Angie Farrow Explained

Angie Farrow
Alma Mater:	University of Exeter
Thesis Title:	The writing of a community theatre play for the Manawatu
Thesis Url:	https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1658860
Thesis Year:	2000
Discipline:	Theatre
Workplaces:	Massey University

Angela Rosina Farrow (born 1951) is a New Zealand academic and writer for theatre and radio.^[1] Born in the United Kingdom, Farrow was appointed professor emerita at Massey University in November 2022. She was promoted to full professor in 2011^{[2] [3]} and in the same year was awarded Massey University lecturer of the Year.^[4] Farrow has published books on the production of physical theatre as well as her own numerous plays for theatre and radio.^{[5] [6]} In April 2015, her series of 10-minute-long sketches Together All Alone was performed at Bats Theatre in Wellington.^[7] In the 2021 New Year Honours, Farrow was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts, particularly theatre.^[8]

Awards

• The Pen is a Mighty Sword International Playwriting Competition, USA, 2007^[9]
• Doug Wrenn Award for Outstanding Contribution to NZ Playwriting^[10]
• Globe Theatre Award for ‘Best New New Zealand Play’^[11]
• Best Drama Script at the Auckland Short and Sweet Festival
• Winner of Inspirato Playwriting Award, Canada
• Best Wild Card at the Sydney Short and Sweet Festival
• People's Choice Winner at the Inspirato Festival, Canada^[12]
• People's Choice Award for Falling in Melbourne Short and Sweet Festival, Melbourne
• First Prize in The Three Leeches Playwriting Contest for Lifetime, USA
• Best Script for Lifetime at the Singapore Short and Sweet Festival^[11]

Publications

• Plays for Physical Theatre: Three plays for young adults with notes for their production^[5]
• Plays for Physical Theatre II^[13]

Plays

• Falling^[14]
• Despatch^[15]
• New Zealand Lamb^[6]
• Goodbye April
• Happiness
• Last Breath
• Leo Rising
• Lifetime
• Nearly There
• Replay
• Tango Partner
• Speed of Light
• Follow Follow Follow
• Before The Birds
• Amnesia
• August Moon
• the river

External links

• Angie Farrow – Massey University profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angie Farrow. Creative Giants. 8 August 2015.
2. Web site: 2011-11-01. Professorial promotions announced. 2021-02-23. Massey University. en.
3. Web site: Professor Angie Farrow, ONZM, of Wellington, for services to the arts, particularly theatre . Government House . 7 May 2021 . 9 May 2021.
4. Book: Forster. Michelanne. Plumb. Vivienne. Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. 2013. Playmarket. Wellington. 9780908607471.
5. Book: Farrow. Angie. Plays for Physical Theatre. 2005. Thomas Dunmore Press. Victoria, Australia. 0170127508.
6. Web site: New Zealand Lamb by Angie Farrow. RNZ. 23 April 2016.
7. News: Coleman. Ewen. Together All Alone is highly entertaining. 23 April 2016. Stuff Entertainment. Stuff.co.nz. 8 April 2015.
8. Web site: New Year honours list 2021 . 31 December 2020 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 9 May 2021.
9. Web site: How to be creative. NZ Creativity. 23 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509102053/http://www.nzcreativity.co.nz/tag/angie-farrow/. 9 May 2016. dead.
10. Web site: Gilbert. Robert. Sharp Witty and Profound. Theatre Review. 23 April 2016.
11. Web site: Angie Farrow. Playmarket. 23 April 2016.
12. Web site: Academy Leads. Theatre Inspirato. 23 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402073159/http://www.theatreinspirato.ca/academy/academy-leads. 2 April 2016. dead.
13. Book: Farrow. Angie. Plays for Physical Theatre II. 2010. Dunmore Publishing Ltd. Wellington. 9781877399534.
14. Book: Farrow. Angie. Falling and other short plays. 2014. Steele Roberts Publishers. Wellington. 9781927242674.
15. Web site: The Drama Hour. RNZ. 23 April 2016.