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Donna Abela Donna Abela i(A33557 works by) (a.k.a. Donna Therese Abela)
Born: Established: 1964 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Maltese
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BiographyHistory

Donna Abela co-founded Powerhouse Youth Theatre in Western Sydney in 1987 and has written more than twenty-five plays for audiences of all ages.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2016 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Australia Council Literature Board Grants Literature Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $14,250.00

Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Spirit Perth : 89.7FM , 2015 10272372 2015 single work radio play
2016 winner AWGIE Awards Radio Award Adaptation
y separately published work icon Jump for Jordan 2013 Sydney : Currency Press , 2014 6390303 2013 single work drama (taught in 1 units)

'Aspiring archaeologist Lola left home when she was only 20, much to the shame of her traditional Jordanian mother. Six years later, losing sleep and petrified by the judgement of her visiting ‘mad Arab’ Aunty Azza, Lola is forced to lie about her life, her career and the existence of her Aussie partner. Worst of all is the fear that she’s also lying to herself.

'Looking deep into the heart of Sydney and beyond, 'Jump for Jordan' unpacks the experience common to countless second-generation Australians of being caught between two cultures. Sifting through shifting layers of past and present, farce and fantasy, it’s one woman’s mad, messy excavation of her own history, and her attempt to piece together the broken bits of her identity. ' (Source: Griffin Theatre website)

2015 winner AWGIE Awards Stage Award
2015 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award
2014 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards Best New Australian Work
2013 winner Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
form y separately published work icon Aurora's Lament Australia : ABC Radio National , 2011 Z1841171 2011-2012 single work radio play
2012 winner AWGIE Awards Radio Award Adaptation
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