Since launching in 2016 KXT has championed new work, providing both a platform for emerging and established writers, and a space for development.
“The exciting thing about going to Kings Cross Theatre is that you may well be seeing people and ideas at the beginning of their creative lives. You’re watching artists learn new performance languages, test themselves and their audiences, and offer their art in a sincere attempt to connect with an audience in the heart of Sydney. Every KXT work, in some way, pushes forward the Sydney arts scene… it’s a chance for the audience to see where our local performance culture is headed” Cassie Tongue, Time Out Sydney
A SNAPSHOT
KXT2019 FEATURED
Leopardskin by Michael McStay with JackRabbit
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Little Eggs Collective with JackRabbit
A Little Piece of Ash by Megan Wilding with JackRabbit
Omar and Dawn by James Elazzi
Doing by Amy Sole for KXTPopupstairs
Sheds in the City by Charlie Vaux in dev
StoryLines for Cana Community in dev
Storytellers Festival
Step Up Festival
Infidelity and Enlightenment by Lauren Bonner for KXTPopupstairs
Falling Skies by Braden Frascone for KXTPopupstairs
Ignite by the writers of New Ghosts Theatre
Rosaline by Joanna Erskine
nomnomnom at KX by Roshelle Fong for KXTPopupstairs
Rudy & Cuthbert presented by Toby Blome and Zelman Cressey-Gladwin for KXTPopupstairs *Melbourne 2020
Surf Séance by Rachel Kerry for KXTPopupstairs
A Little History Play by Caleb Lewis for Batch Festival
But You Don’t Look Sick by The C Collective in dev
UBU by Richard Hilliar for KXTPopupstairs
Honey Boo Boo Blood & Gore by Carissa Licciardello in dev
Confessions of a Custard Melon Pan by Arisa Yura in dev
Fortitude by Richard Graham in dev
Betty Breaks Out by Liz Hobart for KXTPopupstairs
Maureen, the Harbinger of Death by Jonny Hawkins with JackRabbit
We support new writing with the following programs:
THE LABORATORY
a writer’s circle program for developing work, peer networking and dramaturgical support, a bAKEHOUSE / Montague Basement partnership.
STORYTELLERS
a pop-up celebration of playwrights and words. the presentation of full-length plays, small pieces of writing, and special events
WRITE UP
offering space and time for the early development of new work
POPUPSTAIRS
a creative space sharing initiative in partnership with KX Hotel, based in the Bordello and utilising other unused rooms and spaces, providing a platform for experimental and non traditional theatre
KXT programming has featured new work from the following
WRITERS
Michael Costi - Yvonne Perczuk, Nur Alam, Raya Gadir, Chris Hill, Marian Kernahan & Ruth Kliman - Purva Naresh - Justin Fleming - Philip Rouse - James Raggett - Noëlle Janaczewska - Priscilla Jackman - Jessica Tuckwell - Sunny Grace - Clare Hennessey - Paul Gilchrist - Jetpack - John Harrison - Constantin Costi - Melita Rowston - Ellana Costa - Tobias Manderson Galvin - Dr Tom Payne - Melissa Lee Speyers - Laura Lethlean - James Elazzi - Joanna Erskine - Katy Warner - Gretal Vella - Michael McStay - Megan Wilding - Liam Maguire - Little Eggs Collective - Lauren Bonner - Braden Frascone - Jonny Hawkins - Arisa Yura - Carissa Licciardello - Rachel Kerry - Toby Blome & Zelman Cressy-Gladwin - Roshelle Fong - Liz Hobart - Jodi Rabinowitz - Angus Cameron - Alexander Lee-Rekers - Saro Lusty-Cavallari - Jackson Used - Laneikka Denne - Sam O’Sullivan - Charlotte Salusinszky - Nikita Waldron - Saman Shad - Ally Morgan - Amy Sole - Danny Ball - Richard Hilliar - Simon Thomson - Xavier Coy - Charles O’Grady
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Visiting Hours (2016, 2018) - The Laden Table (2017) - Jatinga (2017) - Dresden (2018) - Night Slows Down (2017) - Youth + Destination (2017) - Good With Maps (2016) - The Angelica Complex (2016) - Tiny Remarkable Bramble (2016) - Transience (2016) - Atlantis (2016) - Rhinoceros (2016) - Shut Up and Drive (2016) - Kaleidoscope (2016) - Between the Streetlight and the Moon (2017) - Before Lysistrata (2017) - Puntilla/Matti (2017) - A Christmas Carol (2017) - Two Hearts (2018) - Youth + Destination (2018) - Dresden (2018) - Omar and Dawn (2019) - Rosaline (2019) - Shandy’s Corner (2019) - Rudy and Cuthbert (2019) - Good People (2019) - Leopardskin (2019) - A Little Piece of Ash (2019) - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (2019) - Australian Open (2020) - Hubris & Humiliation (2020) - Fighting (2020) - The Linden Solution (2021) - You’re Not Special (2021) - Lilac (2021) - Tongue Tied (2021) - Videotape (2021) - Symphonie Fantastique (2021) - Dead Skin (2021) - Little Jokes in Times of War (2021) - Falling (2021) - The Marriage Agency (2021) - Not Today (2021) - UBU (2021) - The Park (2021)
