Beatrix Christian
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Beatrix Christian is an Australian playwright
and screenwriter.
Beatrix Christian graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art
in 1991, and her first play, "Spumante Romantica", was produced the next year by the Griffin Theatre in Sydney
. Her 1994 play, Blue Murder performed at both Belvoir St Theatre
and Eureka Theatre, won the Sydney Theatre of Critics’ circle award for the best new play. She was also nominated for both an Australian Writers Guild and NSW Premiere’s Literary Award for her 1997 play, The Governor’s Family. The following year she won the Australian National Playwright’s Conference New Dramatists’ Award.
She has worked as a writer for the Sydney Theatre
since 2001, and in addition to her own work, has adapted other plays.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and screenwriter.
Beatrix Christian graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
in 1991, and her first play, "Spumante Romantica", was produced the next year by the Griffin Theatre in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Her 1994 play, Blue Murder performed at both Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...
and Eureka Theatre, won the Sydney Theatre of Critics’ circle award for the best new play. She was also nominated for both an Australian Writers Guild and NSW Premiere’s Literary Award for her 1997 play, The Governor’s Family. The following year she won the Australian National Playwright’s Conference New Dramatists’ Award.
She has worked as a writer for the Sydney Theatre
Sydney Theatre
Sydney Theatre is a theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Theatre seats up to 896 people and is part of the Sydney Theatre Company....
since 2001, and in addition to her own work, has adapted other plays.
External links
- Onward Christian soldiers Review of Fred