Hello all, I’m Michael Cutrupi, the stage manager for this wonderful production of The New Electric Ballroom and it is my time to shine – blog wise. So I thought I’d tell you a bit about myself and my connection to the play and the creatives.
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21 February
9:30 am
INSIDE THE REHEARSAL ROOM: A WORD FROM OUR STAGE MANAGER
16 February
9:30 am
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
The next show taking over the Stables, brings the amazing Melbourne-based team of writer/performer Bojana Novakovic, musician Tim Rogers and director Tanya Goldberg from Ride On Theatre, in a theatrical treat that explores the writings of controversial North American diarist, Mary MacLane. Read more…
14 February
9:00 am
FROM THE REHEARSAL ROOM: THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM
In a quiet room nestled next to the Rex Cramphorn Studio at Sydney Uni, an excited group of actors gather to immerse themselves in Enda Walsh’s beautifully complex play The New Electric Ballroom. There’s a happy reunion between Genevieve Mooy and Odile LeClezio, who are delighted to be cast as sisters Clara and Breda, not having worked together since their NIDA days. Read more…
7 February
8:00 am
SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON: THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM
Breda and Clara are a generation older than Ada, who is now near the age of forty. They convince Ada that the world outside is so cruel that it should only be experienced indirectly. Read more…
6 February
8:24 pm
VALENTINE’S DAY GRIFFIN STYLE
Lost for what to do for Valentines day? Here are a few ideas from Griffin on how to have that perfect date night.
3 February
2:38 pm
THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM BY ENDA WALSH
The New Electric Ballroom starts rehearsal next week. The fabulous team are researching, talking, designing and dreaming and over the rehearsal period we will endeavour to bring you some insights into the process of bringing Enda Walsh’s prodigious imagination to life. Read more…
20 January
3:03 pm
GRIFFIN FOYER: PORTRAITS BY ADAM CULLEN
As part of our season of The Boys by Gordon Graham, three paintings by Adam Cullen are on display in the Griffin foyer. They were originally part of the ‘Anita and Beyond’ exhibition at the Penrith Regional Gallery in 2003.
10 January
8:13 am
THE BOYS: A CHAT WITH ERYN JEAN NORVILL
In a few words, how would you describe The Boys?
We’ve been discussing in rehearsals about how the play interrogates the notion of where violence comes from. It’s an idea that I’m still tackling and something my character Nola is constantly questioning: Where do bad things come from? And why do they keep happening to me?
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5 January
3:08 pm
GRIFFIN’S GOT GOOD GRASS
Griffins current production The Boys uses real grass in the set design. We spoke with our production manager Micah about the challenge of installing real grass into a theatre.
How did you get all the grass onto the stage?
We got a few of our brilliant volunteers to do it for us. Read more…
23 December
12:58 pm
