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Rosemary Johns Rosemary Johns i(A68873 works by) (a.k.a. R. Johns; Rosemary John)
Born: Established: 1956 Cardiff,
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Wales (UK),
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Rosemary John arrived in Australia only a few months before joining the M.R.P.C. [Murray River Performing Group] as an actor and writer. After studying at Manchester University, she won a scholarship to Tulane University; she worked in America for six years with companies such as Missouri Repertory, Southern California Conservatory Theatre, La Mama Hollywood and D.P.I. Kansas City.

Her 2015 play As Told by the Boys Who Fed Me Apples was supported by an Australian Government Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund grant for production at Big West Festival.

In 2017, Rosemary received a DFAT grant to attend final rehearsals and the European premiere of "Black Box 149" at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, the first time that German State Theatre has ever produced a play by an Australian playwright. The play was produced in repertoire and was also a participant in the Australia now Focus Germany program of 2017.

Sources include note on backcover of Luck of the Draw, 1986; information from author.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2015 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to attend the 10th Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town where she will be undertaking playwriting workshops.
2013 shortlisted Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting for 'The Birthday Book of Death'
2012 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to attend the 9th International Woman Playwrights Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Rosemary’s work Black Box 149 will be performed by professional Swedish actors at the conference, after which she will be giving a presentation on Australian theatre and her play’s place in the Australian arts scene.
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples 2015 10274124 2015 single work drama war literature

'In the horrors of WW1, mechanized war marks the end of an era. Sandy is the only Australian horse to come home from the First World War, spending his final days in the Maribyrnong remount depot. His unknown story is told through the Major General mortally wounded at Gallipoli, a veterinarian on the Western Front, and the groom who brings Sandy home. Each strangely affected by their symbiotic relationship with the horse. The brutality of war and the heroic lives of men and horses that served are captured through physical performance and unique poetic theatricality with a haunting, original sound design.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2016 nominated AWGIE Awards — Stage Award — Community Theatre
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