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Richard Tulloch Richard Tulloch i(A25271 works by) (a.k.a. Richard George Tulloch)
Also writes as: Mixy
Born: Established: 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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Storyteller, writer and director, Richard Tulloch is the son of Ian and Cecily (nee Dean) Tulloch. He studied law and education in Melbourne before living for two years in Europe where he began writing plays. Returning to Australia, he worked as an actor, associate director of the National Theatre Company, and writer in Perth before moving to Sydney. He was artistic director of the Toe Truck Theatre, Sydney, which performed for children. In addition to his many picture books and novels for children he has written plays and adaptations of other writers' works, and the screenplay for the animated feature Fern Gully II: The Magical Rescue. He was a co-creator of the popular children's television programme, Bananas in Pyjamas and has written episodes of Playschool and The Magic Mountain. He is popular as a storyteller and has performed in theatres and festivals, in Australian schools and in over 30 international schools around the world. In 2004 he was appointed the first May Gibbs Fellow of the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law & Theology at Flinders University.

In a statement for Contemporary Authors Online (Gale database), Tulloch said, 'I became a writer by accident. During my unemployed time I wrote some short stories for very young children and submitted them to a radio programme called Kindergarten. Most of my stories were rejected but enough were accepted to give me some encouragement. My son, Bram, was then about a year old. I tried in these early stories to see things from his point of view. Things which an adult may take little interest in - a line of ants on the kitchen floor, the garbage a dog has pulled from a bin in the street, a broken mug - could be fascinating for a little boy, and gave me ideas for stories.'

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y separately published work icon Sniffle Snuffle Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2022 24824033 2022 single work picture book children's

'Toodle the Cavoodle loves finding smells in the scritchy, scratchy grass. But the grandparents of Lillipilly Lane love cleaning up and finding fresh uses for junk. They’re about to turn Toodle’s favourite sniffling snuffling patch into a neat and tidy park!  Oh no! What will Toodle do?

'Toodle’s adventure sees him adapting to change and making new friends – from one of Australia’s greatest storytellers.' (Publication summary)


 

2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Three to 5 Years
The 52-Storey Treehouse 2015 single work drama children's

'They’re back! Andy and Terry’s Treehouse is now 52 storeys tall, with yet more fantastic inventions: a watermelon smashing room, a chainsaw-juggling level, a rocket powered carrot launcher, and even a Ninja Snail Training Academy.

'Today is a special day. It’s Andy’s birthday, but Terry has forgotten! To make matters worse Mr Big Nose has mysteriously disappeared, and to top it all off, Jill has fallen into a deep sleep and they just can’t wake her up. So Andy and Terry set off on a crazy adventure tackling a world of startling obstacles including a hungry caterpillar, an angry vegetable kingdom, and a 100 year ninja-snail epic voyage. Will they solve the mysteries and survive the dangers that test even their ingenuity?

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s latest bestseller comes to life on the stage as the team behind the hit adaptations of The 13-Storey Treehouse and The 26-Storey Treehouse return with this imaginative and engaging play. So what are you waiting for?' (Production summary)

2015 winner Sydney Theatre Awards Best Production for Children
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