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THERESE COLLIE
Nationality: Australian
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Brisbane born Therese Collie toured with the Popular Theatre Troupe before studying at the Lecoq School in Paris. A playwright, director, actor and dramaturg, in 2000, Therese was awarded an Australia Council Fellowship and The Playlab Award. Other career highlights include: Director/Co-creator of the AWGIE award-winning Torres Strait Islander Children's Play-Kese Solwata Director of Svetlana in Slingbacks for La Boite Theatre Writer/Director of Long Way Round for the ATOM award-winning SBS drama series Under The SkinDirector/Co-creator of Chinese Take Away , subsequently adapted as a docu-drama for SBS television, in which she acted. Actor/Co-creator of We've Been Had for Faceback Theatre Edinburgh, touring Scotland and the Western Isles. Writing credits include: AWGIE nominated plays- Murri Timeand Goin' to the Island, Published plays- Out of the Blue ,Goin' to the Island and Binni's Backyard and Krismes Karaoke History- a tri-lingual theatre production for the Christmas Island community in the Indian Ocean. In 2008 Therese established Playabout Productions with Tim Mullooly. Their first work, Brisbane Writers Show, was launched at the Brisbane Writers Festival. It has since been performed extensively in libraries, at conferences and major events. Playabout Productions have expanded this model to work with communities to produce Moreton Bay Writers Show, The One and Only FAWQ (Fellowship of Australian Writers Queensland) Show and Bundaberg Writers Show. In 2012 Therese has adapted Binni's Backyard with Nadine McDonald-Dowd for a Queensland Arts Council tour of primary schools. She is Director/Dramaturg of X by Sunny Drake for Metro Arts' The Independents.
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Binni's Backyard Goin' To the IslandBinni's Backyard
Join Binni as she discovers the wonderment of her own backyard. Forced to play outside by her dad, Binni is not happy to be missing her favorite television shows. But as she meets the animals and wildlife living outside, Binni quickly changes her mind!
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written by Therese Collie & Nadine McDonald
1st Produced:
Out of the Box Festival 2000
Organisations:
Kooemba Jdarra
1st Published:
in Only Gammon: Three Plays from Kooemba Jdarra, Playlab Press, Australia 908156677
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Top of PageGoin' To the Island
Thomas Jenkis was born on the Island. In and out of jail for petty crime, he eventually finds himself on the streets of the mainland. Seven years later, he returns to the Island to celebrate his 21st birthday, reacquainting himself with the people from his past. Goin to the Island is a contemporary tale that mixes modern life with traditional stories, new songs and old.
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1st Produced:
Merivale Street Studio, Brisbane 1999
Organisations:
Kooemba Jdarra
1st Published:
in Only Gammon: Three Plays from Kooemba Jdarra, Playlab Press, Australia 908156677
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TYA 90 min
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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