Playlab program 2014
- 3 Feb 2015
Playlab is a Brisbane based organisation that was formed in 1973 by playwrights to support each other to develop work.
More than 40 years later, Playlab is still actively supporting the creation and development of new performance work.
The organisation has also grown to become one of the largest theatrical publishers in Australia and the only professional organisation that works across the lifecycle of a play – from the initial idea, to the stage and on to the page.
Playlab supports independent companies and playwrights to enhance opportunities for production and publication by offering development initiatives that provide structure and investment to create work, programs to build skills, and advocacy to local and national presenters and producers.
In 2014, Playlab delivered a program of activities to support Queensland playwrights:
- Six playwrights were supported to develop their scripts through Lab Rats (www.playlab.org.au/index.php/development/8-content/25-lab-rats).
- A partnership between Playlab and Just Us Theatre Ensemble (JUTE) led to the commissioning of new work.
- A series of four masterclasses was delivered (Writing Theatre for Young Audiences; Creating Stories out of the Lived Experience; Writing from the Spleen; masterclass with Hannie Rayson).
- Playlab also delivered a Platform Paper as the keynote address at Drama Queensland’s conference in March 2014.
Download the Playlab program 2014 case study (PDF) (246.66 KB).