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Ben Ellis Ben Ellis i(A3991 works by)
Born: Established: Gippsland, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Ben Ellis was born in the early 1970s and educated at Bairnsdale High School, Victoria. He studied at The University of Melbourne, gaining an honours degree in history and he has been an affiliate writer to the Melbourne Theatre Company. Ellis moved to London, England, in the mid 2000s.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Ben Ellis has been a winner of The Langham 1865 Writer in Residence Award.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon These People 2003 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2004 Z1050214 2003 single work drama (taught in 1 units)
2004 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Drama Script (Stage)
2004 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
y separately published work icon Falling Petals Sydney : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 2003 Z1004177 2003 single work drama satire science fiction
2004 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama
2004 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
2003 winner Australian National Playwrights' Centre New Dramatists Exchange
2002 winner Wal Cherry Play of the Year Award for Best Unproduced Play
Post Felicity Who Are You, Mr James? 2000 single work drama satire
— Appears in: Svetlana in Slingbacks [and] Post Felicity 2002; (p. 59-99)
2000 joint winner Patrick White Playwrights' Award
2001 inaugural winner Malcolm Robertson Writers Program
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