TenX10
2016 - 2022
BTC ARTS SHED, GOLDEN SQUARE
As time has gone by and attention spans have grown shorter, there has been a desire in theatre for something a bit more bite sized for both the performers and the audiences.
About the Show
As time has gone by and attention spans have grown shorter, there has been a desire in theatre for something a bit more bite sized for both the performers and the audiences. So running times dwindled from three acts to two acts, two acts to one and then in comes the ten-minute play.
Bendigo Theatre Company’s annual TenX10 Season casts a huge net out to writers, directors and performers who want to try their hand at something new. With no barrier to age, gender or experience – TENx10 offers participants the ability to experience the many aspects of theatre within a smaller time commitment – and it’s a great way to meet a whole group of folks who are enjoying being involved in the theatre experience.
Audiences leave the TenX10 Season laughing, crying and thinking, with such a broad season drawing from such a wide range of stimulus paired with performers and directors who get the chance to flex their creative muscles. What’s not to love?
2022
Gown
Writer: Robert Weibezahl
Director: Thomas Moore
Cast: Laura Sheridan, Lenka Schirmer, Elaina Welsh
Upgrade
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Dana Elgar, Ava Rathbone
Change Time
Writer – Merryn Redenbach and Zara Jones
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Zara Jones, Stania Tresize and Angelique Whitehouse
My Sister in a Pale Blue Egg
Writer – DJ Cahan
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Lucy Kitching
Hide and Seek
Writer – Lee Lawing
Director – Daniel Soncin
Cast – Ky Kearin and Lisa Martin
Touchless
Writer – Paula Armstrong
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Laura Sheridan and Luke Hickmott
The Quiet Carriage
Writer – Benjamin MacEllen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Penny Loader, Felix Oni, Ava Rathbone and Kerry Turpie
Coming to Town
Writer – Keith Whalen
Director – Paul Henshall
Cast – Julie Drake, Graeme Murray and Jacob Baird
The Chosen One
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Declan Jones, Lisa Martin, Bridget Nally, Ryan Peterson and Hayden Wilkinson
Things That Go Bump in the Bite
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Kristine Von Hilderbrandt
Cast – Ky Kearin, Emma Kelly, Liv Ryan and Sophia Walker
2021
Second Act, Second Helpings
Writer: John Mabey
Director: Lewis Adams
Cast: Michelle di Camillo, Paul Henshall
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Writer – Craig Gustafson
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Grin and Bear It
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Alex Ridnell, Kate Verbeek
Mum’s the Word
Writer – Maripat Allen
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Eldo Simon
Astronomical Connection
Writer – Michael Leach
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Mason Hingston
Kismet
Writer – Julie Cunningham
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Lewis Adams, Elaina Bell, Graeme Murray
Google Classroom
Writer – Sharon Newth
Director – Maddie McGregor
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Elaina Bell, Rebecca Coles, Georgia Skinner, Olivia Wilke
Dear Lisa
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Lisa Martin, Lenka Schirmer, Ross Simmons
Coming to You Live
Writer – Laurie Allen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Jake Russell, Olivia Wilke
The Near Distant Future
Writer – Mark Harvey
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Sharon Newth, Ross Simmons
2020
Vote for Me
Writer: Kel Vance
Director: Sam Archer
Cast: Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
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Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Barb Billings
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Carel Fourie, Lucy Mills, Sharon Newth, Georgia Skinner
A Moment of Clarity
Writer – Philip Middleton Williams
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Roger Huthnance, Brad Madden
Dolls
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Juliana Cafarella, Jenni Jenkins
Family Business
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Morgan McDermott, Daniel Williams
Filth
Writer – Shannon Murdoch
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Georgia Campbell, Jozie Robinson
