New Musicals Australia October 31, 2011

New Musicals Australia is an initiative dedicated to the production of original Australian musical theatre. All works submitted were read by members of the New Musicals Australia advisory panel and all shortlisted works will now receive further consideration by NMA artistic staff, representatives of the Australia Council Music Board and other industry professionals. From this shortlist, works are selected to receive workshopping opportunities within the New Musicals Australia initiative. Advisory panel members who read submitted works included Will Conyers, Peter Cousens, Neil Gooding, Roger Hodgman, Anne-Maree McDonald, Guy Noble and John Senczuk.

Four different works are receiving the Workshop Presentation, which will grant each project a one week’s rehearsal period with a professional cast and production team, followed by a presentation of the work in November and December 2011. The four recipients of the Workshop presentation are:

Truth, beauty and a picture of you
By Tim Freedman & Alex Broun
Based on the life, characters and songs of one of Australia's greatest singer-songwriters, Tim Freedman.

Transport
By Larry Kirwan &Thomas Keneally
Transport tells a universal story of immigration, loss, hope and redemption and the Irish Diaspora to the Australian penal colony.

The Good Fight
Music by David King, book and lyrics by Nick Enright, with further material by James Millar
Set against the background of the 1st World War, The Good Fight concerns the life of legendary boxer Les Darcy and his meteoric rise and fall.

Carnival Joe
By Mark Jones & Anthony Crowley
An exuberant and tragically comical tale about the spring racing carnival of 1933

New Musicals Australia is an initiative dedicated to the production of original music theatre in Australia. The program focuses on providing writers and composers with the opportunity to have their scripts and songs workshopped by professionals and presented to high level industry peers, creative industry leaders and general audience members. New Musicals Australia also supports a variety of other initiatives targeted at developing new works, establishing networks and providing support for independent writers.

Tickets for some of the presented workshops will be available- keep an eye on the NMA website

Event takes place on various date throughout November 2011

Official Website: http://www.newmusicals.com.au