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Codgers
''Codgers'' is a 2006 stage play by Don Reid that was later turned into a 2011 comedy film of the same name by Wayne Harrison. The play won a 2006 Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award, and toured nationally in 2010. Reid created a companion play for ''Codgers'' entitled ''Biddies'', which released in 2012. Summary The film follows five elderly men that meet weekly at their local gym to talk and spend time together. When a newcomer threatens their friendships, the group must overcome the temporary setbacks and find a way to overcome these new issues. Reception The play was positively received by the Australian Stage and Sydney Morning Herald, with the ''Morning Herald'' writing that it was a "pleasant, simple and heart-warming comedy about ageing and its possible wisdoms". Film adaptation The play was adapted into a feature film directed by Wayne Harrison and starring Ronald Falk, Ron Haddrick, and Edwin Hodgeman. The film premiered at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre on 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Harrison (director)
Wayne David Harrison AM (born in East Melbourne, Australia in 1953) is an Australian director, writer, producer and performer. Biography Harrison was a child and teenage star performing on stage and television, including performing in J.C. Williamsons' musicals. He moved to Sydney in 1975. In 1977 Harrison enrolled at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and completed an Honours Degree majoring in history. In 1979 Harrison began working on the magazine ''Campaign'' as news editor, and later editor. With Les McDonald, he opened "The Bookshop Darlinghurst" in Darlinghurst in 1983. In 1981 after meeting Richard Wherrett, then artistic director of the recently formed Sydney Theatre Company (STC) in Sydney, he was appointed the company's Literary Manager/Resident Dramaturg. He took over from Wherrett as Director of the STC in 1990 and served as Director/CEO until 1999. From 1999 to 2001, he was the Creative Director of SFX/Back Row and Clear Channel Entertainment (Europe). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Falk
Ronald "Ron" William Thompson Falk (born 23 August 1935 – 27 June 2016) was an Australian actor and production designer. He was perhaps best known as the voice of the Coruscant Diner chef, Dexter Jettster in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. His other works included roles in ''Jack Irish, Secret City'', ''The Damnation of Harvey McHugh'' and ''ITV Play of the Week''. Early life Falk was born on 23 August 1935 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. In his early years, he was educated at the Geelong Grammar School. Career Falk's acting career began in Melbourne at the Union and National theatre. He played alongside the late Monica Maughan and Barry Humphries in ''The Front Page'' and other classical theatre roles. He soon moved to England where he spent ten years to participate in other theatre productions. He later moved back to Australia where he continued his acting career well into his senior citizen years. Personal life Falk took a two-year break from acting to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Haddrick
Ronald Norman Haddrick (9 April 1929 – 11 February 2020) was an Australian actor, cricketer, narrator and presenter. In 2012, he received the Actors Equity Lifetime Achievement Award for his long and distinguished career in media, spanning some seventy years both locally and also in Britain. He appeared in many Shakespeare roles and often performed with theatre actress Ruth Cracknell. At the time Australian playwright David Williamson said, "Ron Haddrick was chosen for two reasons. He’s a great actor, definitely one of the greatest of his generation, and also a great human being who has enriched the lives of countless Australians through his acting. He has also enriched the lives of many of us who work in the theatre because of his dedication and palpable decency." Actor John Bell in presenting the award said his "career has been extraordinary ... he is undoubtedly one of the leading lights in the Australian acting industry and he is much loved, admired and respected, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Hodgeman
Edwin Hodgeman (born 26 June 1935) is an Australian actor. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is known for playing Dr Dealgood in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in (1985). Selected filmography * ''The Fourth Wish'' (1976) .... Simms * ''Money Movers'' (1978) .... Nacker * '' The Survivor'' (1981) .... Bain * ''Eureka Stockade'' (1984, TV Mini-Series) .... Commissioner Rede * ''Robbery Under Arms'' (1985) .... Jack Benson * ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' (1985) .... Dr. Dealgood * ''Playing Beatie Bow'' (1986) .... Sir * ''A Sting in the Tale'' (1989) .... Roger Monroe * ''Ebbtide'' (1994) .... Doctor * '' Shine'' (1996) .... Soviet Society Secretary * ''Sun on the Stubble'' (1996, TV Mini-Series) .... Mr. Taylor * ''Cut'' (2000) .... Mr. Drivett * ''Black and White'' (2002) .... Govt. Prosecutor * ''Human Touch'' (2004) .... Mr. Thompson * '' Look Both Ways'' (2005) .... Jim * '' Modern Love'' (2006) .... Old Man in motel * ''Lucky Miles'' (2007) .... Coote * '' Twin Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan View
John L. Simpson (born 2 September 1963) is an Australian film and theatre producer and distributor. Early life Simpson was born on September 2, 1963 in Sydney, Australia. He majored in acting at the University of Western Sydney, and also achieved a Master of Screen Arts and Business from Australian Film Television and Radio School. Career Simpson first began his career as an actor and performed in various stage productions such as ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' and ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), Phantom of the Opera''. He later began working as a theater producer in 1991 with the play ''My Black Heart''. Simpson then moved into producing films such as ''Men's Group'', his first independent film. He has become a regular speaker on low budget filmmaking models in Australia and is a current advisor to several film labs across the country, including the SA FilmLAB and Screen ACT’s Low Budget Feature Film Initiative. Simpson was also a board member of Scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Play
A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Reading (process), reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from London's West End theatre, West End and Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York City – which are the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world – to Regional theater in the United States, regional theatre, to community theatre, as well as university or school productions. A stage play is a play performed and written to be performed on stage rather than broadcast or made into a movie. Stage plays are those performed on any stage before an audience. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference as to whether their plays were performed or read. The term "play" can refer to both the written texts of playwrights and to their complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linden Wilkinson
Linden Wilkinson is an Australian people, Australian film, television and theatre actress and writer. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role in soap opera ''Home and Away'' playing 'The Believers' cult leader Mumma Rose. Her other roles include appearances on ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner: Cell Block H'', ''A Country Practice'', ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'', and ''Packed to the Rafters''. Wilkinson spends most of her time acting in and writing theatre productions, she has worked extensively in State Theatre Companies in Adelaide, Melbourne and Auckland, some of her theatre credits are ''A Day in December'', ''Family Favourites'', ''Happy House Show'', ''Nice Girls'' and ''Night of the Missing Bridegroom''. She began writing and script-editing for television series such as ''Ocean Girl'' and ''Outriders (TV series), Outriders'', and she has also written for two feature films, ''Moon River'', an adaptation of the novel by Brenda Walker of the same name, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Films Based On Plays
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Australian Plays
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2006 Plays
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2011 Comedy Films
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2011 Films
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