben Knapton, this panel discussion will unpack the inherent need artists and companies feel to remain interesting, relevant, and ‘ahead of the game,’ in the age of readily accessible streaming services, digital platforms, and short attention spans.

Join our panellists for a deep dive into the possibilities of live theatre and what it takes to ‘entertain’ everyone from the general public to culture-vultures to the most devoted theatre punters in Brisbane and beyond.

Facilitated by Ben Knapton (Associate Artistic Director, Circa) Panellists include: David Morton (Artistic Director, Dead Puppet Society), Dave Sleswick (Artistic Director, The Tivoli), Leah Shelton (Co-Artistic Director, Polytoxic) and Busty Beatz (Co Creative-Director, Hot Brown Honey)

WHEN 10AM – 12PM, SATURDAY 14 MARCH WHEN 10AM – 12PM, SUNDAY 15 MARCH

WHERE LA BOITE FOYER WHERE LA BOITE FOYER

PRICE FREE PRICE FREE

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THE 2020 HWY FESTIVAL PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE BRISBANE AIRPORT CORPORATION, SCREEN QLD AND QPAC.

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