Itâ??s all shits and giggles until somebody opens their fly? Join Purple Duck, Mia Stanford, Zoe Coombs-Marr and special guests for an hour of messtival madness in the silliest possible style.
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Mia Stanford, Purple Duck, Zoe Coombs-Marr

A carnivalesque soup of poetry and chicken stock for the soul. Integrating poetry with music, games and performance, the Common Cold Poetry Collective is a fun, non-threatening forum for poets to demonstrate their work. Help reinvigorate the oral tradition of poetry and the â??pub poetryâ?? experience.
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Common Cold Poetry Collective

Melbourneâ??s anarchic Black Lung Theatre joins twisted Sydney geniuses Brown Council, Spat+Loogie and Post with four emerging writers to fulfil a highly dubious mission: disrupt the NYWF. Expect daily attacks on the smooth running of the festival - it could be fake discussion panels, fire-alarm evacuation dances or visits from the anti-terror squad. Except it wonâ??t be. But when the volatile... >> read more
Black Lung Theatre, Brown Council, Hugo Bowne-Anderson, Liam Pieper, Post, Spat+Loogie, Zoe Coombs-Marr

Bubbles darling? Cream? Do pass the poet? Spread a blanket over the lawn of your psyche for a picnic breakfast of champagne (sparkling apple juice), strawberries (gelatinous) and enlightening conversation (spoken word). Featuring top-class performers presenting their work away from the seedy pub and lectern.
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Alana Hicks, Andy Jackson, Elf Tranzporter, Kate Barwell, Laura Jean Mckay, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Steve Smart

Join outspoken hiphop / dub purveyors Elf Transporter and DJ Wasabi, experimental performance outfit Business As Usual and manic grime-hop crew The Hobby Whores for a night of lightning lyrics, dirty bass and poetry in mashy motion.
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Business As Usual, Elf Transporter & DJ Wasabi, The Hobby Whores

Itâ??s the end of the festival and time to unwind. Grab a beer and join some ragged-voiced crooners for acoustic tales of heartbreak and bad customer service.
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Eytan Messiah, Leah Flanagan, Paul the Waiter

Citizen Corps by Melissa Bubnic
Written in response to the US Department of Homeland Security terror colour code system, Citizen Corps makes use of the surreal, satirical and theatrical to reveal an insane society governed by fear, division and money.

Containing a nutritious combination of short tasty plays, poetry and songs, indulge yourself at Lunchbox Theatre. The boldest writers, poets... >> read more
Leticia Caceres

Night Shift, by Alida Fellows. Night Shift is a gripping psychological thriller about a crime committed on the streets of Kings Cross.

Citizen Corps by Melissa Bubnic
Written in response to the US Department of Homeland Security terror colour code system, Citizen Corps makes use of the surreal, satirical and theatrical to reveal an insane society governed by fear, division and... >> read more
Leticia Caceres

Navigating by the Moon by Jerome Chau
Moth and Pet break into a womanâ??s home in the hope that they can play out their fetishes of sex and violence. A dark, evocative and moving piece about love and loneliness.

Containing a nutritious combination of short tasty plays, poetry and songs, indulge yourself at Lunchbox Theatre. The boldest writers, poets and singers from across Newcastle and... >> read more
Leticia Caceres

Witness the culmination of the amazing Newspeak experiment - a day-long creative collaboration between musicians, performers and writers. With a mere six hours to create, rehearse and perform, expect adrenalin-fuelled brilliance from some of the country's best. >> read more
Alana Hicks, Newspeak Collective

Spoken word gets mashed with sound and lights at the NYWF cross-platform performance showcase. From cross-dressing sound poetry bunnies to full-frontal audience intimidation, join Australiaâ??s most innovative show-offs as they push the boundaries of what can be done with a microphone.
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Bravo Child, Casio Gloria, Leah Flanagan, Sam Wagon Watson, Team Red feat Jezz Spielman, The Frequency Lab feat Jess Cook, Tomas Ford

"Next up, Rodney the Poet massacring â??Girls Just Wanna Have Funâ??!". That's right, writers, it's karaoke classics mixed with your words out loud. It's you, on stage, freestyling to your favourite Bon Jovi hit. It's the judges selecting the next Spokey Karaoke champion. Choose a track, you're up next.
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Laura Jean Mckay

Itâ??s a rowboat full of freaks and their talking fiddles, riding a drunken storm out into the bay. Out there in the roiling dark with a rusty lantern and a cabaret of fools, theyâ??ll drop anchor and start a-fishing for your soul. Expect a big olâ?? song â??nâ?? dance.
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Mojo Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants, Nina Tzatziki Ambjerg-Pedersen, Slipovitch Orchestra, Sol and the Squeaking Tribe

See the Festival Club transformed into the biggest small press showcase in the Southern hemisphere - and possibly anywhere, ever! Thirty-five publications will be launched at lightning speed: upstairs, downstairs, even under the stairs. Expect champagne, giveaways and spotlight-grabbing shenanigans.
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Andrew Hutchinson, Clementine Ford, James Phelan, Lisa Dempster, Martin Robertson, Ryan Paine

Bring out yer drafts, new stuff and wacky experiments gone right. A dedicated performance session for work that is so close to finished you can smell it. Almost Done! is an exciting showcase of new, in-progress and experimental work by emerging artists.
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Benny Walter, Emma Elita, Kiki, Tom Keily

Bring out yer drafts, new stuff and wacky experiments gone right. A dedicated performance session for work that is so close to finished you can smell it. Almost Done! is an exciting showcase of new, in-progress and experimental work by emerging artists.
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David Finnigan, dkdc Collective, Simon Cox, Tom Keily, Urchin

Welcome the evening as programmed workshoppers make way for unanticipated random brilliance. Upstairs in the Festival Clubâ??s pre-party drawing room. The right Honourable Tom Keily presiding.
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Tom Keily, You

Welcome the evening as programmed workshoppers make way for unanticipated random brilliance. Upstairs in the Festival Clubâ??s pre-party drawing room. The right Honourable Tom Keily presiding.
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Tom Keily, You