VIDEOS: Australian Theatres Partner With Google Creatives Labs to Create Three Interactive Digital Productions

Australian Theatres have partnered with Google Creative Labs to created Theatre Made For the Internet.

The first piece, Thirsty!, was created by Griffin Theatre Company. The interactive techno-noir detective thriller requires audience members to look for clues to assist the actors. The production utilized a Chrome extension called #Poll, which asked viewers to participate in the action.

The performance was streamed alongside other interactive works from The Last Great Hunt and Sandpit.

The Last Great Hunt's show turned a living room into a live production space, including cardboard props and wall-mounted projection in Bad Baby Jean. Sandpit responded directly to audience comments during A Highly Filtered Picture of Dorian Gray.

The productions were streamed across three nights in May, but can still be watched below!

Thirsty!

By Roshelle Fong
Devised and performed with Daniel Last
Technical Director: David Bergman
Broadcast Director: Khym Scott

A Highly Filtered Picture of Dorian Gray

Co-Directors: Dan Koerner and Sam Haren
Writer: Rachel Perks
Cast: Antoine Jelk, Catherine Văn-Davies and Zoe Barry
Designer: Renate Henschke

Bad Baby Jean

Created and Performed by: Gita Bezard, Adriane Daff, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs and Tim Watts
Composer and Sound Designer: Max Juniper
Technical Director: Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

Australia - Sydney Awards - Live Stats

Best Musical - Top 3

1. MJ THE MUSICAL (Sydney Lyric Theatre)

8% of votes

2. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Gosford Musical Society)

6.9% of votes

3. A CHORUS LINE (Curtain Bounce)

6.3% of votes

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