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UTHER DEAN

  
Nationality:    New Zealander
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Uther Dean has a Ba (HONS) in Theatre and is one of the two editors of Salient for 2011 having been its resident Theatre reviewer since 2009. He gained an outstanding scholarship in Drama in 2005 (one of only five in the country), was a Junior associate at Toi Whakaari in 2007 and his entry in the 2008 Playmarket Young Playwright's Competition, Sometimes I Don't Like Yellow, was commended. He also won an aSPa (aotearoa Student Press association award) for Best Reviewer in 2010 for his Theatre writing. He recently formed a Theatre company my accomplice. with Paul Waggott (Viennaverona, Cardenio and Dog Sees God) and Hannah Banks (Jane eyre) both of whom he appeared with in a slightly isolated dog's Chapman Tripp winning 2009 STaB work Death and the Dreamlife of elephants.their first work Sometimes I Don't Like Yellow premiered in the 2010 Fringe. their second work DOORS. WaLLS. aND aLSO SILeNCe. ("a must-see." - Laura McQuillan, Wotzon. "Here theatrical creativity, blending physical Theatre performance elements, quirky visuals (. . .) and ingenious uses of design elements (. . .), assures us all is not lost for this generation." - John Smythe, Theatreview. "[S]ome spooky, rocking shit" - Baden Presely, Salient) was performed at BaTS in September 2010. their third work think of all the fun you'll find in the rubber room will premiere in Feb 2011 at BaTS Theatre as part of the 2011 Fringe Festival. Uther is also writing (n)one down to be performed in the Pit Bar at BaTS in March 2011 also as part of the 2011 Fringe. as a performer/creator, he has worked with some of the most exciting and talented young Theatre makers in Wellington. He appeared in the sell-out cult hit of the Fringe 2007 A. Volcanoes are awesome, was in both seasons of the Playground Collective's debut production the Hunting of the Snark and has already mentioned Death and the Dreamlife of elephants. In 2009, he directed a production of Harold Pinter's ashes to ashes at Victoria University that was met with great acclaim and wrote, produced, lit and performed in the Many Other Lives of Maria Madness. He operated the lights for Bedlam, having worked extensively in lighting design during his study, lighting a season of short plays and the world premiere of William Shakespeare's Cardenio. He can sometimes be seen running the lights for the Improvisers usually during their seasons for children. He thinks you look wonderful today.

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below is a list of Uther Dean's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        (N)One Down         Citizen Gef         Doors. Walls. And Also Silence.         Everything Is Surrounded By Water         Panicdotes         Play About Love, A         Play About Space, A         Sometimes I Don't Like Yellow         Think Of All the Fun You'll Find In the Rubber Room         Tiny Deaths         Watch         Witching Hours, The