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Tag: Playwriting

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Melbourne Makers: Anchuli Felicia King

Screenwriter, playwright and Melbourne Theatre Company’s Playwriting Fellow Anchuli Felicia King on following her curiosity down rabbit holes and why she’s not interested in her own voice.
In Conversation

Telling our stories

Playwrights Patricia Cornelius (My Sister Jill) and Declan Furber Gillick (Jacky) brought urgent new plays to the fore in 2023. They sat down to discuss their process, as well as the risk, relevance and inspiration for writing for theatre.
Feature

Layered stories

In co-adapting Laurinda, writer Diana Nguyen has layered multiple stories in Alice Pung's novel to expand it for a new generation. She talks to us about how this evolved during the writing process and the joy of sharing a Vietnamese story on stage.
Feature

A coming-of-age for every age

Petra Kalive and Diana Nguyen reflect on the impact of Alice Pung’s novel and why it’s imperative to continue the powerful, complex conversations the story demands about culture, class and race – this time on stage and with a twist.
Education

Making theatre from real life

Playwright, director and sometimes-performer David Williams discusses the process of creating verbatim theatre piece Only Players.
Q&A

Dan Giovannoni on SLAP. BANG. KISS.

Playwright Dan Giovannoni discusses the origins and evolution of his gripping new work.
Interview

A city of contradiction

A family holiday inspired playwright Joanna Murray-Smith to rediscover her Jewish heritage and write her latest play, Berlin.
Q&A

Louris van de Geer on adapting The Well

Melbourne playwright Louris van de Geer talks about what attracted her to Elizabeth Jolley's novel, the benefits of the NEXT STAGE Writers' program, and the importance of art.
Q&A

Diana Nguyen

Already a fan of Alice Pung’s work, Diana Nguyen is thrilled to now have the author’s blessing to adapt her award-winning YA novel Laurinda for the stage.
Ask MTC

How do you write a play?

Benjamin Law answers a collection of audience questions about how to write a play – including the mechanics of writing character and dialogue, finding inspiration, and the challenges of writing for the stage versus writing for the screen or the page.
Q&A

Meet Andrea James

It’s been an especially dramatic year for Andrea James, with the COVID-dictated cancellation of her MTC mainstage debut, and the awarding of a NEXT STAGE commission for her new play inspired by one of colonial Australia's first urban myths.
Q&A

Meet Emme Hoy

Joining MTC this year as a NEXT STAGE writer-in-residence, Emme Hoy has been winning accolades and awards for her writing since high school. As a resident, she’s writing a play that’s a reaction to 2020, but maybe not in the way you’d expect...
Ask MTC

How do I go about becoming a playwright?

In this regular feature, you ask the questions and we answer them. This week’s questioner didn't leave a name, but asked all about playwriting. Great question, Anonymous!
Q&A

Meet Merlynn Tong

Playwright Merlynn Tong tells us why she's excited to participate in Cybec Electric.
MTC Talks

Louis Nowra on Così

Playwright Louis Nowra tells Fiona Gruber about the events and people who changed his life, and how they came to form the inspiration behind his iconic play Così.

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