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Matthew Ryan

MATTHEW RYAN

  (1978 - )
Nationality:    Australian
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    Kubler Auckland Management  

Matthew Ryan (born 28 Oct 1978). His Theatre writing credits include: So You Die a Little co-written with Tony Brockman (Pandemonium Theatre, 1998 and shortlisted for Queensland Theatre Company's 1999 George Landen Dann Award), the Dance of Jeremiah (Australian Theatre for Young People, 2000 and La Boite Theatre Company, 2005 and winner of Queensland Theatre Company's 2000 George Landen Dann Award), Julia Rose (Queensland Theatre Company's the Works, 2003 and shortlisted for the Sydney Theatre Company's 2005 Patrick White Playwrighting Award), Summer Wonderland (La Boite Theatre Company, 2007 and currently in development as a feature film with New Holland Pictures). Summer Wonderland and the Dance of Jeremiah were published by PlayLab Press in 2007. Matthew served as co-creator and writer of Attack of the Attacking Attackers! (La Boite Theatre Company, 2008 and winner of 2009 Matilda Award for Best New Australian Work). Matthew has written several plays for young people for Backbone Youth Arts, including Lost Property Rules, the Tree House, Rules of Thumb and the Wall. Matthew is a workshop facilitator for Backbone Youth Arts and a co-founder of the Escapists. He is represented by Kubler Auckland Management.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/406338

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         Attack Of the Attacking Attackers!         Boy Girl Wall         Bull         Critic, The         Dance Of Jeremiah, The         Grim         Harbinger, The         Julia Rose         Kelly         Lost Property Rules         Rules Of Thumb         Sacre Bleu         So You Die A Little         Summer Wonderland         Tree House, The         Wall,the

Attack Of the Attacking Attackers!

Synopsis:
Crazy spoof of Sci-Fi, Horror and the War on Terror, devised by four young Brisbane theatremakers, incorporating dance, puppetry and shadow-play.

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1st Produced:
Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove, QLD    28 Oct 2008

Organisations:
La Boite Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Genre:
spoof

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/78296

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Boy Girl Wall

Boy Girl Wall
Side by side in a leafy suburb, Thom lives in one flat, Alethea in another. It's pretty clear that their respective, unsatisfying lives would improve enormously if they just met each other. But with a wall literally between them, this seems highly improbable. then there's the building's Power Box, having an existential crisis about the eventual collapse of the universe, and the super nova from five thousand years ago. then there's time travelling on an equation for the speed of light and too much sugar. there's demon magpie attacks, laptops in love, cats dancing to Prince and sock puppet nightmares. And a tiny prayer by the Wall, hoping that all of these pieces can come together for one magical moment of love.

Notes:
written by Matthew Ryan And Lucas Stibbard. Based on A story by Lucas Stibbard

1st Produced:
Sue Benner Theatre, Brisbane, QLD    14 Aug 2009

Organisations:
the escapists / Metro Arts Independents, Brisbane

1st Published:
Currency Press, Australia (2012) >>>    978-0-86819-955-9

Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  1 musician

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/84761

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Bull

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1st Produced:
Queensland Theatre Company "the Works" playreading    -

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Critic, The

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1st Produced:
reading Metro Arts Independents, Brisbane    -

Organisations:
the escapists

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Music:
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Dance Of Jeremiah, The

Dance Of Jeremiah, The
Dance of Jeremiah: Strange things are happening to Jerry Daniels. Office desks are chasing him. Self-help tapes are talking to him. Umbrellas are raining from the sky. Puppets wreak havoc and the stage comes to life in this award-winning comdey.

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1st Produced:
Australian Theatre for Young People    2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playlab Press, the La Boite Theatre Company 2007/08 Season Bundle.   978-1921390029

Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/65313

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Grim

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1st Produced:
BAC kbone Youth Arts    -

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Harbinger, The

Harbinger, The
An old man hides away in a dusty old bookshop, forgotten and alone with only a handful of beautiful memories as comfort. Gone are the days of magnificent apple orchards, rowboats on crystal streams and picnics under the moon. Gone is the woman he loves. Throughout the long years of his life, the old man has watched the magic in the world disappear and his crowded city sink into misery. Haunted by painful memories of a much happier time and place, he toils away long days to forget. But when a young girl arrives, desperate for protection, the old man is forced to relive the pain and pleasures of his own past and uncovers a chance to change the city forever. . .

