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Carolyn Stuart

CAROLYN STUART

  
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Carolyn studied Drama and English Literature at Otago University, Dunedin, NZ. She migrated to Australia in 1999. Her hair is still trying to cope with the heat. Her plays have won a variety of awards including the People's Choice Award at Armidale's Favourite Shorts in 2010 (Love and Lycra), joint winner for the Macintyre Writers in 2009 (Keeping Mum) and runner-up in the 2010 Dogwood Initiative - Australia's richest radioplay competition (Duffers). Publications include Little Gems 2013 - An Anthology of Short Plays (Folly) and Eleven Little Gems - A Collection of 10 Minute Plays 2011 (Grass Roots). Carolyn has written extensively for youth theatre, drawing on her experience and understanding as head of Drama at a vibrant secondary school in Queensland. Carolyn is quietly obsessed with comedy and its ability to dismiss pretense. She is a member of Playlab and ICWP (International Centre for Women Playwrights).

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

         Keeping Mum         Love and Lycra

Keeping Mum

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Keeping Mum is a two-act comedy which explores the humour, conflict and support that can be found amongst other mothers. It exposes the bizarre yet workable dynamic of a mothers group with its mix of women who really share nothing in common apart from the fact that theyve all produced babies round the same time of the year. The play is about Felicity, husband Dave, and her Mums group  Nicole, Jane, and Cassie - who all tentatively get on and new-comer, Liz. Conflicts develop when Janes life begins unraveling at the same time as Liz - pregnant, eager and raring to go - joins the group. Tension builds at subsequent Mums groups and comes to a head at Janes birthday party for her son Winston that is a thorough disaster. Lines are drawn and Felicity, Jane, Nicole and Cassie struggle with their desire to help each other out - Janes marriage is dissolving and Liz is due any day. It is issued based with contemporary voices.

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comedy 90 min

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Love and Lycra

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Peoples Choice Award at Armidales Favourite Shorts in 2010

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