Portfolio

2021 TWC Meets the Artist

An in-conversation webinar series with Australian Artists

Producer & Convener/ Host

The Women's Club, Sydney

2021 Women in Music recital series

Six evening concerts featuring leading and emerging music talent across all genres.

Co-Convener & partnership manager

The Women's Club, Sydney

2013 Singled Out

Multi-playwright Project inspired by solo-living

Creative Producer and Director

Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre

2008-2010 Brand Spanking New

New Writing Festival

Season Artistic Director & Director
New Theatre, Newtown

2010 Stories From the 428 & (Selected) Stories from the 428

Multi-playwright Project inspired by bus travel 

Creative Producer and Director

Sidetrack Theatre & Sydney Fringe, Marrickville

2010 The Boiler Room Series

Four new Australian Plays

Producer

Sydney Fringe, Factory Theatre

2010 Blueprint Residency Program

New devised works in progress showcase

Queen St Studio, Chippendale

2009 - 2010 Off the Shelf Residency Program

New text-based works in progress showcase

Queen St Studio, Chippendale

2007 Meta.Mor/phases

A showcase of new written and devised works by Sydney-based artists

Brave New Theatre Company, PACT

 2022 Currency House Platform Paper Launch University of Sydney: School of Literature, Arts and Media “Arts, Culture and Country”

2021 Western Sydney University - Lecture

Dept Humanities: Creative Industries 

“Passion, Policy and Partnerships”

2020 The Women's Club: Political Arts Science and Media

A discussion about the Arts and Theatre during the time of Covid. In conversation with Sue Donnelly, Executive Producer, Belvoir Theatre.

2020 TAFE NSW: Professional Development Day

Keynote speaker

“The Future of the Creative Industries”

2019 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 

Guest speaker

“Cheers to 25 years: toast to the outsider artists”

2019 Coffs Harbour Coast International Women's Day 

Keynote speaker: 

“Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”

2018 Create NSW: The Expert Exchange:

• Collaborative Giving 

               107 Projects, Redfern

• Philanthropy – more than the ask

               Riverside Theatre, Parramatta

2016 Sydney Fringe: Culture Warriors

Panel: Wesley Enoch, Kerri Glasscock, Anna McMahon, Rhianna Walcott, Sam Holt, Chloe Wolifson

Host: Augusta Supple

Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst

2015 Rose Scott Womens Writers Festival

Writing Fiction – Writing History  

Panel: Libby Gleeson, Dr Lisa Murray, Augusta Supple

The Women's Club, Sydney

2015 Yoke/ Sydney Fringe: 

The Ultimate Juggling Act

Panel: Emma Magenta, Kerri Glasscock, Emilya Colliver, Phyllis Foundis

Host: Augusta Supple

5 Eliza Street, Newtown

2014 Currency House – Platform Paper Launch: Take me to your Leader by Wesley Enoch 

Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst

2012 NSW Writers’ Centre Playwrights Festival
Fringe Benefits

Panel: Augusta Supple, Jane Phegan, Leland Keane & Drew Fairly

Reviewers Vs The Reviewed

Panel: Kevin Jackson, John McCallum, Diana Simmonds, Kate Mulvany, Van Badham, Katherine Thompson & Lachlan Philpott

2009 Launch of “Short Circuit” publication

Panellist “Small Plays, Big Ideas”

Griffin Theatre

2012 Sonic Tales

That Night We Lost Jenny by Vanessa Bates

Basketcase by Katie Pollock

Eastside Radio

2012 Griff-fringe

Boys Night Out by Luke Carson

Basket Case, by Katie Pollock 

Griffin, SBW Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst

2011 I Contain Multitudes

 iSpiderman by Noelle Janaczewska

A Cleansing Force by Donna Abela

Ariadne by Verity Laughton

The World’s Tiniest Monkey by Vanessa Bates

A Child Into the World by Catherine Zimdahl

Narcissus by Hilary Bell

Sex-Ed by Ned Manning

Old 505 Theatre, Surry Hills

2011 Women, Power Culture - Then and Now

That Night We Lost Jenny by Vanessa Bates, 

The Sex Act by Alana Valentine 

New Theatre, Newtown

2011 Cut & Paste

Belly Ache by Phil Spencer,

Bondi Pavillion Theatre, Bondi Beach

2010 Brand Spanking New, New Theatre

Black and White by Ned Manning
The Pursued, the Pursuing, the Busy and the Tired by Tim Spencer
Chicom by Kate Mulvany

