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Bondi Dreaming - Written and Dirrected by Sam Atwell
Bad decision?
Bad luck?
Bad person?
Three mates, one drug run, one jail, for life.
Starring Toby Levins, Greg Hatton, Danny Green
Live soundtrack by Josh Green
Produced by Nick Bolton
The play is a cracking yarn on mateship and circumstance
A World Premiere
A Fundraiser for Amnesty raising awareness on a current social issue Schapelle Corby / Bali Nine / ABC Peter Lloyd
Tuesday to Saturday, 8pm
30th September - 25th October
Newtown Theatre, Cnr King and Bray Street, Newtown
Tickets from www.mca-tix.com or call 1300 306 776
Thanks to our sponsors
- 2SER www.2ser.com.au
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Journey into Sin
The purpose of "THE JOURNEY INTO SIN” project is the collaborative development and delivery of an
Independent Theatre Production to be performed at the Newtown Theatre over four weeks from August
21st to September 15th.
For the producers, Nick Bolton and Stephen Carnell, the journey began in November 2006 when a writing workshop
was run, featuring a presentation by Louis Nowra. The purpose was to form a core writing team and start thinking
about a theatre production in 2007.
In early 2007, Nick and Stephen advertised for writers to create original 30-minute plays incorporating as their primary
theme one, some or all the “Seven Deadly Sins” (Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth).
29 were submitted of which 9 were shortlisted and read at a Workshop on May 12th. Over 40 people attended this workshop,
offering the actors a chance to read the plays outloud, providing welcome insight for the Writers, and giving the actors a
chance to shine in front of the Directors. Everyone in atendance had to fill out an assessment sheet for all 9 plays.
Rigorous debate ensued as to which the final 4 would be selected and after all the results were tallied, and Directors
were consulted, the final four were announced:
The plays:
Glutton for Punishment by Scott McAteer.
Directed by Alex Byron. Cast: Georgii Speakmann, Helen Sutermeister, Stef Dawson, and Maurizio Degliesposti
Just Another Tuesday Night by Natalie Lopes.
Directed by Victor Kline and assisted by Susannah Russell. Cast: Angus McGruther, Belinda Marques, Gary Woods, Sarah Herlihy, Leo Donigan, Sylvia Allewelt, Pearl Tan, Chaan Wadley.
Australian Faust by Conan Elphicke.
Directed by Malcolm Frawley. Cast: David Richards, Nina Pearce, Nicola Furst, Kurtis Gee, Brenton Amies
Waiting on Jamie Oliver by Gerry Greenland.
Directed by Sam Atwell, assisted by Toby Levins. Cast: Bruce Glen, Alex Greathead, Leah Pappin
THE JOURNEY INTO SIN - LINKS
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Mobile phone film for Sydney film Festival
Here's new of our latest project for the Sydney Film Festival Mobile Phone competition.
Written by Jackie and Gerry Greenland
Filmed and Directed by Nick Bolton
Edited by Shawn Harsh
Starring:
Christine Greenough as Summer
Jonathon Elsom as Dylan
The film was originally rejected by the lawyers for depicting drug use but after subtley
pointing out that many films within the festival contained far worse depiction of drugs,
they relented and we got it, albeit a tad too late to chase votes to win it.
It was a really interesting process - original brainstorming and reading of about 6 scripts at AA,
followed by script development over a week or so. It was shot on location at Jackie and Gerrys house
in Mosman, in just under two hours.
The constraints of keeping the film under a minute and no room for panning or zooming proved a
challenge, but the immediate playback facility on a phone was great for review.
A key objective of this exercise was to treat it as a film eg a narrative, structure, story
with some excellent acting, and keep the credits in, as a film normally would. Many of the
entries on the site are simply video diaries or experimental video. Very few are actually a film.
And for writer and retiree Jackie Greenland, the disappointment of being originally banned from a
globally renowned film festival, I think she was secretly chuffed to be considered so edgy!
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when + where
Every Second Wednesday 7pm-9pm
The World Bar, Bayswater Road
opposite Hugo's) Kings Cross
latest stuff
Bondi Dreaming - Tuesday 30th September - Saturday 25th October 2008 - Newtown Theatre
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