A SEASON IN SIX MOVEMENTS
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Salon-Scale Work #1 · Haymarket NSW
Salon-scale presentation of new Australian writing
A short-run salon presentation of new Australian writing in Haymarket. Five performances. Small venue, minimal technical footprint, structured audience dialogue after each performance.
Running concurrently from October 2026, Development Lab #1 conducts dramaturgical research and script development feeding the first flagship production.
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Development Lab #2 · Sydney NSW
Workshop and R&D feeding Flagship #1
Six to eight weeks of paid rehearsal and research preceding Flagship #1. Deaf collaborators engaged at the script stage rather than at technical week. Auslan integration developed as part of the dramaturgical structure, on the model established by Antigone! in 2025.
Stage management on contract, current insurance, dedicated rehearsal space hired rather than borrowed. The lab includes workshop sessions with the commissioned writer and design team.
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Flagship #1 · Mainstage · Sydney
Mainstage production of commissioned new work
A fully resourced and accesible mainstage production of newly commissioned Australian writing. Auslan-integrated on selected performances. Paid creative team, professional venue hire, marketing and audience development across the run.
Post-show public forums and interdisciplinary panels accompany the season, convening artists, scholars, and audience members. Box office modelling is set against the company's demonstrated 81.2% average house across the 2025 Sydney Fringe season.
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Salon-Scale Work #2 · Studio
Interdisciplinary studio presentation
A studio-scale work convening artists with scholars from classics, AI policy, and cultural theory. Builds on the 2025 panel at Tom Mann Theatre, this time embedded within a performance rather than presented adjacent to one.
Shorter run, reduced technical footprint, speaker honoraria paid. Preceded by Development Lab #3, comprising workshop and artist feedback sessions.
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Flagship #2 · Classical Adaptation
Mainstage classical adaptation and translation project
Flagship #2 is a translational adaptation of a classical text, continuing the method developed for Antigone! in 2025. The University of Sydney's Department of Classics and Ancient History provides scholarly collaboration. Auslan integration developed at the script stage. Paid performers, Auslan integration, designers, stage management, and technical crew.
Post-show civic dialogue and artist–scholar panels run alongside the production week. The work is recorded and transcribed for the season archive.
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Documentation & Archive Publication
Structured documentation and digital archive publication
Production stills, Auslan glosses, lecture transcripts, evaluation reports, and a digital publication compiling the eighteen-month program. Final reporting to Creative Australia.
The archive establishes a citable record of the season's productions, development labs, and public forums, supporting future programming, partnerships, and academic collaboration.
