The weekend of 28, 29, 30 March saw the successful conclusion to the 2025 'logues competition.
Congratulations to all involved - Brava!
In order of performance, the finalists were:
1. Stars A-Line - Edy Syquer
Performed by Kayla Ciceran and Sam Lee
Read in Heat 3 by Kayla Ciceran and Sam Lee
2. Orphaned - Tim Thomas
Performed by Alana Grimley
Read in Heat 1 by Ylaria Rogers
3. Pity The Fools - David Bennett
Performed by Justice Malfitano and Ali McGregor
Read in Heat 1 by Kayla Ciceran and Alana Grimley
4. A Eulogy - Kyle Turpin
Performed by Olivia Boddington
Read in Heat 4 by Kayla Ciceran
5. Barry Still Has The Dog - Gary Whipp
Performed by Sienna Curnow
Read in Heat 4 by Ian Hart
6. There's No McDonald's at Coonabarabran - Bella Rose
Performed by Bruce Hardie
Read in Heat 5 by Bruce Hardie
7. Manifesto For Twink & Sound Designer - Kyle Turpin
Performed by Sam Lee
Read in Heat 2 by Sam Lee
8. Addressing The Shareholders - Peter McDonald
Performed by Leonidas Katsanis
Read in Heat 2 by Rob de Fries
9. Window - Emma Gibson
Performed by Joan White and Ariana Barzinpour
Read in Heat 4 by Joan White and Ariana Barzinpour
10. Shit In A Bag vs Pap Smear - Beth Shepherd
Performed by Ann-Maree Hatch and Bruce Hardie
Read in Heat 3 by Ann-Maree Hatch and Rob de Fries
11. Him - Ariana Barzinpour
Performed by Jack Shanahan
Read in Heat 5 by Jack Shanahan
A note from Rob, the key convenor and director of the 'logues.
Starting at the start, thanks to the writers who responded to the call for material. Some of you are still working on how to turn a good set of words into an effective bit of theatre, and providing that learning space is one of the big aims of The 'Logues. And without your submissions, we don't have any kind of event. Appreciation too for the critique sessions at the heats. The willingness for discussion and polite disagreement is exactly what that is all about. The more voices the writer hears, the more representative it is of how that bit of writing would be accepted in the wider world.
Thanks to the readers; those who turned up at the heats to have a bit of a performance fix. Until you have to receive a script, look at it for 30 minutes, then present it at a critique session which probably includes the writer, it's easy to underestimate the challenges. Big thanks to techs and Front of House people, who are willing to help fit this project in amongst other bigger productions - and to Ian Hart, as coordinator of REP Studio, who is saddled with a fair slice of the admin work.
