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SHAUN CHARLES |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Shaun Charles is a writer and director. As a playwright his work includes The Understudy, Three Points of Contact, The River, The Dirt and Us, Rio Saki and Other Falling Debris (published by Playlab Press), Last Drinks (an adaptation of Andrew McGahans novel, published by Playlab Press), The White Earth (co-adapted with novelist Andrew McGahan, published by Playlab Press) and the short plays Another Dead Rock Star, and Grace. He co-wrote and directed Lead Sister for the Brisbane Powerhouse, and the musical Paradise (published by Playlab Press) for Backbone Youth Arts and the Brisbane Festival. Last year Shaun wrote the libretto for the opera Dirty Apple, produced by Opera Queensland. As a director Shaun has worked mainly on new Australian writing, directing a number of new works including the premiere productions of Linda Hassalls Post Office Rose and Andrew McGahans Bait. He also co-directed the premiere season of The White Earth for La Boite Theatre Company in early 2009. This year he wrote The Birds of Tennant Creek for the Desert Harmony Festival in Tennant Creek, the Northern Territory.
Plays by Shaun Charles
Another Dead Rock Star | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #134355 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
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Dirty Apple | ||
| 1st Produced: | Opera Queensland | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134359 | |||
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Genre: | Opera | |||||
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Notes: | wrote the libretto | |||||
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Grace | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134356 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
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Last Drinks | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playlab Press, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73715 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Last Drinks (adapted from the novel by Andrew McGahan): It's a decade since the infamous inquiry into corruption tore the state of Queensland apart. But for George Verney, disgraced journalist and bit-player in the great scandals of his day, the inquiry has never quite finished. After ten years of self-imposed exile, drawn by the terrible death of his friend, he reluctantly returns to Brisbane, the city of his downfall. In a town he no longer recognizes and through the underworld that has forgotten him, George must seek out the other survivors of his times. He must confront the truth about their common past and find a way to let the dead rest in peace. | |||||
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Lead Sister | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brisbane Powerhouse | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134357 | |||
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Paradise | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brisbane Festival | - - - | ||||
Company: | Backbone Youth Arts | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playlab Press, Australia | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-908156-78-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134349 | |||
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Genre: | musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | chorus and doubling | |||||
Notes: | 2008 Matilda Award Nominee for Best Musical. | |||||
Synopsis: | A dynamic Australian youth musical that explores the clashes of two cultures (the west meets the South Pacific Islands) whilst celebrating Pacific Island culture with dignity, creativity and an irrepressible sense of fun. | |||||
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Rio Saki and Other Falling Debris | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playlab Press, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73716 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Rio Saki and Other Falling Debris: This iconic Brisbane grunge play about the final days before the end of the world was first produced at La Boite Theatre in 1999. To quote critic Martin Buzacott, Generation Xers . . .abandoned by God and subject to information overload, contemplated their own visions of a new Doomsday. . .Ultimately, it's a play not so much about the impending apocalypse, as it is about love's ability to generate meaning and comfort in a world where the mere beat of a human heart or the simple touch of flesh can seem a latter-day miracle. | |||||
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River, The Dirt, And Us, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Australian Script Centre | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134350 | |||
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Genre: | Historical Gothic 60 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | Casting very flexible in both size and gender | |||||
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Synopsis: | Dee and Mark are two brisbane teenagers up to no good late one Friday night. In the mangroves along the banks of the Brisbane River they stumble upon a dinghy which they launch out into the dark waters of the river. They float with the current and soon encounter the ghost convict ship, The Murgo. The Murgo has come unstuck in time. Taking aboard Dee and Mark as prisoners, The Murgo flips back and forth in time randomly visiting the key events that have shaped Brisbane - the 1974 floods, the buiding of the Storey Bridge, the Battle of Brisbane. It is a journey of historical discovery and of learning one's place in history. | |||||
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Three Points Of Contact | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134353 | |||
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Understudy, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134351 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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White Earth, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playlab Press, Australia | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134352 | |||
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Notes: | co-adapted by Shaun Charles and novelist Andrew McGahan | |||||
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