Not in Print: playwrights off script - on inspiration, process and theatre itself
Episodes
Courtney Stewart, Chenturan Aran, Joanne Kee, Tracey Rigney - Sharing Culture Via the Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 SHARING CULTURE VIA THE STAGE: Following on from Jordan Shea's Keynote asking 'What is ...
Jules Orcullo and Michelle Law - Playwright Crush 2 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 PLAYWRIGHT CRUSH 2: Jules Orcullo and Michelle Law *** currency.com.au
Alana Valentine, Lucy Hayward, Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan, Claire Pullen - Writers vs AI (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 WRITERS VS AI: What is the point of having a humanities degree if AI can do the job? Bu...
Amy Sole, Courtney Stewart, Laneikka Denne, Mary Rachel Brown - Feminist Voices (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 FEMINIST VOICES: More women and non-binary artists are now in key creatives roles where...
Eamon Flack, Wesley Enoch, Virginia Gay, Damien Ryan - Adapting for the Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 ADAPTING FOR THE STAGE: What makes the classics so tempting to reimagine? And how do pl...
Virginia Gay, Paul Capsis, Wesley Enoch - When Things Go Wrong (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 WHEN THINGS GO WRONG: A series of anecdotes about mishaps large and small, and the nece...
In Conversation with Joanna Murray-Smith, facilitated by Melanie Tait (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 IN CONVERSATION WITH JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH facilitated by Melanie Tait. Includes excerpts...
Ryan Enniss and Joanna Erskine - Playwright Crush 1 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 PLAYWRIGHT CRUSH 1: Ryan Enniss and Joanna Erskine *** currency.com.au
Tommy Murphy, Jane Harrison, Tom Wright, Anthony Blair - Australian Playwrights on the International Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 AUSTRALIAN PLAYWRIGHTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE: Not only are Australian plays being ...
Jordan Shea - What is an Australian Play? - Keynote Address (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 Welcome to Country followed by Jordan Shea's Keynote Address - What is an Australian Pl...
Madelaine Nunn discusses her plays Cactus, Garage Girls, and sitting, screaming
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with playwright Madelaine Nunn to hear more about her three plays published by Currency Press - 'Cactus', 'Garage Girls' and 'sitting, scr...
Francis Greenslade talks all things acting in his book, 'How I Learnt to Act: On the way to NOT going to drama school'
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Australian actor Francis Greenslade about his life, career, and what led him to write his book 'How I Learnt to Act: On the way to NOT goin...
Suzie Miller, Van Badham, Suzy Wrong, Lee Lewis - Content Warning/Cancel Culture (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 CONTENT WARNING/CANCEL CULTURE: We're living in an age when a media storm can shut down...
Melanie Tait and Sarah Carroll - Playwright to Playwright 2 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Playwrights Melanie Tait and Sarah Carroll have a conversation about their careers and ...
Kenneth Moraleda, Jordan Shea, Noëlle Janaczewska, Kate Gaul - Go Your Own Way (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 GO YOUR OWN WAY: Being selected for a mainstage season is often viewed as the end goal ...
James Elazzi, Declan Furber Gillick, Tiffany Wong, Wesley Enoch - Story as Commodity (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 STORY AS COMMODITY: Theatre is not just about entertainment, it is also a powerful vehi...
Wesley Enoch, Jane Harrison, Lee Lewis, Chris Mead - When Opinions Differ (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 WHEN OPINIONS DIFFER: Whose play is it? Where does it leave the playwright when the dir...
Eva Di Cesare in conversation with Finegan Kruckemeyer (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Finegan Kruckemeyer talks with Eva Di Cesare about his life, work, and influences. This...
Marion Potts, Leland Kean, Emily Steel, Karla Conway - Mind the Potholes (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 MIND THE POTHOLES: How does writing for, and working with, regional theatre companies c...
Alana Valentine and JoJo Zhou - Playwright to Playwright 1 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Playwrights Alana Valentine and JoJo Zhou have a conversation about their careers and w...
Donna Abela, Margot Politis, Mahdi Mohammadi, Liza-Mare Syron - Group Chats/Home Truths (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 GROUP CHATS/HOME TRUTHS: A conversation about the power of theatre to heal, to connect ...
Andrea James - Are You Brave Enough? - Keynote (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Keynote Address by Andrea James - Are You Brave Enough? *** https://www.currency....
Ryan Enniss in conversation with Tess Yvanovich: Neurodiversity on stage in Drizzle Boy
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This pre-show interview was recorded at Canberra Theatre Centre during the 2024 tour of Drizzle Boy, winner of the 2023 Queensland Premier's Drama Awa...
’Australia in 50 Plays’: In conversation with Julian Meyrick
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Not in Print Caitlin speaks with Julian Meyrick. Julian Meyrick is Professor of Creative Industries at Griffith University and an...
Andrea James: on collaboration, First Nations‘ storytelling and Sunshine Super Girl
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Caitlin spoke with playwright, director and dramaturg, Andrea James. Andrea is a Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai woman who is dedicated to...
