WAYTCo’s 24Hour Play Generator

Featuring WA’s freshest new talent, this hi-octane short works incubator takes stories from concept to page to stage in just 24 hours! The results are yours to see for one night only.

Under exquisite pressure, emerging writers work for 12 hours straight to create fresh-out-of-the-oven 10-minute plays. At the end of the day, six winning plays are selected. In a new twist on WAYTCo’s signature event, the winning short works are issued to six professional directors six days prior to ‘Development and Performance Day’ (D-Day). This way the directors have the chance to get their head around the new writing. On D-Day, the following Saturday, the directors will work intensively with WAYTCo-member casts for 12 hours to bring the short plays to life.

At the 24th hour, the audience arrives to enjoy six world premieres in one evening: The newest and freshest work in the country! 2022’s directors included an outstanding line-up of WA’s established artist talent: Alex Steffensen, Brendan Hanson, Haydon Wilson, Alicia Osyka, Geordie Crawley and Frances Barbe. New 2023 line-up will be announced shortly.

Fuelled by the determination of young blood, don’t miss WA’s next generation of artists rising to the challenge!

The excitement promises to be infectious…