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Crash Test Drama Hunter

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 432 376 672

Address: 57 Watt Street 2300 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ctdramahunter

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25.01.2022 Writers, directors and actors wanted for our team. Any ability, background or nationality. Photographed here are some Crash Testers from Sydney.

24.01.2022 Congratulations to your friend and mine, Patrick Wells who is through to the finals of the World Monologue games livestream. Watch his performance in which he represents Australia. He is the first performer and is now through to the finals. He is first up in the main catagory and only goes for 2 minutes. Please vote for him in the finals. https://www.youtube.com/watch

24.01.2022 A snippet of the work presented at our wonderful launch. I hope that you enjoy Sco-emotion. There are more episodes to come!

21.01.2022 Social play reading night coming up soon! We are looking for a venue as Brown sugar is not available . Suggestions welcome :-)

21.01.2022 10 am today 4 fun plays & 7 talented actors. Laugh, vote and virutaly get out of your house! We will go live at 10 am AUSTRALIAN and 5pm USA TIME at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelter-in-plays-the-reading-t

20.01.2022 A director and writer from Crash Test Drama Sydney are putting on a show! Tickets now available. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=655210

18.01.2022 Writers are invited to submit their 10-minute scripts to be performed at our next event.

18.01.2022 We are getting ready for our next show! We are now accepting scripts for the crash test scheduled for July 25.

16.01.2022 One of our artists posted this for us in local media. Thankyou Helen!

16.01.2022 Work together for 24 hour on a play festival online ! Fiona Leonard of Dusseldorf-based Blue Goat Theatre is organising a 24 hour play festival this weekend. Writers, actors and directors from across the world will be put into teams of three, with the festival beginning 8.30am (NSW time) this Saturday 28th March and live-streaming of plays on Sunday 29th from 7.00am Sunday. Here's some more info from the organisers: 'Yes, the event you’ve all been waiting for is finally here!... The 24 Hour Online Play Festival (Lockdown Edition)! Starting this Friday, 27 March @ 21:30 GMT, writers, directors and actors from around the world will come together online to create plays in 24 hours. The festival is open to everyone, regardless of experience. If you’d like to take part RSVP @ www.24hourplayfestival.com #24hourplaylockdownedition #24hourplay #creatinginthetimeofcorona #connecting #COVID19 #lockdown #theatre #theater See more

15.01.2022 Welcome to World Monologue Games! www.monologues.com.au/WMG WMG is a global event allowing actors from anywhere in the world to take part. Everyone gets a free entry and there are cash prizes for the winners.... During these troubling times, we want to keep artists focused on a challenging project, provide entertainment, and pay as many people as we can. World Monologue Games sees actors perform in a range of categories, which depend on how many competitors from their country have signed up. Age, gender, city/state, duration of monologue. Industry judges evaluate submissions and the top performers from each category take part in a live stream event. Registrants also get free monologue training and access to a range of content.

14.01.2022 A snippet of the winning group performance Caffeine Therapy by Helen Hopcroft at our March 15 Launch. That also goes into the November Finals of Crash Test Drama Hunter. Directed by Jim Parnell. Actors: Aimee Honor-Eltham, Bree Cunningham, and Patrick Wells

10.01.2022 Here is an opportunity for you to submit plays to be performed nationally and internationally. Did you know that Crash Test Drama is a springboard to this International festival? https://shortandsweet.org//script-entries-shortsweet-theat

10.01.2022 JUDGE’S COMMENTS ON CRASH TEST DRAMA ENTRANTS 15/3/2020 THE EXPERIMENT by Sharlene Zeederberg Directed by Melody Thorburn Actors: Bree Cunningham and Eadon Ainsworth... Judge’s comment: Judge’s comment: Worked well together with an engrossingly detailed script and interesting theme. This kept my interest and was thought-provoking. TIME: 9 MINUTES POSTION AWARDED: 4 SCO-EMOTION By Fran Bowick Directed by Melody Thorburn Actors Zac Smith and Peter, Freddy Hellier. Judge’s comment: Humorous, relationship between the characters well defined and interactive. TIME: 6 MINUTES POSITION AWARDED 3 CAFFIENE THERAPY By Helen Hopcroft Directed by Jim Parnell Actors: Aimee Honor-Eltham, Bree Cunningham, and Patrick Wells Judge’s comment: Very humorous, well delivered, characters clearly defined, great energy. Well-constructed arguments and relationships. TIME: 15 MINUTES POSITION AWARDED 2 MR BASTARD HILL by Melody Thorburn Directed by Jeff Tabley Actors: Rowan, Adele Richards, Maddie Richards, Zac Smith, Shelby Thorburn, Maddie Thorburn, Holly Thorburn, Aimee Honor-Eltham, Helen Hopcroft, Freddy Hellier. Judge’s comment: very amusing and good development of the plot and theme. Well thought out and entertaining. TIME: 13 MINUTES POSITION AWARDED 1 AWARDS Best actors: Female: Bree Cunningham and Adele Richards Male: Zac Smith Best Script: Mr Bastard Hill by Melody Thorburn Best Director: Jeff Tabley Best Play- People's Choice: Mr Bastard Hill Best Play-Judge's Choice: Mr Bastard Hill Thankyou for making the launch of CTD launch evening a success and I look forward to updating you on our plans for our next event whether online or as a group at whatever distance! Organiser's comment: The award for People’s and Judge’s Choice, Mr Bastard Hill had very little rehearsal but because people threw themselves into it, the performance was very captivating. I trust that you saw plenty of value in your experience with CTD, whether as actors, writers or directors. Thankyou for making CTD a success and the plan is to call it Crash Test Drama Hunter which would better reflect the area where most of us live. Please forward any corrections to the post here and I look forward to enjoying your company with CTD in future. Warm Regards, Jeff Tabley 24.3.2020