'The law of sexual assault spins on the wrong axis': Suzie Miller on her play, Prima Facie
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Five years at law school, eleven years of practice, I have always believed. Now I need to know that I was not mistaken." --- In this episode we sp...
Fangirling over FANGIRLS with Yve Blake
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Tease us and hate us / but don't underestimate us..." This month we spoke with Yve Blake, playwright, screenwriter and composer, and the creator ...
'Counting and Cracking': in conversation with S. Shakthidharan
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
‘In Tamil we don’t say goodbye. Only, I will go and come back.’ ‘நாங்கள் விடைபெறேக்க, ‘போயிட்...
'For We The Young': Finegan Kruckemeyer on writing plays for children and young people
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To re-launch Not in Print, we spoke with Finegan Kruckemeyer about magical worlds where monsters are friends and lighthouses are boats, and on the ric...
War Crimes: How do you win the battle inside your head? l Award-winning Australian theatre
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A powerful story of five disenfranchised young women who are fighting for respect, railing against authority and struggling to form an identity in a s...
A Town Named War Boy
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"We hit Cairo like a train!... Every dirty little alley, every dusty back room bar. The pyramids are marvellous, but I could spend the rest of my days...
An Ever Changing Idiom - Alana Valentine's response to Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, by Ray Lawler
26 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alana Valentine reads her response to Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler. It’s called An Ever-Changing Idiom and features in the Currency ...
Introduction to Brumby Innes and Bid Me to Love - Ric Throssel
26 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alana Valentine—one of Australia’s most renowned and respected playwrights, whose work includes Parramatta Girls, Eyes to the Floor, Shafana and A...
Norm & Ahmed: Race prejudice is a profoundly irrational force l Australian theatre classics
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In Norm and Ahmed a rather ocker, white Australian male encounters a well-mannered Pakistani student with revolutionary ambitions on a Sydney street a...
Wary Asians on a Theme: Dramatising in the Near North l Australian theatre in Asia
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Leon reads an article Alex Buzo wrote for Quadrant Magazine in 2004. It’s called ‘Wary Asians on a Theme: Dramatising in the Near North’ an...
Hoods: Who is responsible for childrens' welfare? l Award-winning Australian theatre
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Each night two hoods ride a train to a wrecking yard on the outskirts of the city. Here, in this cemetery of stories, they are storytellers with the p...
Stories of Love and Hate: When do they collide? l Headphone verbatim theatre
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At times funny, bizarre and confronting, cultures and ideologies collide in this intimate and innately Australian exploration of love and loss. Drawin...
On Dramaturgy and Emerging Artists l Advice for up and coming playwrights
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Roslyn Oades reads the transcript of a speech she gave at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010, where she was invited to contribute to a panel on...
Halal-el-Mashakel: "Asylum seekers are just like you and me" l Refugee theatre
14 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An odd-couple story—a friendship between two musicians stuck in an immigration detention centre. There’s the drummer who loves rock ‘n’ roll a...
Emerald City: Fame and greed in the merry old land of Aus l Classic Australian theatre
01 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A fast-moving, wisecracking commentary on 1980's materialism, urban mores and morals, and the rivalries and passions to be encountered on the road to ...
The Secret River: Our history is contested space l Classic Australian theatre
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
William Thornhill: Born into brutal poverty in London in the late 18th century and transported to the Colony of New South Wales for theft in 1806. Aft...
Brothers Wreck: How many people does it take for us to live? l Award-winning Australian theatre
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Brothers Wreck is about life, even though it begins with a death. On a hot morning under a house in Darwin, Ruben wakes to find his cousin, Joe, hangi...
Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah: What do you do when you disagree with someone you love? l Provocative Australian theatre
30 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
At the heart of Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah is the relationship between an aunt, Sarrinah, and her niece, Shafana. Both devout Muslims, the younger woma...
Introduction to Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah l On the politics of Australian theatre
30 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christina Ho reads her introduction to Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah. It’s called Creating Identity in a Hostile World. Dr. Ho researches migration,...
Radiance: Families are full of secrets l Classic Australian theatre
01 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Cressy, Mae and Nona are half sisters with little in common bar the ghosts from their childhood. They return to their childhood home on the eve of the...
Introduction to Radiance l Classic Australian theatre
01 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Nowra reads his introduction to his play, Radiance. It’s called Women on the Mud Flats and it charts the journey of the work from a single ima...
8GB of Hardcore Pornography: barely concealed desperation l Award-winning Australian theatre
04 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
They met online. She’s a nurse in her forties, trapped in a loop of catastrophic debt. He’s in IT, trapped in his own loop of nightly porn-trawlin...
Neighbourhood Watch: hope, death and pets l Australian theatre - comedy
02 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a classic odd-couple story. Meet Ana—a battle hardened Hungarian-Australian veteran of the twentieth century. Catherine is her neighbour: tw...