Notes:
written by Matthew Ryan And David Morton

1st Produced:
Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove, QLD    13 Jul 2011

Organisations:
Dead Puppet Society / La Boite Theatre Company

1st Published:
http://www.playlab.org.au/   978 1 921390 75 3

Music:
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Genre:
puppetry 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  puppeteers

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/97904

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Julia Rose

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Queensland Theatre Company "the Works" playreading    2003

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Kelly

Kelly
Ned Kelly is about to hang for his crimes. But his final night in prison is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Dan, disguised as a priest. Supposedly killed at the Siege of Glenrowan, Dan is intent on moving north to Queensland and forgetting his past. To do so, he needs Neds blessing and forgiveness. But the last time they saw each other, Dan tried to shoot Ned dead. So begins a brutal confrontation by two titans of Australian history. Facing the sins of their past, each blames the other for their downfall. And neither will escape unharmed.

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1st Produced:
Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane    15 Sep 2012

Organisations:
Queensland Theatre Company

1st Published:
Currency Press, Australia (2013) >>>    978-0-86819-987-0

Music:
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Genre:
biographical drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  doubling

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Lost Property Rules

Lost Property Rules
Alice and Isobel are running away to Grandmas house. But to get there theyre going to have to spend the night at the train station, hiding from the Guard Dog. Huddled in a Lost Property box, they try to stay calm by telling each other stories based on the lost things they find in there. An empowering play about accepting change, this work finds stories in the most unusual of places  stories that might not be as made up as they seem.

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1st Produced:
BAC kbone Youth Arts    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Plays From the Top of the Stairs, Vol 1", Playlab Press, Australia   -

Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large cast (age 8-16), not gender specific

Further Reference:
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Rules Of Thumb

Rules Of Thumb
Veronica Thumb is a bit different. She speaks differently and sees the world differently. Follow Veronica through her childhood as she learns to come to terms with Aspergers and the way it affects the different stages of her life. A story about accepting others and accepting yourself, this work shows the world through the eyes of girl who lives with a very different set of rules.

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1st Produced:
BAC kbone Youth Arts    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Plays From the Top of the Stairs, Vol 1", Playlab Press, Australia   -

Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large cast (age 8-16), not gender specific

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Sacre Bleu

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Adapted by matthew Ryan, translated by Morgan Dowsett. derived from Georges Feydeau and Eugene Labiche

1st Produced:
Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane    07 Feb 2011

Organisations:
Queensland Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/91447

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So You Die A Little

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Matthew Ryan And Tony Brockman

1st Produced:
Pandemonium theatre    1998

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Summer Wonderland

Summer Wonderland
Welcome to Dickens Court. Old-fashioned battler Bob Jones has lost his job. His neighbour Eugene just bought a mail-order bride but is now in debt to the Russian mafia, and the snobs across the road are desperate to buy a trendy new beachfront apartment. When they discover the grand prize in the Christmas Lights Competition can solve their respective money problems, the neighbourhood goes to war.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove, QLD    09 Oct 2007

Organisations:
La Boite Theatre Company

1st Published:
Playlab Press, the La Boite Theatre Company 2007/08 Season Bundle.   978-1921390029

Music:
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Genre:
christmas comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/79152

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Tree House, The

Tree House, The
Follow the life of a tree growing inside a house and all the lives it affects along the way. From a young girl dealing with change, adults too busy to enjoy life, a poor family at Christmas and renovators intent on knocking the tree down  no one escapes the influence of the tree. An imaginative and uplifting work for even the youngest of aspiring theatre-makers.

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1st Produced:
BAC kbone Youth Arts    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Plays From the Top of the Stairs, Vol 1", Playlab Press, Australia   -

Music:
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Genre:
TYA 45 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large cast (age 8-16), not gender specific

Further Reference:
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Wall,the

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
BAC kbone Youth Arts    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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