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Chris Tugwell

CHRIS TUGWELL

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Chris Tugwell is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He was originally a dancer and actor and performed with some of Australia's most prominent Theatre-in-Education companies, most notably in Magpie's world premiere season of David Holman's No Worries in 1984, before turning to writing full-time. Chris has written more than 50 scripts for film, stage, radio, television, documentary and multimedia. His work has been performed by such companies as Patch Theatre, Urban Myth, Magpie and The Acting Company. His play Seasonally Adjusted (Urban Myth) was a showcase work at the 1987 Come Out Festival, while Runaway (Magpie, 1984) toured regional NSW for twelve months. Chris was a writer for the highly successful ABC children's TV series Finders Keepers (1991), directed by Scott Hicks, which continues to screen around the world. His stage play X Ray, about the plight of Australian David Hicks held in Guantanamo Bay (directed by Geoff Crowhurst), was named the 'sensation' of the 2004 Adelaide Fringe and the 'highlight' of the 2005 Darwin Festival. A US production opened in November 2005. A radio adaptation, commissioned by the ABC, went to air on Radio National's Airplay in November 2004 and was repeated in the 2005 and 2006 summer seasons. A feature film version is in development. Chris was awarded the Carclew Fellowship (for writers for young people) at the 1996 Adelaide Festival of Arts.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/410584

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         Finding Home         Seasonally Adjusted         X Ray

Finding Home

Synopsis:
Minya doesn't know what kind of animal she is. She is looking for somewhere to belong.

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Genre:
Morality play for puppets 15 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  Many cast and gender combinations possible

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Seasonally Adjusted

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1st Produced:
Balcony Theatre, Adelaide, SA    Apr 1987

Organisations:
Unley Youth Theatre

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Genre:
TYA

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http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/67780

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X Ray

Synopsis:
At the time this play was written 28-year-old Australian David Hicks had been held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for more than 830 days (to mid March 2004) without trial, without charge, without a lawyer, without contact with his family. Set in a replica of his cell, X Ray represents a fictitious day in the life of someone claimed to be 'one of the most dangerous men on earth.' The play looks at his struggle to cope with such isolation and the growing relationship with the only person he has any human contact with-the guard stationed to watch his every move. Written with the help of his family and his Australian lawyer, the play attempts to confront the audience with the reality of America's War on Terror.

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Genre:
Full-Length 85 mins Naturalistic drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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