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From Ted.com Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts -- asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? At TEDxYYC, he offers a bold look forward.

Rebecca wrote up her reflections on the forum discussion held by Currency and Griffin Theatre last month on the lost repertoire of Australian plays. Here is an excerpt from her article.

The shortlisted playwrights for the Louis Esson Prize for Drama have been announced.

The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards aim to nurture Australia's greatest talent, and to support and encourage the development of up-and-coming authors. 2010 nominees for the $15,000 Drama Script (Stage) Award include...

All you Aussie expats and holiday makers in the UK, here's another opportunity to check out the work of an Australian playwright on the UK stage. London's Finborough Theatre is staging the world premier of Ben Ellis' new play, The Captive, in November.

The Australian Writers’ Guild has announced the nominations for this year’s AWGIE Awards – judged by writers for writers and awarded for excellence. The writers of Australia’s best loved stage, screen and radio have been nominated for these coveted awards, which are given for the script alone, recognising that everything starts with the written word. Previous AWGIE award winners are in the mix again this year including Katherine Thomson, Greg Haddrick, Doug Macleod and David Williamson AO.

Australian playwrights join together on the evening of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, in response to the decision to NOT present an award for an Australian play.

From: theatrenotes.blogspot.com - Allison Croggan A quick blurt, for those who think the artform that's inspired lacklustre talent like Shakespeare, Ibsen, Churchill, Beckett, Brecht, Chekhov, Bernhardt, Buchner - oh, you get the picture - isn't proper literature.

The Griffin Award recognizes an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary voice.