The 10 short plays will be performed each night at the Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby on Friday 11 and 18; Saturday 12 and 19 at 8pm and Sunday 13 and 20 at 5pm in October. Tickets are $15 and $12 and can be pre-purchased from the Bookshop, Mullumbimby.
Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre Director Jeni Caffin to Judge Drill Hall Theatre Company’s Short Play Competition.
In a change from previous years The Drill Hall Theatre Company’s “HOT SHORTS” 10-minute play competition this year will be judged prior to performance on the basis of how well the play has been written. The three judges are Jeni Caffin, the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre Director and Director of the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival; Lisa Walker, who is the NRWC Writer Development Manager, author of two best-selling novels, an award-winning short story writer and radio playwright; and an anonymous Australian actor who is a household name of stage and screen fame. All three are familiar with navigating their way through theatre scripts.
Jeni was delighted to be asked to head the judging panel and stated that “the ten finalists are testament, though none was needed, to the diversity and dynamism of writing for performance in our region. The styles and themes were wide ranging, but humour omnipresent. Ultimately, one clear winner emerged and the decision was unanimous.”
Drill Hall Theatre Company Artistic Director Mike Russo says, “There are some very fine plays among this year’s finalists, with six previous prize-winners represented. Rehearsals are going well and audiences will enjoy the balance between comedy, satire and tragedy and should have fun deciding which play they will vote for to decide the audience prizes.”
The Drill Hall production team is sprucing up the theatre to make the experience more fun for audiences and hope you enjoy their efforts. Anyone who would like to join in the fun at the Drill Hall, in any capacity at all, should contact DHTC President Michael Borenstein on 6684 9195.
