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Not in Print: playwrights off script - on inspiration, process and theatre itself

Currency Press: the performing arts publisher

Currency Press believes in theatre that raises more questions than answers, so we’re talking to Australian playwrights about their work, getting insights straight from the source

Episodes

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Eamon Flack, Wesley Enoch, Virginia Gay, Damien Ryan - Adapting for the Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 ADAPTING FOR THE STAGE: What makes the classics so tempting to reimagine? And ho...

61:02Feb 2, 2026

Amy Sole, Courtney Stewart, Laneikka Denne, Mary Rachel Brown - Feminist Voices (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 FEMINIST VOICES: More women and non-binary artists are now in key creatives role...

62:08Feb 2, 2026

Alana Valentine, Lucy Hayward, Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan, Claire Pullen - Writers vs AI (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

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...

60:14Feb 2, 2026

Jules Orcullo and Michelle Law - Playwright Crush 2 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 PLAYWRIGHT CRUSH 2: Jules Orcullo and Michelle Law *** currency.com.au

61:01Feb 2, 2026

Courtney Stewart, Chenturan Aran, Joanne Kee, Tracey Rigney - Sharing Culture Via the Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 SHARING CULTURE VIA THE STAGE: Following on from Jordan Shea's Keynote asking 'W...

59:32Feb 2, 2026

Jordan Shea - What is an Australian Play? - Keynote Address (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 Welcome to Country followed by Jordan Shea's Keynote Address - What is an Austra...

35:04Feb 2, 2026

Tommy Murphy, Jane Harrison, Tom Wright, Anthony Blair - Australian Playwrights on the International Stage (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 AUSTRALIAN PLAYWRIGHTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE: Not only are Australian plays...

58:36Feb 2, 2026

Ryan Enniss and Joanna Erskine - Playwright Crush 1 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 PLAYWRIGHT CRUSH 1: Ryan Enniss and Joanna Erskine *** currency.com.au

59:44Feb 2, 2026

In Conversation with Joanna Murray-Smith, facilitated by Melanie Tait (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 IN CONVERSATION WITH JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH facilitated by Melanie Tait. Includes e...

63:27Feb 2, 2026

Virginia Gay, Paul Capsis, Wesley Enoch - When Things Go Wrong (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2025 WHEN THINGS GO WRONG: A series of anecdotes about mishaps large and small, and t...

60:59Feb 2, 2026

Madelaine Nunn discusses her plays Cactus, Garage Girls, and sitting, screaming

We sat down with playwright Madelaine Nunn to hear more about her three plays published by Currency Press - 'Cactus', 'Garage Girls' and 'si...

68:58Jan 23, 2026

Francis Greenslade talks all things acting in his book, 'How I Learnt to Act: On the way to NOT going to drama school'

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 t...

43:45Apr 17, 2025

Suzie Miller, Van Badham, Suzy Wrong, Lee Lewis - Content Warning/Cancel Culture (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 CONTENT WARNING/CANCEL CULTURE: We're living in an age when a media storm can sh...

60:47Apr 3, 2025

Melanie Tait and Sarah Carroll - Playwright to Playwright 2 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Playwrights Melanie Tait and Sarah Carroll have a conversation about their caree...

59:14Apr 3, 2025

Kenneth Moraleda, Jordan Shea, Noëlle Janaczewska, Kate Gaul - Go Your Own Way (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 GO YOUR OWN WAY: Being selected for a mainstage season is often viewed as the en...

58:22Apr 3, 2025

James Elazzi, Declan Furber Gillick, Tiffany Wong, Wesley Enoch - Story as Commodity (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 STORY AS COMMODITY: Theatre is not just about entertainment, it is also a powerf...

57:15Apr 3, 2025

Wesley Enoch, Jane Harrison, Lee Lewis, Chris Mead - When Opinions Differ (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 WHEN OPINIONS DIFFER: Whose play is it? Where does it leave the playwright when...

61:40Apr 3, 2025

Eva Di Cesare in conversation with Finegan Kruckemeyer (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Finegan Kruckemeyer talks with Eva Di Cesare about his life, work, and influence...

55:22Apr 3, 2025

Marion Potts, Leland Kean, Emily Steel, Karla Conway - Mind the Potholes (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 MIND THE POTHOLES: How does writing for, and working with, regional theatre comp...

59:33Apr 3, 2025

Alana Valentine and JoJo Zhou - Playwright to Playwright 1 (Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023)

Recorded at the Currency Press Festival of Playwrights 2023 Playwrights Alana Valentine and JoJo Zhou have a conversation about their career...

56:39Apr 3, 2025