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Alex Vickery-Howe Alex Vickery-Howe i(A120297 works by)
Born: Established: 1981 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 When Life Imitates Art : Watchlist and the Impossible Pandemic Alex Vickery-Howe , Lisa Harper Campbell , Sean Williams , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , vol. 27 no. 1 2023;
1 1 y separately published work icon Watchlist Alex Vickery-Howe , 2020 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2020 19589821 2020 single work drama

'Basil Pepper is not ‘the man’, he’s not a doer, or a fighter … or even much of a thinker. World events pass him by, ideology makes him sleepy, and the Prime Minister’s name eludes him. Delia Dengel is determined to take a stand, to succeed where generations have failed, and be the change she wants to see, even if she’ll always be hunted. Basil is smitten. It isn’t long before he begins to see the world through Delia’s eyes …

'And that’s when the storm begins.

'How far would you go to save the world?'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
1 Dramaturgy of Mobility : Towards Crossover and Fusion in Out of the Ordinary Maggie Ivanova , Alex Vickery-Howe , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 70 2017; (p. 159-186) 'This article examines the implications that the new cultural competencies and literacies associated with participatory and popular cultures might hold for dramaturgy in terms of characterisation, creating a sense of space-time, and the artist's role in society. Our analysis focuses on Alex Vickery-Howe's new Australian play Out of the Ordinary (2016), situating it in the context of his earlier explorations of alternative dramaturgies, Once Upon a Midnight (2008) and Molly's Shoes (2011). Drawing structurally on the ways crossover and fusion have developed new cultural expression and reached new audiences in music and film, we investigate the creative potential that comics, manga, anime and related fan cultures might hold for dramaturgy. Our goal is to explore the thinking that underlies crossover and fusion as artistic practices requiring a kind of creative bilingualism - in our case, a mastery of the cultural competencies and literacies associated with cross- and multi-modal creative expression. We suggest that such creative bilingualism has been a continuing element in culture since the rise of melodrama, reminding us that expressive turns towards mystery, magic, intense spiritual experiences, etc, could, in fact, underscore social engagement. (Publication abstract)
1 1 Molly's Shoes Alex Vickery-Howe , 2011 single work drama 'This play explores with humour and theatricality our ongoing search for the values we can live by in a world where our moral foundations are as uncertain as a compass at the South Pole.
Linking fractal art, religion, Alzheimer's and several forms of love, "Molly's Shoes" is the story of Molly, David and Elspeth at two periods in their lives, twenty years apart. Molly's Shoes depicts a narrative split across time.
Physics students David Moss and Elspeth Straun fall in love between 1997 and 1999 but their relationship fractures into the new millennium as their belief systems begin to clash under the critical eye of their senior lecturer, Professor Molly Taffy. In the near future, an older David and Elspeth are reunited in time to watch Molly degenerate into Alzheimer's, forced to make ethical decisions as the moment dictates.' Source: www.bakehousetheatre.com (Sighted 19/05/2011).
1 A Stab in the Dark Alex Vickery-Howe , 2008 single work drama humour A very black comedy about eight siblings who reunite in the family home for the first time in many years.
1 5 Once Upon a Midnight Alex Vickery-Howe , Lucas Tim (composer), 2008 single work musical theatre humour young adult horror

'Featuring a team of emerging Japanese and Australian actors, "Once Upon A Midnight" taps into a global youth culture of fantasy, horror and adventure. Join Kelsey Clarke and her brother Ryan as they unwittingly enter a bilingual, parallel underworld, where werewolves, vampires, vultures, tengu and ningyo make suitable travelling companions, but fairies show no mercy! Will Kelsey Clarke conquer the night? Or will she die of fright?' Source: www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ (Sighted 09/01/2009).

"Combines the imagination of anime with dry and subversive Australian humour this [...] rock musical will take you on a journey to the dark side." (AusStage)
1 The Bank Job Alex Vickery-Howe , 2006 single work drama humour A black comedy based on his brief stint in a call centre.
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