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Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in
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. Founded in 1979, it is the resident theatre company at the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. the artistic director is Declan Greene.


Artistic directors

*Declan Greene (2020–present) *
Lee Lewis Lee Lewis (born 1970) is an Australian theatre director. Early life and education Lewis was born in 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was a child. Lewis trained as an actor at Columbia University in New Y ...
(August 2012–2020) * Sam Strong (2010–2012) * Nick Marchand (2006–2010) *
David Berthold David Berthold is an Australian theatre and festival director, who has also been artistic director of several major Australian arts organisations. Early life and education David Berthold was born in Maitland, New South Wales. He spent some ye ...
(2003–2006) *Ros Horin (1992–2003) *Ian Watson *Peter Kingston (inaugural artistic director)


History

Founded in 1979 its original founders were Peter Carmody,
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, Eadie Kurzer, Jenny Laing-Peach, and Rosemarie Lenzo. The organisation held its first meetings in Laing-Peach's cottage in Griffin Street,
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. Their first project was to present the Irish play ''
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'' by James Patrick Donleavy at the Kirk Gallery in Cleveland Street, Surry Hills on 6 April 1979. The first Artistic Director was Peter Kingston who served until the appointment of Ian B Watson in 1988. For the 1984 season the company was awarded The Sydney Critic's Circle Award for "the most significant contribution to theatre that year." In 1986 The SBW Foundation Purchased the Stables Theatre and offered the company a lifetime rent-free lease. The theatre focuses on "all-Australia" talent and works.
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and
Jacqueline McKenzie Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian film and stage actress. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, McKenzie attended Wenona School in North Sydney, New South Wales, North Sydney until 1983 then moved to Pymb ...
began their professional careers at Griffin. The films ''
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'', '' The Boys'', and '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (which later spun off into the television series ''
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'') were based on plays produced by Griffin. ''
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'', Australia's most produced contemporary play, also started at the company.


Programs


The Batch Festival

In 2018 Griffin launched an annual experimental theatre festival, the Batch Festival. It is a three-week festival featuring multiple shows each day, curated to highlight emerging artists. It was paused in 2021 owing to the
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.


Griffin Independent and Griffin Special Extras

Running since 2004 (then called Griffin Stablemates), in parallel to Griffin's own mainstage season of new Australian plays, Griffin Independent is an annual season of 5–6 new plays presented by independent theatre companies. In 2018, Griffin Independent was updated to Special Extras.


Awards


Griffin Award

Bestowed annually since 1998, the Griffin Award is offered to the most outstanding new work as read and judged by a panel appointed by Griffin. The award comes with a $10,000 cash prize. One stipulation on entry is that all works submitted have not been performed or produced prior. * 1998 – Catherine Zimdahl for ''Clark in Sarajevo'' * 1999 –
Neil Cole Neil Cole (born 1 March 1972) is an English television presenter, comedian, radio broadcaster and actor. Early life Cole was born in Bristol in 1972, lived in Allendale, New Jersey, USA as a child, and attended King Edward Grammar School in ...
for ''Alive at Williamstown Pier'' * 2000 – Ian Wilding for ''Below'' * 2001 – Verity Laughton for ''Burning'' * 2002 – Noelle Janacsewska for ''Songket'' and Patrick Van der Werf for ''Presence'' * 2003 –
Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor and writer. He is known for his lead role in 2024 television series ''Plum'' that he created, based on his 2021 novel of the same name. Early life and education Brendan Cowell was born in Sydney and grew u ...
for ''Rabbit'' * 2004 –
Debra Oswald Debra Oswald (born 1959) is an Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio, fiction and children's fiction. In 2008 her ''Stories in the Dark'' won Best Play in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She created and was head writer of th ...
for ''Mr Bailey's Minder'' * 2005 – Ian Wilding for ''The Carnivores'' * 2006 – Mary Rachel Brown for ''Australian Gothic'' * 2007 – Damien Millar for '' Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures'' * 2008 – Glace Chase for ''Whore'' * 2009 –
Lachlan Philpott Lachlan Philpott (born 20 March 1972) is an Australian theatre writer, director, and teacher. He graduated from the University of New South Wales (BA Hons Theatre and Film), the Victorian College of the Arts (Post-Grad Dip, Directing Theatre), and ...
for ''
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'' * 2010 –
Aidan Fennessy Aidan Fennessy (died 13 September 2020) was an Australian playwright, stage director and actor, known for his work with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), where he was at one time associate director. Fennessy's career began in Melbourne in th ...
for ''Brutopia'' * 2011 – Glace Chase for ''A Hoax'' * 2012 – Vivienne Walshe for ''This is Where We Live'' * 2013 – Donna Abela for ''Jump for Jordan'' * 2014 – Angus Cerini for ''The Bleeding Tree'' * 2015 – Stephen Carleton for ''The Turquoise Elephant'' * 2016 –
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for ''The Zen of Table Tennis'' * 2017 – David Finnigan for ''Kill Climate Deniers'' * 2018 –
Suzie Miller Susan "Suzie" Miller (born ) is an Australian playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and lawyer. She has written over 40 plays, first coming to notice in 2008 for ''Reasonable Doubt'', which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her best-k ...
for ''On the Face of It (Prima Facie)'' * 2019 – Mark Rogers for ''Superheroes'' * 2020 - Dylan Van Den Berg for ''way back when''


