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Stella Kent Stella Kent i(A4473 works by)
Also writes as: Anna Bianke
Born: Established: 1948
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1950
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BiographyHistory

Stella Kent was born in Britain of a German mother. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree, followed by a Master of Arts degree at The University of Tasmania in 1983. In 1996 she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Deakin University. From 1995-2002 she worked as a a tutor, then lecturer, in Drama and Scriptwriting at the Academy of the Arts at The University of Tasmania, Launceston campus.

Dr Kent has been a member of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), the Australian Writers Guild (AWG), the Australian National Playwrights Centre and the Tasmanian Writers Union.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Author writes in these languages:ENGLISH

Awards for Works

Conviction 2001 single work drama

'In 1837 Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer and a man who could not bear to witness the punishment of his own men, arrives as Governor of the penal colony, Van Diemen's Land. Conviction is the story of those unfortunate years.

'The well-meaning but politically naive Sir John is accompanied by his wife Jane, a vivacious, courageous, meddlesome blue-stocking determined to transform Hobart Town into the cultural capital of the southern hemisphere, and by his friend the reformer Alexander Machonochie.

'The idealistic Franklins find themselves in increasing conflict with the pragmatic Colonial Secretary, John Montagu, who is implacably opposed to any changes to the system he has been administering for years. An exploration of what happens when people pursue their convictions, the play shows how Montagu becomes a Machiavellian schemer, undermining Lady Jane's plans for reform and engineering the dismissal first of Machonochie and finally of Governor Franklin.'

Source: Australian Plays.

2001 shortlisted Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
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