Back Beached
Chapters (7)
  1. First Production
  2. CHARACTERS
  3. 259 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY
  4. PLAYWRIGHT’SNOTE
  5. DIRECTOR’SNOTE
  6. ABOUTGRIFFIN
  7. GRIFFIN STAFFAND DONORS

Liz is a Sydney-based theatre maker currently completing the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) director’s course. Her assistant director credits include Circle Mirror Transformation (directed by Shannon Murphy, The Ensemble), The Lunch Hour (directed by Kate Gaul, Darlinghurst Theatre Company), The Voices Project: The One Sure Thing (directed by Tanya Goldberg, ATYP), As You Like It (directed by Kate Gaul, Siren Theatre Co.). Liz’s directing credits include This is Baby Doll, Jesus, Three Sisters, Hedda Gabler and Your Heart is my Piñata (Factotum Theatre) and was a collaborator on Lovely Ugly as part of Griffin’s 2012 Festival of New Writing.

Benjamin Brockman

Stage Manager

After graduating From NIDA with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (Production) in 2011, Ben has pursued a career in Stage Management specialising in new writing. After winning the 2013 BBM Youth Drama Award Ben was given the opportunity to go to London for three months to work at the Royal Court. For Griffin Theatre Company: Between Two Waves (Stage Manager), A Hoax (Production Coordinator/ASM), Festival of New Writing (Stage Manager), Angela’s Kitchen (Production Coordinator), The Story of Mary MacLane By Herself (Production Coordinator), The Boys, Wollongong Tour (Production Coordinator), The Boys (Production Coordinator). Other Theatre includes: The Low Road, Assistant Stage Manager (Royal Court), Great Falls, Stage Manager (Ensemble Theatre), Spear Carrier, Stage Manager (Ensemble Theatre), Les Amusers, Production Manager (NIDA), National Playwriting Festival, Production Coordinator (Playwriting Australia), Iota: Young, Hard and Solo, Stage Manager (Sydney Festival & Crow He Production), Festival First Night, ASM (Sydney Festival).

Gia Carides

Performer