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Nicholas Paine Nicholas Paine i(9740879 works by) (a.k.a. Nick Paine)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Nicholas Paine undertook a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Drama) degree at the Queensland University of Technology and later completed a Master of Creative Industries (Creative Production and Arts Management) degree at the same institution. During his career to date Paine has worked on productions for La Boite, the Brisbane Powerhouse, Performance Space 122, Arts Link Queensland, Metro Arts, the Brisbane Festival, and the Queensland Theatre Company (including The Wider Earth, 2016). He is the executive producer for the Brisbane-based Dead Puppet Society.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups $50,000 
2019 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships

Theatre Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $50,000.00

Awards for Works

Laser Beak Man 2017 single work drama

'Laser Beak Man, the hyper-coloured superhero first created by Sharp at age 11, protects the most beautiful city in the world, Power City, with laser beams that turn bad things to good. Robbed of his abilities after evil genius and estranged childhood friend Peter Bartman steals his crystals, Laser Beak Man must fight to save his oldest friends and their city before they are destroyed forever.'

Source: Sydney Festival (2020).

2018 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia Best Play
2018 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia Best Original Score
2018 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia Best New Australian Work
2017 nominated Matilda Awards Best New Australian Play
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