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WESLEY ENOCH (1969 - ) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: HLA Management Pty Ltd |
Wesley Enoch is the eldest son of Doug and Lyn Enoch who hail from Stradbroke Island. His writing credits include The Sunshine Club, The Seven Stages of Grieving (co-written with Deborah Mailman) and Black Medea all of which he also directed; and The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table which won the 2005 Patrick White Playwrights' Award. Wesley has been Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts, an Associate Artist with the Queensland Theatre Company, a Resident Director with the Sydney Theatre Company and is currently Associate Artistic Director with Sydney's Company B. His extensive credits as a director include the premiere production of Stolen and a revival of The Cherry Pickers, both of which toured internationally, Capricornia, The Dreamers, Conversations with the Dead, Romeo and Juliet, Fountains Beyond, Black-ed Up, The Sapphires, Rainbow's End, Eora Crossing, Bitin' Back and RiverlanD. In 2002 Wesley was the recipient of a Cite Internationale des Artes residency in Paris. Other awards include a Matilda Award ( The Sunshine Club 2000), Variety Club of Australia (Theatre Heart Award 2000), '98 Queens Trust Award, '97 Young Australian of The Year ( Queensland Arts Section).
Plays by Wesley Enoch
Black Medea | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Contemporary Indigenous Plays, Currency Press, Australia >>>, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780868197951 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79586 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
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Notes: | richly poetic adaptation of Euripides' Medea | |||||
Synopsis: | blends the cultures of Ancient Greek and indigenous storytelling to weave a bold and breathtaking commentary on contemporary experience | |||||
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Delicacy | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | Jan 2006 | ||||
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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 | #125902 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | He is a man eater - literally. In Germany a man advertises for someone to eat. A young man responds. He arrives at the apartment and after a few drinks allows his penis to be cut off. The two men try to eat it raw but cannot - so they fry it in butter and garlic and eat it. The young man is then stabbed and cut up into joints and put in the freezer. Based on a true story | |||||
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Port, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
Company: | The Production Company | |||||
| 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 | #72609 | |||
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Notes: | The Production Company presents The Australia Project II: Australia Strikes Back!, a program of new works by Australian playwrights. The following description is from the show's press release: "Twelve acclaimed Australian playwrights create pieces based on their perceptions of the United States. The Australia Project II: Australia Strikes Back! includes new plays from some of Australia's most celebrated playwrights. The Production Company's work promotes and deepens cultural exchange between the United States and Australia and encourages artists to explore the relationship between the two countries." | |||||
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Seven Stages of Grieving | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playlab Press, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73721 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | written By Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman | |||||
Synopsis: | The 7 Stages of Grieving is a contemporary Indigenous performance text from the highly acclaimed Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts. Appropriating western form whilst using traditional storytelling, The 7 Stages of Grieving gives an emotional insight into Murri life. This one-woman show follows the journey of an Aboriginal 'Everywoman' as she tells poignant and humorous stories of grief and reconciliation. In an environment where Indigenous Australians battle racism, deaths in custody, a history of violence and the anguish of land, The 7 Stages of Grieving is a strong reminder of Indigenous peoples' will to survive, sense of humour and irony, and reinforces the traditional role of Indigenous Australians as storytellers. | |||||
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Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Oberon Books, London >>>, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #82031 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | In the 1870s a girl is born under a tree - her birth tree - chosen to give her strength and wisdom. When the tree is cut down she follows it into the white man's world, working as a cook for the big house on the island. Her tree has become a kitchen table, one she will pass down through successive generations as a legacy- a way of carving out her family stories. Now, generations later, a young man and his mother fight for ownership of the table. Cookie's Table is full of humour and is deeply affecting. Gently peeling away the layers of storytelling, it reveals the communal binds that lie beneath them. A moving testament to culture lived, lost and found, the strength of family, adapting and gathering together | |||||
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Sunshine Club, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queensland Theatre Company | 1999 | ||||
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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: | Original cast recording: demo recording 1999 | doollee no | #108458 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | Music by John Rodgers; lyrics and book by Wesley Enoch | |||||
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