Gay Expectations
Writer – Garrett F Dulton
Director – Kimmie Godfrey
Cast – Connor Cantwell, Jamie Morgan, Bridget Nally, Olivia Ryan
Pronouns
Writer – Rachel Nightingale
Director – Max Harris
Cast – Sally Lansdowne, Chris Lightfoot, Kade Lightfoot, Lisa Martin
Rainbow’s End
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Lucy Mills, Ross Simmons
The Bendigo Committee for Manhole Covers
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Lewis Adams, Rebecca Coles, Duane Freestone, Elliott Jacobs, Chris Lightfoot, Georgia Skinner
The Last Song
Writer – Benjamin S MacEllen
Director – Melanie Thoren
Cast – Jacob Baird, Graeme Murray, Ryan Peterson, Jake Russell, Hayden Wilkinson
2019+
A Great Day for a Funeral
Writer: Julie Cunningham
Director: Stania Tresize
Cast: Liz Edwards, Lucy Grimes, Graeme Murray, Craig Sheppard, Ralph Shippard, Ross Simmons
The Math
Writer – Michael J Leach
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Shantara Johnstone, Isobel Kingdon, Ryan Peterson
The Architect’s Last Evening
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Steven Fleiner
Cast – Sarah Osbourne, Ralph Shipard
Digital Life
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Jess Hill, Roger Huthnance, Elliott Jacobs, Bevan Madden, Ebony Watts
Chewing the Fat
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Kristen Beever
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Rebecca Coles
Tigerland
Writer – Mark Bolton
Director – Madi Churchill
Cast – Jacob Baird, Barb Billings, Liz Edwards, Natalie Hercus, Elliott Jacobs, Isobel Kingdon, Stania Tresize
The Problem With Philosophy
Writer – Wendy Dunn
Director – Mary Pomfret
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Tristan Gillet-Oerlemans, Thomas Moore
Vote for Me
Writer – Kel Vance
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Close Enough
Writer – Louise Woodward
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Monique Kerr, Jamie Morgan, Cedar-Rose Russell, David Somerton
It’s Not Me… It’s You
Writer – Katie Lee
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Sian Fowler, Jake Russell
Sludge
Writer – Mary White
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Penny Baird, Barb Billings, Julie Drake, John Moore, Jamie Morgan, Craig Sheppard, Ross Simmons
2019
A Date with Death
Writer: Steven Hayet
Director: Stephanie Slatyer
Cast: Seamus Allan, Jecinta Arulsuthan, Cedar-Rosie Russell
Anna by Lamplight
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Ralph Shipard
Cast – Erin Collins, Bevan Madden, Thomas Moore
The Locked Door
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Ebony Watts
Cast – Richard Atkins, Ally Bedson, Pearl Salmon-Watson, Ebony Watts
Swing Thought
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Carolyn Staszkiewicz, Ross Simmons, Stephanie Willis
The Interview
Writer – Ian Hart
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Brown, Graeme Murray, Julia Braszell
Cross Purposes
Writer – Lois Angus
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Barb Billings, Lisa Martin, Pam Martin, Margaret McDowell, Lenka Schirmer, Stania Tresize
A Nice, Gentle Invasion
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Kody Austin
Cast – Madi Churchill, Rebecca Coles, Bridget Glozier, Ian Hart, Ross Simmons
I’ve Got Something to Say
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Catherine Moore
Cast – Brad Madden, Daniel Williams
Ragout
Writer – Audrey Farthing
Director – Cedar-Rosie Russell
Cast – Julie Drake, Jordan French, Alex Short
Mirror Image
Writer – Seamus Allan
Director – Tayla Ham
Cast – Lucy Grimes, Jacob Amarant
The Rich History and Ample Cultural Attractions of Bendigo, Victoria
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Mason Hingston
Cast – Jacob Baird, Kelsey Oberin, Thomas Moore
2018
Waiting for Gary
Writer: Mark Bolton
Director: Vanessa Bate
Cast: Edwina Wallace-Smith, Mason Hingston, Lucy Mills
Love on the Line
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Charlee Harris, Amilee Myson, Daniel Soncin
Two Men, One Frypan
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Theo Dickons, Damien Hurrell
Myra
Writer – Bryan Harnetiaux
Director – Mary White
Cast – Lisa Martin, John Moore
Time
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Anne Henshall
Cast – Georgia Jones, Claire Sexton, Carolyn Staszkiewicz
A Shapeshifter? Me?