2010 Stories From the 428 & (Selected) Stories from the 428

The 428 Song by Tahli Corin

Fallen Fighters by Tahli Corin
Bethlehem by Kit Brookman, 

It was raining all afternoon… by Kit Brookman

Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville

2009 Brand Spanking New

The Bermuda Love Triangle by Patrick Lenton
The Return by Jonathan Gavin

New Theatre

2010 Wolf Lullaby by Hilary Bell 

Four Storeys Productions, 

Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst

2008 Airsick by Emma Frost

Australian Premiere

Director

New Directions, New Theatre, Newtown

2008 Double Bill by Christopher Durang

Naomi in the Living Room by Christopher Durang

Director 

Mardi Gras, Newtown Theatre

2007 Sexual Perversity in Prague by Toby Levins

Director

Short & Sweet Gala, Seymour Centre

2006 Barren by Mark Hill

Director

Unhinged Play Festival, Merrigong Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong

2018 Haunted Love: Elinor Glyn's Cautionary Tale

Guelph Guild of Storytellers

Guelph City Museum

2010 Boxed Carnation 

dir: Danielle O’Keefe, 

The Colour Blind Project, Tap Gallery

2011 Boxed Carnation

dir: Gavin Roach, 

Cut & Paste, Old Fitzroy Hotel

2009  A Letter to the Man I’ll Never Kiss 

dir: Sally Blackwood, 

Imagine Festival, Cleveland Street Theatre

2008 Interrupting Grace

dir:Nick Curnow 

Brand Spanking New, New Theatre

A Difference of Opinion

dir: Morgan Healy 

Metamor/phases, PACT

Between the Nest and the Sky

dir: Felicity Nicol 

Metamor/phases, 

PACT Theatre, Erskineville

2006 The Comfort of Old Slippers

PACT Theatre., Erskineville & TINA Festival, Newcastle

2003 Recipe

Fresh Cuts, 

PACT Theatre, Erskineville

Shopfront Youth Arts, Carlton

2002 A Party

Fresh Cuts

PACT Theatre, Erskineville

Shopfront Youth Arts, Carlton

2002 The Question 

Zing Festival, PACT

2001 Healing All Wounds

Vacant Room, PACT 

 A Frog Named Sam

Story and play written by Augusta Supple

Music & Lyrics written by Ben Rudnick & Friends

Sam is a rock star frog (a rock frog) who has been on a ‘round the world tour. Sam comes home incredibly tired and grumpy to find that his beloved pond is in disrepair. Just at that moment, Tripp, an alien, crash lands in the pond, which makes Sam even grumpier.

Ultimately Tripp offers to take Sam on a trip through the galaxy to learn how to repair his pond.

Boston Children's Theatre, Boston

Home Is Where Your Honey Is

Written by Barb Bryce, Sue Smith and Augusta Supple

Music & Lyrics written by Sue Smith with Jeff Bird

 Welcome to Calendula Meadow, where, since the Great Honey Agreement of 1964, bees and bears work side by side.  The sudden return of Zolita reminds everyone to step up their game, but are they are too busy to heed her warnings of trouble on the horizon?

When Mermaids Sing

Written by Barb Bryce, Shannon KIngsbury, Sue Smith & Augusta Supple

Music & Lyrics written by Sue Smith, with Jeff Bird and Shannon Kingsbury

"When Mermaids Sing” follows the tale of two competing journalists on the path to find a story good enough to save their respective newspaper and TV station. 

Oh Little Planet

Written by Barb Bryce, Sue Smith and Augusta Supple
Music by Sue Smith, Jeff Bird, Shannon Kingsbury

Somewhere far, far out in the Universe, a Perseid Meteor Dance interrupts the Grand Council Meeting of the Six Intergalactic Ruling Nations.  

Who Put Out the Lights?
written by Barb Bryce, Sue Smith and Augusta Supple
music by Sue Smith with Jeff Bird

Inspired by the magic of the Northern Lights, Who Put Out the Lights? is an exploration of the powerful forces which rule the sky.

Other Collaborations with Sue Smith and Barb Bryce include:

Hullaballo at the Grand Old Tree                   

The Land of Hue

A Little Bit of Thunder

The End of Something Bigg

You Should Be Dancing

Ruby Tuesday and the Carpet Ride

2022 Voices at the Market

A multi-playwright work developed for the Twin Cities by the fellows of the Playwrights’ Center 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Playwrights: L.Q. Xu , Johanna Keller Flores, Minghao Tu, Francisca Da Silveira and Tylie Shider.

2018 Playwriting Workshop - rapid write

Open to beginners and experienced writers, this workshop was focused on responding to prompts and provocations to kickstart creativity.

Guelph Little Theatre, Canada

2014 Playwriting Bootcamp

A play-starter bootcamp for anyone who is stuck in where to start writing their new play. 

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Liverpool

2013 Write Here/ Write Now

Structured collaborative writing via prompts and provocations.

Playwrights include Melita Rowston, Guy Birks, James Pike, Alli Sebastian Wolf, Melissa Lee Speyer, Luke Carson, Jasper Marlow, Carolyn Burns, Georgia Symons, Grace de Morgan.