Griffin Studio

Griffin Studio is a year-long residency for directors, writers and dramaturgs with the company, established in 2011. It is awarded annually to one or more applicants.


Lysicrates Prize

Founded in 2015, the Lysicrates Prize is awarded annually to a play and is described as a "philanthropic initiative presented by The Lysicrates Foundation and produced by Griffin Theatre Company". The inaugural prize was won by Steve Rodgers for his play ''Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam''.


Incubator Fellowship

In 2020 the company partnered with
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to form the Incubator – NSW Theatre (Emerging) Fellowship program (aka Incubator Fellowship). Shortlisted fellows complete a three-month incubator program for emerging playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, designers and composers to work with the company. One of the fellows is then chosen to receive $30,000 to "pursue a self-directed program of professional development in Australia or overseas". ;Winners * 2020: Ang Collins * 2021: Happy Feraren * 2022: Eve Beck


Suzie Miller Award

The Suzie Miller Award was established in 2024 for mid-career playwrights, named in honour of Australian playwright
Suzie Miller Susan "Suzie" Miller (born ) is an Australian playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and lawyer. She has written over 40 plays, first coming to notice in 2008 for ''Reasonable Doubt'', which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her best-k ...
. The award provides a full commission and residency at the theatre, along with mentorship by Miller. It is open to established writers whose work deals with "knotty, contemporary questions". The inaugural winner of the award was Mary Rachel Brown.


Recent seasons

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2020 season

* ''Family Values'' by
David Williamson David Keith Williamson (born 1942) is an Australian playwright, who has also written screenplays and teleplays. He became known in the early 1970s with his political comic drama '' Don's Party'', and other well-known plays include '' The Clu ...
. 17 January – 7 March 2020


2019 season

* ''Dead Cat Bounce'' by Mary Rachel Brown. 22 February – 6 April 2019 * ''Prima Facie'' by
Suzie Miller Susan "Suzie" Miller (born ) is an Australian playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and lawyer. She has written over 40 plays, first coming to notice in 2008 for ''Reasonable Doubt'', which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her best-k ...
. 17 May – 22 June 2019 * ''City of Gold'' by
Meyne Wyatt Meyne Wyatt (born 1989) is an Aboriginal Australian actor, known for his stage, film, and television roles. In 2012, he played a supporting role in the musical comedy film '' The Sapphires'' and also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare com ...
. 26 July – 31 August 2019 * ''Splinter'' by Hilary Bell. 6 September – 12 October 2019 * ''First Love Is The Revolution'' by Rita Kalnejais. 6 September – 12 October 2019


2018 season

* ''Kill Climate Deniers'' by David Finnigan. 23 February – 7 April 2018 * ''Good Cook. Friendly. Clean.'' by Brooke Robinson. 4 May – 16 June 2018 * ''The Almighty Sometimes'' by Kendall Feaver. 27 July – 8 September 2018 * ''The Feather in the Web'' by Nick Coyle. 5 October – 17 November 2018


2017 season

* ''A Strategic Plan'' by Ross Mueller. 27 January – 11 March 2017 * ''The Homosexuals or 'Faggots by Declan Greene. 17 March – 29 April 2017 * ''Rice'' by Michele Lee. 21 July – 26 August 2017 * '' Diving For Pearls'' by Katherine Thomson. 8 September – 28 October 2017


