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Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award
The NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights, formerly the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award, is an Australian annual award for early-career playwrights in New South Wales, offered by Belvoir St Theatre and Arts NSW from 1995. It was last awarded in 2018. History The award was established in 1995, named in honour of Philip Parsons (1926–1993), who was a co-founder of the performing arts publishing company Currency Press, and "an influential teacher and mentor to many of the students, scholars, actors, directors and playwrights who created the new wave of Australian theatre in the 1970s". Hilary Bell won the inaugural award with her play ''Wolf Lullaby'' in 1995. In 2010 Caleb Lewis turned down the award in protest against the lack of gender diversity in the company's 2010 season. From 2013 the award was renamed the Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights. In 2019 (for 2020), the Fellowship evolved into the NSW Philip Parsons Early-Career Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Zoe Coombs Marr
Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcasting Network, in the Philippines * ''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'', later ''Zoe...'', an American sitcom Music * ''Zoë'' (album), 2011, by Zoë Badwi * Zoé (band), a rock band from Mexico * Zoë Records * ''Zoe'', an opera by Giorgio Miceli ; Songs * "Zoe" (song), by Paganini Traxx * "Zoe", by Stereophonics on the 2013 album ''Graffiti on the Train'' * "Zoe", by Paul Kelly from ''The A – Z Recordings'' Places * Zoe, Kentucky, a town in Lee County, US * Zoe, Oklahoma, Le Flore County, US Technology * Zoe Motors, an American automobile manufacturer * Zoé (reactor), the first French atomic reactor * Zoë (robot), mapping life in the Atacama Desert of Chile * Renault Zoe, a 2013 electric car Other uses *ZOE (company), nutrition and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niamh Kearney
Niamh (; from Old Irish ) is an Irish feminine given name (meaning "bright" or "radiant"), anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve. In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannán mac Lir and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth. She was the lover of the poet-hero Oisín. The first recorded use of Niamh (that spelling) as a given name in modern Ireland was in 1911, when two children were registered with the name and when a Niamh was listed in that year's census. ''Neve'' is also a Dutch and Flemish surname, but 71% of persons named Niamh live in Ireland. Peopl ...
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Adam Grossetti
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Vuletic
Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Beckinsale * ''Emma'' (2020 film), a British drama film starring Anya Taylor-Joy Literature * ''Emma'' (novel), an 1815 novel by Jane Austen * '' Emma Brown'', a fragment of a novel by Charlotte Brontë, completed by Clare Boylan in 2003 * ''Emma'', a 1955 novel by F. W. Kenyon * ''Emma: A Modern Retelling'', a 2015 novel by Alexander McCall Smith * ''Emma'' (manga), a 2002 manga by Kaoru Mori and the adapted Japanese animated series * ''EMMA'' (magazine), a German feminist journal, published by Alice Schwarzer Music Artists * E.M.M.A., a 2001–2005 Swedish girl group * Emma (Welsh singer) (born 1974) * Emma Bunton (born 1976), English singer * Emma Marrone or Emma (born 1984), Italian singer Songs * "Emma" (Hot Chocolate song), 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gavin
Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 film), an American film directed by Bill Oliver * ''Jonathan'' (Buffy comic), a 2001 comic book based on the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series * ''Jonathan'' (TV show), a Welsh-language television show hosted by ex-rugby player Jonathan Davies People and biblical figures Bible * Jonathan (1 Samuel), son of King Saul of Israel and friend of David, in the Books of Samuel *Jonathan (Judges), in the Book of Judges Judaism *Jonathan Apphus, fifth son of Mattathias and leader of the Hasmonean dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE * Rabbi Jonathan, 2nd century *Jonathan (High Priest), a High Priest of Israel in the 1st century Other *Jonathan (apple), a variety of apple * "Jonathan" (song), a 2015 song by French singer and songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Mulvany
