2005 FESTIVAL WRAP UP The 2005 World Interplay Festival culminated in two weeks of culture, theatre, writing and understanding in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Representatives from 27 different countries had an intense two weeks in sunny Townsville where aesthetics were challenged, understanding was stretched, scripts were scrutinized, and the playwright was celebrated. 36 young playwrights attended from countries including Australia, the US, Greece, Croatia, Iceland, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan. In addition another 21 tutors (from some of the most prestigious theatre companies on the planet), attended from countries including Australia, the US, England, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Netherlands, Mexico and New Zealand. QUOTES FROM DELEGATES AND TUTORS “Shoot yourself our of a cannon if you can’t make the flight- just get there. No excuses. I’m a better person, playwright and cultural ambassador just for spending two weeks talking about everything I know and don’t know. There are no better two weeks!” - Ben Noble, Playwright Delegate, 2005. “Interplay has had a profound effect for me personally as a dramaturg in terms of my confidence and working methods. It is two of the finest weeks of a lifetime dramaturgically and socially. Through interplay I have made wonderful friends and formed ( in terms of my work) an invaluable international dramaturgy network that provides a community in the face of isolation in playwright development in my own country. New Zealand. I can think of no better thing for a playwright of dramaturg to do in the world.” - Mark Amery, Tutor, 2005. “It is young and energetic. It is a festival that created new dynamics and innovations in writing for performance at the high professional level and universal scale” - Nguyen Thi Mai Mai, Playwright Delegate, 2005.