2016 season

* ''Ladies Day'' by
Alana Valentine Alana Valentine is an Australian playwright, dramatist, librettist, and director working in theatre, film, opera, and television. Early life and education Alana Valentine graduated with a Bachelor of Communications from University of Technology ...
. 5 February – 26 March 2016 * ''Replay'' by Phillip Kavanagh. 2 April – 7 May 2016 * ''The Literati'' by Justin Fleming. 27 May – 16 July 2016 * ''Gloria'' by
Benedict Andrews Benedict Andrews (born 1972) is an Australian theatre and film director, based in Reykjavík. Born in Adelaide in 1972, he was educated at Flinders University Drama Centre. His first feature film '' Una'' (an adaptation of '' Blackbird'' by Da ...
. 26 August – 8 October 2016 * ''The Turquoise Elephant'' by Stephen Carleton. 14 October – 16 November 2016


2015 season

* ''Masquerade'' by
Kate Mulvany Kate Maree Mulvany (born 1977) is an Australian actress, playwright and screenwriter. She works in theatre, television and film, with roles in ''Hunters'' (2020–2023), ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013), '' Griff the Invisible'' (2010) and '' The F ...
. 7–17 January 2015 * ''Caress/Ache'' by
Suzie Miller Susan "Suzie" Miller (born ) is an Australian playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and lawyer. She has written over 40 plays, first coming to notice in 2008 for ''Reasonable Doubt'', which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her best-k ...
. 27 February – 11 April 2015 * ''The House on the Lake'' by
Aidan Fennessy Aidan Fennessy (died 13 September 2020) was an Australian playwright, stage director and actor, known for his work with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), where he was at one time associate director. Fennessy's career began in Melbourne in th ...
. 15 May – 20 June 2015 * ''
The Bleeding Tree ''The Bleeding Tree'' is a play by Australian writer Angus Cerini. Productions In 2015 the Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney premiered ''The Bleeding Tree'', directed by Lee Lewis and featuring Paula Arundell, Airlie Dodds, and Shari Sebbens ...
'' by Angus Cerini. 31 July – 5 September 2015 * ''A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il'' by Kit Brookman. 9 October – 21 November 2015


2014 season

* ''
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'' by
David Williamson David Keith Williamson (born 1942) is an Australian playwright, who has also written screenplays and teleplays. He became known in the early 1970s with his political comic drama '' Don's Party'', and other well-known plays include '' The Clu ...
. 17 October – 6 December 2014 * '' The Witches'' by
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, adapted from the stage play by David Wood. 24 September – 5 October 2014 * ''Ugly Mugs'' by
Peta Brady Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. Early life Brady first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school producti ...
. 18 July – 24 August 2014 * ''Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography'' by Declan Greene. 2 May – 14 June 2014 * ''Jump for Jordan'' by Donna Abela 14 February – 29 March 2014 * ''The Serpent's Table'' by Darren Yap and
Lee Lewis Lee Lewis (born 1970) is an Australian theatre director. Early life and education Lewis was born in 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was a child. Lewis trained as an actor at Columbia University in New Y ...
. 24–27 January 2014


2013 season

* ''Dreams in White'' - by Duncan Graham. 8 February – March 2013 * ''The Bull, the Moon and the Coronet of Stars'' – by
Van Badham Vanessa Badham (born 1974) is an Australian writer and activist. A playwright and novelist, she writes dramas and comedies. She is a regular columnist for the ''Guardian Australia'' website. Early life and education Vanessa Badham was born in ...
. 2 May – June 2013 * ''Beached'' – by Melissa Bubnic. 17 July 31 August 2013 * ''The Floating World'' – by
John Romeril John Henry Romeril (born 1945) is an Australian playwright and teacher. He has written around 60 plays for theatre, film, radio, and television, and is known for his 1975 play ''The Floating World''. Early life and education John Henry Romeril ...
. 4 October – 16 November 2013


