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Nominations are in!

by Editor 4 February 2011

… and we’re counting! No more nominations can be accepted for the inaugural 2010 Groundling Awards.
Thanks to all who sent in their favourites – even to those who sent them in after the deadline! Sorry, but we can’t count these. We’re now collating the nominations to determine the top 3 in every category. We [...]

… all losses are restored, and sorrows end

by Editor 14 January 2011

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Much of the world now knows about the awful Queensland flood disaster which took so many lives and properties this week. Other cities and towns throughout the state have been dealing with floods caused by deluge, swollen creeks and rivers. This week it was the turn of Ipswich, and of the state capital, [...]

Season 2011: Who are the writers?

by Editor 6 January 2011

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Facts & Figures

This is the third in the series so far investigating some facts and figures on the 2011 seasons from Queensland Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre Company.
The two previous posts were Where do the writers come from? and When do the writers come from? (historical origins). There are links to these articles below.
This post looks [...]

When do the writers come from?

by Kate Foy 5 January 2011

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Facts & Figures

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The last post looked at the origin of plays by writer in Season 2011 for Queensland Theatre Company and La Boite Theatre. When all details are available, there will be a future post addressing the gender break-down of the authorial teams. Meanwhile, this post follows up by assigning the plays under consideration to [...]

Where do the writers come from?

by Kate Foy 4 January 2011

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Facts & Figures

As promised in the last post, here are the first of some stats as they relate to the 2011 programmed seasons of both Brisbane’s subsidised, professional theatre companies. This post is the first in a series for Greenroom’s readers, and forms part of my ongoing research into professional theatre in Queensland. I have used data [...]

Memories of 2010 – and a few hopes for the new theatre year

by Kate Foy 1 January 2011

The light’s in the sky for the first day of 2011. Time to look back and sketch out – from a very personal perspective – a view of the theatre year just gone.
2010 in Queensland theatre was the year of change, and the word most often heard in conjunction with this sense of refreshment and [...]

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