We’re very excited to announce the next Currency Press Festival of Playwrights which is happening Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th August. This year the Festival is being held at the Australian Theatre for Young People, down at the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct. Stay tuned for more information as we confirm the panelists and the program. If you aren’t on our mailing list register now: [email protected].
The panel sessions from the 2023 Festival were recorded for our podcast series, Not in Print, and you can listen to those panels on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or your favourite podcast station. You can also read Andrea James’ Keynote address, Are you Brave Enough? here.
If you missed the 2022 Festival, or would like to revisit some of the conversations, the available panels are listed below with links to our YouTube channel.
Watch the video of the Keynote given by Patricia Cornelius.
Watch the video of The World’s Exploding, How Dare You Laugh
Watch the video of Staging the Real: Transforming Lived Experience Into Compelling Drama
Watch the video of My Playwright Crush 1 with Debra Oswald and Elias Jamieson Brown.
Watch the video of Writing Taboos: Voicing the Unspeakable
Watch the video of My Playwright Crush 2 with Emily Sheehan and Andrew Bovell.
Watch the video of Talking with History: what do our plays collectively tell us about change in Australia?
