Ron Elisha (born 1951) is an
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i-born
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n
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 ...
, writer and
general practitioner.
Born in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
Ron Elisha's family moved to
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
in 1953.
In 1975 he graduated in Medicine from
Melbourne University
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...
and has practised as a GP since then. His first play, ''In Duty Bound'' was staged in 1979. Since then he has written dozens of plays, two children's books and occasional pieces for newspapers. He has won four
Australian Writers' Guild Awards, including the
Major Award in 1982 for his 1981 play ''Einstein''. His plays have also been shortlisted for multiple awards throughout Australia, Europe and the US, his work having been produced throughout Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Israel France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal.
Bibliography
Drama
* ''In Duty Bound''. (Yackandandah, 1983)
* ''Two''. (Currency, 1985)
* ''Einstein''. (Penguin/Yackandandah, 1986)
* ''The Levine comedy''. (Yackandandah, 1987)
* ''Safe House''. (Currency Press, 1989)
* ''Esterhaz''. (Currency Press, 1990)
* ''Pax Americana''. (Yackandandah, 1990)
* ''Choice''. (Currency Press, 1994)
* ''The Goldberg Variations''. (Currency Press, 2000)
* ''A Tree, Fallng'' (Australian Script Centre, 2003, online)
* ''Wrongful Life'' (Australian Script Centre, 2005, online)
* ''Controlled Crying'' (Australian Script Centre, 2006, online)
* ''Renaissance'' (Australian Script Centre, 2006, online)
* ''The Schelling Point'' (Australian Script Centre, 2010, online)
* "Man In The Middle" (Australian Script Centre, 2012, online)
* "Love Field" (Australian Script Centre, 2013, online)
* "The Soul Of Wittgenstein" 2016 (Australian Script Centre, 2016, online)
* "Certificate Of Life" 2017 (Australian Script Centre, 2017, online)
* "Window" 2017 (Australian Script Centre, 2018, online)
* "Unsolicited Male" 2018 (Australian Script Centre, 2019, online)
* "I Really Don't Care" 2019 (Australian Script Centre, 2019, online)
* "21 Down" 2019 (Australian Script Centre, 2019, online)
* "Falling In Love Again" 2020
* "Donating Felix" 2020
* "Everyman & His Dog" 2022
Children's books
* ''Pigtales''. (Random House, 1994)
* ''Too Big''. (Random House, 1997)
Teleplays
* "Death Duties" (part of ''
Six Pack'' anthology series, BS TV, 1991)
References
External links
Life after medicineessay
The thin lineessay
1951 births
Australian children's writers
Australian general practitioners
Australian dramatists and playwrights
Israeli emigrants to Australia
Israeli Jews
Jewish Australian writers
Jewish dramatists and playwrights
Living people
Medical doctors from Melbourne
Writers from Jerusalem
Writers from Melbourne
{{Australia-writer-stub