2012 season

* ''The Boys – ''by Gordon Graham. 6 January – 3 March 2012 * ''The Story of Mary MacLane by Herself'' – by
Bojana Novakovic Bojana Novakovic (, sr-Latn, Bojana Novaković) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the police procedural television series ''Instinct'' (2018–2019). In film, she has appeared in '' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Edge of Dark ...
, music by Tim Rogers, after the writings of
Mary MacLane Mary MacLane (May 1, 1881 – ''c''. August 6, 1929) was a controversial Canadian-born American writer whose frank memoirs helped usher in the confessional style of autobiographical writing. MacLane was known as the "Wild Woman of Butte".Wats ...
. 4 April – 12 May 2012 * ''
Angela's Kitchen ''Angela's Kitchen'' is an Australian play by Paul Capsis, Hilary Bell and Julian Meyrick. It won the Best New Australian Work at the 12th Helpmann Awards. First production ''Angela’s Kitchen'' was first produced by the Griffin Theatre Comp ...
– ''by
Paul Capsis Paul Capsis (born 1964) is an Australian actor, singer and playwright who mainly works in cabaret and musical theatre. He has also released four albums, ''Paul Capsis Live'' (2004), ''Boulevard Delirium'', ''Everybody Wants to Touch Me'' (2008) ...
and Julian Meyrick. 15 May – 9 June 2012 * ''A Hoax – ''by Rick Viede. 20 July – 1 September 2012 * ''
Between Two Waves ''Between Two Waves'' is a play by Australian playwright Ian Meadows. It was first produced by Griffin Theatre Company in 2012. Plot Daniel – a climatologist and advisor to the government – loses a lifetime of research in a flood. When F ...
''- by
Ian Meadows Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer. Early life and education Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating i ...
. 5 October – 17 November 2012


2011 season

* ''Speaking in Tongues – ''by
Andrew Bovell Andrew Bovell (born 1962) is an Australian writer for theatre, film and television. Life Bovell was born on 23 November 1962 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and completed his secondary school education in Perth. He graduated from the Universi ...
. 4 February – 19 March 2011 * ''
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– ''by Lachlan Philpott. 22 April – 4 June 2011 * ''
And No More Shall We Part ''And No More Shall We Part'' is a play by the Australian playwright Tom Holloway. Plot The play is about Pam and Don; after a long and successful marriage, they are still very much in love. But Pam is ill and has to make a heartbreaking decisi ...
– ''by
Tom Holloway Tom Holloway is an Australian playwright, based in Melbourne . Holloway's plays have been performed across Australia and internationally, including ''Beyond the Neck'' at Belvoir St Theatre (2007), ''Red Sky Morning'' at Red Stitch Actors Theatr ...
. 29 July – 3 September 2011 * ''This Year's Ashes'' – by Jane Bodie. 7 October – 19 November 2011 * ''Museum of Broken Relationships ''- by the Griffin Audience, in collaboration with
Ian Meadows Ian Meadows is an Australian actor, playwright and writer. Early life and education Born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, Meadows trained at Curtin University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating i ...
,
Kate Mulvany Kate Maree Mulvany (born 1977) is an Australian actress, playwright and screenwriter. She works in theatre, television and film, with roles in ''Hunters'' (2020–2023), ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013), '' Griff the Invisible'' (2010) and '' The F ...
, Shannon Murphy, Paige Rattray


2010 season

* ''Graces'' – by Angus Cerini, Elise Hearst and
Lachlan Philpott Lachlan Philpott (born 20 March 1972) is an Australian theatre writer, director, and teacher. He graduated from the University of New South Wales (BA Hons Theatre and Film), the Victorian College of the Arts (Post-Grad Dip, Directing Theatre), and ...
. 14 September – 7 December 2010 * ''Love Me Tender'' – by
Tom Holloway Tom Holloway is an Australian playwright, based in Melbourne . Holloway's plays have been performed across Australia and internationally, including ''Beyond the Neck'' at Belvoir St Theatre (2007), ''Red Sky Morning'' at Red Stitch Actors Theatr ...
. 18 March – 11 April 2010 * ''Like a Fishbone'' by Anthony Weigh. 16 July – 7 August 2010 * ''Quack'' by Ian Wilding. 27 August – 2 October 2010 * ''
Angela's Kitchen ''Angela's Kitchen'' is an Australian play by Paul Capsis, Hilary Bell and Julian Meyrick. It won the Best New Australian Work at the 12th Helpmann Awards. First production ''Angela’s Kitchen'' was first produced by the Griffin Theatre Comp ...
'' by
Paul Capsis Paul Capsis (born 1964) is an Australian actor, singer and playwright who mainly works in cabaret and musical theatre. He has also released four albums, ''Paul Capsis Live'' (2004), ''Boulevard Delirium'', ''Everybody Wants to Touch Me'' (2008) ...
and Julian Meyrick / Associate Writer Hilary Bell. 5 November – 18 December 2010


