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Gabrielle MacDonald

GABRIELLE MACDONALD

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Gabrielle Macdonald's works for theatre include 'A Short Piece Concerning Bertolt Brecht' (Playbox@Malthouse, Theatre in the Raw, 1995) and 'like a metaphor' (Playbox@Malthouse, Inside 2000, 2000). In 2003 her play 'The Colour of Glass' received a two-day workshop at Playbox@Malthouse Theatre in the Raw. Following this, Gabrielle was awarded an Australia Council Literature Board grant to complete a second draft. 'The Colour of Glass' was short-listed for the 2006 Patrick White Playwright's Award. In 2007 'The Colour of Glass' will receive a ten-day development through Arts Victoria and Full Tilt. In 2006 Gabrielle's play 'Debt' was produced at La Mama theatre. 'Debt' was awarded the 2006 Greenroom Award for best new Australian Play (Co-winner with 'Pitch').

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/428996

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

         Colour of Glass, The         Debt         Like A Metaphor         Short Piece Concerning Bertolt Brecht, A

Colour of Glass, The

Synopsis:
The true story of a friendship between two women from childhood to adulthood, devastated by mental illness and murder

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The Colour of Glass received a two day workshop at Playbox@Malthouse Theatre in the Raw. Following this, Gabrielle was awarded an Australia Council Literature Board grant to complete a second draft. The Colour of Glass was short listed for the 2006 Patrick White Playwright's Award.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/89614

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Debt

Synopsis:
Craig's a man with a plan. Can't afford a taxi, why not buy a car? In a tricky spot, why not blackmail your girlfriend's grandmother? And Nan's boyfriend, the used car salesman? And his half brother too? In debt? No problem. Things can always get worse. Meet the brother, the girlfriend and her grandmother. Where's Craig? Well, there's a few people who'd like to know. Debt. Three people, one problem, no clue.

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Co-winner of the 2006 Greenroom Award for best new Australian Play.

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Genre:
Black comedy 70 min

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Like A Metaphor

Like A Metaphor
A language journey, in four and a half monologues. A woman's sensual examination of bodily experiences.

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1st Produced:
Beckett Theatre, Southbank, VIC    12 Apr 2000

Organisations:
Playbox Inside 2000 Program

1st Published:
in Inside 2000, Currency Press, Sydney,    978-0868196213

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Genre:
one person show

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Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/77531

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Short Piece Concerning Bertolt Brecht, A

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1st Produced:
Playbox@Malthouse, Theatre in the Raw    1995

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