Welcome to The Parramatta Play Project
About the Project
The Parramatta Play Project is a collaborative, place-based playwriting project that brings together eight writers to create a new, full-length Australian play inspired by Parramatta's layered histories and contemporary identity.
Led by Creative Producer and Director Augusta Supple, the work will be written at various sites across Parramatta and developed through a series of prompts, provocations and collaborative exercises.
Developed in partnership with Baramadagal Knowledge Holders, local cultural organisations and heritage experts, The Parramatta Play Project centres Western Sydney artists.
The Parramatta Play project will commence in February 2026 and will culminate in a reading at The Rex Cramphorn Studio, University of Sydney in April 2026
Our Team
Led by award winning writer and creative producer Augusta Supple, the project brings together an acclaimed team of playwrights, cultural knowledge holders, dramaturgs and actors with deep connections to Western Sydney.
Supporters and Partners
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, is proudly supported by The NSW Government through Create NSW, and by project partners Barabirang Projects, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Museum of History NSW, Parramatta and District Historical Society, National Theatre of Parramatta and Riverside Theatres, Australian Plays Transform, Western Sydney Creative, Western Sydney University's Writing and Society Research Centre, and through a residency at Theatre and Performance Studies, The University of Sydney, and is administered by Auspicious Arts Projects.