The Laboratory is a collaboration between bAKEHOUSE and Montague Basement that aims to foster emerging writers on the cusp of presenting their work on independent stages.
After a break in 2022 and 2023, bAKEHOUSE & Montague Basement are teaming up to relaunch the Laboratory for 2024, a writer’s circle program for developing work, peer networking and dramaturgical support.
Previous participating artists have included: Cassie Hamilton; Jasper Lee-Lindsay; Eric Jiang; Rebecca Blake; Margaret Thanos and more. Now setting up in the KXT Vault on Broadway we’re once again opening the doors to the next generation of New Australian Writers.
The Laboratory will take the form of a fortnightly meeting between participants as well as extra dramaturgical support from the program’s leader Saro Lusty-Cavallari. These meetings will be an opportunity to share work, develop, ask for help and support each other as we attempt to develop our practice.
The program will culminate in The Lab Report, a weekend of full-length readings of each participants projects throughout the year.
In 2024 this program is supported by the SBW Foundation
THE LAB REPORT a showcase
Conceived before 2020 did what 2020 did, the writers of The Laboratory have spent their lockdown with Montague Basement co-director Saro Lusty-Cavallari developing new plays. The Lab Report will be the first public showing of these exciting new works, developed over a weeklong intensive with an amazing team of volunteer actors. As we emerge from a dark year into a hopefully brighter future we can’t wait to share the work we’ve created that we have no doubt will be making its way to local stages very soon…
Dir Saro Lusty-Cavallari featuring the work of The Laboratory Writers
THE LABORATORY 2021
Alex Tutton, Bryce Bofinger, Cassie Hamilton, Lara Balkan, Meg Goodfellow, Shahrin Shahmim
The Laboratory 2020
Margaret Thanos, Amber Spooner, Declan Coyle, Sime Knezevic, Rebecca Blake, Alex Travers, Jasper Lee-Lindsay, Eric Jiang
Report Directors: Tasnim Hossain, Saro Lusty-Cavallari, Rachel Chant
Actors: Arkia Ashraf, Margarita Gershkovich, Rachel Seeto, Laneikka Denne, Jeremy Lowrencev, Will Bartolo, Kevin Batliwala, Pip Edwards, Lulu Howes, Jane Angharad, Nicola Bowman, Jeremi Campese, Angus Evans, Emma Kew, Julia Billington, Shane Russon, Zoe Crawford, Cameron Hutt, Susan Jordan, Madeleine Stedman, Sean Foster, Idam Sondhi, Tiffany Wong
pres by Montague Basement and bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co at KXT - Kings X Theatre