Timothy Daly is an Australian playwright, with many national and international productions to his credit. His 2008 play ''Derrida in Love'', was written for

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as ''Stork'' (1971), '' Alvin Pu ...

, which she performed in a sold out season at the

Ensemble Theatre The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company and theatre, situated in the Sydney suburb of Kirribilli, New South Wales. History It is Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, having given its first performa ...

, Sydney. Daly's play ''Kafka Dances'' has won a dozen national and international awards since its premiere and is one of the most internationally performed Australian plays. His play ''Richard III (or almost)'' premiered at the 2011

Festival d'Avignon The ''Festival d'Avignon'', or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the France, French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Je ...

and followed with a Paris season in October–November 2012. Daly's play, ''The Man in the Attic'', was awarded the

Patrick White Playwrights' Award The Patrick White Playwrights' Award is an annual Australian literary award established jointly by the Sydney Theatre Company and ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' in honour of Patrick White's contribution to Australian theatre. The award was launche ...

for best new play. It has been staged in Paris, at the 2013 Festival d'Avignon. In 2013, Daly was the recipient of a Paris Studio Residency Award from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Theatre

* ''The Don's Last Innings'' (

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

; Launceston Theatre Company; Riverina Theatre Company;

State Theatre Company of South Australia The State Theatre Company of South Australia (STCSA), branded State Theatre Company South Australia, formerly the South Australian Theatre Company (SATC), is South Australia's leading professional theatre company, and a statutory corporation. I ...

) * ''Derrida in Love'' (

) * ''Kafka Dances'' (

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

;

La Boite Theatre Company La Boite Theatre is an Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland. La Boite was established in 1925 and is Australia’s longest continuously running theatre company. Playing a vital role in the cultural landscape, La Boite Theat ...

; Cherry Tree Theatre; Market Theatre; Zenith Theatre; High-Doh Theatre; Axis Theater;

; Cyrano's Theater Company; Star Théâtre; Theatre des Opprimés; Théâtre de Chevilly-Larue; Comédie De l'Est;

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Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a commune in Val-de-Marne, the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. History The abbey Saint-Maur-des-Fossés owes its name to Saint-Maur Abbey founded in 638 by Queen Nan ...

;

Festival de Cornouaille The Festival de Cornouaille (or just Cornouaille Kemper) is an annual festival taking place in Quimper, a city in the south-west of Brittany, a western region of France. The festival begins on the third Sunday of July and lasts for one week. It has ...

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and toured to Strasbourg; Valenciennes; Nîmes and Draveil) * ''The Man in the Attic'' (Star Théâtre;

; Théatre l'Avant Seine; Théatre Bois de l'Épée) * ''Beach: A Theatrical Fantasia'' (

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including C ...

, graduation production commission) * ''The Quiz King'' ( New Theatre) * ''The Critic Assassinated'' (

; Mummers Theatre) * ''The Moonwalkers'' (

; Street Theatre Company) * ''Complicity'' (Marian Street Theatre) * ''The Private Visions of Gottfried Kellner'' (

;

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of the Adelaide CBD, Nort ...

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) * ''Livingstone'' (Marian Street Theatre; Ice House Theater; Effie Crump Theatre; Riverina Theatre Company;

Brisbane Arts Theatre Brisbane Arts Theatre refers to both an independent theatre company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and the building in which it resides. __TOC__ Theatre company history Brisbane Arts Theatre was founded in 1936 as Brisbane Amateur Theatr ...

; Pymble Players and toured regionally to

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)

Television, translations and adaptations

* ''Song For Two in the Night'' () * ''The Double Bass'' (

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)

* ''Liebelei (Flirtations)'' (

Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist. Biography Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire (as of 1867, part of the dual monarch ...

)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

* ''Interior'' (

Maurice Maeterlinck Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count (or Comte) Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in ...

) Australian Broadcasting Corporation * ''Hours of the Dying'' ( Hans Johst) Australian Broadcasting Corporation * '' Neighbours'' (various episodes, Grundy Corporation) * ''A Lapse in Behaviour'' Australian Broadcasting Corporation;

British Broadcasting Corporation #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...

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New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) was a publicly owned company of the New Zealand Government founded in 1962. The Broadcasting Act 1976 then reformed NZBC as the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ). The corporation was ...

;

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Opera librettos

*''How to Kill Your Husband and Other Handy Household Hints'' (based on the novel by

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; music by

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; produced by

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)

Awards and prizes

* ''The Man in the Attic'' – Winner of the

Patrick White Award The Patrick White Award is an annual literary prize established by Patrick White. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize. The $25,000 cash award is given to a writer who has been highly creative o ...

for Best New Play * ''Kafka Dances'' – Winner of a Sydney Theatre Critics' award for Best New Australian Play; Finalist for both the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award and the

Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary p ...

; Winner of 5 South African ''Vita'' (Now known as the

Naledi Theatre Awards The Naledi Theatre Awards are annual South African national theatre awards held in Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gaut ...

) * ''Outlanders'' – Winner of Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award * ''The Private Visions of Gottfried Kellner'' – Winner of Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award for Best Stage Play; finalist in the Victorian Premiers Literary Award for drama * Three Australian Council for the Arts Literary Awards

Residencies and fellowships

* Keesing Studio Residency Award (Paris) from the

Australian Council for the Arts The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austr ...

, 2013. * Friends of the National Library Creative Arts Fellowship from the

National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...

, 2017, to progress a script for psychological thriller, ''Perfume''.

References

External links

Profile on Australian Plays
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