The Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney is experimenting with an interesting approach to promote their latest production by allowing readers of certain blogs, including this one, to win one of five double passes to the show.

The show is The Modern International Dead and they describe it thusly:

Against a backdrop of miraculous visions and terrible repercussions in Rwanda, secret facilities in Iraq, landmines in Cambodia and political cleansing in East Timor comes the extraordinary stories of some very unique Australians setting out to bring relief and assistance to a troubled world.

…One of the many characters played by a cast including Belinda McClory, Ian Meadows and Colin Moody is ROD BARTON, a specialist in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Australia’s former weapons inspector in Iraq and advisor to DR HANS BLIX at the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) until the outbreak of the second Gulf War in March 2003. His story revealed some of the secrets behind the fruitless search for Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. It is a gripping tale.

Given the content, using blogs like this for promotion is probably a pretty smart idea.  Maybe they’ll try paid advertising next!

So here’s what you have to do:

Win a double pass to a preview of The Modern International Dead. Simply email info@griffintheatre.com.au now and quote ‘THE ROAD TO SURFDOM WIN PREVIEW TICKET’ to go into the draw. Valid for previews only and subject to availability.

Good luck, and if you go, tell us what you think of the play….