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Edwin Kemp Attrill is a theatre artist and activist from Adelaide, South Australia, who has received several awards for his contribution to community arts and cultural development.

Themes[edit]

His work is focused on interactive theatre techniques, community engagement, and social justice themes.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

In 2011 Attrill became the Artistic Director of the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild,[4] one of Australia's longest running amateur theatre companies.[5] He was the first Artistic Director of the Theatre Guild since Chris Drummond. [4]

Attrill was the co-founder and Artistic Director of ActNow Theatre, which he started when he was 17 years old.[6][7][8][9] ActNow Theatre originally created guerrilla-style street theatre performances about social justice issues.[10] It eventually moved into staged work and community-based projects, focusing on community arts and cultural development, and known for its "boal-ian" forum theatre[11] to create interactive and issue-based work. Under Kemp Attrill's role as Artistic Director, ActNow Theatre received multiple awards and federal and state funding.[10]

Attrill's roles on various projects with the company included as director and facilitator of interactive performance Responding to Racism, which received a South Australian Governor's Award for Multiculturalism,[12][13] as one of the executive producers and the director of photography of theatre/film COVID-19 response project Decameron 2.0,[14] and as co-director of co production with Taiwan's Very Theatre called Virtual Intimacy.[15][16][17]

In 2020 Kemp Attrill notified the ActNow Theatre Board that he would not be seeking to renew his contract, citing a focus on “the next stage of his career and professional development”, and leaving the role at the end of 2020.[18][19] He later became the creative director of social enterprise Replay Creative[20][21] which aims to improve access to film and online audiences for local performing arts organizations.[22] In 2023 he worked on a new presentation of the work Virtual Intimacy with Very Theatre for Mix Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [23][24]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marsh, Walter (7 January 2019). "'Space is political': ActNow opens its doors with MakeSpace". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "愛情與永恆 不一定會在一起—專訪《虛擬親密》導演周東彥". 明潮. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Street, Mark; Cantwell, Terry (2024). Art for Peace. Mile End, South Australia: Wakefield Press. p. 58. ISBN 9781923042476.
  4. ^ a b "Edwin Kemp-Atrill, AD Adelaide Theatre Guild". Arts Hub. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "It should be called 'the theatre of love'". InDaily. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Current Winners | Awards Australia". awardsaustralia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ Marsh, Walter (7 January 2019). "'Space is political': ActNow opens its doors with MakeSpace". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ Dexter, John (30 August 2016). "Rehearsing for the Real World with ActNow Theatre". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ Parker, Libby (23 February 2015). "ADELAIDE ARTISTS ACT ON YOUTH ISSUES". Upside Adelaide. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Edwin Kemp Attrill Steps Down as Artistic Director and CEO of ActNow Theatre". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ Parker, Libby (23 February 2015). "Adelaide artists act on youth issues". Upside Adelaide. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Multicultural Affairs". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Responding to Racism". The Wire. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Shutdown artists and companies make the world their stage". InDaily. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Asia TOPA: Virtual Intimacy » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ^ "兩廳院藝術基地計畫 後台搖身創作空間 | 文化 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "劇場讓愛自由 狠劇場新作虛擬親密澳洲首演 | 文化 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  18. ^ "A Message From ActNow Theatre's Chairperson". ActNow Theatre. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  19. ^ "TNA E-NEWS NOVEMBER 2020 | Theatre Network Australia". www.tna.org.au. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  20. ^ "CARCLEW - Skilling Up". Centre for Creative Photography. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Edwin Kemp Attrill". ActNow Theatre. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  22. ^ Sturt, City of Charles (28 October 2022). "Business SA's SAYES Entrepreneurship Program - Edwin Kemp Attrill". City of Charles Sturt. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Virtual Intimacy - 31th MixBrasil Festival | 2023". mixbrasil.org.br. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Virtual Intimacy performs in São Paolo!". ActNow Theatre. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Testimonials". Awards Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Previous Winners". Awards Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  27. ^ "2015 Ruby Awards celebrate the best of SA art". InDaily. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  28. ^ Austlit. "Kirk Robson Award | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  29. ^ "ParlInfo - Australia Council-Report for 2017-18". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Australia Council Awards | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Bruce Pascoe celebrated with Australia Council's Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature". NITV. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Multicultural Affairs". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  33. ^ "Responding to Racism". The Wire. Retrieved 10 June 2021.


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