4 playwrights. 4 directors. 4 actors. 4 world premieres.

FUTURE:PRESENT is back! On 17 & 18th October, Theatre Republic’s fast-response experimental theatre event returns to the Goodwood Theatre for its third iteration.

Four South Australian playwrights each have just four days to write a new short play in response to an urgent contemporary issue. A team of four directors and four actors then have four days to rehearse all four new works, before they are performed before live audiences on one exciting weekend.

This year’s theme is FAMILY: We all have a family. But how do we define family now? Is it something we’re born into, or something we choose? Does family support us or does it destroy us? How is the idea of family changing, and who gets to decide what it means? 

FUTURE:PRESENT sold out its first two iterations, packed out with audiences who were excited to take risks with us and embark on an unknown journey. For 2025, by popular demand, we’re adding a second performance!

GET READY FOR YOUR FAMILY PORTRAIT.

Friday 17th of October @ 7:30pm, and

Saturday 18th of October @ 7:30pm.

THE PLAYWRIGHTS: Elena Carapetis, Alysha Herrmann, James Smith and Luke Wiltshire.

THE DIRECTORS: Matt Crook, Elizabeth Hay, Nescha Jelk and Annabel Matheson.

THE ACTORS: Sam Calleja, Ashton Malcolm, Connor Pullinger and Elvy-Lee Quici.

THE CREATIVES: Bianka Kennedy (Designer), Steven Durey (Lighting Designer) and James Oborn (Composer), with Production Manager Isabella Strada and Stage Manager Ashlee Scott.

FUTURE:PRESENT is made possible with project funding from CreateSA, and support from Goodwood Theatre and Studios, and State Theatre Company South Australia.