Rehearsals for Hubris & Humiliation at KXT. 2020. Featuring Lewis Treston and Riley Spadaro. Photo by Matthew Predny.
Curriculum Vitae
Full-Length Plays
Pride & Prejudice – Premiering at Queensland Theatre (2025), co-adapted with Wendy Mocke. Directed by Daniel Evans and Bridget Boyle.
Hot Tub – Premiering at Belvoir 25A (2024). Directed by Riley Spadaro. Winner – Patrick White Playwrights Award.
IRL – Produced by La Boite Theatre Company (2023). Directed by Sanja Simic.
Hubris & Humiliation – Produced by Sydney Theatre Company (2023). Directed by Dean Bryant. Winner – Sydney Theatre Award for Best New Australian Work (2024), Winner – Australian Theatre Festival NYC New Play Award (2021).
An Ideal Husband – Produced by La Boite Theatre Company (2022). Directed by Bridget Boyle.
Meat Eaters – Produced by NIDA (2019). Directed by Kate Champion. Developed at Sydney Theatre Company Rough Draft (2018), directed by Alastair Clark.
Follow Me Home – Produced by ATYP for national tour (2021). Directed by Fraser Corfield. (Tour cancelled due to COVID-19.)
Reagan Kelly – Produced by Rocket Boy Ensemble at Metro Arts (2019), directed by Tim Hill.
Also produced by Out of Work Theatre Collective at Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London (2017), directed by Luke Hereford.
Premiered at NIDA (2015), directed by Benjamin Schostakowski.Pre-Drinks – Produced by Rocket Boy Ensemble (2014) for Anywhere Theatre Festival. Directed by Danielle Carney.
Short Plays
A Windy Day at the Beach – Produced by Lunch Friend for 34 Scenes About The Weather (Anywhere Theatre Festival). Directed by Jordan Riley.
1800-REAL-TALK – Produced by Periscope Productions for The Human Voice at Meat Market Stables (2021). Directed by Benjamin Sheen.
Condo Osaka – Produced by Periscope Productions for Disparate Scenes for Millennial Dreams (2019). Directed by Benjamin Sheen.
Ghost Hunter – Produced by White Rabbit Productions for Love Means Nothing in Tennis (2019). Directed by Zac Boulton.
The Arcade – Produced by ATYP for Intersection (2017). Directed by Katrina Douglas. Developed at the National Studio (2016).
Positions
Peer Assessor — Creative Australia, 2024
Artist in Residence – La Boite Theatre Company, 2021
Playwright in Residence – Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), 2016
Dramaturgy Intern — Playwriting Australia, 2014
Awards
Nominated, AWGIE Award for Best Stage – Hubris & Humiliation (2025)
Winner, Best New Australian Work – Sydney Theatre Awards – Hubris & Humiliation (2024)
Nominated, Lord Mayor’s Award for Best New Australian Work – An Ideal Husband (2023)
Nominated, Best Production for Young People – Sydney Theatre Awards – Follow Me Home (2022)
Winner, New Play Award – Australian Theatre Festival NYC – Hubris & Humiliation (2021)
Nominated, Lord Mayor’s Award for Best New Australian Work – Reagan Kelly (2020)
Winner, Patrick White Playwrights Award – Hot Tub (2017)
Winner, Glug Award for Most Outstanding Production for Teenagers – Intersections (2017, shared)
Shortlisted, Philip Parsons Fellowship – Reagan Kelly (2015)
Education
Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing – University of Queensland (2021)
Commonwealth Supported. Supervised by Stephen Carleton and Chris Hay.Graduate Diploma in Writing for Performance – NIDA (2013)
Graduate Diploma in Education – Queensland University of Technology (2011)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – Queensland University of Technology (2010)
Timeline
2025
Pride & Prejudice premieres at Queensland Theatre (co-adapted with Wendy Mocke, directed by Bridget Boyle & Daniel Evans)
Hubris & Humiliation nominated for AWGIE Award for Best Stage
2024
Hot Tub premieres at Belvoir 25A (directed by Riley Spadaro)
Hubris & Humiliation wins Sydney Theatre Award for Best New Australian Work
Moved with agent Lisa Fagan to Lisa Mann Creative Management
Appointed peer assessor for Creative Australia.
2023
IRL produced by La Boite Theatre Company (directed by Sanja Simic)
Hubris & Humiliation produced by Sydney Theatre Company (directed by Dean Bryant)
Signed with agent Lisa Fagan at Cameron’s agency
An Ideal Husband nominated for Matilda Award: Best New Australian Work
Reagan Kelly produced by NUTS (New South Wales University Theatrical Society)
2022
An Ideal Husband produced by La Boite Theatre Company (directed by Bridget Boyle)
Follow Me Home nominated for Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Young People
Reagan Kelly produced by Underground Productions
Hubris & Humiliation presented as a staged reading in New York City as part of the Australian Theatre Festival, directed by Mark Barford
Tight in the Bud co-written with Hannah Belanszky produced by QUT, directed by Wesley Enoch
2021
1800-REAL-TALK produced by Periscope Productions (The Human Voice, Meat Market Stables)
Hubris & Humiliation receives Rough Draft development at Sydney Theatre Company (directed by Kenneth Moraleda)
Hubris & Humiliation wins New Play Award – Australian Theatre Festival NYC
Appointed Artist in Residence at La Boite Theatre Company
Completed MPhil in Creative Writing at University of Queensland
2020
Reagan Kelly nominated for Matilda Award: Best New Australian Work
2019
Meat Eaters produced at NIDA (directed by Kate Champion)
Condo Osaka produced by Periscope Productions (Directed by Benjamin Sheen)
Ghost Hunter produced by White Rabbit Productions (Directed by Zac Boulton)
Reagan Kelly produced by Rocket Boy Ensemble at Metro Arts (directed by Tim Hill)
Participated in Navigate Program – City of Gold Coast
2018
Meat Eaters developed through Sydney Theatre Company Rough Draft (directed by Alastair Clark)
2017
Reagan Kelly produced by Out Of Work Theatre Collective at Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London
The Arcade produced by ATYP as part of Intersection (directed by Katrina Douglas)
Intersections wins Glug Award for Most Outstanding Production for Teenagers (shared with full team)
Shortlisted for Philip Parsons Fellowship (Reagan Kelly)
2016
Hot Tub wins Patrick White Playwrights Award
The Arcade developed at ATYP National Studio
Appointed Playwright in Residence at ATYP
2015
Reagan Kelly premieres at NIDA (directed by Benjamin Schostakowski)
2014
Pre-Drinks produced by Rocket Boy Ensemble at Anywhere Theatre Festival (directed by Danielle Carney)
Selected to be a dramaturgy intern for Playwriting Australia.
2013
Completed Graduate Diploma in Writing for Performance at NIDA
2011
Completed Graduate Diploma in Education at QUT
2010
Completed Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) at QUT