Queen Street Studio, Chippendale

2012 Platonic by 7-On

Ollie by Verity Laughton

Melody by Verity Laughton

Todd Prefers Red by Vanessa Bates
Two Drifters by Vanessa Bates
Cuckoo by Hilary Bell
It's Platonic Baby by Catherine Zimdahl
A Rose by Any Other Name by Ned Manning
Stella Started It by Donna Abela
Robinson by Noelle Janaczewska
Gary by Noelle Janaczewska 

NIDA Independent Theatre Residency, NIDA

2009-2011 Off the Shelf & Blueprint development residencies, Queen Street Studios

 Gravity Waves by Will Snow
Harpoon by Bridget Price
Retale by Patrick Lenton
a road maybe, at night maybe by Kit Brookman,
Boxing Day by Phil Spencer

 Of the Causes of Wonderful Things by Talya Rubin,
Wretched Excess by Stephen Graham
Zetland by Jasper Marlow
Combat Fatigue by Alison Rooke

 Sexy Tales of Paleontology by Patrick Lenton
Peace at Last written by John AD Fraser
The Hideous Demise of Detective Slate by Alli Sebastian Wolf
Late Night Infomercials by Brooke Robinson

Small Life by Zoe Hogan
Unhinged in Hornsby by Andy Leonard
In the Company of Dead Cats by Emrys Quin,
Crushed by Melita Rowston

Playwriting Australia 

2012-2014 - Script Assessor

2011 Assistant Dramaturg - National Playwrights Festival

2020 Bernard Zuel's House Music

"What is keeping Augusta Supple Happy During the Great Confinement"

www.bernardzuel.net

2009- 2014 Blogging 

Theatre reviews/ arts commentary and artistic responses www.augustasupple.com

 2013 Australian Theatre Forum, Canberra

ATF Commentator (Live-Blogger/Twitter) 

 2011 Australian Theatre Forum, Brisbane

ATF Commentator (Live-Blogger) 

2011 AWG’s Storyline

Contributing Writer 

Outspoken “Raw Sexism at Play”

Australian Writers Guild

2009 New Matilda

Arts Writer – “Who’s Directing the Gender Politics in OZ Theatres?” www.newmatilda.com

2007 - 2010 Australian Stage

Contributing Writer 

Reviews & Feature articles and interviews

www.australianstage.com

2007 AussieTheatre.com

Weekly Columnist  "Friday Thoughts "

www.aussietheatre.com

2007 Artshub 

Monthly Columnist

Return to Oz www.artshub.com.au 

2022 Advisory Committee

Rose Scott Women's Writers Festival 

The Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival was established in 2013. The RSWWF showcases the rich diversity of genres in which contemporary Australian women writers explore issues of personal, social and political concern. The Festival features Australian women writers of fiction and non-fiction, in print, performance, film and electronic media. Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival has established itself as one of the most significant literary festivals on Sydney’s cultural calendar. 

2020 - Present Board Member, 

The Women's Club, Sydney

2015- 2020 Ordinary Member, 

The Women's Club, Sydney

The Women’s Club was founded in 1901 by a group of women who refused to allow the restrictions placed on them to stand in the way of their determination to fully participate in public life. 

Events with prominent guest speakers remain highlights on the Club calendar and our Circles (a drawcard from the beginning), continue to cater to interests spanning the arts, architecture, social justice, technology and everything in between.

Once a meeting place for leading light organisations including the National Council of Women, Feminist Club and Women’s Civic League, The Women’s Club continues this tradition by hosting associations that support women.

2009 - 2014 Shopfront Youth Co-Op

Board member, Board secretary

Carlton Parade, Carlton

Founded in 1976, Shopfront is known for daring, adventurous and socially relevant work with Young People across Australia and Internationally and are still the only dedicated youth-led arts organisation in the Southern Sydney and Illawarra region. 

2023 Romanian Australian Anthology

My contribution is a short piece called "Played List." Inspired by The Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen, this is a list of music recommended to me by those I love, or loved, or admired. 

English Editor: Sue Crawford
Illustrations: Luminita Lou Serbanescu Art
NWG President: Carol Amos  

expression 2: Writing Parramatta

 In "Going to Ground" Joseph Conrad inspires a reckoning between a poet and an historian with the epitaph ‘Your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.’ Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness 

Writing Parramatta 2021 was supported by a City of Parramatta Council Creative Economy Grant. As part of the project, NWG published Parramatta stories, poems and images digitally via nwg-inc.com.

2022 Romanian Australian Anthology

"Move On" explores the practicality of love - within the bounds of time, place and real-estate - and is inspired by Proust's observation:

“Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade."

English Editor: Sue Crawford
Illustrations: Luminita Lou Serbanescu Art
NWG President: Carol Amos  

2020 These Tiny Threads Remind Me: Written in the time of Covid

Four of my poems are published in this anthology, two of them were made into street art stencils:

• The Last Time I Saw You
• Keep It Simple
• This Street
• Keep Moving