Judy Pascoe is the Australian author of the book ''

Our Father Who Art in the Tree ''Our Father Who Art in the Tree'' is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe. It is written from the perspective of 10-year-old Simone who believes her late father is living in the tree in her backyard. The novel was reissued as ' ...

''. The book was made into the 2010 feature film '' The Tree''.

Biography

Born and educated in

Brisbane, Australia Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

, Judy spent several years as an acrobat, touring with

Circus Oz Circus Oz is a contemporary circus company based in Australia, collectively owned by its Membership, founded in 1977. Its shows incorporate theatre, satire, rock 'n' roll and a uniquely Australian humour. History Early years Circus Oz was inco ...

, before turning to writing and stand-up comedy. She is married to English actor

Robert Llewellyn Robert Llewellyn (born 10 March 1956) is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He plays the mechanoid Kryten in the sci-fi television sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' and formerly presented the engineering gameshow '' Scrapheap Challenge'' ...

, known for his role as

Kryten Kryten is a fictional character in the British science fiction situation comedy ''Red Dwarf''. The name ''Kryten'' is a reference to the head butler in the J.M. Barrie play ''The Admirable Crichton''. Originally referred to as a Series III mech ...

in '' Red Dwarf'', in which she appeared in the episode " Camille". They have two children and live in Gloucestershire, England. Pascoe was in Circus Oz from 1983 to 1987. Her main act was balancing a chopstick and three eggs on her nose. After leaving the circus she moved to the UK and did a series of solo performances on the UK comedy circuit, touring with people like Jo Brand, Alan Davies and Jack Dee. Judy met her husband at the Edinburgh festival. More recently Judy writes and paints under the name J.M. Pascoe.

Bibliography

* ''

'' (2002)(debut novel) * Dreaming in French (2009)

References

External links

* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers from Brisbane Australian women novelists {{Australia-writer-stub