Peter Hawes | |
Alma Mater: | University of Canterbury |
Birth Name: | Peter Robert Hawes |
Birth Date: | 1947 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Westport, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Koitiata, New Zealand |
Genres: | Novel, playwriting, scriptwriting |
Occupation: | Writer |
Years Active: | 1974–2018 |
Peter Robert Hawes (30 September 1947 – 29 October 2018) was a New Zealand playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter.
Born in Westport, Hawes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch.
Whilst living in Barcelona, he wrote—in Spanish—a best-selling novel about the Spanish Inquisition: La Hoguera (The Bonfire), published in 1974.[1] After returning to New Zealand in 1975, he worked for television, as a researcher and journalist, and as a scriptwriter for various series, including Fraggle Rock, and Against the Law.
Several of his plays remain unperformed; for example, A Higher Form of Killing.
Hawes died at Koitiata on 29 October 2018.[2] [3]
, a history of Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North