Playlab is a not-for-profit script development and playwright development agency, funded by the Queensland State Government, through Arts Queensland. Playlab Press is a part of Playlab Inc and is Australia's second largest publisher of theatre and new work for performance.

More than 70 texts have been published since 1978, and the current Playlab Press catalogue provides a wide selection of contemporary new texts for performance, study or pleasure. Playlab receives operational funding from the Queensland Government and project funding from the Australia Council. New 2009 Catalogue Now Available. Please email us at info@playlab.org.au for a copy of the new catalogue.

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Playlab
Studio 3.8
Level 3
Metro Arts Building
109 Edward Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
Australia

Phone: 07 3220 0841
Fax: 07 3220 0828
Email: info@playlab.org.au


VARUNA-PLAYLAB RESIDENCY CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation LongLines program and Arts Queensland.

Playwrights from Queensland, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Western Australia, ACT & South Australia, and from regional areas of NSW and Victoria are invited to apply for this year’s Varuna-Playlab Residency Program. Now in its third year, successful applicants are supported to spend one week at Varuna –The Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains near Sydney NSW. This unique program allows playwrights and dramaturgs to work together without the constraints or expectations of outcome or deadlines in a famously supportive environment.

For successful Queensland applicants the Residency includes: travel to and from Varuna, full board and accommodation (including meals), the Varuna Program fee of $275. For successful interstate applicants, the Residency includes: full board and accommodation (including meals), the Varuna Program fee of $275. Travel expenses for interstate participants may be negotiated with Playlab. Your dramaturg is selected by mutual agreement between you and Playlab. One place will be guaranteed for a Queensland playwright.

When are the three Residencies?

The residencies – playwrights and dramaturgs all together – take place at Varuna 26th October (arrival) to 1st November 2009 (departure).

How do I apply?

Email info@playlab.org.au for an application form. This must be completed for the application to be valid. Application deadline: June 30. With the application form, send a hard copy of your play, which should be at least a completed first draft. The application form includes a short paragraph outlining what you would like to achieve during the residency, and the name of a preferred dramaturg if you have one.

Applications to be sent to: Playlab Inc, Studio 3.8, Metro Arts109 Edward St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000. Applications must be postmarked no later than 30th June. If you wish to have your script returned to you, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your application.

How are the applicants chosen?
Applications are shortlisted and selected by a panel of experts from Playlab. If you are shortlisted we will call you to discuss your project before final selection. We can also provide referrals for appropriate dramaturgs.

When will I be notified?

The successful playwrights will be contacted by July 31st.


PLAYLAB PRESS NEW TITLES

Playlab is proud to announce the release of three new titles. 25 DOWN by Richard Jordan. Winner of the 2008 Premiere’s Drama Award and currently showing at the Queensland Theatre Company, this critically acclaimed new work is an insightful and funny exploration of Generation Y, sexual identity and growing older – emotionally and physically. Described by Sue Gough in The Courier Mail as “deft, sharp, witty and… emotionally engaging on a deeper level”, 25 DOWN is a significant new work from one of Queensland’s most promising emerging writers. Available now for $19.95. SNAGGED by Robert Kronk is also a funny and poignant coming of age story, developed in consultation with regional young people, that appeals to country and city audiences alike. Sam, the local butcher’s daughter and closet vegetarian, yearns to get out of her small country town; that is, until she meets Josh – who has done the unthinkable and moved back home. Available now for $19.95. Playlab is proud to announce the reprint of Sue Rider’s perennially popular, THE MATILDA WOMEN. This new edition celebrates the twenty-first anniversary of the first performance and features a new forward by one of the original performers, Sue Dwyer. Available for $19.95. To purchase any of these exciting new titles go the Playlab catalogue at www.playlab.org.au or through www.australianplays.org.au



OFFICE HOURS

The Playlab office will normally be open Monday - Thursday, 9.30am - 5pm unless otherwise notified. If the office is closed, please contact us to make an appointment.


NEW ONE STOP SCRIPT SHOP LAUNCHED

Playlab is proud to be a part of a brand new website, AustralianPlays.org - an online showcase of the best Australian scripts.

Playlab, in collaboration with the Australian Script Centre, Currency Press, and PlayWrighting Australia has established AustralianPlays.org to provide a one-stop shop for theatre professionals, community groups, researchers, educators, students and others with an interest in fine writing for performance.

Scripts for sale may be available in digital format as downloadable PDF documents or as print-published books. You can also use the secure online shopping cart to buy a licence to make multiple copies of your PDF purchases. Free extracts of all digitised scripts are available and you can browse the catalogue for plays by title, writer, category, subject, cast size or target audience.

Membership and subscription to an e-news update is free. To find out more information: Visitwww.AustralianPlays.org