Eco-terrorists, a woman unable to find a place to rent and a female Misanthrope: some of the characters in a “wild ride”.

Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney has unveiled its 2018 season with five plays in its mainstage programme. In 2017, that number had to be reduced to four because of funding cuts. Speaking at a media launch, Artistic Director Lee Lewis said that the Company has been able to return to five in 2018 thanks to philanthropic support from Thomas and Ingrid Girgensohn.

Three of the five plays will mark the professional debut of their writers. “So, it will be a bit of a wild ride but it’s what we do – develop writers so they can go on to have spectacular hits,” said a characteristically enthusiastic Lewis.

^{Lucia Mastrantone will play an eco-terrorist in Kill Climate Deniers. Photograph courtey of Griffin}

The 2018 season begins in February with Kill Climate Deniers by David Finnigan, which won the 2017 Griffin Award. “Kill Climate Deniers is a controversial take on the climate change ‘debate’ in Australia. It’s a play within a...