Creating and performing original South Australian plays
upcoming events
BORDERTOWNA new comedy about fame, falsehood and Bob Hawke's hair by Matt Hawkins Holden Street Theatres, 34 Holden St, Hindmarsh 7.30pm April 2nd - 13th, 2019 Book Tickets Now! |
NEW VISIONS A series of staged readings every month in association with Red Phoenix Theatre New Visions 2 79 Beulah Rd, Norwood 7.30pm, May 10 - 12 Tickets only $10 Tickets Available Soon! |
What the critics are saying about BORDERTOWN
“This is a stunning new work...Highly recommended”
John Ovenden - The Weekender Herald
“★★★★ - 8.7/10 We have a fun and feisty addition to the library of the South Australian Playwrights Theatre”
The Adelaide Show Podcast
“★★★★ Beautifully choreographed…Bordertown is an entertaining and funny show, with strong and convincing performances all round”
Michael Coghlam – The Clothesline
“Engaging surrealist tone full of dreams and demons”
Peter Burdon - The Advertiser
“An absolutely wild ride… memorable characters, some good streaks of humour and a nice sharp barb pierced into the world’s tedious obsession with celebrity. Well-honed in production, it is a very nice night’s entertainment”
Samela Harris - The Barefoot Review
“The play is well-produced and acted, but perhaps equally important it is a great contribution from the South Australian Playwrights Theatre, which offers a refreshing take on local stories and places”
Global Media Post
“Lots of laughs and some deeper issues in a play which moves briskly and is delivered with flair”
Broadway World
John Ovenden - The Weekender Herald
“★★★★ - 8.7/10 We have a fun and feisty addition to the library of the South Australian Playwrights Theatre”
The Adelaide Show Podcast
“★★★★ Beautifully choreographed…Bordertown is an entertaining and funny show, with strong and convincing performances all round”
Michael Coghlam – The Clothesline
“Engaging surrealist tone full of dreams and demons”
Peter Burdon - The Advertiser
“An absolutely wild ride… memorable characters, some good streaks of humour and a nice sharp barb pierced into the world’s tedious obsession with celebrity. Well-honed in production, it is a very nice night’s entertainment”
Samela Harris - The Barefoot Review
“The play is well-produced and acted, but perhaps equally important it is a great contribution from the South Australian Playwrights Theatre, which offers a refreshing take on local stories and places”
Global Media Post
“Lots of laughs and some deeper issues in a play which moves briskly and is delivered with flair”
Broadway World
South Australian playwrights theatre has a NEW home!
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SAPT is now a resident theatre company at the amazing Holden Street Theatres. It's great to have a home in this wonderful space and we look forward to many productions in the coming years. Look forward to seeing you all down at Hindmarsh!
our program
It's time to tell our stories.
The South Australian Playwrights Theatre is committed to developing and producing the works of local South Australian writers, both established and new.
In 2019 we are proud to present The Middle Way by Lucy Combe and Bordertown by Matt Hawkins. We are also developing a swathe of new work from up and coming local writers and actors though the New Voices program.
New Voices is a series of staged readings that occur every month in partnership with Phoenix Theatre in Norwood. Staged readings are an essential part of developing your work as a dramatic writer. Only through performance can you really find your voice and identify an audience that wants to hear it.
If you are a playwright and want to be involved with our staged reading program please contact us and we'd love to talk about your story and how we can best support it.
The South Australian Playwrights Theatre is committed to developing and producing the works of local South Australian writers, both established and new.
In 2019 we are proud to present The Middle Way by Lucy Combe and Bordertown by Matt Hawkins. We are also developing a swathe of new work from up and coming local writers and actors though the New Voices program.
New Voices is a series of staged readings that occur every month in partnership with Phoenix Theatre in Norwood. Staged readings are an essential part of developing your work as a dramatic writer. Only through performance can you really find your voice and identify an audience that wants to hear it.
If you are a playwright and want to be involved with our staged reading program please contact us and we'd love to talk about your story and how we can best support it.
