Beatrix Christian is an Australian

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and screenwriter. Beatrix Christian graduated from

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

in 1991, and her first play, "Spumante Romantica", was produced the next year by the Griffin Theatre in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

. Her 1994 play, '' Blue Murder'' performed at both

Belvoir St Theatre Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia, originally known as Company B. Its artistic director is Eamon Flack. The theatre comprises two performing spaces: the Upstairs Theatre and the small ...

and Eureka! Theatre, won the Sydney Theatre of Critics’ circle award for the best new play. She was also nominated for both an Australian Writers Guild and NSW Premiere's Literary Award for her 1997 play, ''The Governor’s Family''. The following year she won the Australian National Playwright's Conference New Dramatists’ Award. She has worked as a writer for the

Sydney Theatre The Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay is a theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The theatre is on Hickson Road at Walsh Bay, west of The Wharf Theatre, opposite Pier 6/7 on Walsh Bay. It seats up to 896 people. Originally named as the S ...

since 2001 and, in addition to her own work, has adapted other plays, including Ibsen's ''A Doll's House''. Christian wrote the screenplay for the 2006 Ray Lawrence film ''

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'', which she adapted from the short story, "So Much Water So Close to Home", by

Raymond Carver Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, '' Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?'', in 1976. His breakout collection, '' What We Talk About ...

. She worked on the 2018 TV mini-series, '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'', as script writer for four episodes and script producer for all six.

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