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Ingle Knight

INGLE KNIGHT

  
Nationality:    Australian
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    represented by Frog Management

Ingle Knight has written more than 30 plays, musicals and films. Many of his plays have toured nationally and internationally, such as; Shadow of the Eagle (co-written with G. Blazevic) co-winner, Best Script, WA Equity Awards; The Getaway Bus, Festival Of Perth, Edinburgh Festival. Winner, Best Drama Perth fringe, 2000; The Exploding Breakfast (broadcast on ABC Radio, Toronto Fringe 2008, Nominated for Melbourne Green Room award for best performance in the fringe; Milk and Honey (adapted from Elizabeth Jolley's novel) Winner 1999 Premier's Book Awards, best script. Ingle is also a actor with about 60 professional theatre roles under his belt. He has been a writer-in-residence at Windybrow Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa and the NSW Theatre of the Deaf as well as theatres and city councils all over WA. He has also taught scriptwriting at a number of universities and is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/981

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         Bullyfruit         Dolphin Talk         Exploding Breakfast, The         Freemantle Candidate, The         Getaway Bus, The         Idol Rumours         Mango Fandango         Milk And Honey         Shadow Of the Eagle         Signposts In History         Sinning in the Rain!         Taking Liberty         Termophobia         Theodore         Trim, The Cat Who Discovered Australia!         Unheard World Of Jasper Lawson, The         Voyage of Vasco Pyjama, The         Welcome to Dullsville         White Nancy         Wicked
Bullyfruit

Synopsis:
Bullyfruit's slapstick style, air of lunacy and lack of any discernable social message mnakes it suitable for all ages

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Subiaco Theatre Centre, Subiaco, WA     01 Oct 1995

Organisations:
Barking Gecko Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/26651

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Dolphin Talk

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Exploding Breakfast, The

Synopsis:
Ingle Knight went to Johannesburg as the first participant in the inaugural Western Australia/South Africa Playwrights' exchange. When he agreed to take part he had no idea what he was letting himself in for& the exploding Breakfast is the story of how he survived to tell the tale. Africa's Big Apple. . . the poets, artists, small arms dealers and live chicken sellers, among many others, are brought to life in this hilarious and captivating South African survival tale. . .

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1st Produced:
La Mama, Carlton, VIC     28 Aug 2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/   

Music:
-

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Genre:
70 min traveller's tale

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/77035

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Freemantle Candidate, The

Synopsis:
A political Drama set against the background of what seemed like the imminent collapse of the entire global economic system, the Fremantle Candidate is a witty and heart-warming story of a man rising from the ashes to start again. It tells of the forging of the character of Australia's greatest leader, a man who was to die in the service of his country. Australia is in the middle of the Great Depression and John Curtin, having lost the seat of Fremantle in the 1931 general election returns to Perth a broken man. He's back on the bottle in spite of a long held promise to his beloved wife, elsie, never to drink again. If he wants to get back to Canberra he has to overcome his own demons as well as the party hacks looking for a more pliable candidate for the seat. As he struggles to retain his influence in the mire of local party politics, Curtin strikes up a friendship with one of Australia's most important thinkers and writers of that time, Walter Murdoch, who has his own political aspirations. With Murdoch's help he comes to understand the true causes of his addiction, but in the process he must also take advantage of Murdoch's social and political influence. At the heart of the play is a study of the character of this most important and enigmatic of national leaders; a deeply ethical and decent man who also understood that to be a politician, was to be ready to bend rules and manipulate people, but always with the object of best serving the men and women of Australia.

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1st Produced:
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Northbridge, WA     19 Jul 2012

Organisations:
Healthway

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/   

Music:
-

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Genre:
110 min political Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/104094

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Getaway Bus, The

Synopsis:
Avoiding his strange new world, an insecure young immigrant, Thomas, spends his days on the bus from Mirrabooka to Mundaring Weir, until he meets Moffy, a Welsh girl who introduces him to a local acting school full of young immigrants. enraptured by Moffy, Thomas gets caught up in the venomous politics of amateur Dramatics, leading to cruel betrayals, murder, a thrilling escape and a surreal struggle with redemption.

