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'TIS THE SEASON AT ATYP

It's the end of 2018!! Get ready to slap on the sunscreen, stick up the Christmas tree, dig out the beach cricket stuff and start humming carols. It’s time to wrap up this massive year, stick a big bow on it and set it on the mantelpiece to admire.

No doubt you're thinking: "If only there was one more ATYP experience I could sink my teeth into before the year is done." Well...

READ FRASER'S FULL INTRO HERE.

EXCITING NEW WORKSHOPS ON OFFER THIS SUMMER

Summer is stretching out before you in a series of long, laid-back days, but at ATYP we are planning to WOW drama fans with our BEST EVER Summer Holiday Drama Workshops!

From 7-25 January, our workshops will feature fantastic tutors, are centrally located and include before and after class care to help our working parents and carers.

With classes created for young people from Kindergarten to Year 12 (HSC), we have something for everyone.

Early Bird prices end 21 December so book now for great discounts!

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CHARLIE PILGRIM - A SOLD OUT SENSATION

"In the sweet spot for 9-13 year-olds, Charlie Pilgrim playfully leads its audience to think about issues of self-esteem, problem-solving and teamwork in an appealingly wacky science-focused setting." - Audrey Journal

After enjoying a near sold-out season, Charlie Pilgrim (Or A Beginner's Guide to Time Travel) has closed with fantastic reviews!

Written by Sam O' Sullivan this winner of the 2017 ATYP Foundation Commission for 10-13 year old actors delighted audiences across Sydney.

Featuring a cast of 16 young people, Charlie Pilgrim will go on to be performed by schools around the country and will be available via ATYP On Demand in 2019.

VIEW PHOTOS HERE

INTERSECTION 2019: ARRIVAL

"I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I'm born to leave.” - Charlotte Eriksson

It’s midnight and twin siblings argue over what to do with the dog they just ran over. In a school common room a student is struggling to clean a sharpie drawing of a you-know-what off a window. In an undisclosed location a boy prepares for his new life in a special witness protection program for embarrassed youths.

Featuring ten electrifying short plays for young actors, written by some of the top emerging playwrights in the country, Intersection 2019: Arrival is funny, confronting and essential viewing.

"To witness such youthful triumph is indeed breathtaking."
- Suzy Goes See (Intersection 2018: Chrysalis)

BOOK INTERSECTION 2019

2019 AMBASSADOR OPPORTUNITIES

The 2019 Rose Byrne Scholarship and the inaugural Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission are now open for applications.

If you are or know a young female performer, writer, theatre-maker and/or emerging arts leader aged 18-26, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Recipients receive between $10K - $15K, mentoring with ATYP in Sydney across 12 months and the opportunity to travel to LA to work on a project with the Australian Theatre Company (ATC) in mid-2019.

Applications close 29 January. Click below for full details and application guidelines.

APPLY HERE

FRESH INK END OF YEAR READINGS

Over recent weeks our Fresh Ink writers have had their final work read to audiences across the country!

We were delighted to host our NT writers for an epic weekend of readings in Sydney directed by ATYP Artistic Director Fraser Corfield and White Box Theatre's Kim Hardwick. Fraser then travelled to Perth to take part in the readings with our WA writers at Barking Gecko Theatre before heading to Melbourne to see our Victorian Fresh Ink-ers work! A busy week for the AD!

Special shout out to mentors Ross Mueller, Jane FitzGerald, Will O'Mahony, Mary-Anne Butler and Ciella Williams.

We couldn't be prouder of these strong new voices and powerful new plays!

FRESH INK

BE SOMEONE'S ANGEL THIS CHRISTMAS

The best thing about drama is that you only need an imagination to create a fantastical world. For some of our young people, their reality outside the rehearsal room is vastly different. For our scholarship recipients, attending workshops means an escape, a chance for play and for learning.

Each year ATYP is able to offer over 100 scholarships to young people facing social and financial hardship giving them access to our holiday drama workshops thanks to your support.

During our 2018 Christmas Appeal we are aiming to raise $5,700 for 15 scholarship places in 2019.

Your gift will be a welcome surprise for a young person who will be given the opportunity for personal growth through the joy of drama and a love of theatre. Will you be a Christmas angel?

BE AN ANGEL

FROM OUR FRIENDS... just for you!

SPORT FOR JOVE

ROSE RIOT

Win a double pass to Shakespeare’s ROSE RIOT, a furious new adaption of Shakespeare’s epic history plays from Sport for Jove on Friday 14 Dec at outdoors at Bella Vista Farm.

To enter email winner@sportforjove.com.au with ATYP Rose Riot in the subject line.

GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
SINCE ALI DIED

This 7-19 January, rapper, poet and award-winning author Omar Musa brings his critically-acclaimed show Since Ali Died back to Griffin Theatre Company. Don’t miss this live wire, hypnotic and unmissable fusion of poetry, story and song.

To win a double pass to the 8 January performance, emailwinners@griffintheatre.com.au with the subject line ATYP.