09.01.2022 Our Crash Test featured artists for the week are Freddy and Zac performing Sco-emotion by Fran Bowick, Directed by Melody Thorburn. This play was directed and performed in under 2 hours.

08.01.2022 Are you a good storyteller? Record your monologue and enter the World Monologue Games. https://monologues.com.au/WMG-timeline

08.01.2022 We are now ready for our next show on ! We are now accepting scripts for the crash test scheduled for December 4.

06.01.2022 FEATURE CRASH TEST DRAMA ARTIST! Aimee Honor-Eltham has attended Sydney and Hunter Crash Test Dramas regularly. Here is her brief biography. Aimee Honor-Eltham is from Hunter south region. She is currently working on a short play called "Don’t Feed The Lion" for the Newcastle Micro Theatre Festival starting February 11, 2021. I remember walking out on stage for my first ever play in 2016. I’d never felt anything like it, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since. What ...does Aimee think of Crash Test Drama? I love it. It’s an awesome way for actors to hone their craft and meet other actors/writers/directors in the local area. It’s also excellent practice for cold read auditions! Her favorite actor is Jessica Chastain. She is a god. Her pace and subtleties are incredible. I fell in love with her after watching Molly’s Game, and have since been working my way through her filmography! Her favourite film and play are Dan In Real Life and The Importance of Being Earnest. Her aspirations are to make and be in things that she's proud of with people who are proud to be a part of it too. See more

05.01.2022 We are a group of artists passionate about creating original theater in the form of 10 minute plays. Crash Test Drama stretches the creative muscles and promotes great experiences for all involved. We also believe good work should be immediately rewarded, so the door takings go towards prizes for the winning writers, directors and actors. Being around creatives is fun and inspirational. We host events in the Greater Hunter Region and thankfully get some mentoring from other Crash Test Groups in Sydney and Regional Australia. We have even have government sponsorship from Lake Macquarie Council! Originally set up as a feeder for the Short and Sweet Festival, Crash Test Drama has become a regular theatrical experience. We have highly experiences artists mixing with newbies so don't be shy experience Crash Test Drama!

04.01.2022 Thank you to all who attended our premier night in March at Brown Sugar. We want to start again soon but the venue is not available. We could do a Drama in the park - like Speers Point or Lambton. Otherwise we could Crash Test some new plays at a club in Newcastle. What do you think is best? This is a photo of 'Drama in the Park' Sydney - a friend of mine who runs their group says it is so much fun! Any ideas or suggestions welcome. Warm regards to you and your families.

04.01.2022 We are artists in search of our next venue! Writers have their work directed and performed by experienced actors so submit your 10 minute plays now!

03.01.2022 A live theatre event from Epiphany Space Hollywood. Plays are performed live as rehearsed reading via zoom and the audience votes on the winner- the same as Crash Test Drama!. Tickets https://www.facebook.com/events/918635688557108/?active_tab=about

03.01.2022 Do you know about the Short and Sweet Short Play festival? It is back on in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and other venues around the world. Myself, Adam Dorrington (from the Hunter) , and Ben Dillon Smith (from Cronulla) will be performing our play, The Seagull at the Tomm Mann Theatre March, April this year. Budding playwrites, actors and directors can be a part of this festival by participating in Crash Test Drama or submit your scripts to Short and Sweet directly https://shortandsweet.org//script-entries-shortsweet-theat

01.01.2022 Larry speaks on the relationship between writers and actors

01.01.2022 Cash prizes and 4 original plays this Friday, February 5. The United Services Club 57 Watt Street Newcastle. $15 entry with all proceeds going to the prize pool. WRITERS AND DIRECTORS 5.30 ACTORS AT 6 ... AUDIENCE 7.30. Please contact [email protected] For all the rules, see https://sites.google.com/site/ctdramahunter See more

01.01.2022 Crash Test Drama Hunter is now online because of the Corona virus! CTDH will feature amazing artists who have shared their work with us. First up is Helen Hopcroft from Maitland. Please click the links below and be surprised and mesmerised. If you want to be featured in the future and need help getting a documentary of your work together, please PM us here and we will use our resources to help make it happen. Also consider consider sponsoring Helen’s amazing journey through Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/myyearasafairytale https://vimeo.com/240629247