Matt Burke, the victim – or was he?
Huw Jones
Wonderful performance.
A tense moment…
SHORT+SWEET RIVERINA – features two of my 10 minute plays!!
The very first Short+Sweet Riverina Festival opens tonight –
Thursday 26th September and closes on Saturday 28th September. ‘Everlasting‘ and
‘Human Nature’ will be performed and are contending
for either a ‘best actor/actress’, ‘best director/best play’ award, best script.
I am pleased to have been able to share this experience with
Olivia Torresan, Rhyss Clark, Douglas Ridgewell and Hana Davison
who are performing in my plays.
More information after the festival.
My play ‘Everlasting’ won Best Script.
NORMALITY-CRASH TEST DRAMA November 2010
Normality was crash tested at Sydney’s Crash test drama @ Newtown Theatre in November 2010. Clare Martin (Liz) and Graham Yates (Richard) did a wonderful job as the husband and wife who are struggling to come to terms with something very serious in their life. Clare won BEST ACTRESS. My play won BEST PLAY as voted by the judges and William Russell (Director) won BEST DIRECTOR.
Well done to you all. I have to mention that GRAHAM YATES did a fantastic job as the ill Richard. Normality made it to the finals and WON!!
Graham wasn’t able to be in the finals and Alastair Buchanan took the role on as Richard. Alastair also did a wonderful job. Thank you, William, Clare, Graham and Alastair for doing such a wonderful job with such a complex and delicate script. You have all been a part of a wonderful journey and have helped in getting NORMALITY into the SHORT AND SWEET TOP 110 Sydney, February 2011 @ NIDA parade playhouse.
HAPPY MEAL @ PLAYTIME 20th October 2010
It was another great night! My play ‘HAPPY MEAL’ was performed. Briliant
cast and directing. It was held at El Rocco and the play was well received.
Many thanks to wonderful cast and crew.
GATHERINGS – Wednesday 25th August 2010 -Playtime
Gatherings has been performed 3 times. Directed by David Farland. Cast: Sontaan Hopkins and Matt Thomson. It was performed at the World Bar, Kings Cross Sydney. 
HONEY – Crash Test Drama Sydney June 2010
Alastair Buchanan and Kate Avery
Dona’s second Crash Test Drama stint landed her with HONEY winning the popular audience vote and now will be in the Crash Test Drama Finals on 2nd August 2010. Dona directed HONEY and the cast members were Alaistar Buchanan, Katy Avery, Alana Worsley and Dudy Jap.
When Mia requests John to pour honey all over and…….. well the night looks like it might go very well, until Mia’s friend Megan makes a desperate call to her saying she needs to come over to discuss the issues her and her boyfriend are having. That puts a spanner in the works and John and
Dudy Jap and Alana Worsley
Mia’s night turns out far from sweet.
Will update after the final in August 2010.
There’s going to be some fierce competition, but it’s going to be a great night! Alastair also won ‘best runner up actor’ on the night. i also had a protegee’, Maite Carvell, who will make also be my protegee’ at the finals next month.
Break a leg everyone. Let’s make it as sweet as we can.
ONLINE OFFSIDE – Playtime 4 June 2010
Alastair Buchanan, Heidi Lupprian, Valentino Arico, Celia Kelly and Aaron Nilan
Another Playtime Production, ONLINE OFFSIDE, premiered at the World Bar in Sydney in June 2010. Nic and his ex wife Cynthia compete yet again. Nic wants his ex to think he’s ‘moved on’ with his life and is now seeing the very sexy yet very quite Giorgia. His life couldn’t be better. Cynthia only wants to brag about her new man Alex. In this play, nothing is what it appears to be. Alex and Gioria have more in common than anyone realises. The play was directed by Nir Shelter and featured: Valentino Arico, Celia Kelly, Heidi Lupprian, Aaron Nilan and Alastair Buchanan.
A short Sci-Fi screenplay set in 2060 about cloning. ‘The Real You’ will be performed at Writers Anonymous, Sydney on 24th November 2009.
Cast of three: Two Females, One Male.
Director: Stephen Carnell.
AFTERNOON TEA WITH SEX AND SCONES – Stage Rage, Sydney: 23rd November 09
Afternoon Tea with Sex and Scones will get another run (will be performed at Newtown Theatre for Crash Test Drama AND at Stage Rage, Cleveland Street Theatre, Sydney)
Cast of three
Two females, One Male
Diretor: Stephen Carnell.
A DAY AT THE OFFICE – Stage Rage, October 09
A day at the office was first produced in Griffith in ‘Fancy a quickie?’ 10 minute play festival. It was on at Stage Rage, Cleveland Street, Theatre, Sydney. It won Best Director – Gavin Williams, who also played Tom. Also won best Actress.