The Removalists: Who's in charge here? l Classic Australian theatre
12 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law enforcement. Remarkable for its blend of boisterous h...
Jump for Jordan: caught between cultures l Award-winning Australian theatre
17 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Aspiring archaeologist, Sophie, left home when she was 20, much to the shame of her traditional Jordanian mother. Years later, losing sleep and petrif...
Gary's House: But is it a home? l Satire becomes drama
21 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Gary's failed in everything he's attempted. But when he inherits a block of land, he gets an urge to build a nest with his angry, pregnant girlfriend,...
Introduction to Gary's House l On the beauty of failure
21 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
John McCallum reads his introduction to Gary’s House, by Debra Oswald. McCallum is one of the country’s most respected critics. He's published wid...
Rainbow's End: What's the definition of a hero? l Thought-provoking Australian theatre
21 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Set in the 1950s on the fringe of a country town, Rainbow’s End is a thought-provoking, often hilarious and emotionally powerful snapshot of a Koori...
Don's Party: the way we were l Classic Australian theatre
18 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Election night 1969: Don and Kath hope for a change of government and give a party to watch the results. But as the tide turns against Labor, faded id...
Preface to Don's Party l Reflecting on classic Australian theatre
18 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Leon reads H.G. Kippax’s preface to Don’s Party. From the mid-1960s on, Kippax was the authoritative critic at the Sydney Morning Herald an...
The Floating World: shipped over the edge l Classic Australian theatre
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Les and Irene celebrate their wedding anniversary by setting sail on the Women’s Weekly Cherry Blossom Cruise. But amongst the sun hats and piña co...
Introduction to The Floating World l Reflecting on classic Australian theatre
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Brisbane reads her introduction to The Floating World, by John Romeril. Katharine, with her husband Philip Parsons, founded Currency Press, ...
Silent Disco: plugging in and tuning out l Award-winning Australian theatre
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tamara and Jasyn are in love. Jasyn wants to take Tamara to the formal, but he hasn’t got the cash. And in a world of absent mothers and distant fat...
Introduction to Silent Disco l Reflecting on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Noel Jordan reads his introduction to Silent Disco, by Lachlan Philpott. Jordan is currently the Education Manager at Melbourne Theatre Company. He's ...
The Seed: How well do you know your family? l Award-winning Australian theatre
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Rose Maloney. Her dad went to Vietnam. Her grandfather is ex-IRA. Today's their collective birthday. From this intimate reunion, a silent family ...
The Making of a Great Play l Reflecting on award-winning Australian theatre
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Eamon Flack reads his foreword to The Seed, by Kate Mulvany. It’s called The Making of a Great Play, and this is something Eamon knows a lot about. ...
Cosi: A symphony of operatic madness l Classic Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis is a bit of a non-participant in life, but when he takes up an opportunity to direct a play at a mental institution - for a bit of extra cash - ...
Trial by Madmen l Reflecting on classic Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Nowra reads his introduction to Cosi. It’s called Trial by Madmen and you'll see that, once again, truth is stranger than fiction. And if you...
The Shoe-horn Sonata: digging up the past l Award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In 1945 Sheila and Bridie were freed from a Japanese POW camp deep in the jungles of Sumatra where thousands of women and children had lived and died ...
Scores to be Settled l Reflections on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Dewar reads Vera Rado’s introduction to The Shoe-horn Sonata. Rado was one of the many prisoners of war John Misto interviewed when conducting ...
The Unacknowledged l Reflections on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Leon reads Jan McCarthy’s foreword to The Shoe-Horn Sonata, which was first performed in 1995 at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney. Jan McCarthy i...
Stories in the Dark: princes, wolf-mothers & singing bones l Award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tomas, 12, finds himself trapped in a war torn city, separated from his family. He takes refuge in a derelict house with Anna, 16. Every night she tel...
Playwright's Note for Stories in the Dark l Reflecting on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Debra Oswald reads her playwright’s note for Stories in the Dark. It’s about obsession. The good kind. The kind that incites action, creativity, a...
Moth: The chaos of teenage friendship l Award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian: fifteen, terminally unpopular, an overactive imagination and an obsession with anime and death. His only friend, Claryssa: emo Wiccan art-f...
The Excruciating Theatre of Declan Greene l Reflections on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Leon reads Declan Greene’s Excruciating Theatre. It's Chris Kohn’s foreword to Moth, by Declan Greene, which Chris commissioned in 2010 when...
Speaking in Tongues: mysterious reflections, love's refractions l Award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Two couples set out to betray their partners. A lover returns from the past and a husband doesn’t answer the phone. A woman disappears. Her neighbou...
Playwright's Note for Speaking in Tongues l Reflections on award-winning Australian theatre
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Dewar reads Andrew Bovell’s introduction to Speaking in Tongues, which was first performed in 1996 by the Griffin Theatre Company. The play has...
Holding the Man: I'll see you soon, angel l Award-winning Australian theatre
14 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's landmark book that faithfully captures the fifteen-year relationship between Conigrave and the love of his life, ...