2009 season

* ''The Fates'' – by Kamarra Bell-Wykes, Jonathan Ari Lander and Catherine Ryan. 19 May – November 2009 * ''Holiday'' – by Ranters Theatre. 4–28 February 2009 * ''Concussion'' by Ross Mueller. 13 March – 4 April 2009 * ''The Call'' – by
Patricia Cornelius Patricia Cornelius (born 1952) is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre. Career Cornelius has written many plays, including ''Slut'' (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), ''The Call'' (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), ...
. 1 May – 6 June 2009 * ''Savage River'' – by Steve Rodgers. 12 June – 8 July 2009 * ''Strange Attractor –'' by Sue Smith. 23 October – 21 November 2009


2008 season

* ''Seasons'' – by Nicki Bloom, Jonathan Gavin, Sue Smith and Rick Viede. 19 January – 8 February 2008 * ''China'' – by William Yang. 19 January – 8 February 2008 * ''The Kid'' – by
Michael Gow Michael Gow (born 14 February 1955) is an Australian playwright and director, notable for his 1986 play ''Away''. Early life Born in Sydney, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973 to 1976 s a student at Sydney University. Af ...
. 22 March – 26 April 2008 * ''Don't Say The Words'' – by
Tom Holloway Tom Holloway is an Australian playwright, based in Melbourne . Holloway's plays have been performed across Australia and internationally, including ''Beyond the Neck'' at Belvoir St Theatre (2007), ''Red Sky Morning'' at Red Stitch Actors Theatr ...
. 4–26 July 2008 * ''The Modern International Dead'' – by Damien Millar. 12 September – 11 October 2008 * ''Tender'' – by Nicki Bloom. 21 November – 20 December 2008 * ''Impractical Jokes'' – by
Charlie Pickering Charlie Pickering (born 29 August 1977) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, author and producer. Pickering currently hosts ''The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'', a weekly news satire television show on the ABC (Australia ...
. 23 January – 2 February 2008


2007 season

* ''
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'' – Adapted by Tommy Murphy. from the book by
Timothy Conigrave Tim Conigrave (19 November 1959 – 18 October 1994) was an Australian actor, activist and author of the internationally acclaimed memoir, ''Holding the Man.'' Education and career Conigrave was born in Melbourne, and attended the Jesuit-run Xa ...
8 February – 3 March 2007 * ''The Nightwatchman'' – by
Daniel Keene Daniel Keene (born 1955) is an Australian playwright whose work has been performed throughout the world. Career Keene's plays have been performed in Australia, France, Poland and the United States. Many of his plays have been published in Fr ...
. 9 March – 18 April 2007 * ''October'' – by Ian Wilding. 20 April – 26 May 2007 * ''The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table'' – by
Wesley Enoch Wesley James Enoch (born 1969) is an Australian playwright and artistic director. He is especially known for ''The 7 Stages of Grieving'', co-written with Deborah Mailman. He was artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company from mid- ...
. 10 August – 22 September 2007 * ''King Tide'' – by Katherine Thomson. 18 October – 24 November 2007 * ''The Seven Needs'' – by 7-ON. (Donna Abela, Vanessa Bates, Hilary Bell, Noëlle Janaczewska, Verity Laughton,
Ned Manning Ned Manning is an Australian playwright, actor and teacher. His film credits include the lead role in '' Dead End Drive-In'' (1986), and television credits include '' The Shiralee'' and ''Prisoner'', and '' Brides of Christ''. His plays include ...
and Catherine Zimdahl) 27 March – 13 November 2007 * '' The Emperor of Sydney'' – by
Louis Nowra Mark Doyle, better known by his stage name Louis Nowra, (born 12 December 1950) is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist. He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights. His works have been performed by all o ...
. 16 August – 23 September 2007


