ARTS | Interview - SYN FM: Sean McIntyre and his 'KIDS' at MTC's NEON Festival

'Get Cereal' hosts Ross, David and Chris were joined in the SYM FM studios by writer/producer Sean McIntyre to chat about his new 60 minute play for the stage: 'KIDS'. 

'KIDS' is part of the prestigious 2015 NEON Festival of Independant Theatre. Presentation of the play as a script reading is thanks to MTC CONNECT and MTC’s long-term goal to reflect Melbourne’s cultural diversity and to reduce the cultural myopia that has inhabited the theatre community in Australia.

ARTS | Why MTC CONNECT for Sean McIntyre's 'KIDS' at the 2015 NEON Festival of Independant Theatre?

MTC CONNECT aims to grow Melbourne Theatre Company’s connections with Melbourne’s diverse theatre and community landscape, beyond it's usual artists and audiences.

'MTC Artistic Director Brett Sheehy explains, “(as part of the NEON readings) these three works come from writers of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, each with a unique take on contemporary Australian life.”' - Mar 1, 2015, http://www.theatrepeople.com.au - Neon 2015.

It also confirms Sean McIntyre as one of  "Melbourne's most interesting new voices" -- Feb 26, 2015, www.theatrealive.com.au - News

MEDIA RELEASE | First Reading Of Sean McIntyre's 'KIDS' at MTC’s Neon Festival Of Independent Theatre

MEDIA RELEASE  | Told through the eyes of seven children drawn from diverse local and ethnic multicultural backgrounds, 'KIDS' delves into pressing issues facing Australian society. It tackles ideas of identity, empathy and migration, exploring Australia’s attitudes to immigration.

'KIDS' takes inspiration from the classic Latin American play 'Juegos A La Hora De La Siesta', by Polish-born Argentinian playwright Roma Mahieu, a critical, subversive and highly political commentary on the Argentinean dictatorship.

A future staged version of this work will be directed by Ivan Rojas. This reading is presented by Jimmy Flinders Productions.

Melbourne has a population of over four million, its people speak over 250 languages,

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