- World Interplay
World Interplay is the largest festival of young playwrights in the world. It is the peak activity of the Interplay organisation, and is held for two weeks every two years in
Townsville ,Australia . The first World Interplay was held inSydney in 1985.The 10th festival was held 3-17 July 2007. The 2007 Festival Director was the Australian theatre director
David Berthold .40 playwrights aged between 18 and 26 came from across Australia, China, Croatia, England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, and the USA. They were joined by senior directors and dramaturgs from ten nations for two weeks of workshops, forums and cultural exchange. The acclaimed Australian writer
Louis Nowra delivered the opening address.At World Interplay 2003 and 2005, playwrights came from nations such as
Bulgaria ,Cambodia ,Croatia , theCzech Republic ,England ,Finland ,Germany ,Ghana ,Greece ,Hungary ,Iceland ,Japan ,Kenya ,Mexico , theNetherlands ,New Zealand ,Scotland ,South Africa ,Switzerland , the U.S.,Venezuela , andVietnam , as well asAustralia .World Interplay is supported by the
Australia Council ,Arts Queensland ,Townsville City Council ,James Cook University , and theDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) . Long term partner organisations include the theRoyal Court Theatre and theUtrecht School of the Arts .Interplay Europe
Interplay Europe is held in alternate years to World Interplay, and involves young playwrights from across Europe.The first Interplay Europe was held in 1995. inBerlin and Interplay Europe e.V became official in 1998., which was also inBerlin .Interplay Africa held festivals in 1994 and 1996, and has worked in other areas since. A further festival is planned for 2008.External links and References
* [http://www.worldinterplay.org World Interplay website]
* [http://www.interplay-europe.de Interplay Europe website]
* [http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/index.php?page=courses&code=C13 Interplay Europe 2008]
* [http://www.ozarts.com.au/news_and_hot_topics/media_releases/the_10th_world_interplay_festival/ Ozarts article]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=170591454 World Interplay MySpace page]
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