It’s summer and that means kicking back, sipping a pina colada and .... WRITING YOUR SHORT PLAY FOR MICRO THEATRE 2020!
In this exciting new collaboration between Micro Theatre, Hudson Street Hum and award-winning playwright Vanessa Bates, you are guaranteed to get your short play on the road to success. You will look at structure, dialogue, practicalities and character. And by crikey we’ll write! Be prepared to whip your short play into shape and have some fun.
Micro Theatre is Newcastle's very own short play festival where selected short plays are directed and performed in small venues around Newcastle. Director Kate Dun will be at the workshop to provide some insights into this unique local event.
This workshop is suitable for writers of all levels and there is no pressure or obligation to enter a script into the Micro Theatre Festival competition ... but you may change your mind!!
For more information about the Micro Theatre festival check out the
Micro Theatre website
About Vanessa Bates
Vanessa Bates is an award-winning playwright (NSW Premiers Literary Award and most recently 2019 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences) and screenwriter.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.
Workshop Schedule
This is a 3 hour MasterClass
Expert tuition from an award-winning playwright and experienced mentor/teacher.
Handy tips from Micro Theatre Festival Director Kate Dun
Afternoon tea
What to Bring
TWO IDEAS FOR A SHORT PLAY, these can be as basic as you like.
Notebook, pen.
Your creative self!
Expert tuition from an award-winning playwright and experienced mentor/teacher.
Handy tips from Micro Theatre Festival Director Kate Dun
Afternoon tea
About Vanessa Bates
Vanessa Bates is an award-winning playwright (NSW Premiers Literary Award and most recently 2019 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences) and screenwriter.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.
Vanessa Bates is an award-winning playwright (NSW Premiers Literary Award and most recently 2019 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences) and screenwriter.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.
Plays include A Ghost In My Suitcase (the play), Trailer, Light Begins To Fade , Every Second , The Magic Hour, PORN.CAKE, Checklist For An Armed Robber and Darling Oscar.
Screen includes EastWest 101, Rush, Play School, Pop’s Dream, The HoneyEaters and ABCTV feature documentary 900 Neighbours.
Currently under commission with Ensemble Theatre to write a new comedy drama The One for 2021, about the Asian/Eurasian Australian identity, Vanessa has been produced at Malthouse, Barking Gecko, Sydney Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre, Black Swan, Griffin, Deckchair, Theatre@Risk, atyp, Tantrum and many others.
She is also a playwrighting mentor/teacher and has worked extensively with young and emerging writers. She is an AWG Playwrights Committee member, a NIDA Playwrights Studio graduate and one seventh of playwrights’ company 7ON.