Griffin Theatre Company

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Griffin Theatre Company is Australia's leading new writing theatre. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia. It is the only professional theatre company in Sydney entirely dedicated to the development and production of new Australian writing for the stage.

The current Artistic Director is David Berthold who will remain in the role until the end of 2006 at which time, Nick Marchand will take over.

Playwrights whose work has premiered at Griffin include Louis Nowra, Debra Oswald, Tommy Murphy, Katherine Thomson, Michael Gow, Andrew Bovell, Timothy Daly, Ian Wilding, Stephen Sewell, and Catherine Zimdahl.

1 History
2 Griffin Award
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

Named after Griffin Street, Surry Hills, where it first met, Griffin Theatre Company was formed in 1978 by graduates of the National Institute of Dramatic Art. It moved to the Stables Theatre in 1979 and incorporated in 1980.

In 1999, The Sun Herald described Griffin as Australia's ‘Theatre of the Decade'.

Cate Blanchett and Jacqueline McKenzie began their professional careers at Griffin. The films Lantana, The Boys, and Heartbreak High (which later became a television series) were based on plays produced by Griffin. Away, Australia's most produced contemporary play, also started at the company.

[edit] Griffin Award

Bestowed annually since 1998, the Griffin Award is offered to the most outstanding new work as read and judged by a panel appointed by the Griffin. One stipulation on entry is that all works submitted have not been performed or produced prior.