Glyn Roberts
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Glyn Roberts | |
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| Born | November 17, 1982 Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Victorian College of the Arts at University of Melbourne & Monash University |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, producer, dramaturg, educator, and mystic |
| Relatives | Claire Roberts (poet) |
| Awards | Green Room Award For Contribution to Independent Theatre Melbourne (Co-Recipient); Short Listed Patrick White Award 2012; Long Listed Griffin Award 2012 |
Glyn Roberts (born 17 November 1982) is an Australian Arts Administrator.
Career
[edit]Roberts has a Masters in Writing for Performance from Victorian College of the Arts.[1]
He is the co-founder and former Creative Director of Melbourne's new writing theatre: MKA: Theatre of New Writing until September 2013.[2][3] He is currently Program Manager at Brisbane's premiere contemporary theatre company, La Boite Theatre Company. The MKA: Theatre of New Writing was the 2012 recipient of the Green Room Special Award for Contribution to Independent Theatre in Melbourne.
Roberts' play Triangle was short-listed for the 2011 Patrick White Playwrights' Award[4] and received two nominations for the 2012 Green Room Award (Theatre-Independent) for Tania Dickson (Direction) and Production.[5] His play She Dances Like a Bomb was placed on the highly commended list for the 2013 Griffin Award.[6]
Works
[edit]- The Flock and the Nest, directed by Gary Abrahams, St Michael's Drama Studio and Red Stitch Writers, 2014[7]
- She Dances Like a Bomb, Master of Writing for Performance Public Reading Program, 2012[8]
- Triangle directed by Tanya Dickson, MKA: Theatre of New Writing, 2012[9]
- The Horror Face directed by Felix Ching Ching Ho, MKA: Theatre of New Writing, 2011[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "La Boite appoints new Program Manager" artsreview.com.au, September 4, 2013
- ^ Peard, Anne-Marie. "Melbourne Fringe: Kids Killing Kids" aussietheatre.com.au, September 28, 2013
- ^ "Theatre of New Writing". MKA. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Usher, Robin. "Playwright bites into dark suburban forces" Sydney Morning Herald, July 16, 2012
- ^ James, Erin. 2012 Green Room Award Nominations Announced" aussietheatre.com.au, February 19, 2013
- ^ "Griffin Award Shortlist Announced" australianstage.com.au, May 9, 2013
- ^ The Flock and the Nest Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine redstitch.net, accessed October 23, 2015
- ^ "Public Reading Program" vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au, accessed October 24, 2015
- ^ Woodhead, Cameron. "'Triangle' Review"[permanent dead link] theage.com.au, July 27, 2012
- ^ Woodhead, Cameron. The Horror Face Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2011