Glyn Roberts Explained

Glyn Roberts
Birth Date:November 17, 1982
Birth Place:Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:Victorian College of the Arts at University of Melbourne & Monash University
Occupation: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

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: 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

Notes and References

  1. http://artsreview.com.au/la-boite-appoints-new-program-manager/ "La Boite appoints new Program Manager"
  2. Peard, Anne-Marie. "Melbourne Fringe: Kids Killing Kids" aussietheatre.com.au, September 28, 2013
  3. Web site: Theatre of New Writing . MKA . 2012-07-14.
  4. Usher, Robin. "Playwright bites into dark suburban forces" Sydney Morning Herald, July 16, 2012
  5. James, Erin. 2012 Green Room Award Nominations Announced" aussietheatre.com.au,February 19, 2013
  6. http://www.australianstage.com.au/201305096314/news/industry-news/2013-griffin-award-shortlist-announced.html "Griffin Award Shortlist Announced"
  7. http://redstitch.net/gallery/the-flock-and-the-nest/ The Flock and the Nest
  8. http://vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/events?id=462 "Public Reading Program"
  9. Woodhead, Cameron. "'Triangle' Review" theage.com.au, July 27, 2012
  10. Woodhead, Cameron. The Horror Face Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2011