Melbourne Dramatists' New Writing Award

Yes, it's that time of year again:
Melbourne Dramatists'
New Writing Award
Supported by the Melbourne Theatre Company

The award is presented to the writer/s responsible for the best script at this year's Melbourne Fringe. The award is judged on the brilliance of the writing (rather than the production). The award is judged by us, your peers.

The award includes:
$250 AND a funky Fringe trophy AND opening night tickets to Melbourne Theatre Company shows in 2010!

Winner announced at the Fringe Awards, Saturday October 10th
Previous winners include Alison Mann & Adam J Cass

Have a show at the Fringe and want to be considered?
Contact the Fringe office

Recognising the new life, with Martha

"Many writers failed to recognize the new life in their own art, and missed seeing the truth that a first-hand observation of life is always of more value than rules of any sort. Therefore an immemorial war has been waged between the sticklers for old laws, on the one side, and, on the other, the genuinely creative writers. In no art has this war been more apparent than in the drama; and in no art have rigid rules been more oppressive. There have been long periods when the dominance of technical rules, wholly or partially outgrown, has sterilized and all but killed the theater."

Aristotle, Classic Technique, and Greek Drama (1927)
MARTHA FLETCHER BELLINGER

MD and the Smacktors

Enjoy some pics from our last triumphant Smackdown!

His name is Tom Holloway

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The following link is for The Age online article called "A stage they're going through" (30/5/09). It's worth a look but does seem to suggest that all independent theatre artists in Melbourne aim for either a Malthouse Tower Room season or a Full Tilt gig. Now they are both great opportunities but really, is that accurate? I also noticed that it mentions the play Red Sky Morning on a number of occasions, but never once mentions the playwright. The playwright's name is Tom Holloway. I mention that the playwright's name is Tom Holloway because, well, even though my name is not Tom Holloway, and Tom Holloway is not a Melbourne Dramatist, I still think that if I'm going to mention that the play is called Red Sky Morning, then I should probably also mention that the playwright's name is Tom Holloway. I won't mention the director, or the venue, or the actors, or the program, or the name of the journalist, because they have all been covered in the article.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/a-stage-theyre-going-through/2009/05/30/1243456778978.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap3

- Amelia Roper