Duncan Ley is an Australian
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
,
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
,
theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre Stagecraft, production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backin ...
and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
who has also written for
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
's Motion Picture Company. His play ''In Cold Light'' is currently in the production phase as it is turned into a feature film by Peter Slee Productions. Duncan was a founding member of Canberra's Everyman Theatre.
Career
Playwright Credits
Ley's plays including ''Home At The End'', ''The Burning'', ''When in Rome'', ''In Cold Light'', ''For All Our Sins'', ''Final Passages'', ''Pillock for the Defence'', ''The Suspect'', and ''Last Drinks''. ''The Ides of March'' made its world premiere at
The White Bear Theatre in
Kennington
Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the ...
on 28 November 2008, directed by
Adam Spreadbury-Maher
Adam Spreadbury-Maher is an Australian/Irish theatre artistic director, producer and writer. He is the founding artistic director of the Cock Tavern Theatre, OperaUpClose and The Hope Theatre, and is the current artistic director of the King's ...
and starring British actress
Robyn Moore best known for her portrayal as Shirley Benson on
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In 2009, Ley's play ''Last Drinks'' was presented as a double bill with Stephen Fry's ''Latin''.
for New Century Productions.
He won "Best Original Work of the Year" and "Best Play of the Year" from the Canberra Area Theatre Awards in both 2001 and 2003, for ''The Burning'' and ''In Cold Light'' respectively. His play "The Ides of March" was short-listed for the 2007 STC Patrick White Playwright's Award.