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Christopher Harley

CHRISTOPHER HARLEY

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Christopher Harley is a Sydney-based writer and composer. With a focus in writing for Theatre, Christopher's plays and musicals have been performed in Sydney and Newcastle, by both professional and co-operative companies. His first musical, In a Pink Tutu, was professionally premiered as part of the inaugural 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival with a successful season at the Seymour Centre. Before this, the musical was staged in Newcastle, winning him a City of Newcastle Dramatic Award. His Theatre songs have been performed by renowned singers throughout Australia and his short plays the go-Second Party and Box have been featured at Short+Sweet play festivals across AustraliA. Most recently he was won first place in atyp's (Love Bytes) national film-writing competition for his short film How Was Work? and his first full-length play the Kimono-Wearing Queen is currently undergoing professional development with Queensland Theatre Company and PlayLab AustraliA. Christopher also works as a freelance incidental music composer and has composed the scores for plays including the Hour We Knew Nothing of eoch Other, Woyzeck, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Triumph. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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         Blood Bank         Out Of Place

Blood Bank

Synopsis:
Michael is waiting to give blood for his brother. Justin is waiting for the transfusion. Abbey is just, well, waiting. They dont know it yet, but they desperately need each other. In the dreamlike limbo of an ice-cold waiting room, they slowly trade secrets  and a surprising love story emerges.

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First presented at Ensemble Stages 2013 Spring Reading

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Play/Drama

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Out Of Place

Out Of Place
Part of Out of placeOut of Place is a beautifully crafted collection of seven-minute monologues presenting young characters that laugh, tease and tell stories to make your toes curl. Out of Place is the latest instalment in the Voices Project, atyps overwhelmingly successful program designed to nurture and showcase the talents of Australias best young playwrights. each piece takes a captivating look at what happens when people are placed just outside their comfort zone.

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Performance Rights : Australian theatre for Young People www.atyp.com.au

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Voices Project 2013, the

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Currency Press, Australia (2013) >>>    978-0-86819-978-8

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seven min monologue

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