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Mark Swivel

MARK SWIVEL  

 Nationality:    Australia
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Mark Swivel is a Sydney based writer. Water Falling Down is his first play in many years. Mark is a graduate of the NIDA Playwrights Studio (1991). His produced work includes the plays Struth (the Stables, Griffin co-production 1990) and the Gulf (Bondi Pavilion, Christopher Cummings Productions 1992) and the satirical monologues My Grandfathers Balls (Belvoir Downstairs 1993) and Jeremy Boutsakis: Thought Leader (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Pleasance, Old Fitzroy Theatre, 2007). Mark has worked as a criminologist, lawyer and corporate executive. He is a director of Sydney Credit Union and has a passion for microfinance (and ocean swimming).

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/5128

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

         Canoeing in Soomaa         Gulf, The         Jeremy Boutsakis: Thought Leader         My Grandfathers Balls         Once         Struth         Water Falling Down

Canoeing in Soomaa

Synopsis:
Chas hasnt seen Clem, his teenage son, for years, and takes him on a speed-parenting road trip through Europe. Chas seeks connection and forgiveness, while Clem plays on his smart phone, and hits his dad for money. Canoeing in Soomaa is a comedy-drama that explores the anxiety of parenting and the challenge of growing up in our globalised but fragmented world. Chas and Clem banter, compete and clash against the backdrop of economic uncertainty and Europes grim history. Chas tries too hard, over-shares and unravels, while Clem struggles to overcome his resentment and fears. An unlikely understanding is reached when canoeing in the wilds of Soomaa in Estonia. Chas faces his disappointment with himself and must find the strength to let go in loving Clem. Canoeing in Soomaa is the companion play to Water Falling Down.

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Australian Script Centre   -

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Genre:
90 min comedy drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Gulf, The

Synopsis:
All six of the main characters are university graduates who have known each other for 10 or more years, and who were very close as students. Swivel writes about a class he knows well.

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1st Produced:
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, NSW    04 Jun 1992

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16305

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Jeremy Boutsakis: Thought Leader

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1st Produced:
Old Fitzroy Hotel Theatre, Woolloomooloo, NSW    08 Jun 2007

Organisations:
Tamarama Rock Surfers

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Genre:
satirical monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/71239

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My Grandfathers Balls

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1st Produced:
Belvoir Downstairs    1993

Organisations:
Christopher Cummings Productions

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Genre:
satirical monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Once

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1st Produced:
Seymour Downstairs Theatre, Chippendale, NSW    01 Feb 2006

Organisations:
Short & Sweet Top 90 Week 1

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/78708

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Struth

Synopsis:
Swivel peppers his script with sharp, one-liner social comment

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1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW    13 Jan 1990

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/2087

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Water Falling Down

Synopsis:
Water Falling Down is an intimate two-hander, a closely observed portrait of a father and son, a wry, witty and tender meditation on parenting, love and grief.?? Son, divorced and disillusioned, discovers that his teenage son wont speak to him til after Christmas. He responds by taking Dad, his widowed father, on a trip to Europe, who is slipping into dementia (aphasia) and still grieving the loss of his wife. the men struggle to connect, occasionally succeed, and exorcise their demons.

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Water Falling Down premiered in the Queensland theatre Company 2011 mainstage season directed by Andrea Moor, performed by Ron Haddrick and Andrew Buchanan, designed by Ross Wallace; and was also produced by B Street theatre in Sacramento in Jan-Feb 2012. Water Falling Down was developed at Playwriting Australias National Script Workshop 2009 and presented at the National Play Festival 2010. This version is the updated text as performed by QTC.

1st Produced:
Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane, QLD    04 Apr 2011

Organisations:
Queensland Theatre Company

1st Published:
Australian Script Centre   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy drama 80 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/103509

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