CATRIONA MACLEOD
writer | director | performer | producer
_and friends is a live performance + artist development initiative founded in 2024 that aims to showcase new writing and performance to audiences while providing meaningful, resourceful and strategic support and opportunities for all guest artists.
We’re lucky in this industry that our colleagues become our pals, and we end up knowing some talented people who don’t always get the flowers they deserve. We hope ＿and friends will be the place to do something about that.
Our scratch night is our flagship offering as a new organisation - working on a profit share model, it’s a night of performance hosted variety night-style at The Old Hairdressers on June 16th. I curated this inaugural event and going forward, each night will be curated and hosted by a different guest - no gatekeepers, no lengthy application processes, just an artist and the artists they know, love and want to create a platform for.
June 16th
'The Executioners' - written + directed by Lauren Mitchell
'Beyond Krapp' - written + performed by Peter McCormick
'I'm On Fire' - written + performed by Raymond Wilson
'Class Clown' - written + performed by Bailey Newsome
'Up the RA at Christmas' - written by Meghan Tyler
Our next night is on October 27th, curated by Sanjay Lago + Nay Dhanak.
Photos by Jayme Bartlett
