25.07.24

Expensive Grif-friend,

As a life-long Grif-fan and Grif-friend, I’m honoured to be taking my place amongst the esteemed catalogue of workers members which have gone earlier than me and penned an eNewsletter intro. I took over the position of Senior Producer from the legendary Leila Enright in Might and although it has been barely three months (and I imply this in one of the best ways attainable) it seems like a lifetime. Issues at Griffin transfer quick, extra occurs in a day than there are minutes to accommodate them. We jam pack it in after which we get a kind of baggage that you simply suck the air out of to suit much more in and, as you and I do know, the flavours of that packed jam are daring, contemporary, thrilling and sometimes like nothing you’ve ever tasted earlier than. Did I lose you with my jam metaphor? Grasp tight as a result of as soon as I latch onto one thing, I don’t let go and I lay it on thick. So on to the jam that we’re presently packing and spreading:

Our marmalade, swim by Mununjali poet Ellen van Neerven, is flying off the cabinets throughout its Sydney run at Carriageworks. Stuffed with color, some bitter notes, a number of sweetness and a full wealthy flavour, swim is approaching the end line for its Sydney season, promoting out its remaining reveals and is heading as much as BLEACH* Pageant in Queensland. Audiences and critics have been filled with reward for this stunning, lyrical play saying that it’s “Devotional, liquidine, crushing” and “unequivocally stunning” ★★★★ Suzy Goes See. If you end up up on Yugambeh Nation on the Gold Coast throughout the primary few days of August, do your self a flavour favour and ebook to see this spectacular manufacturing.

This weekend we’re getting around the pot to stir our OG raspberry jam with the Griffin Award. The Griffin Award is the place all of the jams begin, and for the primary time we’re opening the doorways to the kitchen and welcoming you to hitch us as we unveil this 12 months’s winner and will let you dip your spoon within the jar and style the recipes from the finalists. This occasion may also function a Keynote handle from earlier winner Angus Cerini (The Bleeding Tree, Into the Shimmering World) who guarantees to shock our tastebuds with some punchy fruits we would not expect. You’ll be able to solely style this jam for those who’re at this jam, have you learnt what I’m jamming? There are just a few tickets left so I urge you to get in fast.

And eventually our strawberry-balsamic jam, Golden Blood 黄金血液 by Merlynn Tong is now on sale. Is it candy? Is it savoury? Can I pair it with a goat’s cheese? Sure to all the above. It has flavours you weren’t anticipating and plenty of chunk. After a smash-hit premiere on the SBW Stables Theatre in 2022, this play is again, gracing Sydney Theatre Firm and Melbourne Theatre Firm phases. This wild, motion packed story seems like a big-screen thriller, though it’s solely acquired a solid of two. It would enthral and thrill Sydney and Melbourne audiences, don’t miss it.

In order that’s it, that’s my jam. Will advertising and marketing ever invite me to jam with them once more on the eNews intro after my inexplicable perseverance with a jam metaphor? Solely time will inform. I’m off to make some scones to go together with all of the jam. Jam first, cream second, the rest is a criminal offense. 

Hold jammin’
Emma