OUR TEAM
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Dr Matt Hawkins is a playwright, screenwriter and lecturer. He has spent the last twenty years not only writing and directing his own scripts but also developing the work of young actors and screenwriters. He has written extensively for the stage and television in Australia, UK and Ghana. His credits include Always Greener (7 Network), Life Support (SBS) and The Micallef Program (ABC). He was script editor, writer and show runner for the hit Ghanaian TV series Different Shades of Blue (GTV - Sparrow Productions) Lucy Combe is a playwright, copywriter and teacher. She has been involved in theatre and performance since completing her bachelor of Drama Studies from Adelaide University in 1999. Subsequent production work included the founding of Newfangled Productions and the writing/directing of several plays including Searching for Solace. She completed a Diploma of Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London and spent many years in the UK working in Arts-based roles. Kim Fox is a 2016 graduate of Flinders Drama Centre. In early 2016 her studies led her to international pursuits where she honed her craft at Columbia College in Chicago. It is here she wrote and performed her first show The Gospel According to Kim. Once graduating she discovered other creative interests and directed her first musical, Scrooge. She has since worked as a Children’s Puppeteer for Camp Quality and shone in the role of Tracy in the award nominated Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy. Jimmy Lyons has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television, occasionally as a performer and frequently as a script doctor. In addition, Lyons studied acting and writing during his entire 14 year tenure in Los Angeles at the acclaimed Beverly Hills Playhouse, where he also helped to build the now celebrated Skylight Theatre Company. He has mounted two original plays in Los Angeles and performed his original one act play Altar Ego at the 2013 Adelaide Fringe Festival to sold out houses and five star reviews. That experience is what led Lyons to immigrate to Adelaide. Jimmy Lyons is fully committed to developing and advancing South Australian storytellers, to creating opportunities and a nurturing environment. |
PREVIOUS SHOWS
“New theatrical works by local writers are always a welcome commodity… especially when a play as fine as ‘The Middle Way’ makes it to the stage…it is a strong and highly satisfying work.”
Anthony Vawser…Adelaide Theatre Guide
“This team is very experienced…The Middle Way is as a delightful evening at Holden Street Theatres that I thoroughly recommend.”
Pamela Watts…Broadway World.
‘It's a tremendous night out, with a sharp and witty script... Every now and then, a brilliant actor emerges...Such is the case with Stephen Tongun.’
John Ovenden ....Hills Magazine
‘...this is a genuinely funny play... A great show...An entertaining and funny story that deserves to be told…’
Michael Coghlan...The clothesline.com.au
‘…a heart-felt play… a beautiful story, well executed by cast and crew, which will leave you with a smile and a tear.’
Nicola Woolford…Glam Adelaide
'Deftly played, and directed by the writer with a light touch, Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy is a delight...'
Peter Burdon. The Advertiser
‘“Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy” is blowing the cobwebs away from the dark and dusty corners of Adelaide theatre and bringing us delightfully into the modern day.
Stephen Tongun is an absolute standout as Ishaku. His performance is electric and endearing…’
Maggie Wood… Adelaide Theatre Guide
‘...writer/director Matt Hawkins brings mature insight and a perceptive eye to his multi-dimensional story. He also regularly manages to make us laugh – sometimes uproariously!
Can a piece of theatre cross cultures and manage to entertain audiences all along the demographical spectrum? Can it do so by combining elements of serious drama and character detail with almost-farcical comedy? This one certainly can.’
Anthony Vawser...Stage Whispers
John Ovenden ....Hills Magazine
‘...this is a genuinely funny play... A great show...An entertaining and funny story that deserves to be told…’
Michael Coghlan...The clothesline.com.au
‘…a heart-felt play… a beautiful story, well executed by cast and crew, which will leave you with a smile and a tear.’
Nicola Woolford…Glam Adelaide
'Deftly played, and directed by the writer with a light touch, Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy is a delight...'
Peter Burdon. The Advertiser
‘“Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy” is blowing the cobwebs away from the dark and dusty corners of Adelaide theatre and bringing us delightfully into the modern day.
Stephen Tongun is an absolute standout as Ishaku. His performance is electric and endearing…’
Maggie Wood… Adelaide Theatre Guide
‘...writer/director Matt Hawkins brings mature insight and a perceptive eye to his multi-dimensional story. He also regularly manages to make us laugh – sometimes uproariously!
Can a piece of theatre cross cultures and manage to entertain audiences all along the demographical spectrum? Can it do so by combining elements of serious drama and character detail with almost-farcical comedy? This one certainly can.’
Anthony Vawser...Stage Whispers
The SA PLAYWRIGHTS PODCAST
Checkout the SA Playwrights Podcast! In each episode, Matt interviews different South Australian writers and performers and tries to get to the bottom of what dramatic storytelling is all about.
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