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Finegan Kruckemeyer Finegan Kruckemeyer i(A93767 works by)
Born: Established: Cork (County),
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Ireland,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Finegan Kruckemeyer was born in Cork, Ireland, to a German father and an English mother. He came to Adelaide at the age of eight and attended school at Unley Primary School and Glenunga High School. Kruckemeyer first became involved with theatre groups as a teenager. He started with Unley Youth Theatre and later developed his skills with Independent Theatre and Brink. Kruckemeyer moved to Tasmania in his mid-twenties to pursue his playwrighting career.

Kruckemeyer has described himself as a 'playwright, poet, comedian, teacher, hip-hopper, actor, dancer and even translator'. (Advertiser, 3 February 2007)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2022 second place Newcastle Short Story Award for 'Gabby in Bed'.
2015 winner AWGIE Awards David Williamson Prize In celebration and recognition of excellence in writing for Australian theatre.
2011 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship

Awards for Works

Are We There Yet? 2023 single work drama

'Join 8 year old Grace and her family on their adventurous and often funny expedition around Australia!

'Following CDP's successful national tour of Magic Beach, Alison Lester AM's classic book comes to life on stage, with songs, fun, (and quokkas!) for children aged 3-10 and their adults.

'From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of family, love, and the diversity and beauty of Australia.'

Source: Production blurb.

2024 shortlisted AWGIE Awards Stage Award Adapted
2023 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards Best Production for Children
The Sleep that Ceased to Settle 2022 single work drama

'It was Joanie’s Mum who sang the bedtime songs. Now she’s gone and Joanie can’t sleep. Encouraged by her dad, Joanie begins to tell a bedtime story of a village where sleep has ceased to settle.

'Can a young girl guide her community to the safety of Mount Torg Berg? Can the songs return, and can Joanie and Malley finally find sleep?'

Source: Production blurb.

2024 shortlisted AWGIE Awards Stage Award Theatre for Young People
y separately published work icon Hibernation 2021 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2022 20805008 2021 single work drama

'It’s the year 2030 and there is an immediate climate crisis. With little choice remaining, world leaders make a collective, pragmatic decision to save the planet. For an entire year, all 8.5 billion humans on Earth will hibernate.

'Gas will be launched into the atmosphere and the human population will be immediately plunged into a deep sleep, leaving the natural world to reset. The reset of the human world is not what was expected.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2022 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
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