Kate Mulvany (born 24 February 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 Final Winter'' (2007). She has played lead roles with Australian theatre companies as well as appearing on television and in film. In 2004 she won the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award for ''The Seed''. In 2017, she won the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play for her role in ''Richard 3''. Career Mulvany has played Cassius, Lady Macbeth, and was lauded for her performance as Richard III in which she revealed her real-life spinal disability. Her adaptation of Craig Silvey’s novel ''Jasper Jones'' has been performed in Perth by Barking Gecko Theatre Company, in Sydney by Belvoir St Theatre, and in Melbourne by the Melbourne Theatre Company. In 2015 it was shortlisted for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting, New Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to explore his creative side. He attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre/Media. Career Stage Cowell won the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for his third play, ''Bed'' along with a collection of other awards. His play ''Ruben Guthrie'' showed at the Belvoir St Theatre in 2009 to sell-out houses. It had a new production at La Boite Theatre in 2011, starring Gyton Grantley and directed by David Berthold. He won some acclaim for his portrayal of the title role in Bell Shakespeare's 2008 Production of ''Hamlet'' and acted in Sydney Theatre Company's production of '' True West'', directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in 2010. ''The Sublime'' (Melbourne Theatre Company) was shortlisted for the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leary (actor)
John Leary may refer to: * John Leary (politician) (1837–1905), businessman, mayor of Seattle (1884–1885) * John Leary (baseball) (1891–1961), 1910s baseball player * John Leary (cricketer) (1867-1940), Australian cricketer * Jack Leary (1857–1905), 1880s baseball player * John J. Leary Jr. (1874–1944), American journalist * Scott Leary (John Scott Leary, 1881–1958), American swimmer * John P. Leary (died 1993), Jesuit priest, president of Gonzaga University (1961–1969) * John Leary (actor), Australian theatre and television actor (active from 1990s through present), ''Kangaroo Creek Gang'' and others * John S. Leary (1845–1904), American lawyer and politician * John Frederic Leary John Frederic Leary (1798 – 1 August 1861) was a British librarian and antiquarian who was the first librarian at the House of Lords Library. Leary was born in London. In 1826, he was working as a clerk when he was appointed the first librarian ... (1798–1861), British librarian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brammall
Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the ABC comedy '' A Moody Christmas''; as Leo Taylor in Series 5 of Channel Ten's ''Offspring;'' and as Sergeant James Hayes in the ABC series ''Glitch''. Early life Brammall was born in Canberra. He was born with the rare genetic disorder prune belly syndrome and his doctors did not think he would survive. He underwent several operations and spent quite a lot of time in and out of hospital during the first 10 years of his life. He attended St Thomas the Apostle primary school in Kambah and secondary at Marist College Canberra. Career Patrick Brammall graduated from Victorian College of the Arts in 2001. His breakthrough role was in the 2004 television movie '' The Alice'', which led to a starring role in the spin-off series in 2005. He also had a starring role in television series '' Canal Road'' in 2008. This was followed by many roles in television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holding The Man (play)
''Holding the Man'' is a stage adaptation by Tommy Murphy of Tim Conigrave's memoir of the same title. It is one of the most successful Australian plays of recent times and the winner of multiple awards. It premiered in Sydney, and then across Australia, as well as internationally–on London's West End and in Los Angeles. Productions The original production, directed by David Berthold, premiered in 2006 in a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company, Australia's leading new writing theatre, and became the company's highest-grossing production in its 30-year history. The production played six, highly successful seasons in various theatres around Australia: * Griffin Theatre Company, 3 November – 23 December 2006. * Griffin Theatre Company, 7 February – 3 March 2007. * Sydney Opera House, 9–26 May 2007. * Company B at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre, 22 September – 4 November 2007. * Brisbane Powerhouse, 5–9 March 2008. * Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Murphy (Australian Playwright)
Tommy Murphy (born 1979) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, adaptor and director . He is best known for his stage and screen adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir '' Holding the Man''. His most recent plays are '' Mark Colvin's Kidney'' and '' Packer & Sons''. Early life Murphy was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, the seventh of eight children in a Catholic family. Murphy attended St Edmund's College, Canberra. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 2004) and of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Director's course). Career He was a resident writer at Griffin Theatre Company 2004–06, for which he wrote '' Strangers in Between'' and '' Holding the Man''. Both plays are published by Currency Press, in one volume. ''Strangers in Between'' won the national 2006 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Best Play, and ''Holding the Man'' won the same Award in 2007. Murphy is the youngest recipient of the award, and the only playwright to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
