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David Finnigan David Finnigan i(A79055 works by)
Also writes as: Finnigan and Brother
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Writer and theatre-maker David Finnigan formed Bohemian Productions in Canberra in 2000 and has been part of the ACT's independent theatre scene. Finnigan's plays have been shortlisted for a number of Australian theatre awards.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 shortlisted Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting for '44 Sex Acts in One Week'.
2018 shortlisted Patrick White Playwrights' Award for manuscript '44 Sex Acts in One Week'
2015 recipient Asialink Arts Exchanges Program for residency in Manila

Awards for Works

Are You Ready To Take The Law Into Your Own Hands 2020 single work drama

'The biggest popstar of the Philippines has been kidnapped, and it’s up to a ragtag squad of fans to bring her back. They’ll brave rooftop chases, mystic rituals, knife fights in the back of speeding jeepneys and underwater shoot-outs to liberate their idol from a conspiracy that threatens to tear their country apart.

'Over one explosive night this vigilante crew of pop obsessives, misfits and outsiders race the streets of Manila, careening between street beauty pageants, political protests, underground hip-hop battles and senator’s homes.

'And then there’s the music: this blistering action epic is set to 40 years of Filipino pop, vaulting from 1970s peace anthems to contemporary Filipino hip-hop, from viral YouTube techno to iconic Pinoy power ballads. The fast and the fabulous face off in the dizzying thrill-ride that results.

'A neon-drenched action adventure set in a nation on the brink, Are You Ready To Take the Law Into Your Own Hands has zero political relevance to current events. None. At all.'

Source: Arts House.

2021 winner Victorian Green Room Awards Writing : Theatre - Independent
y separately published work icon Kill Climate Deniers Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2018 13952182 2018 single work drama

'“Because revolution is better at night.”

'What would it actually take to stop climate change dead in its tracks? Guns? Revolution? A pumping soundtrack?

'Kill Climate Deniers centres on a militant cell of eco-activists that takes the audience hostage during a concert at Parliament House. Led by charismatic spokeswoman Catch, they demand Australia immediately cease all carbon emissions and coal exports—or they’ll start executing their 1,700 hostages.

'But they’re not the only ones to take the title literally. Between scenes of bloody action and banging ’90s tunes, writer David Finnigan discusses the outrage the play’s title provoked from Andrew Bolt and his cabal of conservative bloggers. The original production was shut down in the ensuing shitstorm, leading Finnigan to eventually fold the scandal into the play.'

Source: Theatre's blurb.

2018 shortlisted Sydney Theatre Awards Best New Australian Work
2017 winner Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
Underage House Party Play 2010 single work drama

'A hormone-ridden scramble through the thorny maze of teenage party politics, in a search to find the glamorous side of being young and messed up. One performer takes on the role of five teenagers and narrates their journeys through a single night.'

Source: 'Winners of Street Theatre Commissions', ArtsHub website www.artshub.com.au (sighted 09/03/2010)

2010 Street Theatre Writing Commission Program $2,500
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