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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Declan Greene is demanding to be talked about. Not literally, but as one of Australia’s
leading young playwrights he is creating work whose impact reverberates through Australia
and has travelled overseas!
“The first few pages announced this was a play that demanded to be noticed and by the
time I had reached the end of the script I was convinced of its author's gift for telling dark,
twisted tales with heart and humour.”
- Sydney Theatre Company Literary Manager, Polly Rowe
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Declan Greene is a theatre-maker based in Melbourne, and Resident Artist at Malthouse
Theatre. As a playwright, his work includes MOTH, POMPEII L.A., EIGHT GIGABYTES OF
HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY, I AM A MIRACLE, and THE HOMOSEXUALS, OR ‘FAGGOTS’,
which have been produced across Australia, Europe, the US, and the UK. Awards include the
Malcolm Robertson Prize, the Max Afford Playwright’s Award, the AWGIE for Theatre for
Young Audiences, and the Green Room Award for Best Original Writing. As a director and
dramaturg, works include Zoey Dawson’s THE UNSPOKEN WORD IS ‘JOE’ (MKA / Griffin
Independent) and CONVICTION (ZLMD Shakespeare), and The Listies’ HAMLET: PRINCE OF
SKIDMARK (Sydney Theatre Company).
Alongside Ash Flanders, Declan co-runs queer independent theatre company Sisters Grimm,
and has directed and co-created all their shows to date – including LITTLE
MERCY (Sydney Theatre Company), THE SOVEREIGN WIFE (MTC NEON), SUMMERTIME IN
THE GARDEN OF EDEN (Theatre Works / Griffin Independent), CALPURNIA DESCENDING
(Malthouse Theatre / Sydney Theatre Company), and LILITH: THE JUNGLE GIRL (MTC).
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