Notes:
Winner of Best Drama, 2000 Western Australian Fringe Festival

1st Produced:
The New Dolphin Theatre, Crawley, WA     31/2001

Organisations:
Perth International Arts Festival

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/   

Music:
-

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Genre:
70 min comedy Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/766

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Idol Rumours

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Hayman Theatre, Bentley, WA     11 Apr 1989

Organisations:
Curtin Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1787

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Mango Fandango

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Darwin's Centre for Excellence in the Arts     2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Milk And Honey

Synopsis:
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Notes:
winner of the 1999 Premiers Book Award, script category

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Organisations:
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Music:
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Shadow Of the Eagle

Synopsis:
In 1942 the world is at war and the situation is desperate in the Pacific. a meeting takes place in Canberra between Australia's Prime Minister, John Curtin, and US General Douglas Macarthur. Curtin is a Labor Prime Minister who has a vision of Australia different from that of his predecessors, but his country is tautly extended and exhausted from the war effort. He must look to new strategies and new allies. Macaurthur is conservative and egotistical, with a vastly different agenda from that of Curtin's. they must find common ground despite their different objectives, their opposing ideologies and the gap between the power of their respective countries. there were no notes taken of their important meeting and no documents were signed as a result of their agreement, but this play provides deep insights into what is likely to have occurred, throwing light on the two characters and the impact on them of the war in which they were embroiled.

Notes:
written by George Blazevic And Ingle Knight (with Assistance from the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library)

1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, Perth, WA     22 May 2003

Organisations:
Perth Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/26573

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Signposts In History

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1982

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,   

Music:
-

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Genre:
theatre of the Deaf 1 act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Sinning in the Rain!

Synopsis:
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Notes:
amateur production

1st Produced:
University House, Crawley, WA     22 Jan 1998

Organisations:
APT Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
musical satire

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/86070

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Taking Liberty

Synopsis:
This fast-moving documentary comedy/Drama shows how sailor John Bertrand, financier Alan Bond and designer-savant Ben Lexcen joined forces to win the America's Cup. Narration from each of the three men is woven through Dramatised episodes from the story/history, beginning with a brief surrealistic interweaving of their early memories until the Drama itself begins to coalesce around the 'first campaign' in 1974, which they lose. they keep losing (and Bond keeps losing money) all the way through the first act. the second act covers the 1983 campaign, which the Australians keep losing. Until, at last, they win.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, Perth, Wa     29/2008

Organisations:
Perth Theatre Company

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/81442

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Termophobia

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Blue Room Theatre, Perth, Western Australia     28 Aug 2009

Organisations:
Fairweather Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Theodore

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,   

Music:
-

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Genre:
theatre of the Deaf 1 scene

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Trim, The Cat Who Discovered Australia!

Synopsis:
An historical pantomime adapted from the book by Matthew Flinders

Notes:
written by Cliff Gillam And Ingle Knight

1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, Perth, WA     21 Jun 1988

Organisations:
Western Australian Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
pantomime

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/634

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Unheard World Of Jasper Lawson, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Schools Tour, Sydney, NSW     01 Aug 1980

Organisations:
The New South Wales Theatre of the Deaf

1st Published:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,   

Music:
-

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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/93149

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Voyage of Vasco Pyjama, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
A stage adaption of Leunig's cartoons

1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, Perth, WA     11 Oct 1991

Organisations:
Artrage

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16130

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Welcome to Dullsville

Synopsis:
15 of WA's hottest playwrights have been invited to take an intriguing look at what it's like to live in the most isolated capital city in the world: Perth - the city you love to hate, love to love, or both . . .

Notes:
A collaboration of writers in the Perth Theatre Company Writers' Lab.

1st Produced:
Perth Institute Of Contemporary Arts, Northbridge, Wa     17 Nov 2005

Organisations:
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/67982

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White Nancy

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW     12 Apr 1982

Organisations:
Griffin Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/93154

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Wicked

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Michael Smith And Ingle Knight

1st Produced:
West Australia, WA     1993

Organisations:
Aboriginal Youth Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/74119

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