Dan Eady
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Work
As a writer his first play, The Boy and the Goat, was semi-autobiographical and investigated the heightened suicide rates amongst children of Vietnam Veterans. Heavily influenced by the death of his brother, it was also based on research published in the 1997 Australian Vietnam Veteran Cohort Study. Internationally recognised photographer of the Vietnam War Tim Page provided images supporting issues raised in the script. It was nominated for a Matilda Award in 2005.From 2005 until 2008 he contributed as a literary critic to The Courier Mail, Queensland's largest newspaper and the third largest circulating daily in Australia (as at 2007).
Eady has worked extensively as an actor for the Queensland Arts Council, an organisation providing Australians access to arts regardless of their geographical location.
In 2009 he appeared in the World Première stage adaptation of Andrew McGahan
Andrew McGahan
Andrew McGahan is a bestselling Australian novelist, best known for his cult first novel Praise, and for his Miles Franklin Award-winning novel The White Earth.-Early life and education:...
's Miles Franklin Award
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin , who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career ...
winning novel, The White Earth
The White Earth
The White Earth is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Andrew McGahan.The stage version, adapted by McGahan and Shaun Charles, premiered at Brisbane's La Boite Theatre in February–March 2009.-Notes:...
. He played the role of Dudley at La Boite Theatre, Brisbane.