What’s new?^*

* A keynote presented at ‘New Ground Rising’, the Drama Australia Conference, Perth, 10 – 12 February, 2017.

Abstract

In this keynote, Matt Edgerton, Artistic Director of Barking Gecko Theatre company considers the old and the new, in terms of the work of contemporary theatre-making for young people. He discusses past and future projects undertaken by Barking Gecko and explains how much inspiration is drawn from traditional texts, as well as new and exciting examples of quality literature for children and young people.

Keywords:

• Young People’s Theatre (YPT)
• theatre-making
• artistic director

Notes

* A keynote presented at ‘New Ground Rising’, the Drama Australia Conference, Perth, 10 – 12 February, 2017.