Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People is searching for a piece of Australian literature
for the company to adapt in 2010 with the view of mounting this work for a national tour
in 2011.
Established in 1997 and based in Sydney, the company’s mission is to produce high
quality theatre programs for young people, their families, teachers and communities
throughout Australia and internationally.
Monkey Baa’s vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as a leader in the
creation of meaningful and innovative theatre for young people, and to engage young
audiences through the telling of Australian stories that entertain, inspire and encourage a
greater understanding of the world and their place in it.
Monkey Baa today enjoys a national reputation for producing quality theatre programs
for young people. The company received the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best
Presentation for Children with its critically acclaimed adaptation of Jackie French’s
Hitler’s Daughter. In 2009 the company will creatively develop & adapt Margaret Wild’s
FOX, tour Sonya Hartnett’s Thursday’s Child and remount Susanne Gervay’s I Am
Jack.
We are seeking a published Australian picture book or novel aimed at young people.
Ideally the work will have powerful themes, strong narrative/plot, interesting characters
and will lend itself to a theatrical adaptation.
It is envisaged the Author and the Company will enter an agreement in 2009 allowing
Monkey Baa to adapt the work in 2010. It is further envisaged that, if both the Author
and the Company are happy with the adaptation, a license will be entered into, allowing
the Company to produce the work for a national tour in 2011.
If you have or know of a suitable work please feel free to email a synopsis of the book
together with an author biography by 1st March 2009 to:
The Creative Directorate
Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People Ltd
info@monkeybaa.com.au
At this stage we would ask authors, agents and publishers to please NOT send picture
books or novels.
Monkey Baa will compile a shortlist and request a copy of the published work in March
2009 for further consideration.
For more information about Monkey Baa please visit www.monkeybaa.com.au