Development

Development

RIPE Development Program 2022/23

Fruit Box Theatre is committed to taking original LGBTQIA+SB theatre through its whole life from conception to fruition.

In 2022/23, through a series of consultations, workshops and developments, we worked with a collective of 18 writers and actors to bring five original pieces of queer theatre to the stage. Three of these productions were produced during Sydney WorldPride 2023 (French Letters and Leather Cleaner, Comfort, Spin, Travel and Nails Must Be Kept Short: The Warm Up). Watch this space for updates on the final two (Back to Birdy and Act Natural).

Sex. Riot. Repeat.

by Felicity Nicol

Thanks to the generous support of Create NSW and Waverley Council’s Bondi Pavillion Housewarming Program, we spent a week in June 2023 developing this new queer work with a team of fantastic creatives.

‘Sex. Riot. Repeat.’ (formerly ‘Political Animals’) is a kaleidoscopic ride through Australian LGBTQIA+ history. Part history lesson, part political protest, part party, ‘Sex. Riot. Repeat.’ unveils the Australian fight for queer rights & key moments - fabulous & fugly – along the way. Created from and for community, ‘SRR’ blends physical theatre, verbatim, projection and real community activists onstage - with a powerhouse ensemble leading us along the way. Offered as a timely homecoming for queer audiences, ‘SRR’ reveals the grit behind the glitter of social activism and the power of pride.

First Nations LGBTQIA+SB Live Performance Development Series

In collaboration with BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation, Fruit Box Theatre is building a development series to bring new queer First Nations work to the stage.

We are in the consultation phase of this development and will be holding a second community consultation in early 2024. Please reach out to us at hello@fruitboxtheatre.com.au if you are an LGBTQIA+SB First Nations artist and would like to be involved.

Big Screen,
Small Queen

by Etcetera Etcetera

Thanks to the support of Darlinghurst Theatre Company, City of Sydney Creative Spaces and Improv Theatre Sydney, we spent a week in November 2023 redeveloping this new queer work after it’s premier during Sydney WorldPride.

Etcetera Etcetera is ready to play the biggest role of her life - herself! Returning to set for the first time since film school, Etcetera has been given the chance to star in a movie about her life - but if she’s not in charge, who’s calling the shots? Big Screen, Small Queen is a fast paced, comic romp through the mind of an artist and queer person trying to make it in a big scary world. Starring Rupaul’s Drag Race star Etcetera Etcetera as herself, this show has something for fans of cinema and drag alike. Lights, camera, action?