Month: February 2019

DORIAN GRAY NAKED, is a new Musical work by Melvyn Morrow and Dion Condack with and for Blake Appelqvist. The novel of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, by Oscar Wilde, first appeared in 1891, after a scandalous debut in a magazine LIPPINCOTT’S in the previous year. It combines philosophical, gothic and gay themes under the guise of a romance. Dorian is a man of great beauty and having his portrait painted by a ‘devoted’ artist wishes that the painting would grow old while he would stay perpetually young. The wish is granted. He stays youthful while those about him age…

INTERSECTION 20—19: ARRIVAL, is the manifestation of the ATYP Summer Program that has worked with a group of young writers of the 2018 National Studio, to develop some short plays dealing with the seminal arrival at the age of 17, and rehearsing the outcome with a group of young actors. It is an annual event. The writers for 2019 were: Grace Chapple – SOMEDAY; Meg Goodfellow – DEAD THINGS; Emma Skalicky – PANOPTICON; Jasper Lee – THE ICEBURG; Joshua Allen – TWO HOURS AHEAD; Georgie Adamson – REAL DRY; Brooke Murray – PINK SOAP; Flynn Hall – FISH FINGERS; Sasha…

The ILLIAD – OUT LOUD, adapted from Homer’s poem, began as an ABC Radio Drama commission seven years ago. William Zappa, using seventeen translations – from that of Alexander Pope’s of 1720 to a more recent from Caroline Alexander – and advice from experts in this contentious field of study, has developed a three part preparation as an oral presentation. Its tradition is that of an oral poem (sung), not a literary work, stemming from, most experts believe, from the 8th Century BC. Zappa was determined to find the Australian voice for this telling – its musical rhythms and sounds,…

ARE YOU LISTENING NOW? is a new one act play from Xavier Coy (approximately 60 minutes). Last year at Old 505, we were introduced to other of his works BURIED: TWO PLAYS – SANDPIPER AND SMOKIN’ JOE. Mr Coy seems to be motivated as a writer to bring to discussion from life observation, ‘philosophical’ appreciation of the value of every kind of life no matter the difficulties encountered by that life force or the resultant actions of his characters that we are exposed to. He seems intent for us not to swiftly judge but rather he intervenes to coax us…