We all love a good belly laugh. But what's the difference between creating comedy for the stage, screen, or as a stand up routine? And what's so different about Australian comedy? To find out, local comedy extraordinaires Nick Coyle (Playwright, 'The Feather in the Web'), Phil Spencer (Griffin's Artistic Associate, and Co-Writer/Performer of the upcoming production of 'The Smallest Hour') and Sheridan Harbridge (Australian Cabaret Star/Actor/Past Griffin Studio Artist) sat down to have a chat, and more than a few chuckles. Read a full transcription here: http://bit.ly/PodcastComedyAndTheatre Produced in association with The Prop. bit.ly/TheProp THE FEATHER IN THE WEB Until 17 November Book tickets: http://bit.ly/TheFeatherInTheWeb #TheFeatherInTheWeb THE SMALLEST HOUR 5 - 15 December Book tickets: http://bit.ly/TheSmallestHour #TheSmallestHour

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Professional and personal boundaries. The myth of the suffering artist. Method acting. In this podcast, Griffin's Artistic Director Lee Lewis has a frank and open discussion with 'The Almighty Sometimes' playwright Kendall Feaver, and the production's lead actor Brenna Harding, about mental health in theatre. Read a full transcription here: http://bit.ly/GriffinPodcastMentalHealth Produced in association with The Prop. http://bit.ly/TheProp THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES 27 July - 8 September Book tickets: http://bit.ly/AlmightySometimes #TheAlmightySometimes

Podcast - Mental Health and Theatre

Angela Catterns interviews a panel of theatre professionals – including Darren Yap, Michele Lee & Lee Lewis – about cultural diversity in Australian theatre, now. Produced by Angela Catterns Sound by Jason Blackwell

The D Word: Angela Catterns with Darren Yap, Michele Lee & Lee Lewis

An interview with Declan Greene about his play The Homosexuals or 'Faggots', aired on Canvas: Art & Ideas on FBi Radio 94.5. ~ The Homosexuals or 'Faggots' By Declan Greene 17 March - 29 April 2017 Presented by Griffin Theatre Company in association with Malthouse Theatre Gay newlyweds Warren and Kim have it all – a small dog, a joint gym membership and a 20sqm apartment with stunning views. But in 2017 if you offend the wrong person your life will go straight down the Twitter-toilet. So on the night of Mardi Gras, when caught wearing a compromising costume, Kim’s got to think fast. How will he placate an angry radical-queer academic who already loathes gay men? Lies, lies and more lies. Throw in an Instagram affair, a missing baggie of cocaine, and a burglar (naturally), and you’ve got a very Potts Point version of a classic farce, laced with black-comic political intrigue. Director Lee Lewis reunites with Declan Greene (Summertime in the Garden of Eden, Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography) to venture where many fear to tread, as Declan asks some extraordinarily difficult questions of his own community: White Gay Men. How was marriage ordained as the #1 LGBTIQA issue of our time? Why do some colours in the rainbow flag get to shine brighter than others? And when was it, exactly, that gay men stopped throwing bottles and started buying Prosecco? The Homosexuals is very funny. It’s potentially very offensive. But one thing’s certain – it’ll be the talking point of our season. Produced by Aurora Scott for Canvas: Art & Ideas on FBi Radio

Declan Greene on The Homosexuals or 'Faggots'

State of Play: Why do we need theatre in Australia? Angela Catterns interviews a panel of theatre professionals – including Fred Copperwaite, Lee Lewis, Chris Mead and Alana Valentine – about the state of Australian theatre, now. Produced by Angela Catterns Music by Charlie Chan Sound by Tony David Cray

State of Play: Angela Catterns with Fred Copperwaite, Lee Lewis, Chris Mead and Alana Valentine

Our partners for 'Ladies Day', ACON, hosted a Queer Thinking panel on the 27 February at the Stables as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The panel features a range of experts from the DFV and LGBTI community sectors including Domestic Violence NSW CEO Moo Baulch, NSW Police Sgt. Kate Baker, Inner City Legal Centre solicitor Cedric Hassing and Ladies Day writer Alanna Valentine.

Queer Thinking: LGBTI Domestic Violence

An interview from the Tribunal rehearsal room, aired on Canvas: Art & Ideas on FBi Radio 94.5. ~ Tribunal is an ambitious new participatory performance project that brings together artists, human rights activists, lawyers, young leaders and outlaws. 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 performed conversation on issues which directly affect the community of Western Sydney – their perspectives, aspirations and connections to culture, and how these perspectives impact the broader Australian community. 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. Tribunal 12 - 20 AUGUST 2016 Concept Karen Therese Creative collaborators/text/performers Paul Dwyer, Katie Green, Rhonda Grovenor Dixon, Mahdi Mohammadi, Karen Therese, Jawad Yaqoubi plus guest speakers. Text Edit Paul Dwyer Outside Eye Chris Ryan Human Rights Lawyer and collaborator Joe Tan Design Province (Laura Pike and Anne Louise Dadak). Sound and Video Design James Brown Lighting Design Emma Lockhart- Wilson Stage Manager Patrick Howard Production Assistant Grace Partridge Produced by Aurora Scott for Canvas: Art & Ideas on FBi Radio 9.45

An interview from the Tribunal rehearsal room

Broadcaster Angela Catterns speaks to director Lee Lewis and playwright Kit Brookman about A RABBIT FOR KIM JONG-IL. Kit and Lee talk about the inception of this preposterous yet true comic spy thriller. Playing 10 October - 21 November: http://bit.ly/1uFbdpq

Podcast: Lee Lewis + Kit Brookman speak to Angela Catterns

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