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Ian Wilding

IAN WILDING

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Ian Wilding studied Drama in London at Queen Mary and Westfield College and the Central School of Speech and Drama. His play Below won the Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting in 2000, and in 2003 he received the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for Even Amongst Dogs. Torrez premiered the following year playing in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. the Carnivores won the Griffin Award in 2005 and was produced in Perth the following year. He lives in Perth.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/229935

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

         Below         Carnivores, The         Even Amongst Dogs         Forever Seven         October         Quack         Rare Earth         Torrez         Water Carriers         Welcome to Dullsville

Below

Synopsis:
Two British migrant brothers arrive in an outback town. they think that they can earn some easy money by entering a boxing contest

Notes:
Winner of the Griffin/Arnotts Award for new Australian Playwrighting

1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW    22 Mar 2000

Organisations:
-

1st Published:

Music:
-

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Genre:
Full-Length 90 mins Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/104528

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Carnivores, The

Synopsis:
Two brothers are strictly small timers in the big world of global capitalism, both official and off the books. They face multinational companies, family loyalty, sex, drugs and political turmoil in this urban black comedy by Ian Wilding

Notes:
won the Griffin Award in 2005

1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, Perth, WA    27 Jun 2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1571   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
black comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/69374

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Even Amongst Dogs

Synopsis:
follows two kangaroo shooters with intertwined pasts into the outback. They slaughter roos and confront their own demons in a play that blurs the division between man and animal.

Notes:
Patrick White Playwrights' Award, 2003

1st Produced:
Griffin Theatre Company    2004

Organisations:
Black Swan Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Forever Seven

Synopsis:
Set in the future, Forever Seven (which Wilding had originally titled More & More) is a darkly funny play which satirises the fetish of youth, the cult of beauty and the impact of the longevity business on a population very much in love with itself. In the disturbingly familiar world of the play, a medical procedure has been developed to freeze the aging process. The practice, which is referred to as coding, has divided the population into two: those who believe in aging gracefully versus those who are going to be forever young. Amid this climate of division and political unrest, a passionate romance develops between a young man and woman. Forever Seven depicts their struggle to remain connected in a society engulfed in civil unrest.

Notes:
won the 2009 Patrick White Playwrights Award

1st Produced:
rehearsed reading of the play in Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company    22 May 2010

Organisations:
Sydney Writers Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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October

October
Tim, an airline pilot and Angela, his young, beautiful wife, live the successful urban dream in a streamlined apartment in the inner city. One night a friend of Angela's, Dez, pays them a visit. there's just one problem: Angela flatly denies she's ever met him, and despite Dez's growing protestations, she wants him out. Rejected and humiliated, Dez leaves. But not before making some seemingly ominous threats. Now Angela and Tim are having trouble readjusting. Dez has thrown their comfortable lives out of kilter and fear of future incursions escalates. Enter Dick, private eye  smarmy and menacing by turns, a Man who Makes Things Happen. Though he charges by the hour and his approach is definitely unconventional, Dick may be exactly what the situation requires. . .

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW    20 Apr 2007

Organisations:
Griffin Theatre Company 2007 Season

1st Published:
Currency Press   978-0868198026

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/70938

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Quack

Quack
Somewhere in middle Australia, the townsfolk of a small town are sick and looking for someone to blame. That is, until a man emerges from their midst. He is on a mission, and with skills as a surgeon, physician and pharmacist, he begins to fire up the townsfolk with his promises (for he is a great orator too). Only he can cure the disease, providing the townsfolk follow his direction without deviation. As he sets about his task of healing the town with an evangelical zeal, almost all are convinced. Except, not everyone is happy. the cure also carries strange side-effects. the pub is empty, the brothel is going out of business, the two-up ring is silent, food is bland, the horses don't race, the football remains un-kicked, arguments are not had, sex has become stale. Truth be told, the men have become dull and proud, the women hard and distant. Is it really better to be cured and living like this? A small minority begins to emerge. they don't want to be cured by the Doctor and have a plan to save themselves. But the majority will not be shifted. All must be cured. Blisteringly funny and provoking in equal measures, Quack is a salient reminder that we alone create our own destiny and our own demons.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Griffin Theatre Comany

1st Published:
Currency Press, Australia (2010) >>>
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1569   978-0-86819-873-6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/96430

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Rare Earth

Synopsis:
Sydney 2061: Ewan has just busted out of prison. Branded a war criminal he's out to clear his name. Stepping into a post-greenhouse world of biotech monstrosities, technologically super-charged idealism and corporate-government hybrids, Ewan vows to stop a cargo-load of humans apparently destined for off-planet mining. With most of the planet either dug-up or burnt-up is Ewan saving humanity or hastening its damnation? Ewan may have picked the wrong day to break out of prison.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Parade Space, NIDA, Kensington, NSW    19 Oct 2011

Organisations:
commissioned by NIDA; supported by the NIDA Foundation Trust

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/95680

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Torrez

Torrez
Torrez knows how to kick a football. But at thirty-something hes on the wrong side of his playing career. His frazzled manager Foxy believes a media career beckons, but there may be one too many skeletons in the Torrez closet to get this sporting legend on primetime in the way theyd like. And then theres the terrible possibility that one of the skeletons has fallen out of the closet and is waiting at the front door for an autograph. A raucously funny expose of the world of celebrity and sport, and the longings at the heart of Australian masculinity. Features two of the worst-behaved men seen on the Australian stage for a long time.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW    29 May 2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Currency Press   978-0868197340

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/62482

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Water Carriers

Synopsis:
Dave reckons hes quite the ladies man. With Barry White on the stereo and a bottle of tequila on the shelf, he knows how to create a mood. But Kate, the hairdresser he meets one night in his karaoke bar and brings back to his place, is a hard case. Shes deep, shes defensive, shes troubled. Sure, Dave can break through, but can he deal with what is on the other side?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
the MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio, Southbank VIC    22 Jun 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/89662

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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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