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SPRING INTO SEPTEMBER AT ATYP!

I’m writing this month’s introduction gazing out at the wombats at Riversdale on the Shoalhaven River where we hold the National Studio. It seems a fitting way to welcome the change of season. I’m here with twenty young playwrights aged 18 – 26 who are honing their skills as they…
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👀 What’s in store at ATYP in July?

Welcome to July at ATYP.  As the winter chill sets in ATYP and our writing community are coming to terms with the announcement last week that the Board of Playwriting Australia, the peak body for playwrights, are running up the white flag and shutting their doors. It’s a sad reflection…
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Meet Emily the Intern!

We are delighted to have a fantastic, ongoing relationship with Boston University (BU). Every year, since 2016, we have welcomed a number of interns who come and work with us over a few months to get a feel for what happens in the national youth theatre company. Recently we welcomed…
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🔥 June eNews: Attention Writers and Actors 📢

Welcome to June at ATYP. This month’s introduction comes to you from the courtyard of Riverside Theatres in Parramatta where we’ve just closed the premiere season of Follow Me Home by Lewis Treston. I’m heading back to the office after a month exploring the world of the 18,000 young people…
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The Martin-Lysicrates Prize

2019 MARTIN-LYSICRATES PRIZE Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is proud to be partnering for the first time with the Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta to present The Martin-Lysicrates Prize. BACKGROUND: The Martin-Lysicrates Prize celebrates the best new Australian writing for young people. For more information on the history of…
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