Grassroots

Grassroots is Home Grown’s development pathway for new Australian musical theatre.

First launched in 2016, Grassroots creates structured opportunities for writers and creative teams to test, develop and strengthen new work. The program is currently being refreshed for its next national chapter.

More information will be announced soon.

2016
'The Oasis' by Bradley McCaw
'In Stitches" by Steven Kreamer & Alex Giles
'Bettie' by Nicole Melloy & Derek Rowe
'Einstein: Master of the Universe’ by Jess Newman
'Famous' by Amity Dry
'Stealing Picasso' by Joel Paszkowski and Tom Reed

2017
'Sincerely, Yours' by Jason Arrow & Kohan van Sambeeck
'Woman' by Vidya Makan
'The Point of Light' by Amberly Cull & Greg Lavell
'Tan Toey's House' by David Peake
'Dookie: The Musical' by Wade Gregory, Helen Rankin & John Head
'A Sharp Intake of Breath' by Lucy O'Brien

2018
‘The Little Princess’ by Bradley McCaw
‘Unrequited’ by Sally Whitwell & Emma Green
‘The Insatiable Moon’ by Jamie Burgess
‘Beau Wants To Be A Billionaire’ by Jackson Peele & Conor Neylon
‘Fearless’ by Shanon Whitelock
‘Moonlite’ by Gabriel Bergmoser & Daniel Nixon

2019
'Sincerely, Us' by Aysa Garcia & William Hinz
'Falling Forward' by Katie Weston
'The Great Emu War of 1932' by James Court & Simeon Yialeloglou
'The Lonley Leaf' by Christopher Harley
'Flat Earthers: The Musical' by Jean Tong, Lou Wall & James Gales
'Jack Frost: The Musical' by Joseph May-Dessmann

2022
'Bearded' by Sean Donehue & Nick Waxman

Previous Grassroots iterations were supported by the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne.