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Street Theatre Writing Commission Program
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History

 Street Theatre in Canberra commissioned playwrights to write a play which was then produced and performed. 

Notes

  • 'The Street Theatre's commissioning program has been developed to promote the creation of high quality original scripts that contribute towards a body of stage work which encourages debate on the social, economic, cultural and political relationships central to the reality of the lives of Canberrans.'

    Source: 'Winners of Street Theatre Commissions', ArtsHub website www.artshub.com.au (sighted 09/03/2010)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2010

Underage House Party Play David Finnigan , 2010 single work drama

'A hormone-ridden scramble through the thorny maze of teenage party politics, in a search to find the glamorous side of being young and messed up. One performer takes on the role of five teenagers and narrates their journeys through a single night.'

Source: 'Winners of Street Theatre Commissions', ArtsHub website www.artshub.com.au (sighted 09/03/2010)

$2,500
The Back of Beyond Aedan Whyatt , 2010 single work drama

'Like Geneva, Canberra is built around a lake and is home to a transient population constantly in flux: the politicians, political advisers, and public servants, a coming-and-going breed of nomads that contrast to those born and bred in the city. The Back of Beyond ... explore[s] the intersection between politics, the service and those living in suburbia from the perspective of the various, and at times, conflicting parties of Canberra society.'

Source: 'Winners of Street Theatre Commissions', ArtsHub website www.artshub.com.au (sighted 09/03/2010)

$10,000
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