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First Nations Playwrights Retreat - Behind the Scenes

First Nations Playwrights Retreat – Behind the Scenes

11 November 2024

New Monologue Collection + Narragunnawali Collaboration | APT Term 3 Education E-news

New Monologue Collection + Narragunnawali Collaboration | APT Term 3 Education E-news

28 October 2024

Erin Thomas Update - Alexandra Edmondson

Erin Thomas Update – Alexandra Edmondson

22 October 2024

Developing the Dramaturg - Meet the Mentors

Developing the Dramaturg – Meet the Mentors

18 October 2024

New Enews - All the APT Updates for September!

New Enews – All the APT Updates for September!

1 October 2024

Behind the Scenes of Story Lab 2024 - DtDSA update

Behind the Scenes of Story Lab 2024 – DtDSA update

24 September 2024

Erin Thomas update - Sofia Abbey

Erin Thomas update – Sofia Abbey

19 September 2024

2024 First Nations Playwrights Retreat & Development - Participants Announced!

2024 First Nations Playwrights Retreat & Development – Participants Announced!

11 September 2024

Alone Together: The Communal Solitude of Writers Retreats

Alone Together: The Communal Solitude of Writers Retreats

3 September 2024

2024 Developing the Dramaturg SA - Participants Announced!

2024 Developing the Dramaturg SA – Participants Announced!

9 August 2024

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2024 APT Writers Groups – Participants Announced!

18 July 2024

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Work with us! Creative Producer (First Nations Programs)

17 July 2024

2024 Duologue Program - Participants Announced!

2024 Duologue Program – Participants Announced!

16 July 2024

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APPLY NOW: FIRST NATIONS PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT 2024

12 July 2024

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APPLY NOW: DEVELOPING THE DRAMATURG – SOUTH AUSTRALIA

20 June 2024

Work with us - South Australia

Work with us – South Australia

12 June 2024

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2024 Erin Thomas Fund – Recipients Announced!

7 June 2024

NEW: THE PRIDE COLLECTION - APT x PRIDE FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA

NEW: THE PRIDE COLLECTION – APT x PRIDE FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA

1 June 2024

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NEW: Hear it from the Playwright

6 May 2024

MAX AFFORD 2024 AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED

MAX AFFORD 2024 AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED

1 May 2024

Hear it from the Playwright | APT Term 2 Education E-news

30 April 2024

APT Writers Groups: Q&A updates + APPLY NOW!

APT Writers Groups: Q&A updates + APPLY NOW!

17 April 2024

Erin Thomas Regional Playwrights Fund, 2024 National & Duologue 2024: Supporting Collaborative Playwright-Dramaturg Partnerships Open for submissions - Apply now!

APPLY NOW: ERIN THOMAS AND DUOLOGUE

19 March 2024

APT 2024: our program has LAUNCHED!

18 March 2024

2024 Program: APT

APT’S 2024 PROGRAM IS LIVE!

18 March 2024

NEW - Belvoir St Theatre Education Resources

NEW – Belvoir St Theatre Education Resources

26 February 2024

The Sustainability Collection

NEW: The Sustainability Collection is here!

20 February 2024

APT’s Sustainability collection | APT Term 1 Education E-news

16 February 2024

APT: 2023 Wrapped | December e-news

21 December 2023

MAX AFFORD PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD 2024 NOW OPEN

MAX AFFORD PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD 2024 NOW OPEN

11 December 2023

“Freefall into a new idea of reality”: engaging with climate change in the classroom

1 November 2023

Scenes from the Climate Era - Q&A with playwright David Finnigan

Scenes from the Climate Era – Q&A with playwright David Finnigan

18 October 2023

APT Presents a free, two-day playwriting lab with playwright, Michele Lee - NEW IDEAS, SCENES, AND A PLAGUE OF RATS

APT Presents a free, two-day playwriting lab with playwright, Michele Lee – NEW IDEAS, SCENES, AND A PLAGUE OF RATS

12 September 2023

Australian First Nations Retreat Participants Announced

Australian First Nations Retreat Participants Announced

30 August 2023

Wrapping up the first half of the year!

1 August 2023

Australian First Nations Retreat and Development Support - EOIs NOW OPEN

Australian First Nations Retreat and Development Support – EOIs NOW OPEN

25 July 2023

Martin-Lysicrates Prize Submissions Now Open

Martin-Lysicrates Prize Submissions Now Open

18 July 2023

Developing the Dramaturg - Participants Announced

Developing the Dramaturg – Participants Announced

5 July 2023

Work with Us: Australian First Nations Producer Short Term Contract

Work with Us: Australian First Nations Producer Short Term Contract

23 June 2023

lutruwita Programs - Participants Announced

lutruwita Programs – Participants Announced

9 June 2023

Duologue 2023 - Recipients Announced

Duologue 2023 – Recipients Announced

5 June 2023

Untold Stories - Recipients Announced

Untold Stories – Recipients Announced

23 May 2023

Erin Thomas Regional Playwrights Fund - Recipients Announced

Erin Thomas Regional Playwrights Fund – Recipients Announced

24 April 2023

Pride Collection - Now Live

Pride Collection – Now Live

4 April 2023

National Programs Now Open

10 March 2023

APT’s 2023 Program Announced

APT’s 2023 Program Announced

10 February 2023

La Mama Pathways

La Mama Pathways

21 January 2023

December e-News – End of year wrap-up!

23 December 2022

APT Closure Dates 2022-23

APT Closure Dates 2022-23

15 December 2022

Read for Free : The Brennan Prize

Read for Free : The Brennan Prize

1 August 2022

Capturing History

Capturing History

13 July 2022

Diwa is a new verbatim theatre piece, created by Jordan Shea, which celebrates the contributions of Filipino people to the everyday life of Australia.

Seeking Filipino Stories

5 July 2022

June e-News – Wrapping up the first half of the year!

22 June 2022

We are very happy to announce the successful applicants for the PERFORMING LINES x APT 2022 program!

Performing Lines Commission Announced

20 May 2022

Australian Plays Transform and Perpetual Limited, as Trustee, are proud to announce the winner of the Max Afford Playwrights’ Award for 2022.

Max Afford Playwrights Award Announced

29 April 2022

We are very happy to announce the successful applicants for the ERIN THOMAS PLAYWRIGHT FUND 2022!

Erin Thomas Playwright Fund Announced

23 March 2022

Erin’s appointment ushers in an exciting new era for Australia’s peak playwrighting body

APT Welcomes New CEO Erin Taylor

17 March 2022

Capturing History – Term 1 APT Education e-News

7 March 2022

Pride Foundation x APT Commission Recipients Announced!

24 January 2022

We are very happy to announce the successful applicants for the PRIDE FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA x APT 2022 program!

Pride Foundation x APT Commission Recipients Announced

24 January 2022

January e-News – Sydney Festival Scripts Now LIVE!

6 January 2022

We are very happy to announce the successful applicants for the NATIONAL THEATRE OF PARRAMATTA x APT 2022 program!

NTOP x APT Participants Announced

30 December 2021

APT – December News 2021

10 December 2021

The First Nations Retreat & Development Strategy is a 6-step project aimed at seeding, developing, connecting, publishing and distributing plays by First Nations playwrights.

First Nations Retreat

2 December 2021

APT – Education Newsletter November 2021

11 November 2021

APT – Program 2022 Announcement

13 October 2021

APT – Hello! Our first Australian Plays Transform Newsletter!

25 August 2021

APT – Inaugural Leadership Announced for New National Playwriting Body – 14 Apr 2021

14 April 2021

NO DRAMAS

4 May 2017

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