Commissioned and premiered works

Playwrights whose work has premiered at Griffin include: *
Glenda Adams Glenda Emilie Adams (née Felton; 30 December 1939 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for '' Dancing on Coral''. She was a teacher of creative ...
– ''The Monkey Trap'' (1998) * Richard Barrett – ''The Heartbreak Kid'' (1987) * Hilary Bell – ''Wolf Lullaby'' (1996), ''The Falls'' (2000) *
Andrew Bovell Andrew Bovell (born 1962) is an Australian writer for theatre, film and television. Life Bovell was born on 23 November 1962 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and completed his secondary school education in Perth. He graduated from the Universi ...
– ''After Dinner'' (1989), ''Whisky on the Breath of a Drunk You Love'' (1992), ''Speaking in Tongues'' (1996), ''Ship of Fools'' (1999) *
Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor and writer. He is known for his lead role in 2024 television series ''Plum'' that he created, based on his 2021 novel of the same name. Early life and education Brendan Cowell was born in Sydney and grew u ...
– ''Rabbit'' (2003) * Timothy Daly – ''Kafka Dances'' (1993), ''The Moonwalkers'' (1995), ''Private Visions of Gottfried Kellner'' (1999) *
Wesley Enoch Wesley James Enoch (born 1969) is an Australian playwright and artistic director. He is especially known for ''The 7 Stages of Grieving'', co-written with Deborah Mailman. He was artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company from mid- ...
– ''The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table'' (2007) * Gordon Graham – ''The Boys'' (1991) *
Michael Gow Michael Gow (born 14 February 1955) is an Australian playwright and director, notable for his 1986 play ''Away''. Early life Born in Sydney, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973 to 1976 s a student at Sydney University. Af ...
– ''
Away Away may refer to: Film and television * ''Away'' (2016 film), a British film directed by David Blair * ''Away'' (2019 film), a Latvian animated silent film by Gints Zilbalodis * Away (2025 film), a drama film by Gerard Oms * ''Away'' (TV series ...
'' (1986), ''Europe'' (1987), ''Live Acts on Stage'' (1996) *
Noel Hodda Noel Hodda (born 1954) is an Australian actor, writer, dramaturge, director and teacher. Early life Noel Hodda was born in 1954, in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Career Acting and narration Hodda was a founding member of the Riverina T ...
– ''The Secret House'' (1987), ''Half Safe'' (1990), * Ingle Knight – ''White Nancy'' (1982) *
Ned Manning Ned Manning is an Australian playwright, actor and teacher. His film credits include the lead role in '' Dead End Drive-In'' (1986), and television credits include '' The Shiralee'' and ''Prisoner'', and '' Brides of Christ''. His plays include ...
– ''Us or Them'' (1984), ''Belonging'' (2007) * Tommy Murphy – ''
Strangers in Between ''Strangers in Between'' is a two-act Theatre of Australia, Australian play by Tommy Murphy (Australian playwright), Tommy Murphy. It won the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards#Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting, NSW Premier's Literar ...
'' (2005), ''
Holding the Man Holding may refer to: Film and television * ''The Holding'' (film), 2011 British film * "Holding", an episode of the American animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * ''Holding'' (TV series), a 2022 TV series based on the book by ...
'' (Adapted from the book by
Timothy Conigrave Tim Conigrave (19 November 1959 – 18 October 1994) was an Australian actor, activist and author of the internationally acclaimed memoir, ''Holding the Man.'' Education and career Conigrave was born in Melbourne, and attended the Jesuit-run Xa ...
, 2006) *
Louis Nowra Mark Doyle, better known by his stage name Louis Nowra, (born 12 December 1950) is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist. He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights. His works have been performed by all o ...
– ''Death of Joe Orton'', ''The Boyce Trilogy'': '' The Woman with Dog's Eyes'' (2004), ''
The Marvellous Boy ''The Marvellous Boy'' is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, the second part of the Boyce trilogy. It is set in Sydney, particularly in Kings Cross, New South Wales, Kings Cross. It was first performed at the SWB Stables on 13 October ...
'' (2005), '' The Emperor of Sydney'' (2006) *
Debra Oswald Debra Oswald (born 1959) is an Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio, fiction and children's fiction. In 2008 her ''Stories in the Dark'' won Best Play in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She created and was head writer of th ...
– ''Mr Bailey's Minder'' (2004), '' The Peach Season'' (2006) * Stephen Sewell – ''The Father We Loved on a Beach by the Sea'' (1981), ''In Stillness My Sister Speaks to Me'' (1990), ''The Secret Death of Salvador Dali'' (2004), ''Three Furies Scenes from the life of Francis Bacon'' (2005) * Katherine Thomson – ''Wonderlands'' (2003), ''King Tide'' (2007) * Ian Wilding – ''Below'' (2000), ''Torrez'' (2004), ''October'' (2007) * Catherine Zimdahl – ''Clark in Sarajevo'' (1998)


References


External links


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