open season 2011

15 PLAYS IN 15 DAYS

OPEN SEASON
by MKA: Theatre of New Writing

OPEN SEASON 2011

We are once again opening the MKA stages to the best new work by the best Australian playwrights. For three weeks the brand new 60 seat pop-up theatre in Abbotsford will play host to over 15 new theatrical texts from writers such as…
DAVID MENCE / BEN ELLIS / NATHANIEL MONCRIEFF / KATY WARNER / GLYN ROBERTS / ROBERT REID / ZOEY DAWSON / CHRISTOPHER BRYANT / DECLAN GREENE / DAVID FINNIGAN / LACHLAN PHILPOTT / MELISSA BUBNIC + MORE MANY MORE

The most important way for any new work to develop is through performance, by being seen by you, the audience.

DETAILS

OPEN SEASON

26OCT-13NOV 2011

8PM WED-SUN
MKA POP-UP THEATRE
73 NICHOLSON ST. ABBOTSFORD, 3067

SEASON TICKET (ACCESS TO ALL SHOWS) – $50

 

THE LINE-UP

THE LINE UP…

Click on a title below to find out more about the work and the reading.

UNRESTLESS by BEN ELLIS

UNRESTLESS by BEN ELLIS OCT 26

ACID TONGUE by CHRISTOPHER BRYANT

ACID TONGUE by CHRISTOPHER BRYANT OCT 27

SWAMPLANDS by VAN BADHAM

SWAMPLANDS by VAN BADHAM (SYDNEY) OCT 28

Directed by MKA Co-Creative Director Tobias Manderson-Galvin. Cast includes Sarah Walker, Cate Wolswinkel et al.

TINKERTOWN by NATHANIEL MONCRIEFF

TINKERTOWN by NATHANIEL MONCRIEFF (PERTH) OCT 29

Directed by Brigid Gallacher. Cast includes Conor Gallacher et al.

WOLF HUNGER by DUNCAN GRAHAM

WOLF HUNGER by DUNCAN GRAHAM (ADELAIDE) OCT 30

THE BURNING HOUR by ROBERT REID

THE BURNING HOUR by ROBERT REID NOV 02

STYLE SENSATION by GLYN ROBERTS

STYLE SENSATION SHOWCASES A THREE STOREY VOID by GLYN ROBETS NOV 03

DOMESTIC ANIMALS by ROSS MUELLER

DOMESTIC ANIMALS by ROSS MUELLER NOV 04

SICK by MELISSA BUBNIC

SICK by MELISSA BUBNIC NOV 05

DROPPED by KATY WARNER

DROPPED by KATY WARNER (PERTH) NOV 06

THE UNSPOKEN WORD IS ‘JOE’ by ZOEY DAWSON

THE UNSPOKEN WORD IS ‘JOE’ by ZOEY DAWSON NOV 09

TRUCKSTOP by LACHLAN PHILPOTT

TRUCKSTOP by LACHLAN PHILPOTT (SYDNEY) NOV 10

UNDERAGE HOUSE PARTY PLAY by DAVID FINNIGAN

UNDERAGE HOUSE PARTY PLAY by DAVID FINNIGAN (CANBERRA) NOV 11]

AEROPLANE JELLY by DAVID MENCE

AEROPLANE JELLY by DAVID MENCE NOV 12

EIGHT GIGABYTES OF HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY by DECLAN GREENE

EIGHT GIGABYTES OF HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY by DECLAN GREENE NOV 13

We want this writing to develop. And the best development it can have is being seen by you.

See you at the theatre.

xx

MKA