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Michael Hill

MICHAEL HILL

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Michael Hill graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts (Educational Theatre) and in 1994 he completed a Graduate Diploma of Dramatic Art (Directing) at NIDA. In 2007 Michael was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play for his production of Waiting for Godot (State Theatre Company of South Australia). In 2005, Michael won the Adelaide Critics Circle Individual Award for excellence for his production of The Unexpected Man. He was also named Best Director for 2005 in The Advertiser Oscarts Awards. Michael has written a number of plays including Out of the Mist and Motion Sickness, both commissioned and produced by Urban Myth Theatre of Youth. Motion Sickness was chosen for inclusion in the Australian Script Centres Collection #6, published in 2006. Under the pseudonym Mick Muldoon, Michaels play No Grace was produced by La Mama Theatre for the 2004 Melbourne Fringe. Michael was short-listed for the Jill Blewett Playwrights Award in the 2002 Festival Awards for Literature for his play Poor Brother. His adaptations for the theatre include Knots by R. D. Laing and Getting Ahead by Tim Winton. He has also written plays for KneeHigh Puppeteers, DFaces of Youth Arts and Improd Theatre. He is currently working on a new historical play, Ambleside, with assistance from Arts SA.

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

         Boxing Day Test         Genie, The         Motion Sickness         Number Three

Boxing Day Test

Synopsis:
Two young brothers eke out a semi-squalid existence together in a ramshackle student share-house. Patrick is preparing for a clerkship at a law firm, while his older brother, David, is sluggishly working through an Honours thesis in English literature. David owes Patrick months of back-rent and - much to Patrick's chagrin - is using the third bedroom in the house to grow a hydroponic dope crop in order to raise the money. Patrick has a huge crush on a fellow student, Sophie. When he discovers that David has been sleeping with her behind his back, the delicate brotherly balance is thrown off kilter. The boys' estranged father, John, appears on their doorstep on Boxing Day with a car full of clothes and appliances. It seems he thinks he is moving in. Patrick, knowing his brother will be enraged by John's invasion of their space, does nothing to stop him. When David and John come face to face, dark memories and family secrets rise to the surface, bringing with them violence and fear, stirring up the past and inexorably dragging Patrick and Sophie into the maelstrom.

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1st Produced:
Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide, Sa    25 Nov 2010

Organisations:
Junglebean

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Naturalistic drama 90 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/91656

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Genie, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
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Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 31/9

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Motion Sickness

Synopsis:
Sean has a terrible confession to make. He wants to tell his sister the unforgivable thing he has done, but just as he gathers the courage to walk through the door of the building where she works, the ground begins to shake and the walls begin to crack. 'Motion Sickness' tracks the interconnecting stories of nine young city-dwellers. Sibling rivalry, ambition, fear and the promise of something better fuel their struggle to cope with the ever-increasing speed of daily life, with its media saturation and high expectations. But these everyday stresses are thrown into relief by a devastating earthquake that changes all their lives.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Naturalistic drama 75 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Number Three

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 31/9

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