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Thomas Hodge
Cast – Jacob Baird, Wendy Brown, Tara Glozier, Casey Lodge, Daniel Soncin
Long Time Child, First Time Father
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Bradley Chivell, Natalie Hercus, Katie McMillan
Slick Dame
Writer – Kay Phillips
Director – Bevan Madden
Cast – Seamus Allan, Jacob Baird, Amy Vaux, Julia Wellard
Mission
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Sharon Newth, Lenka Schirmer
My Perfect Mate
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Ian Hart, Daniel Williams
2017
Mindsets
Writer: Chris Pedler
Director: Maddy McGennisken
Cast: Lachy Geary, Brodie Wilson, Wendy Brown
The Visitors
Writer – Bernadette Rule
Director – Julian Regan
Cast – Catherine Moore, an Hart, Kerry Turpie, Sharon Newth
Stuck in the Middle
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Claire Sexton
Cast – Judy Chalmers, Paul Henshall, Stania Tresize
No Sequel
Writer – Rachel Nightingale
Director – Mary Pomfret
Cast – Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Turpie
Restaurant Romeo
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Chris Emond
Cast – Ben Fitzgerald, Charlee Harris, Emily Holmes, Ky Kearin, Shantara Johnstone, Zach Fitzpatrick
Inn-Communicado
Writer – Wendy Collishaw, Sherri Donnelly
Director – Mary White
Cast – Amy McMillan, Claire Lewington, Max Harris, Mel Wells, Julie Maree
The Biscuit Protocol
Writer – Ian Hart
Director – Marie-Claire Tchernomoroff
Cast – Conor Cunningham, Peter Barker, Robert Tchernomoroff, Sheryn Long
Goodnight
Writer – Mark and Penny Bolton
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Katie McMillan, Shane Cook
The Funeral
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Barb Billings
Cast – Anne Henshall, John Moore, Peter Peterson, Thomas Hodge, Thomas Merrett
Inner Child
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Alicia Barker
Cast – Bailey Matheson, Harry Goldsmith, Lucy Grimes, Macklin Wellard, Rhylee Kopania, Seamus Allan, Stania Tresize, Jordan French
2016
A Friendly Chat
Writer: Julie Thomson
Director: Carolyn Huthnance-Staszkiewicz
Cast: Ross Simmons, Penny Baird, Jacob Baird
A Postcard from My Black Dog
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Megan Riedl
Cast – Bjorn Worpel, Alise Amarant
Goodbye Grandpa
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Vern Wall
Cast – Alicia Barker, Daryl Headlam, Wendy Brown
Meaningless
Writer – James Ellen
Director – Mark Kearney
Cast – Jamie Morgan, Shane O’Loughlin, Lyndon Morley, Shannon Brown
Symphony Treno per Pendolari
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Maree Kennedy
Cast – All Cast
The Babyboomer’s Lament
Writer – Mary White
Director – Vanessa Bate
Cast – Peter Barker, Shane O’Loughlin, Simone Cutting
The Potato Sack
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Chris Pedler
Cast – Jordan French, Laura-Jane Leach, Wendy Brown, Loretta Kingston-Brown
The Swear Shop
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Conor Cunningham
Cast – Craig Sheppard, Daryl Headlam
They Use Violence, We Use Force
Writer – Shane Worrell
Director – Ellen-Kate Waayers
Cast – Shane O’Loughlin, Ian Hart, Sharon Newth
Touché
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Sheryn Long
Cast – Abe Watson, Claire Sexton, Halina Hall